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Saturday, February 26, 2022

Darkroom Door DT - Distressed Diamonds

Hello Darkroom Door fans!

Today I would love to share with you a couple of art journal spreads I have created with the NEW RELEASE Distressed Diamonds Abstract Stamp.

This is such a gorgeous stamp. I love the dainty little diamonds with their distressed look.

For my first art journal pages, I created a colourful background by swiping Dina Wakley Media paints as well as other acrylic paints over the pages with a palette knife.

I added lots of layers using the Diamonds Small and Large Stencils with the acrylic paints as well as the Harlequin Texture Stamp with Jet Black Ranger Archival Ink.

I let the pages dry completely and then applied the Distressed Diamonds Abstract Stamp using embossing ink. I then heat set with white embossing powder.

I swiped some of the same acrylic paints over a piece of smooth white cardstock and then stamped the largest butterfly from the Spread Your Wings Stamp Set. I added some doodling using Posca Pens, fussy cut the butterfly and then added to the right hand page.

I stamped the quote on extra white cardstock, fussy cut it and added to the left hand page.

I stamped a couple of the sentiments from the Spread Your Wings Stamp Set and added those. Finally I scribbled around the edges of the pages with a water soluble black pencil and activated it with a soft wet paintbrush.

Darkroom Door products used:

DDAB016 Distressed Diamonds Abstract Stamp

DDTS006 Harlequin Texture Stamp

DDRS220 Spread Your Wings Rubber Stamp Set

DDSS024 Small Stencil - Diamonds

For my next art journal spread, I created another background using various acrylic paints and stencilled on some Tropical Leaves using the large stencil. I added some patterns on the leaves by first placing the Tropical Leaves stencil back over the image and then the patterned stencil over the top. I then applied acrylic paint using a latex make-up wedge.