This page was started earlier using leftover paint and stencil from another page, I believe from the "H" page in my "ABC Motivation Art Journal." So, since the background was already there, I just went on with it. I used left over trips from another project (crepe paper) as the framing for the page.
Since this was the last page, it felt like a celebration, since I started that journal in May 2013. That is why I decided to do something that I had wanted to try for a long time, adding beads to one of my pages to give the BLING effect. The only thing that has always stopped me was the apprehension of thinking that I first had to thread the beads and then add them to the page, or stitch them on somehow. This time I just went for the glue. Since wood glue is nice and strong, I went ahead and tested it for how much it would hold. I have to admit that it held up nicely. All the beads stayed on, the ones that were stuck, and the final effect was amazing.
I noticed, after adding the beads, that the words "THE END" were not popping or noticeable, they seemed to blend in somehow. I used the fluid golden marker to outline the letters and see how that would work, but the line was not enough to make them visible. Marking a bigger area around the letters made them more distinguishable and separate from the background a bit. The page was all done :) Just add a layer of acrylic varnish and finito :) The last page in my first art journal, all that is left is the back cover and binding and finished :) YUPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :) The back cover is coming up next :)
This is the whole page:
If you would like to see how it was all done, check the video below:
Supplies: (in order of appearance)
- black gesso (was under the acrylic paint)
- Acrylic paint
- Stencils (homemmade)
- Wood glue
- Crepe paper (from another finished project)
- Glass beads
- Fluid permanent marker (gold)
- Acrylic varnish
