Monday, August 10, 2015

Finnabair-Inspired Art Journal Cover

Hi Scrappy Friends! I've had a project sitting around completed for weeks and have just now found a chance to share it - isn't summer crazy busy?!?!?! I decided to start a new Art Journal for pages featuring some of my favourite literary quotes. But first - I needed to create the journal cover!!! I've used the Prima/Finnabair Vintage Vanity journal and a collection of Prima/Finnabair Vintage Trinkets as well as plenty of trinkets from my stash to embellish the cover! This was so much fun to create!
I started off   by removing the front and back covers from the journal and used a Finnabair doily stencil with white molding paste across the front and back covers. Next, I painted both covers with a coat of black gesso. Then I added all the embellishments (with the exception of the glass beads) using heavy gel medium. Once the gel medium dried, I painted everything with another coat of black gesso. I added colour using Viva Decor Inka Gold Rubs in Emerald Green, Cobalt Blue, Haematite, Steelblue and Silver. Finally, I added three different colours of glass beads using Soft Matte Gel. As a final step, I sealed everything with some Satin finishing spray. Here are some close-ups!

 And finally, a photo of  both the back and front cover!
I can't wait to start working INSIDE this journal!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Happy Scrapping!

4 comments:

Ronda's Paper Creations said...

This cover is fabulous! I have this same journal and have just started Art journaling. I am still a little intimidated (haha, a lot)! Thank you for sharing!

Unknown said...

How Pretty. This is just awesome, can't wait to see what you put inside!

kksb said...

Awesome!

Linda DesGroseilliers said...

Really love this! I'm finishing up a second cover tonight. I saw your post earlier today on Facebook and decided that I'd like to try something similar for #3. Thanks for the inspiration!