{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,