Mixed Media Art Journal Ocean Scene

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I've been wanting to try art journaling for a while and finally decided to take the plunge. I'm excited to share a page from my new mixed media art journal, featuring the Love Is in the Air stamp set and Slimline Porthole Dies.

In my A5 Stamperia Mixed Media Journal, I used a paintbrush along with Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, and Peacock Feathers Distress Paint to cover the entire page. Then, I employed a sponge with white acrylic paint to create a textured white border.

Next, I applied white Embossing Paste to the page using a palette knife and the Making Waves stencil.

I stamped several images from the Love Is In the Air stamp set, colored them with Copics, and then cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen using a Gelly Roll Pen and also included elements from the Fintastic Friends and Sealed With A Kiss stamp sets.

For the background, I used Fossilized Amber and Pumice Stone Distress Watercolor pencils on watercolor paper and splattered it with Rusty Hinge. I used the Slimline Porthole Dies to cut out three circles. Next, I ink-blended Walnut Stain Distress Ink onto woodgrain white cardstock and die-cut it using the same die set.

I also die-cut silver metallic paper to place behind the brown porthole sections. Using liquid glue, I assembled the porthole pieces and added critters to each one. Once the circles were complete, I attached them to the page with liquid glue.

Finally, I adhered the remaining stamped elements and sentiment to the page. To finish off the design, I used a white Posca pen to add bubbles above the fish.

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