Art Journal for DS4J New Digi Release & Tutorial

 Hi everyone! I am happy to share my humble piece of art work with you today. This double art journal spread use hot from the oven digi images. Yes that's right! DigiStamps4Joy has just released new images in the shop this day. This time I decided to do fuzzy cut and if you feel the same too, you can click here to get Flower Frame image the one I used for this project. 

I have also included a step by step tutorial on how I made this art journal. I suggest you have a cuppa by your side as you read this lengthy post.

 Supplies: DS4J digi image (Flower Frame), Elit watercolor, Faber Castell watercolor pencils, Tattered Angel glimmer mist, drywall fiber tape, patterned paper scraps, Kaisercraft acrylic stamp, Versafine ink pad, baby wipes, Artline permanent black pen, bottle cap, home made mod podge, gesso, modeling paste, sequins, gems and sentiment from Ginger's House 

 I made window frame for interest and 3D look.

Here's sharing my step by step tutorial:

This is the third art journal spread in the book and to prevent it from getting so bulky, I removed some pages and save for other projects. I placed the printed digi to mark the page for window frame.

My thanks goes to my daughter Anis who patiently come forward every time I call for help to demonstrate so I can snap pictures {smile}. Slowly cut the frame off the drawn line so you will end up with a slighty bigger frame.

Remove the access for further use.

Start adhering scraps of patterned papers randomly...

and applied a light gesso over the pages.

Thiis is always my favorite part where I love splattering some paints and spritz water to let them run over the gesso. I use baby wipes if I find some parts are too overly colored. I glimmer mist the pages as well and keep on doing until I feel satisfied.

I must have taken 10 pages for the window frame so here's adhering every pages with home made mod podge (equal parts of PVC glue and water mixed together and kept in a bottle).

A black piece of paper is placed for backing on the next page and adhered together with the window framed pages.

Fuzzy cut...patience is so much needed!

Used baby wipe for re-purpose.

Erm, I still can't avoid perfectionism in me so I cut off the access for neatness...hihi.

Coloring often reminds me of my kindergarten days. So much fun!

Behind the scene...teeheehee...can you spot a plate of fried noodle? It was kinda hard to stop when I am focusing but I did stop for a while to feed my poor stomach...{smile}. It's my favorite food and made the dish before I started this project or should I say I should eat first before I started this project...oh well.

Moving on to these challenges to try my luck:

1. 613 Avenue : Anything Goes

2. Addicted To Stamps : Thing With Wings

3. Challenges 4 Everybody : Anything Goes (1/3)

4. Dream Valley : Say It With Words (1/3)

5. Scribble and Scrap : Always Anything Goes

6. Digi Galore : Anything But A Card

7. Crafting At The Weekend : First Challenge Anything Goes (1/3)

8. Card Makin' Mamas : Earth Friendly (I recycle an old encyclopedia to make an art journal book)

9. Docerela Creations : Anything Goes

10. Crafts 4 Eternity : Use Up Some Scraps

11. A Random Fan : Anything Goes (2/5)

I hope you have enjoyed my artistic journey this time. I know I will have another fun project coming up next so stay tune.

I highly appreciate your visit today and I will do my best to come see your creations as time goes by.

Thank you and big hugs,