Be a gold - Art Journal Page - #TTC3

Hi friends,

I am back with mid-month inspiration at The Twisted Challenges blog. The theme for August as you know is "Go Bold + Replace Me". So when I opened my art journal to create this page, I didn't start with an idea. Yeah yeah, I was sort of blank and all I knew was that I need to create a mid-month inspiration. But the moment I started applying gesso on  the pages, the spread just unfolded in my mind. 

Be A Gold - Art Journal Page. The Twisted Challenges 3 Inspiration

I am not sure if this saying has been quoted before as I havent read it anywhere and it sort of came up in my mind while I was coloring the background and it made so much sense to me. I often meet so many women who prioritize everyone else in family before them be it parents, spouse or kids. They give importance to everyone else around they and try to find happiness in others happiness. There is nothing wrong in this, however, in all this scheme, where are you? What's your position in their life? Are you their priority? Even if you are, should you not prioritize yourself and do things for just yourself? Don't you have the right to be happy and do things just for yourself? Even some men now a days I see they keep struggling and slogging all day to fulfill wishes of everyone around them, be it their boss (well that's essential part of job), parents, wives or kids.  They forget to give themselves the much needed break and they never do anything just for themselves. So this page is dedicated to all those men and women, who need to take a break, think a little and start giving priority to their own self. 

Steps to Create: 

I applied a coat of Little Birdie 2 in 1 texture paste (as gesso) on the Mixed Media Art journal from Little Birdie. Once the gesso was dry, I colored the page using Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique Ancient Coin and Color Bloom Ginger Colral Spray Mist. I didnt cover the whole page with paints and kept it very rustic. 

Once the paints were dry, I stamped the sentiment using We R Memory Keepers stamps and Ranger Black Archival Ink.

I colored the jewels using the coloring tutorial by Sarah Renae Clark using the free Gem Practice Sheet by her with my Creta color pencils. I outlined facet markings on the jewel using white jewel pen and fussy cut the 2 jewels. 

Be A Gold - Art Journal Page. The Twisted Challenges 3 Inspiration

I adhered the jewels on to the page. I stamped the rest of sentiment on white card stock using Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set and black archival ink. I fussy cut the quote and adhere it to my journal page. I colored in the "G,L,D" in gold and "B,R" in bronze using Sakura Brush Micron to make the alphabets solid black. I added some Nuvo Copper Embellishment mouse through Pie lane stencils to finish my art journal spread.

I hope you are inspired to create and join our The Twisted Challenge 3: Go Bold + Replace Me. Hop on to our blog for rules and more inspiration from my fellow team mates and our guest DT. Last date to participate in August challenge is 31st August 2018. 

Love,

Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta

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