Happy Summer! I am enjoying some time with family this summer and working on a few behind-the-scenes things, so here is a re-post of one of my favorite art journal pages using Dylusions Ink Sprays.
Dylusions Tutorial
Hello! I’m sharing a page I made today with Dylusions Ink Sprays and a stencil Seth Apter created for StencilGirl Products. Blue link are affiliate links. I’ll receive a small commission if you purchase products through my links. It won’t affect your cost in any way.
I applied some modeling paste through a script stencil onto a plain page to start. It dries quickly and gives a nice raised dimension:
And then I applied three colors of Dylusions Ink Sprays with some water on top of the page. You’ll see below that I like to use tags to ‘mop up’ the excess, so no color is wasted.
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Here’s how things looked once I’d placed, pressed, and removed three tags. I ended up using one of these tags on this project, and saved the other two for another day.
And here’s a peek once the page was dry and I’d done a bit of light stenciling with Distress Inks:
I added some more Dylusions Ink Sprays to one of the tags I used to absorb the excess:
Finally, I attached to the tag to the page and did additional stamping and stenciling:
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
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Marjie
Beautiful colors. I haven’t used the Dylusions Ink Sprays. I like the way you’ve used them here.
Great tutorial and a lovely finished page!
Oh Wow! This is so great! Thank you, Marjie! Good lighting is always appreciated, and OttLight is one of the best. Thank you everyone! And I so appreciate you sharing how you make your lovely spreads. Your class is great, and these posts add even more.
Love your color combinations and instructions….very helpful Marjie
Thank you for this great tutorial Marjie xx you make it look so easy. Love the colour combination and details
Best wishes
Annie xx
Cool. Love that dripping pool of liquid goodness. xox
Well done to Debbie on her win! Your page is beautiful, love the blues and greens, they look wonderful. I have requested your tips, I don’t spray often but your tips will surely help me try it more often! Anne xx
Oh, and congrats to Debbie, of course!
Love this page – the blues and greens with a hint of sunshine are so uplifting, and the words intensify that positive message. Great tip about mopping up with spare tags direct off the page. I always do that from the mat, of course, but I don’t know that I’ve done it in a journal. I’m not much of a sprayer, I guess that’s why!
Alison x
Gorgeous color play Marjie!!
Enjoy your time away!
Jackie “)
This is gorgeous! LOVING the colors! And CONGRATS to Debbie!!!!!!!