{"id":5644,"date":"2024-02-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:57:50","slug":"art-journal-page-with-stencil-using-molding-paste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/art-journal-inspiration\/art-journal-page-with-stencil-using-molding-paste\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Journal page with stencil & molding paste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hi there, Isa here with a textured journal page tutorial using the Leaves 1<\/a> stencil and stamps from the Sketchy Leaves<\/a> and Pick a Number<\/a> sets. The background is a piece of mixed media paper smooshed with Distress Oxides and Distress Inks, and I\u2019m also using crayons and acrylics. I\u2019m adding a final touch with a word from the Journal Words<\/a> stamp set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with the background! Remember my tutorial about using one stencil two ways<\/a> ? I made a lot of those papers and the one I\u2019m glueing here as a background on my home made journal page was made with Distress Oxides and Inks. So I know from the get go that it will be reactivated by any water-based medium that I\u2019ll put on top of it, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With a palette knife, I then apply a thin layer of molding paste through the Leaves 1 stencil, to create texture. While drying, the molding paste is absorbing the color underneath and the result is a gorgeous raised surface in the same hues as the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next step is bringing some darker tone in the opposite corner with acrylics. I\u2019m glueing down a focal point from the Sketchy Leaves stamp set, that I created out of the papers made in a previous tutorial<\/a>, as well as another point of interest at the edge of the page, from the Pencil Marks 3 stamp set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As I want to echo the color of the focal point, I\u2019m rubbing my Neocolor II crayon over the surface of the molding paste pattern before wetting it with a clean brush. I also add a dash of dark color in the same corner, to add a more dramatic effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To fill in the space that\u2019s left and that feels a bit too big, I\u2019m gluing down a piece of book page where I stamped numbers from the Pick a Number set. It gives the page that touch of vintage and out of style kind of look that I\u2019m looking for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time to add dimension to the focal point with my Stabilo All crayon, and a water brush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a last word from the Journal Words set to help you believe you can make anything you set your mind to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! You can find an Instagram reel to help you follow the process here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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