{"product_id":"free-how-to-project-gratitude-art-journal-page-project","title":"Gratitude Art Journal Page Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cards-and-journals\"\u003eDyan Reaveley journal\u003c\/a\u003e pages are functional and constructed with quality materials, fit to hold all your artistic musings no matter what medium you create with. Inspired by the colorful new book \"Art Doodle Love\", our Shoppe Manager Vanessa Spencer creates a vibrant journal page in her Dyan Reaveley journal with a pop of color and fun patterns.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She starts by stenciling the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\"\u003eDiamonds Stencil\u003c\/a\u003e design onto the left page with a bright purple paint, and then paints various parts of the two pages with the purple and a rich \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/collections-claudine-hellmuth\"\u003eteal paint\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"After drying, the paint appeared far too bright for me so I actually decided to do some 'covering up' with a few layers,\" says Vanessa.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She glues down some torn vintage ledger paper on parts of both pages, then mixes some \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclear gesso\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\" target=\"\"\u003eyellow acrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e and paints over the “brightness” of the other colors. The clear gesso mixture with the yellow acrylic paint (when dry) creates a really nice “tooth” for journaling, especially with a pencil. Once the yellow has dried she adds a very small amount of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewhite acrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e in a few areas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To add more texture and interest, Vanessa stencils parts of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\"\u003eHexagon Stencil\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\"\u003eWell Rounded Stencil\u003c\/a\u003e using a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\" target=\"\"\u003elight blue acrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After the paint dries, she stamps the large \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clearly-impressed-stamps\" target=\"\"\u003eCircle Clear Stamp\u003c\/a\u003e with black StazOn onto some of the outer edges of the pages. She experiments with stamps and spells “Gratitude” onto the bottom of the right page using the letters from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-stamps-clearly-impressed\"\u003eScratch Alphabet Clear Stamp Set\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To tie all the artistic elements together, Vanessa adds a touch of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/washi-tapes\" target=\"\"\u003ewashi tape\u003c\/a\u003e on select areas of the pages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Whether it’s daily, monthly or just every now and then; journal on your “Gratitude” page and write down what you are thankful for to be reminded of your blessings, great and small.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"border: thin dotted #990000; width: 575px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #98996d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethis publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Art-Journaling-Autumn-2013\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/data\/issueImages\/1JOU-1304-Art-Journaling-Autumn-2013-Pre-Order.jpg\" alt=\"Art Journaling Autumn 2013\" height=\"130\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452515278999,"sku":"PROJ-0794","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-0794__94172.1558400530.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746792867","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/free-how-to-project-gratitude-art-journal-page-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}