I will only just get this page submitted to Junk Journals Junkies and Mindful Art in time today, as the new challenge will be starting later on. I was inspired to get out my Gelatos again having watched Kay Halliwell-Sutton demonstrating them yesterday.
As the pages of my junk journal notebook are cream, using Gelatos made great sense for the background; I was intending to lift them off through a stencil to reveal the page beneath. I started by blending four colours onto the pages, Raspberry, Black Cherry, Grape and Metallic Grape. To start with I blended them out with my fingers, then used a damp baby wipe to smooth out the background.
I then took the large 'Speckles' Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz (THS021) and removed the layer of Gelatos off the page in four places with a wet wipe to reveal the cream page beneath. I wasn't too worried about pressing on hard and any seepage beneath the stencil, as I was aiming for a grungy, water mottled look anyway.
I used the mini Splatters layering stencil, also by Tim Holtz (THMS009) and the same process to add rings and a large splatter. As I didn't want the Gelatos to move following this step, I followed Kay's advice and used a spatula to smooth a thin layer of Distress Collage Medium all over the pages, drying everything off with a heat gun to seal the background.
Having dusted the pages with an antistatic pad, I used the Word Chain Alphabet by Claritystamp to add the quote; 'No Regrets, just Lessons Learned' onto the page. For this I used Versamark ink and Detail Bright Gold embossing powder by Cosmic Shimmer. I then went round each letter with a purple micron pen by Sakura to help the words stand out against the background.
As the pages of my junk journal notebook are cream, using Gelatos made great sense for the background; I was intending to lift them off through a stencil to reveal the page beneath. I started by blending four colours onto the pages, Raspberry, Black Cherry, Grape and Metallic Grape. To start with I blended them out with my fingers, then used a damp baby wipe to smooth out the background.
I then took the large 'Speckles' Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz (THS021) and removed the layer of Gelatos off the page in four places with a wet wipe to reveal the cream page beneath. I wasn't too worried about pressing on hard and any seepage beneath the stencil, as I was aiming for a grungy, water mottled look anyway.
I used the mini Splatters layering stencil, also by Tim Holtz (THMS009) and the same process to add rings and a large splatter. As I didn't want the Gelatos to move following this step, I followed Kay's advice and used a spatula to smooth a thin layer of Distress Collage Medium all over the pages, drying everything off with a heat gun to seal the background.
Having dusted the pages with an antistatic pad, I used the Word Chain Alphabet by Claritystamp to add the quote; 'No Regrets, just Lessons Learned' onto the page. For this I used Versamark ink and Detail Bright Gold embossing powder by Cosmic Shimmer. I then went round each letter with a purple micron pen by Sakura to help the words stand out against the background.
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