{"product_id":"the-start-of-a-new-beginning-art-journal-page-project","title":"The Start of a New Beginning Art Journal Page Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere’s just something about circles. The circle of life, what goes around comes around, coming full circle, and going round in circles all have the beauty of life’s little repetitions. Each circle is the perpetual start of a new beginning, so this journal celebrates life in a new way for all the beginnings that it brings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eThe Start of a New Beginning Art Journal Page Project Directions:\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollage the background of an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cards-and-journals\"\u003eart journal page\u003c\/a\u003e with scrapbook paper and book text using \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\"\u003egel medium\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint over the collaged page with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\"\u003egesso\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLayer yellow and green \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\"\u003eacrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e onto the background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpritz a drip of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spray-inks\"\u003eink spray\u003c\/a\u003e toward the bottom of the page. Let dry, or use a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/color-tools\"\u003eheat gun\u003c\/a\u003e to speed up the dry time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdd another light layer of gesso, blended with green paint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLay the Wheel in the Sky \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\"\u003estencil\u003c\/a\u003e down a bit off center onto background, and stencil the circle using the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/color-tools\"\u003emini ink blending tool\u003c\/a\u003e and black \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\"\u003epaint\u003c\/a\u003e. Allow this first stencil layer to dry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext, randomly place your stencil on the page, and then add scallops and other elements from the stencil using the mini ink blending tool and black paint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdd dots with a white \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artist-pens-and-markers\"\u003eacrylic paint pen\u003c\/a\u003e. Color in other elements with hot pink acrylic paint pen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdd stripes within the circle with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artist-pens-and-markers\"\u003eFude Ball Pen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoodle heart at the bottom of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStamp quote onto white cardstock with black ink. Cut out, and glue to the background with gel medium.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452528746647,"sku":"PROJ-1026","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-1026__46446.1558404656.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793434","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/the-start-of-a-new-beginning-art-journal-page-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}