I completed this journal page on Sunday, November 10. It had been a busy weekend and there was a daunting list of things to complete before heading out on a little trip this week. The list was making my head spin and I needed to work through the anxiety and see the forest for the trees…completing the list meant I could do something of the more important things on my life to-do list – spend time with family friends and have a little time to myself.
I started by prepping the pages with gesso and tape the seams. Then I pulled out a supply I hadn’t used in a long while – dry wall tape. It provides great texture and is easy to use. I added some stickers (still trying to use them up) and then sealed all of them in with some matte medium.
I started to add some colours, first using Tim Holtz paint daubers, but found I wasn’t achieving the depth of colour I wanted, so I switched to some Golden Fluid acrylics which worked much better. By the time I was done with the paint, I was worried I’d created a “hot mess” but pushed through and took a step back. I actually found I liked where things were headed and was pretty happy with the product. I added some birds and journaling and I was done.
