Mixed Media Art Journal Page

Hello! It's kind of exciting for me to put away my Halloween things and take a little step back in time with some old products. Simon Says Stamp says to Art Journal this week at their Monday challenge. I have a couple of art journal pages that I've kept to myself, but I thought this would be a good time to share one of them. Art Journaling is such a freeing experience, and I start with no plan in mind, allowing the experience to speak for itself.

I started in the usual way by applying gesso, then adding a bit of texture with a stencil and paste. Colors were added with Burnt Umber Color Bursts and Distress inks, oxides and sprays. The fact that the background was imperfect dictated how the rest of the page would come together.

The focal image (Stampington and Company) was stamped repeatedly first and second and even third generation with a variety of inks and on different surfaces and pieced together in scrapy layers. An old Remnant rub helps to express my feelings--'embrace imperfection' means 'have fun' to me.

Finally, I stamped a Tim Holtz quote from the old  Regal Flourish set in both corners, using parts of the quote to tell the rest of the story--it seemed so fitting. A Small Talk sticker adds a final thought to my page, and a splatter of Picket Fence paint finishes it off.

That's all for today; short and sweet! I hope you have a great rest of the week and a fun filled Halloween if you are celebrating! Thanks for taking time to stop in today! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Art Journaling

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

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