![Close up of finished art journal spread](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-4-776x1024.png?resize=582%2C768&ssl=1)
Good Morning all our TCW fans! Helen here with a little art journal spread using ephemera and stencil butter! I use to do a lot of scrapbooking before I started art journaling and I still like to use some pretty papers in my journals today! The design team received some pretty ephemera from 49 & Market, so I thought I would use this in my art journal spread today … along with some gorgeous turquoise Stencil Butter as well!
The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own.
Product Used:
- TCW9001 White Gesso
- TCW9064 Stencil Butter – Turquoise
- TCW862 Maidenhair Fern Stencil
- TCW2210 Uplifting Sentiments clear stamps
I wanted to use TCW9064 Stencil Butter in Turquoise but wanted it a bit paler to go with the paper I chose, so I mixed some TCW9001 White Gesso with a bit of TCW9064 Stencil Butter in Turquoise. It still gave a nice glimmer to the finished project! Once I was happy with the color, I used a sponge and sponged this through TCW862 Maidenhair Fern Stencil into the corner areas of my journal page.
![Mix TCW9001 white gesso with TCW9064 stencil butter in turquoise to lighten it, and then apply using a sponge to the corner areas of my art journal spread using TCW862 maidenhair fern stencil.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-1-1024x708.png?resize=768%2C531&ssl=1)
I then took TCW2210 Uplifting Sentiments clear stamps and stamped one of the butterflies onto a piece of 110 lb. white cardstock using Versamark and heat embossed this using black embossing powder. I colorized the butterfly using some Graphik line painters and fussy cut the butterfly.
![Using TCW2210 Uplifting Sentiments clear stamps, I stamped a butterfly using versamark, and heat embossed this with black embossing powder. Colorize the butterfly using Graphk paint liners. I then fussy cut out the buttrfly.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-2-1024x726.png?resize=768%2C545&ssl=1)
49 & Market supplied the design team with a gorgeous package of ephemera called “Vintage Artistry Shore Ephemera Stack”. I used a few of the pieces from the package to make a stack of pattered paper for my focal point. I tore the edges as shown and inked those using distress ink in Vintage Photo. I glued them together and adhered these to the right side of my spread. I added my butterfly and a few splatters of ink.
![49 & Market supplied the Dt with a package of ephemera, and I stacked a few of these together, tipping and inking the edges for a base for my butterfly. I also added some splatters of the ink to my base page.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-3-715x1024.png?resize=536%2C768&ssl=1)
I did some stitching around the circle using some DMC floss and added a couple of x’s in the bottom corner. Adding a sentiment completes my project.
![A close up of some stitching I did on my layers using DMC floss, added a sentiment and butterfly.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-4-1-776x1024.png?resize=582%2C768&ssl=1)
Here is my final spread!
![Final photo of my finished art journal spread.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-5-689x1024.png?resize=517%2C768&ssl=1)
Thanks for taking the time to see my project for today!
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Happy Creating!!
The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team Member
Nice!
Thanks so much!