The first step to starting any mixed media layout is to give your paper a coat of clear gesso. It also helps to use a heavy weight paper like 49 & Market. I personally like Finnabair's gessos the best. I have heard there has been a shipping delay of some of her products due to the Covid-19, but if you would like to purchase them, Hannah can add you to the special order list. I dry the gesso with a heat gun from the front and back, making sure to not get too close to the paper which will cause it to curl.
On this layout I then used TCW Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste. This is by far my fav paste for adding texture with stencils. I also dried this with my heat gun. Next I added some brown to the background by spraying the page with water then adding Distress Oxide Spray in Vintage Photo . I spread the oxide around with a paintbrush adding more water and blotting with a baby wipe as needed to achieve the color shown here. I then added distress oxide inks by smushing them on an acrylic block and adding water. I also added more water and blotted as needed during this process. I dried the page after I added each color to give it a layered look rather than allowing the colors to mix. I also added a few splattered of the oxide spray to the page.
I arranged and attached my paper layers and embellishments like a normal layout. I did add some cheesecloth for texture between some of the layers. I also used scrap chipboard to raise some of the layers so that the resin embellishments fit nicely underneath the paper.
After I finished the layout I gave it some finishing touches with Art Stones and Dina Wakely's new gloss spray. I used soft matte gel to adhere the stone. I started by placing the largest size stones, then adding the regular size, and finally sprinkling the mini art stones on top. Lastly I splattered the entire page with white gloss spray. These little details are what take nice page to a wow! page.
Below you will find links to all of the products I used on this page!
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