Splashin' Some Paints

 
 I've been wanting to play with paints lately and today was the day!

These are the two final results. I know I still want to do a lot with these two-page spreads, but I'm still contemplating exactly what. Easy-peasy and literally about 10 minutes per spread. Here is what I did.

I started with Dylusions' Creative Journal by Dyan Reaveley. It's a large 11 13/16" x 9" journal, with pages measuring 11 3/8" x 8 1/4". The pages are heavy duty cardstock that hold up to lots and lots of water. I spritzed some water onto my paper, then I sprayed a bit of vibrant turquoise Dylusions Ink Spray onto the wet page.

To make this spread I literally used three colors. As they spread and mix, they make other colors. In addition to the turquoise, I sprayed on some Bubblegum Pink . . .

. . . and Lemon Zest. Then I spritzed more water onto the page . . . 

. . . and closed the book. I pressed down the pages with the book closed, then opened it back up again. At this point I had wet, gloppy color on both pages.

I used a wad of paper towels to blot up the water. I added bits of color in the blank spaces, and 

ended up with beautiful, bright colors.

These are the ink sprays I used.

Next, I took some stencils I also got from Dylusions. I held this one in place and spritzed some water onto the page - through the stencil.

I let it sit for a couple seconds, then lifted the stencil. At this point my stencil was wet on the top side, so I turned it over and placed it face-down on the adjacent page. 

I pressed it down, then lifted it and removed it. I let both pages sit with the water on them for about 30-45 seconds. The wetness of the water re-activated the ink and the color started lifting everywhere the water was. After that 30-45 seconds, I dabbed the wetness with the paper towel, and dried my page with a heat gun. This technique is called 'ghosting.'

I loved the pages just like this, but still wanted to add to them.

I inked a stamp with Stayz-On ink and

stamped it onto my pages in two different spots.

This was the end result. I will probably do more work on this, and at the absolute least I will tangle on these pages.

My second set of pages started off like this.

I applied the ghosting technique with some steampunk elements.

I really love this set also! I know that I will add more to these pages tomorrow. I will have to show you more photos when I get them complete. Now, off to tangle on the pink pages! I can't wait to see how they turn out!