How To Create an Easy Collage Art Journal Page

Last month, in this "How To" series, I shared a tutorial on How to Create a Stash of Background Papers.  If you haven't seen it, there's a video showing how I used gesso to create resists, with the result being a stash of very versatile papers.

This month, I want to share how I used those papers to create a simple, colorful art journal page celebrating spring.

For this page, I used punches to create various shapes, and then used paint, markers and pastels to make shadows and marks.

But if you don't have punches, just cut out random shapes with your scissors like I did in this post -- the result will still be fun, whimsical and colorful!

Here's a peek at my process.

You can also watch "How to Create an Easy Collage Art Journal Page" on YouTube here.

I hope this post gave you some inspiration to jump into your journal with some collage.  If you do create something inspired by this post, please let me know so I can share your work!

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How To Create a Stash of Background Papers

Welcome to another in my "How To" series - the second Tuesday of every month.  To see past posts click here. 

I like to set aside time to just create background papers - without any thought of when and how I'm going to use them.  It's great to have a stash of them available, so that when you're in the "zone," and you need collage elements, you don't have to stop your flow to make them.

Here's a quick and easy technique for creating background papers that will be very usable because of their subtle tone-on-tone design.  All you need is paper (I like to use good quality card stock or color copy paper), white gesso, some cosmetic sponges, a paintbrush, baby wipes, some stamps and black archival ink.  (Check out all my favorite products here.)

Here's an under-5-minute video showing the process!

You can also watch "Create Quick and Easy Background Papers" on YouTube. 

This way, you'll have all the supplies you need when your muse is visiting and you're creating!   Here are two art journal pages I created with my papers and punches.

 

I hope this tutorial is helpful to you, and that you'll check back again for more in the "how to" series!

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