Mixed Media Project #6 with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing Project #6, an Art Journal page, using 
my NEW Mixed Media Designer paper and stamps
by Blue Knight Stamps.

Products used: Numbers set, Hope set, Birds on Wires, Reverse Sentiments, Background Branches, Blossoming Branches, Dictionary page/BG and Tell Me the Story of Jesus/BG.  

 Inks used: Distress Oxide: rustic wilderness, prize ribbon, salty ocean, broken china, evergreen bough and Versafine/Black Onyx. 1. Create a background using Distress Oxide inks or watercolors. I water down the inks and run the paper through the inks. I heat dry after each color. That is important because the colors will run together and make a muddy mess. 2. Study the first page and you will notice it is stamped in 3’s. I started at the corner of the page with one stamp. Then I added another. Almost like clustering in 3’s. 3. I switched it up with a matching ink color for the BG Branches. Again with the Numbers set, different ink. 4. The Birds on Wires are stamped using a platform, so I could get placement right. The acrylic sheets work great for an example of how it will look stamped out. Also you can take a wipe and remove any ink you don’t want. I shortened the wire image on this project. 5. The extra elements are stamped/placement with creating that visual triangle that I talk about so much. 6. The sentiment is added and for a twist I matted the scripture verse in black cardstock and then added a Reverse Sentiment, giving the words the focal point of the page. Speckled with white acrylic paint.
This is really fun!!
Hope you will give it a try.
Thanks for stopping by.
Connie
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