Hello creative souls. Tammy here (aka Tambarambaa) sharing my latest colorful Art Journal Page.
This one is titled…..”Well behaved women seldom make history”. Such a great mantra!
![bright colored art journal page with a touch of attitude titled well behaved women seldom make history](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1D2EE355-3B61-4BDC-B492-528C6F02C310-2-1024x1024.png?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
TCW provided me with some amazing goodies to play with, but the opinions and the art are solely my own.
So let’s take a look at how this one developed…..
Firstly I applied a layer of TCW9001 White Gesso to my page.
![creating the background using pink paint, collage paper and an image of a girl. Add a stencil to the pink paint and remove some paint](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9514-1024x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Whilst drying, I selected a cool image and some collage paper from a pack designed by a good friend of mine Tanya Froud. The pack is called ‘Rebellion’ and its a digital download, so you just print at home. You can find the pack HERE.
I cut out what I wanted and adhered them with TCW9011 Matte Gel Medium, ensuring I coated both the back and front. Applying a layer on top allows me to add paints and other mediums over the image if I wish.
I then laid whacked down some soft pink acrylic paint in 3 (yep the magic number!) areas over my page. I used a dry brush and swiped the paint down. Working quickly before the paint dries, I lay down stencil TCW780 Botanical Dream (one of my most used stencils ever!) and then rubbed a wet baby wipe through the stencil, removing some of the paint.
![adding yellow, black and pale blue and some more stencil work](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9515-1024x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1)
I then repeated added some pale blue paint, some yellow paint and finally some black paint, and again removed some of the paint through stencils.
I used TCW2317 Fence Grid and TCW936 Messy Writing
At this point, I felt I had added too much paint, and had left no white space so I grabbed TCW9001 White Gesso, and added a bit more white into the page to remove some of the color and pattern. Problem solved!
![calm the background down with some white gesso](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9490-1024x768.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1)
Now I added some gorgeous hot pink, but this time I sponged it through the stencil TCW2314 Punch Card Slimline using a dry makeup sponge – just some light dabbing.
I love the effect I got where it mixed with the pale blue paint and left a gorgeous shade of purple. Those moments of magic are the BEST!
![close ups of stencil work. Add small mark making by using a sponge and a stencil with hot pink paint](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9516-1-1024x518.jpg?resize=768%2C389&ssl=1)
That made everything POP!
Now I added some splats, some paint around the edge of the page and a quote using TCW9011 Matte Gel Medium. Oh and I added some color to that girl. I used Inktense pencils to color her in.
![finished art journal page. Bold, bright and full of attitude](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/A9769109-8696-44BF-BAB6-89CE8A48AE6C-1024x819.png?resize=1024%2C819&ssl=1)
That’s it! A fun page with a touch of vibrant attitiude!
I hope you can play around with some color, and I also hope you are misbehaving a little too!
If you’d like to see more of my art, head to my Instagram account – I share lots there.
Don’t forget we absolutely love to see what you create with TCW stencils and mediums. Tag us using #tcwstencillove whenever you share on social media so we can see it!
Much love and naughtiness,
Tammy Klingner aka Tambarambaa – TCW Design Team Member
WOW!! Love it!!