Stitch Up

IT'S A STITCH UP 

over  SSS Monday Challenge this week. 

As always there is a $50 voucher waiting for one random winner 

who could spend it in the greatest Simon Says Stamp Store. 

It's been a time since I haven't made any Art Journal pages. 

I almost forgot how much I like to make them so it's time to change that.

Here is my purple - turquiose simple art journal pages.

Here below you'll find some steps showing how I made it. Just take a look. 

I took some of the rectangle pieces from Idea-ology Botanical 

that I haven't any ideas of how and where to use them. 

I decided to build the background with them although I guess 

Tim wouldn't be happy about that but we won't tell him anything, right? 

I covered all the surface with Prima Sparks Raven Black Paint 

and then applied modeling paste on the edges, white gesso in the center 

and a crackle paste randomly around the pages. 

Then was a time to play with colors. I chose two very strong 

Prima Metallique Acrylic Paints: Light Pink Blush and Dark Velvet. 

I calmed them down with white gesso using a dry brush technique 

and added some Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass Distress Paints. 

Then I brought the rectangles' edges with Distress Crayon Black Soot and stamped some BoBunny and Prima stamps on them. 

Finally I stitched a piece of cardstock and cut out the Dragonfly by Sizzix, colored with Distress Oxides ans Prima Waxes and placed in the center. 

The circles were made with TCW stencil and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. 

Products used:

Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-BOTANICAL-Layers	Prima Marketing - Checkered Stamp	BoBunny ROUGH IT UP Clear Stamps	The Crafter′s Workshop MINI WELL ROUNDED 6 x 6 Template	Tim Holtz Sizzix LAYERED DRAGONFLY Bigz Die With Texture Fades	Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-QUOTE-CHIPS
Prima Flowers HEAVY BODY GEL Art Basics	Studio Gesso White	The Crafter′s Workshop MODELING PASTE	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Crackled Paste	Prima Marketing SPARKS RAVEN BLACK Art Alchemy	Archival Ink - Jet Black
Prima Marketing METALLIQUE LIGHT PINK BLUSH Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Prima Marketing METALLIQUE DARK VELVET Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint	Prima ROYAL ROBES Opal Magic Wax	Prima MYSTIC TURQUOISE Brilliance Wax	Distress Paint - TUMBLED GLASS	Antique Linen Distress Paint
Distress paint Ground expresso	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BLACK SOOT Ranger TDO55815	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger	Tonic PEONY PINK Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Prima Marketing ART BASICS BRUSH SET Finnabair	Aleene′s Tacky Glue	3D Foam Dots	Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and White