Strolling through my hood really makes me happy – I love my city and I love the inspiration I get from it. I wrote a little about these warm feelings towards my home city in this journaling spread. For the page I painted with white gesso over a spread which I had used before to clean off some paint during painting on a canvas. I applied the gesso in areas more like a wash, as I like to have the underlaying background showing through for visual interest, but it does look way better knocked back a lot.
I had used the Beacon 9×12 Stencil on a different art journal spread with spray paint and cleaned off the access paint on the stencil with a deli paper sheet, resulting in the negative imagery of the Beacon Stencil- I love it- I love both versions. I ripped out an area of the printed deli paper and applied it with Gel Medium to the Background.
I also used the Granada 9×12 Stencil after using it on a different spread to clean it off on this page. Since it has the same colored red spray paint those marks here and there add some nice marks.
I stamped using black archival ink with the stamps included in the Stroll Through the Hood 1 and Stroll Through the Hood 2 and applied them around the page- I love how the black ink makes the images really pop off the page
I also used a red ink pad to stamp with the Love Knots Stamp here and there and to repeat the read color used yet again.
I like this spread a lot- it is a bit different from my usual very paint filled page – but I think you can still see me :)
Here are the supplies I used in this spread- note that some links are affiliate links:
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gerriejohnnic
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Had to wipe my keyboard off…..I drooled on it staring at this print you made! Really, really love your work GF!
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nathalie-kalbach
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LOL- Gerrie that made me laugh! Thank you so much for your sweet words! have a fantastic weekend!!!
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Joi@RR
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Oh yes… even though it’s different – definitely can see YOU all over these pages Nat. And… this is SPECTACULAR. Love the openess but with so much dimension and hidden treasures to discover. One of my favorites now!! Xj.
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nathalie-kalbach
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Thank you Joi ! Wish you a wonderful weekend!
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