Friday, December 30, 2016

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Art Journal Covers by Tanja


Hi there, it's Tanja here for you today with another step-by-step tutorial. Do you remember all those Art Journal Pages I created? I made some covers for them:




  • cut two panels from very sturdy watercolor paper (425 g/qm), cover them with jeans fabric and punch two holes at the left side of each of them
  • cut two pieces of patterned paper to fit the inside of the covers and ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Faded Jeans)
  • repunch the holes
  • run the two covers through your due cutting machine to really press all the layers together

  • apply heavy gesso through the Leaf Bliss large stencil and also cover the edges
  •  cover the piece with Clear Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it
  • add some stamping with the script from Mixed Media Elements and white pigment ink
  • sprinkle some light blue, gold and white embossing enamel onto some parts of the cover and heat set this as well
  • add some streaks of Distress Paint (Spun Sugar)
  • for the front cover apply some heavy gesso through the Flutters and Splatters and Fearless large stencils
  • cover the piece with Clear Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it
  • sprinkle some light blue, gold and white embossing enamel onto some parts of the cover and heat set this as well

  • add some streaks of Distress Paint (Spun Sugar)
  • use your hot glue gun to adhere three wood veneer shapes painted with Distress Paint (Picked Raspberry) and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter fro extra sparkle and shine 

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,


4 comments:

  1. Love the denim look.
    Great covers.
    thanks for sharing
    Happy New year

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  2. Gorgeous use of stencils!! Beautiful projects. Thanks for sharing :)
    cheers and happy holidays
    preety

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  3. this is great!
    Wish you happy, healthy and creative New Year ! ♥

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  4. Stunning cover, and not as complex as it looks - thanks for the tutorial
    Blessings
    Maxine

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