Darkroom Door DT - Star Set Small Stencil

Hello Darkroom Door fans!!

Today I am sharing a project created with the BRAND NEW Star Set Small Stencil from darkroom Door.

'Follow Your Heart' Art Journal Spread

The  small stencil is perfect for cards, layouts, traveller's notebooks and many more projects but I really wanted to use it for a star themed art journal spread.

I first laid down a collage background in my altered book. I added torn strips of paper, paper masking tape, washi tape, sewing patterns etc and glued down with matte gel medium. 

Next I used a water soluble black pencil to sketch out my character and blended with a soft wet paint brush.

I secured the Star Set stencil (just the star) onto the pages and spritzed on some stunning colour using new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Sprays. The colour of these are so vibrant but because I used matte gel medium the sprays are not able to soak into the paper. Instead they sit on the surface, take absolutely forever to dry and then fade...heaps. Next time I would use them without the matte gel medium. Lesson learnt!

I also used some lovely Jane Davenport acrylic paint to work on the character.

I added some more of the Distress Oxide Sprays letting them drip down the pages. I added some more stencilled stars at this point too and outlined them with the water soluble pencil. I blended out the pencil using the paint brush.

Once dry. I added the other part of the stencil around the stars and then applied a background stamp so that just the star would be stamped. Once the Jet Black Archival Ink was dry, I painted the stars with some white gesso to tone down the stamping.

I added more detail to the face of my character as well as some more stamping with various sized star stamps and quotes.

I flicked over some white paint and gold paint to finish.

Darkroom Door products used:

DDSS031 Small Stencil - Star Set

DDQS019 Follow Your Heart Quote Stamp

DDRS037 Hello Baby Vol. 1 Rubber Stamp Set

DDRS090 Discover Rubber Stamp Set

DDRS148 Dream Catchers Rubber Stamp Set

DDRS156 Stars Rubber Stamp Set

DDBS064 Inky Script Background Stamp

Other products used:

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

TIM HOLTZ Distress Oxide Spray Mustard Seed

TIM HOLTZ Distress Oxide Spray Spiced Marmalade

acrylic paint

Posca Pens

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I hope you are inspired to have a play with the Small Stencil Star Set too. I wonder what project you will create.

Cheers

Belinda