Hey guys, I'm up on the Blogger with something a bit new for me. I dipped my toe into art journaling and I am loving it so far. I'm still very new at it and learning different techniques and what works with what but I jumped feet first into this rabbit hole and so far am really enjoying it.
I did this one for the →Simon Says Stamp Blog← - MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND challenge and the →Classic Design Challenge #02-2026 Feb/Mar 2026 ←- Anything Goes with optional twist: Blooms or Butterflies. Come over and join in on the challenge. There is lots of inspiration and a fun prize, make sure to click that link and head over.
I got my inspiration from my JN Doll Stamp (this one is called AUDRY). I haven't played with them in a while so I pulled this one out and dressed her up with some tissue paper, pattern paper and lace and then used my Copic Markers on her.
I just got my very first ephemera book by Nova Everhart called VINTAGE SOFT STEAMPUNK and took a background page out of it that was perfect for the colors I used in the the JN Doll Stamp. I then adhered the background paper to the A5 watercolor paper and let that dry. I added a few background stamps from Whimsy Stamps, some white acrylic paint streaks, and inked the edges.
After letting it dry, I reached into my dies and pulled some flower and stem dies I had and placed them behind her. I also reached into my dies and used a thick dotted circle die I got from The Scrapping Cottage. I used a bright yellow card stock that pulled the yellows from her dress and cut the circles in half and placed them in 3 different spots to balance the page and pull those yellows in her dress out to make it pop.
I found some tulle in my stash and adhered one down with glue and a white heart brad. I also found a couple of ticket pieces from 49 and Market that went well with my color scheme and adhered it on top of another piece of tulle with a tiny stapler...again to balance the page.
I added the HELLO sentiment, the DO WHAT YOU LOVE sentiment (from a Tim Holtz sticker book), fussy cut a butterfly from the same paper I began with and then added some bling and that completed this page. I am not mad at it!
I appreciate you guys hanging out with me today through my fun journey of art journaling. For more inspiration I suggest following Vicky P. on you tube. She has been a HUGE inspiration for me and has some of the most beautiful art journaling pages you will ever find and she walks you through each step of the process each and every time.
I hope I inspired you to get into your craft room for some well deserved "me time" and just create.
Stay crafty,
Kimberly
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