FANTASY: Grungy Art Journal Spread + Tutorial by Dutt Preety

Hi friends! Hope you are having a great day :)

For today's post, I've created a Grungy Art Journal Spread titled,

"This Happy Life".
Art Journalling is a great way to make art for yourself without any worry or fear. It is a fun way to try out new products, try new compositions, express your emotions and just enjoy the process.

I've used some gorgeous Fantasy Dies & Chipboards on my project.

I've created a Step-by-Step Pictorial of the process :)

Fantasy Dies Used: "Гирлянда - нити", "Волшебное кружево", "Решетка с кружочками 3", "Сетка шестигранная", "Капельник 1", "Мимоза", "Ажурная решетка", "Новогодняя звезда", "Поздравление".

Fantasy Chipboards Used: "Завиток 801", "Роза 711", "Завиток 604", "Роза 721".

Step-by-Step Pictorial:

Step 1: I'm doing art journalling in an old book, so I stick 2 pages together to make them thicker and then to prepare the pages for mixed media work, apply clear gesso. Then a light coat of white gesso to push the text into the background.

Step 2: Created die cuts with black and white cardstock using multiple Fantasy Dies.

Step 3: To create background texture adhered die cuts to the pages using matte gel and a brush.

Step 4: Used a Fantasy die cut as a stencil and applied Light Paste through it onto the pages using a palette knife. This creates additional texture and interest and is another fun way to use Fantasy's beautiful dies :)

Step 5: Added color to the pages in hues of blues and greens using Lindy's Gang Sprays and a brush. Sprayed with water to create movement & then dried the pages.

Step 6: To reclaim some of the white space, applied white gesso to some of the areas and darkened the edges of the pages with black archival ink.

Step 7: Stamped onto the pages using a text stamp and archival ink and then create ink splatter with a small brush and Lindy's Sprays.

Step 8: Adhered Fantasy's beautiful chipboards, Tim Holtz stickers and a few die cuts to the pages using a strong glue. (I changed my mind and added a red bird to the pages instead of the blue flowers as it was a more striking focal element).