Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag by Megan Whisner Quinlan

July 2020

The this tutorial, see just how incredible the Dina Wakley MEdia Metallic Gloss Sprays are and how you can use them to create depth on flat surfaces. Follow along with Megan Whisner Quinlan as she uses Gloss Sprays, Texture Paste, Chipboard Shapes, and more to craft a textured, mixed media tag.

Materials
Instructions

Dina Wakley MEdia Tag #10

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Sprays: Gilt, Medieval

Dina Wakley MEdia Chipboard Shapes: Flying

Dina Wakley MEdia Collage Tissue:Backgrounds

Dina Wakely MEdia Ultra Thick Gel Medium

Ranger Texture Paste: Opaque Matte

Dina Wakley MEdia Stencil: Shape Mash Up

Dina Wakley MEdia Cling Stamps: Scribbly Wings

Ranger Archival Ink Pad: Jet Black

White Card Stock

Burlap

Ribbon

Instructions

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Beauty

If you haven’t had time to try the new Dina Wakley Acrylic Spray colors in pastel and metallic hues, you should definitely try them out in your next project. This project focuses on the metallic sprays and how they can add some real depth to your art journaling.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 1

Step 1: Scrape a generous amount of Texture Paste onto your tag in a random fashion. Be sure to rinse your stencil immediately. Let dry.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 2

Step 2: Spray your tag using both sprays in separate areas to create a fading effect. Allow to dry.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 3

Step 3: Spray both sprays onto a chipboard shape, with both colors. In this case, it is good to do several coats between drying to get the desired effect.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 4

Step 4: Stamp text onto cardstock and allow to dry. Cut out and use your stamp pad to burnish edges for a grunged effect.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 5

Step 5: Glue text to a piece of burlap and trim. Pull some threads along the edge to create fringe. Tear some pieces of Collage Tissue and audition your collection on your tag until you find a good balance for your collage.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 6

Step 6: Glue all your pieces onto your tag with Ultra Thick Gel Medium.

Dina Wakley MEdia Gloss Spray Tag Step 7

Step 7: Cut some lengths of coordinating ribbon and add to the hole of your tag.

Hello! My name is Megan Whisner Quinlan. I have been an art journaling and book binding for about 20 years. However I took a 10-year break from paper arts when I had my first 2 children. About 5 years ago, I came back into journaling after some big life changes, including 2 more children. Journaling had always been a part of my life, especially to work things out in life on paper. When I first started out, I really only focused on making books by hand and some basic collage and stamping. I was intimidated by the amazing art journalers out there who had elaborate mixed media spreads in their journals. But when I came back to journaling after such a long break, I decided that I was going to really push myself to learn all the techniques I had been too afraid to try. Painting and drawing have really allowed me to find so much joy in my creative process, and I now almost exclusively create mixed media every day. I feel excited to have joined the art journaling community and you can find me on Instagram @Megan_Whisner_Quinlan.