Mixed media Cherry Blossom Journal layout page!

 Hello everyone! 

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are doing great!

You all know I am a versatile artist and always love to experiment with new things!

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Today I wish to share my latest creations with all of you!

Those pages are made just for myself... in the evening... to relax and enjoy the creative process!

I love playing with stencils and colours which create the most amazing textured backgrounds!

Incorporating mixed media into your layouts always help my imagination run wild. Add depth, texture and color to just about anything and surprise me with just how creative we can be!

The average person sees things in their most obvious colors and context. An artist, however, sees things in other ways..... details in shadings, proportions and balance. They sense subtle tones, moods and emotions at a different level and intensity, and how or what, a subject is expressing!

 I added lots of transfer sheets, handmade flowers, textures, foliage, and butterfly. I created textures and designs to make my background first to add a lot of dimension to my layout!

People think of spring, they think of flowers. But in Japan, there is one particular flower that comes to my mind --- the cherry blossom or the Sakura. Perhaps the most iconic symbol of springtime in the Land of the Rising Sun. The cherry blossom is highly regarded - revered almost - by the Japanese. Its delicate pastel pink or white hue inspired me, striking beauty and its poignant fleetingness have all combined to give it a special place in my heart, their culture, art and philosophy!

I added lots of transfer sheets to create this beautiful window scene with full of pink blossoms.

Added some script stamping too.

Added a fabric texture scrap behind my window for more interest.

Hopefully, this beautiful Journal layout page will inspire you!

Happy crafting!

Supply list

Art Journal diary

Fabric texture scrap: cream yellow from my stash

Stencil: Butterflies and bricks from crafTangles

Stamps: Blossoms from WeRMK; old newspaper from CrafTangles

Die: 5 petal flowers from the DCAM store

Journalling Sticker: I am woman from CrafTangles

Liquid watercolors: oh fudge, autumn blaze, moss green, pretty peony from CrafTangles

Transparent texture Paste: Gloss from CrafTangles

Sentiment sheet: Creativity Sentiments 2 from CrafTangles

Acrylic pouring paint: pearl white from Little Birdie brand

Archival inks: jet black and orange blossom

Ombre dye ink: pink to red from Hero Arts

Transfer sheets: Doors Windows 1, Exotic flowers 2 and spring flowers 22 from CrafTangles

Deco Transfer: Cherry Blossom from Little Birdie brand

Gel Medium: light from Faber Castell

Craft Pallets: mini and very tiny from the Little Birdie brand

Dried flowers Pink Petals from Craftadda

Pollens from my stash

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