Let Your Intuition Guide You - Art Journal Page

The second art journal page in my kids Altered Book.
If you missed how I turned this 30p kids cardboard book in to an art journal here is the video tutorial: • Altered Book - Kids Bo...
If you missed how I created the first page here is the video tutorial • When Life Gives You Le...
In this page I used:
Napkin came from Helens Home Wares on ebay www.ebay.co.uk...
White Gesso (I use the Windsor Newton brand)
Liquitex Matte Medium Gel
Distress Ink spray in tumbled glass
Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire
Distress Oxide in Salvaged Patina
Bruynzeel pastel pencils
Stencil from my stash - sorry, no idea where these originally came from!
Sentiment stamp from Visable Image Night Owl set
Pigma Micron PN blue pen
VersaMark watermark stamp pad
Stampendous white embossing powder
Distress Mica Spray in brushed pewter
I hope this inspires you to get creating!

[@karinroloff4562]

I like when you use the credit card markings, and the white embossing.........😻

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

oh yes, the credit card is one of my favourite mark making tools!

[@user-sd5pn2rn1s]

My absolute favorite of all the tutorials out there. Absolutely magical

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

thank you so much - glad you enjoyed it 💜

[@hankejoosen4029]

Gorgeous 🤩🤩🤩

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

thank you hanke! 💜

[@heatherparry3159]

Another beautiful page! I love the mark making with the credit card as a finishing touch, too.

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Thank you 💜 one of my favourite ways to add detail!

[@christinamann4201]

Beautiful!

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

thank you 💜

[@Nathalieroy2624]

How i love this!

[@effiecross2008]

I was lucky enough to have one of your altered book tutorials come up in my recommended list yesterday.. After watching you make that gorgeous art work, I subscribed, and I am happily working my way through all of your videos. Your work is stunning, and I like the length of your videos. Long enough to show plenty of detail, without getting so long they start to get boring. You have a new fan!

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Thanks for the feedback Effie and I'm so pleased you're enjoying the videos. Welcome to the channel 💜

[@Nathalieroy2624]

I love how you use the side of the card to frame the pages. I am bluntly steal that trick! 😂thanks. It is already a tool I use a lot but never this way. Clever!

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Ah yes, one of my fav techniques too, I love how it looks! Enjoy playing around with that one 🙂

[@gabrielegermaine2337]

I,m glad you popped up. You are so creativ. Just love how it turned out. ❤ Watching from Germany

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Thanks Gabriele 💜

[@Nathalieroy2624]

Oh yeah, mr fox really needed a bit of shading… inktense bark would also have worked great.❤

[@alypal9417]

Fantastic, napkin is so effective!
What were you using after your coloured pencil when shading that makes the shading stand out more please?

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Thanks Ali, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! With the shading I used two different tones of pastel pencil, then on the sentiment I used a pigma micron pen and on Mr Fox a charcoal pencil :-)

[@alypal9417]

@@SpiritofNatureArt thank you Caroline. After using the colours, you were rubbing it with a white thing 🤔

[@SpiritofNatureArt]

Ah sorry, I see what you mean! It's a blending stump or Tortillion - it's essentially a rolled up paper pencil that you rub the pastel or charcoal with to smudge it. Or you can use your finger if you don't mind getting messy!

[@alypal9417]

@@SpiritofNatureArt wonderful, thank you. x