02/28/16 - A Step-By-Step Art Journal Page Background

I'm not one to make a step-by-step post.

I don't think I do anything spectacular or difficult enough to require step-by-step instructions...

But...

Sometimes I'll look at other peoples projects and think "that looks great, but how did they do that?"

and it turns out to be super easy-peasy.

So I decided that I LOVE this page so much that I would include a step-by-step of how I created the background.

Journaling: "When I forget what Happy is... You remind me".
As a sufferer of depression sometimes I forget, but my husband always reminds me.

He is "my happy"
Inspired by @GetMessyArtJournal's
#SeasonOfHappy "

For those of you who thought it was easy-peasy even before I showed you the steps: "You were correct"!

For those of you who were wondering how to make this... "You're welcome"!

A couple of things I wanted to point out first:

1. I didn't spray directly in my art journal JIC I made a mistake.

    I didn't want to ruin the art journal or, at the very least, have to rip out any of the pages so I  

    just cut a piece of computer paper to fit my journal, which is basically the same kind of paper my

    journal is made of... nothing fancy, just a Target Dollar Spot Journal...

2. One of my craft supplies is NOT a craft supply at all.

    The heart is the top cover of the inside of a small heart shaped box of Valentines chocolate I

     received this past February 14th.  I went to eat one of the candies and the heart fell out and floated

     to the ground and my first thought was that I could "totally use that for an art project"! LOL!

   



Okay here goes:

Step 1 - Gather all your supplies

(Left to Right):

Sunburst stencil

Heart "stencil"

Misting Spray - this one is Red Pepper from Maya Road 

Paper cut-to-size

Black towel (so that any mist that doesn't wind up on the paper doesn't wind up on anything else!)

Step 2 - Layer

Black Towel

Paper cut-to-size

Heart  "stencil" (hard to see but it's there!)

Sunburst stencil

 Step 3 - Spray

As little or as much as you want...

This is my favorite part!

 Step 4 and 5 - Let dry and Separate...

 to reveal your pretty design!

Look at the cool design on the heart too...

I may use that for something else later!

Step 6 - Adhere to your art journal

And, if your like me, add some doodling!

Like I said "EASY-PEASY"!!!

and fun too!

And now that you have this cute little BG dress it up any way you like!

BTW - this page was inspired by the "Get Messy - Season of Happy".
I will be sharing more tomorrow during my normal "Get Messy" Monday reveal.