I started out with my Dina Wakley 6x6 white media journal. The pages are very thick and textural-- almost like a flexible canvas/paper combo. I used Tim Holtz's Dotted stencil and sprayed on Distress Stain Spray (Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, and Worn Lipstick). I didn't want the whole entire background covered with stenciled dots, so I cut a circle out of a piece of paper and laid it on my page before I sprayed. Then, after I sprayed, I removed the circle and it left a nice big circular area of white on the background.
I added some more stenciling, this time using Tim Holtz's Haftone stencil and some white paint. When that was dry, I did some stamping with Tim Holtz's Glitch 2 stamp set.
And as always, I had to get my teals, blues and greens in, which I did with Distress Paint. I also added some brown tones around the edges using Ground Espresso.
The colors were a little too bold for the look I was going for on this one, so I toned some areas down with another layer of white paint. Then I added some more stamping (still using the Glitch 2 set) and added some tiny little plus signs (Altenew's Positivity Washi tape).
Last but not least was the sentiment. I got this from Inky Antics' Paint Love stamp set. I re-arranged the words, cut them out and glued them on.
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