Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread by Denise Lush

Denise Lush shows you how to create this quirky and colorful Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread that can be used as a template idea for future layouts.

  • Materials
  • Instructions
Dylusions Black Dot Grid Journal, Large   
Dylusions Stencil, Blocking, Large 
Dylusions Dyalog Stencil, Stencil It Too 
Dylusions Cling Mount Stamps: Alphablock, Just Robbin Along, Plenty of Fish in The Sea, Stripy Curlicues, Foliage Fillers, Crown of Roses, Tea Time Treats 
Dylusions Paint Pens: Black Marble and White Linen; Bubblegum Pink and Polished Jade; Pure Sunshine and Dirty Martini; Squeezed Orange and Crushed Grape   
Dylusions Journal Block   
Ranger Pigment Ink Pad, Glacier White   
Ranger Archival Ink Pad™, Jet Black   
Dylusions Creative Dyary Mini Glue Stick   
 
Other:
Scissors
White Paper
 
Instructions 

Halloween is a great time for getting fun, quirky and a little crazy in your art journal.  Using Dyan Reaveley Dylusions unique and fanciful designs are the perfect choice for such the occasion!!!

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 1

Step 1: Turn to a page in your large Black Dot Grid Dylusions Journal.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 2

Step 2: Place the large Dylusions Stencil, Blocking, on your page. Trace the rectangles along the left side with your White Linen Paint Pen. Then shift your paper slightly to the left to trace the rest. This way all the rectangle fit on the page. 

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 3

Step 3: Using the Ranger Pigment Ink Pad in Glacier White, stamp the curlicues in the upper right corner.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 4

Step 4: In the bottom left rectangles, trace the cobweb stencil from the Dyalog Stencil, Stencil It Too.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 5

Step 5: Stamp the phrase Trick or Treat in the upper left rectangles using the Glacier White ink pad.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 6

Step 6: If a letter you are about to stamp falls on the lines of the previous traced rectangles, you can take your black marble paint pen and go over the white lines. Then stamp the letter as you normally would.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 7

Step 7: Stamp onto white paper with Jet Black Archival ink the following images:

Tea Time Treats: Two rows of candy
Crown of Roses: The body and the smaller of the two flowers
Foliage Fillers: The eye
Plenty of Fish in the Sea: The eye of the octopus
Just Robbin Along: The striped legs from the tallest elf.  

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 8

Step 8: Arrange and glue down the images as shown in the picture.  

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 9

Step 9: Color your stamped images with the Dylusions Paint Pens. The colors used here are Crushed Grape, Bubblegum PInk, Black Marble, Pure Sunshine, Squeezed Orange, Polished Jade, Dirty Martini and White Linen.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Step 10 

Step 10: You may now add a little quote in the spaces left in the bottom right of the page. Here it says "It's all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!'  You may also fill in some empty space with the cobweb stencil.

 

 

Dylusions Trick or Treat Journal Spread Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts: I just love how quirky and fun this page turned out. It is so entertaining playing with the Dylusions stamps to make great spooky Halloween Characters. Now it's time for you to create your very own!  

   
Denise_Lush_Headshot.jpgMy name is Denise Lush, and I live in Ontario, Canada. I love to create and want to try ALL the things!!! I love to work with bright colors, but I also love grungy layers! As long as my hands are getting inky and painty, I'm a happy girl. I also love sharing what I love to do and inspire others to play and have fun. You can find process videos on my YouTube channel  and photos of what I create on Instagram. For more information, go to my website.  

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