A Creative Journey: Proud, Loved, Creative Art Journal Page

Happy Friday!

I have been busy playing with the planner dies this week, to create this Proud, Loved, Creative Art Journal Page. To create my page, I've combined some of the dies and stamps from the Planner Essentials Collection as well as stamps from Charlene van der Vorst. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Proud, Loved, Creative Art Journal Page at home.

Die cut the page from the Planner Essentials - 4 die out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut the page down to 7 1/4". Using Magenta Nuance - Aquamarine and paint brush with water to add colour about 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" patch. Allow the coloured area to dry.

Die cut the numbers from the Planner Patterns die out of a scrap piece of paper. Place the stencil randomly on the page and place texture paste through the stencil. Repeat the previous step three more times. Allow the texture paste to dry.

Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Chicken Wire stamp set from the Background Stamps 1 stamp set and stamp randomly on the page as desired. You will need a total of five chicken wire images on the page. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Dots stamp set from the Background Stamps 1 stamp set and stamp randomly on the page as desired. You will need a total of four dots images on the page. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Distress the edges of the page. Ink the edges of the page using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need two Index Clips.

From the Planner Essentials 24 - Photo Frame Pages, die cut the film strip three times out of black cardstock.

Die cut the number pattern from the Planner Patterns out of a piece of light cardboard.

Die cut the diamond pattern from the Planner Patterns out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Choose one of the reinforcement styles out of the Reinforcement Variety Pack. Die cut the reinforcements out of black cardstock.

Choose one of the Celebration Flags and die cut the flags once out of kraft cardstock and a second time out of black cardstock.

Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the girl from the Make a Wish Stamp set. Stamp the girl onto a piece of watercolour cardstock. Using a waterbrush, colour the girl in using Prima Marketing - Tropicals Watercolour Confections and Dina Wakley - Scribble Sticks #2 - Blushing. Once the girl has dried, fussy cut the girl out. Ink the edges of the girl using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Proud, Loved and Creative words from the Journaling Elements stamp set and stamp onto a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Cut each word out in a strip. Distress the edges of the word strips. Ink the edges of the word strips using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need the medium and small Note Pieces from the Planner Essentials 21 - Note Pieces die. Die cut the medium note piece out of kraft cardstock and a piece of book page. Die cut the small note piece out of a piece of book page. Cut the small note piece in half. Distress the edges of the note pieces. Ink the edges of the note pieces using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the reinforcement circles overtop of the circles on the page. Adhere one filmstrip 3/8" from the top and 2" from the left of the page. Adhere the second filmstrip 5/8" from the top and 1" from the right of the page. Adhere the third filmstrip 1/2" from the bottom and 1 1/2" from the right of the page.

Adhere one of the half small note piece 1/2" from the right and 1" from the top of the page. Adhere the other half of the small note piece 1/4" from the right and 3/4" from the bottom of the page. Adhere the number pattern 1 3/8" from the top and 3/4" from the left of the page.

Foam square the medium kraft piece 1 3/4" from the top and 1/8" from the right of the page. Adhere the diamond pattern 1 7/8" from the top and 3/8" from the right of the page. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the medium book page note piece 2 3/8" from the top and 7/8" from the right of the page. Adhere one of the index clips to the top right side of the kraft note piece. Adhere the other index clip 1" from the top of the diamond pattern on the left hand side of the pattern.

Foam square the girl 3/4" from the bottom and 1/2" from the right of the page. Adhere the proud word to the left of the hair. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the Loved word to the left of the girl as desired. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the Creative word to the left of the the girl as desired.