![]() ![]() I highlighted the couple holding hands and a few key phrases.Ħ. It gives a happy pop of color to contrast all the blue, and it acts as a highlighter of sorts, drawing the eye to key areas. Using a drop of Hansa Yellow Light Fluid Acrylics, brush over random bits of text and the photo. ![]() Immediately go in with a clean, damp foam brush to start blending the white shimmer and the blue tones so that you get a bit of a gradient.ĥ. Before the blues dry, spray a generous amount of White Shimmer Mister over the top left corner. That way, you’ll start to get really nice blends of the two blues.Ĥ. Use a small paintbrush to pick up some color and dab on a random pattern of marks, concentrating them heavily in the upper left corner. Squeeze a couple drops of Cobalt Blue Fluid Acrylics and one slow squirt of Turquoise Shimmer Mister onto a palette (or piece of foil, as the case may be!). Stick them to the sketchbook cover, and then paint over the tops completely with another generous coat of matte medium to seal them on.ģ. Use a foam brush to paint a generous coat of matte medium onto the back of the collage pieces. Just roughly rip away all the bordering paper.ģ. Tear your collage pieces, rather than cutting them. It doesn’t need to be perfect, so don’t worry if a bit peeks through still!Ģ. Paint the cover of your sketchbook with a couple coats of white to give you a neutral base. You can get the supplies I used here at select JoAnn Fabric stores,, or on the DecoArt website.ġ. Thanks to DecoArt for partnering with me for this project. DecoArt Media Shimmer Misters in White and Turqouise.DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in Hansa Yellow Light, Cobalt Blue Hue, and Blue Interference.Printouts of an old love letter and vintage photo for collaging.All the different elements play really well together, so I was able to create this crazy explosion of color and texture for my latest sketchbook using just a few supplies!ĭIY Mixed Media Sketchbook Cover – Love Letters I can’t get enough of the new DecoArt Mixed Media line because of how easy it makes multi-faceted projects. Today I’ll show you how to create your own “Love Letters” cover art for a journal or sketchbook, but this would work just as well on a canvas as a piece of wall art, too! Since I think of them as little process diaries that I love to refer back to, it’s fun to give them each their own royal treatment: cover art, the works! ![]() I buy them several at a time when they go on sale and just switch out when I can’t find a blank corner in my latest one. Don’t miss out – click for tons more tutorials!Īs a calligrapher and lettering artist (and hopeless, perpetual doodler), I go through sketchbooks pretty fast. ![]()
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