Rocky Roads Art Journal

Hi Friends,

Happy New Year to all of you. In my 1st blog of 2018, I am sharing an Art Journal Spread with a total of 7 supplies (Apart from basic supplies). I absolutely love the quote "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destination" as its such a huge motivation and confidence booster and this Art Journal Spread is all about it.

Supplies Used:

• iCraft Stencil (rock/ stone stencil)
• Ranger Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry
• iCraft MDF Phrase 
• Sakura White Gelli Roll Pen 
• Sakura Black Brush Pen
• Ranger Gold Embossing Powder 
• VersaMark Embossing Inkpad 
• Basic Supplies: Blending Tool, Heat Gun, Glue

Steps to Create: 

• Ink the MDF phrase with VersaMark Ink and heat set with Gold embossing powder.
• On your art journal, blend Distress Ink with help of a blending tool through a stencil.
• Once you have stencilled on the entire page, colour the negative space using a brush marker or any black pen that is water proof.
• Once the ink is dry, flicker some water to reactivate Distress Ink and create texture.
• Outline each stone using white Gelli Roll pen.
• Adhere the embossed MDF phrase to finish the page. 

Additional Tips: 

As this was a 4 by 8 stencil, there were a few harsh lines where ever the stencil ended. I connected some Inked rocks with help of paint brush & Ink to remove harsh end-lines of stencils and make the page look more generic 

I hope you like my simple page, yet quirky Art Journal Page.

Love,
Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta