Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread by Megan Whisner Quinlan

Megan Whisner Quinlan shares a fun way to crop stamped images that will give a new look to your journal pages as she creates a monochromatic spread using Dina Wakley MEdia Stamps, Stencils, Ledger Pages and Paint.

Instructions 

Don’t let the art supplies be the boss of you! Just because an image looks one way when stamped, doesn’t mean you can’t break up the image and use it in different ways. Follow along to create some fun on your journal pages with cropping images.

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 1

Step 1: Blend some sage onto your page with the Mosiac Cobblestone Stencil. Tear out some Ledger Pages and glue them down to your page.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 2Step 2: Stamp some Church Doodle faces onto white cardstock with Jet Black Archival Ink and cut out. Trim the faces in half, in thirds, and in half lengthwise. Play around with different angles.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 3

Step 3: Draw a line through your spread with a Stabilo pencil. Rub the line with your finger to smudge.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 4 

Step 4: Glue your faces along the edges of the page and onto your line with Ultra Thick Gel Medium. Trace some leaves onto your page with your Stabilo pencil using the Sprouts stencil.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 5

Step 5: Using a brush and some water you can start filling in your leaf shapes to add some depth as the Stabilo is water soluble.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 6

Step 6: Add some doodles in random places around your page.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Step 7 

Step 7: Stamp some text from the Moments stamp set onto your cardstock and cut out. Edge around the text with your stamp pad to add some depth.

 

 

Dina Wakley Cropped Faces Journal Spread Beauty Image

Step 8: Glue your text down with Ultra Thick Gel Medium. 

 

 

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