Journal Background Pages...

Cheap acrylic paint with paper doilies.

Cheap acrylic paint, paper doilies used as stencils.

Some detail from journal page/cheap acrylic paints and paper doilies.

Glimmer mists/two shades and some pine needles.

Cheap acrylic paint with paper doilies. So much fun.

Some detail from the journal page. Paper doilies and sponge stamps.

Cheap acrylic paints and inktense pencils.

The past couple of weeks I have been doing background pages in a Strathmore Mixed Media Journal. I have not been able to concentrate enough to do more than backgrounds. I have used cheap acrylic paints, inktense pencils, and paper doilies and stencils. When I am inspired to do more my backgrounds are started.

More Journal Page Backgrounds

Background paper done with card stock painted with acrylic paint. Then I tore up the wax paper on my work table that was covered in paint into strips and glued on with gel gloss medium.

Background paper is card stock painted with acrylic paint and chalk ink. Then. scrap paper applied with gel medium and stamped. The stamp is from I Brake for Stamps.

Card stock painted with acrylic paint in several shades. Then I applied paper towels, scrap paper and images. I used sharpie paint pens to do the dots.