Step into a world of whimsy and wonder! Follow along as Jess Peters creates this enchanting fairy tale journal page in the Dylusions Large Ledger Journal. With the latest Dylusions stamps, paints, and sprays, she's brought a splash of color and magic to every corner.
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Dylusions Once Upon A Time Journal Page by Jess Peters
- Materials
- Instructions
Dylusions Shimmer Paint - Crushed Grape, Bubblegum Pink, Tangerine Dream, Lemon Zest
Hi there, friends! It’s always fun to create a journal page with an interactive element and the Large Ledger Journal makes it easy with its pre-printed pages guiding the way. Follow along to make a colorful and dimensional fairy-tale window in your journal!
Step 1: Open your Large Ledger Journal to a graph paper page. Using the Dylusions Cutting Mat and a craft knife cut a window out of the center, 6-7 squares in from the edge of the page as shown.
Step 2: Decorate the frame of your window using Dylusions Flip Cap Paint and a Dylusions Paint Pen both in Black Marble. Using the grid as a guide, color in a black border around the edges and doodle a checkerboard pattern.
Step 3: On a separate piece of journal paper use the ¾ brush to apply Dylusions Flip Cap Paint in Jungle Leaf and Sour Appletini. Don’t worry about blending the colors, a streaky look works great!
Step 4: Mount the stamps from Dylusions Stampers Anonymous Cling Mount Stamp - The Longer the Leaf onto the Long Journal Stamp Block. Ink them with Black Marble Archival Ink from Dylusions Mini Archival Ink Kit #1 and stamp them onto the green painted page. Stamp the frog prince from the Dylusions Stampers Anonymous Cling Mount Stamp - Stevie Baby set onto a blank page using the Black Marble Ink as well.
Step 5: Color in the frog prince using Dylusions Ink Spray in Chopped Pesto, Lemon Zest, and Island Parrot. Add a bit of Chopped Pesto to each leaf and loosely trace the stems.
Step 6: After the stamped papers dry completely, fussy-cut the leafy vines and the frog prince.
Step 7: On the dot grid journal page behind your frame paint stripes using Dylusions Shimmer Paint in Crushed Grape, Bubblegum Pink, Tangerine Dream, and Lemon Zest using your ¾ brush.
Step 8: Glue the leaves and frog prince to the checkerboard frame as shown. Position the leaves so that some go behind the frame for a 3-D effect.
Step 9: With the Dylusions Paint Pen in White Linen scribble down your thoughts. The dot grid pattern will help to keep the lines straight.
Step 10: Find the quote “Once upon a time, I didn’t care. The End” from the Dylusions Bigger Back Chat - Black 3. Cut and adhere it to the background shimmer page.
Step 11: Add a few details by highlighting the leaves with the Dylusions Paint Pen in White Linen and sparkle the frog prince’s crown with Dylusions Stardust Stickles. Your fairy-tale page is complete!