Mixed Media & Watercolors – Art Journaling Tutorial with Pencil Marks

Hi there, Susanne here sharing an art journaling video using watercolors together with our Dotted 1 and Stars 1 stencils and the Mix It Up 7, Pencil Marks 7 and Pencil Marks 8 stamp sets. Scroll down for the video!

I started the page by stamping one of the leaves from Pencil Marks 7 to the bottom left corner of the page with StazOn ink in black. The page was primed with a layer of clear gesso first. I then used watercolors to create the background. I worked with neon pink and different granulating colors (mainly from Mijello) I love their texture on the clear gesso. I also like that the colours stay super vibrant on this surface!
After my first layer was dry I spritzed water through our Dotted 1 stencil. I let that sit for about 20 seconds and then dried it with a paper towel. So I got a slight texture with the dot pattern on the background. I wanted to add a bit more black, which I applied by pressing the painted Stars 1 stencil to the page. I used a paper towell to press it down, to make sure it will soak up the over amount of paint. I also added some black and white splatters.

To give the page an even more whimsical look I stamped one of the small flowers from Pencil Marks 8 with neon watercolor paint. I just covered the stamp with the paint and stamped it 2-3 times. I stamped some textures with the number stamps from Mix It Up 7 and I adhered my focal images. I stamped those to a gelli print with black embossing powder.

I finished the page by writing the word fly with white (Art Graf Viarco) watercolor paint.

I hope you are enjoying the process video:

Hier findest du die deutsche Version vom Video: https://youtu.be/5K1N5y6WnBc

I hope you like my video! Thanks for stopping by today! xx Susanne

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