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Journal Page Created With My Best Friend And Twin!

YOUR HEART AND MY HEART ARE VERY OLD FRIENDS anon

This journal page took some time to create. Not because it was difficult, but because I didn't know how to complete and finish it so that I felt happy!

My Twinnee and I decided to follow a tutorial and create a mixed media journal page in our lovely Dylusions journals. We scouted around on Pinterest and YouTube for inspiration and finally decided on the latter, a tutorial by Pringle Hill Studio.  This tutorial was how to create a special background for a Documented Life Planner.

The materials we used were:

Dylusions Journal
Homemade stencils
Card stock
Gesso - white
Acrylic paints - teal, white, black -
Crayola Twistables Slick Stix - orange, green yellow, purple -
Medium round paint brushes
Sharpie marker pens - green, orange, black -
White marker/gel/chalk pen
Baby wipes
Circular shapes for printing

Prep pages with white Gesso and allow to dry.

Twinnee and I worked together preparing the background and had such a lot of fun in the process!



To begin with we used the Crayola Slick Stix.

Both examples of start of backgrounds.

What we did:

We used the Crayola Slick Stix to add blocks of colour.  After each colour application we used a damp baby wipe to soften and work the colour around the area.  It is important here not to rub too hard as this would lift all the colour back off!

Once we were happy with how it looked, very bold!, using the teal acrylic paint, we painted some freehand circles randomly and in different sizes about the page.

Finished background.

We made sure the Crayola Slick Stix and the acrylic teal circles were thoroughly dry before moving onto the last part of the background.

Using white acrylic paint we painted star like shapes onto some of the teal circles.  Then using a kitchen roll tube we dipped it into the paint and printed white rings onto the page.  Next we added
lots of white dots around the page and some orange ones too, using a piece of wooden dowel.  For the white rings and circles, you could use any object, such as lids, pencil tops, finger tips, for example.
Using a marker pen,  we drew round some of the teal circles

Finished!

To be perfectly honest both Twinnee and I were horrified with the end result, we just couldn't visualise this as a serious piece of journaling and were so disappointed!


It was a few months later, once Twinnee had gone back home to the U.S., that we decided to revisit and complete this piece..  Each week we try to Skype with each other and while catching up, we journal at the same time.  Anyway, I had my idea as to how I would alter and finish mine, but Twinnee had decided on more drastic measures!  She had already Gessoed over hers and was ready to restart and create a whole new piece!

For me I decided to dedicate mine to us and the time we so enjoy being and sharing together.

What I did:

I made some templates/stencil shapes out of card stock, they were a few different sized hearts and an outline of a photo taken of Twinnee and me sitting next to each other.

Next, I placed the templates onto the pages and then using black acrylic paint I covered all remaining parts of the pages.  Once dried I used a white chalk pen to doodle over all the black and journal my quote.  I also wrote in black across the figures.  I now love my journal page.

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