So I have created something a little more abstract this time around. I was interested in creating texture and shapes using The Crafter’s Workshop stencils along with some Grafix Arts Plastics to create layers that would work within a journal

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If you enjoy seeing a page come together quickly, you can just go ahead and watch the process video below. Captions within the video will tell you what products I have used along the way.

…here is how the page progressed…
I started with a page from my large Art by Marlene journal and a sheet of Dura-Lar wet media plastic

I stenciled TCW 862 Maiden Hair with TCW9002 – Black Gesso directly onto the Dura-Lar wet media plastic. It stenciled beautifully!

I then stenciled TCW852 – Ink Print and TCW826 – Garden Frame onto a vintage book page and glued it onto my journal page.

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Next I randomly doodled and added paint in various ways. Drips, dots, marks, splats to create an overall background

I added gold leaf to the middle of the background page

The final focal point was created with Posca pen onto a sheet of Grafix Vellum. I cut these hand-drawn leaves out after adding some white sharpie marks, silver leaf & TCW/Ken Oliver Liquid metals – metallic sky

You can see how the layering of the page works within the journal with this small video…

I do hope you have enjoyed this walk through of my design. Hopefully it gives you some inspiration to try your own abstract layered journal page.

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Have a great day!
Dani Choate

To follow along on my art adventures and/or view the complete supply list for this page, please visit my blog – here