Background layer for a journal

Hi it's Brenda here with you today. 

I am sooo into journalling again at the moment I thought I would share a recipe to create a background with you that also fits with the new CVC challenge.

For the base layers I began with some of Tim's papers glued to my paper, stamped over it with red geranium archival ink and scraped a layer of gesso randomly over the page from top to bottom. I added some tissue tapes and then gave the page a light wash of colour using a babywipe and hansa yellow light with phthalo blue DecoArt media acrylic paints.

 

At this point I thought I would choose a travel theme to work with so for the next level of layers I stamped some clocks, postmarks and stamps using black archival. Next came another layer of gesso this time scraping across the page. Gesso seals, tones down colour and can add texture so is a very versatile medium to use. Then taking some cut 'n dry foam and a little raw umber paint on it I dabbed gently through the chevron stencil to create more interest.

 

 Now comes the top layers - stamp using some old collected plastic lids using gesso, just randomly and off the page and dry it. I stamped over the brown chevrons as I wanted to tone them down more (which comes in the next layer).

  

Then to finish with the top layers finger paint titan buff and titanium white into the circles to create more colour. This is where I stopped but when I come to use this page (and I might even chop it up to make ATCs) I have a base to work on where I could add stamped lines, doodling,some second generation text stamping.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope this inspires you to join the challenge over at Country View Challenges.

hug Brenda xxx

Stampers Anonymous Tiny Things set	Stampers Anonymous Paris to London set	Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Purely Random	DecoArt Mixed Media - White Gesso
Ranger archival ink - Red geranium	Ranger Archival ink pad - Jet black	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Chevron	Ranger Inkssentials Cut-N-Dry Foam
DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic - Raw Umber	DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic 1oz - Hansa Yellow Light - See more at: http://www.countryviewcra	DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic 1oz - Phthalo Turquoise	DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic 1oz - Cadmium Orange - See more at: http://www.countryviewcrafts.c
DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic 1oz - Titanium White - See more at: http://www.countryviewcrafts.c	DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic 1oz - Titan Buff

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