Do you need some confidence to create? Megan Whisner Quinlan will show you how working with the Dina Wakley MEdia Kraft Journal is less intimidating than working on a white page as she creates this artistic journal spread.
Dina Wakley MEdia Kraft Journal Spread by Megan Whisner Quinlan
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Finally it has arrived, the Dina Wakley MEdia 6x6 Kraft Journal! If you have enjoyed using the regular MEdia Journal, then you will love to have an entire journal filled with kraft pages. Kraft offers an inviting background to create on and can be less intimidating than bright white, empty pages. Follow along and see how you can make your colors really stand out on your pages.Â
 
Step 1: Using the Elements Collage Paper, cut out some organic shapes. Here, shapes that resembled bumps or mountains were cut out.  Â
Step 2: Glue clusters of your tissue shapes around the page with Ultra Thick Gel Medium. Create some more shapes with Cheddar and Turqoise Acrylic Paints onto your page. Â
Step 3:Â Find some fun images without hats from the Idea-ology Photobooth set. Cut them out and add to the tops of your forms to create organic figures. Glue with Ultra Thick Gel Medium.Â
 
Step 4 : Using a Stabilo All Pencil, go around the figures and smudge to create a little more depth. Use your pens to doodle and create some abstract marks on the page. Â
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Step 5: Cut some hats out of the collage tissue and add them to the figures with Ultra Thick Gel Medium. Add some random stenciling around the page with the Bumps stencil and some White Acrylic Paint and a Mini Blending Tool. Â
Step 6: Stamp a fun phrase from the No Refunds Cling Stamp set with Black Archival Ink onto White Cardstock and cut out. Glue to the page. Â
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Hello! My name is Megan Whisner Quinlan. I have been art journaling and book binding for about 20 years. However I took a 10-year break from paper arts when I had my first 2 children. About 5 years ago, I came back into journaling after some big life changes, including 2 more children. Journaling had always been a part of my life, especially to work things out in life on paper. When I first started out, I really only focused on making books by hand and some basic collage and stamping. I was intimidated by the amazing art journalers out there who had elaborate mixed media spreads in their journals. But when I came back to journaling after such a long break, I decided that I was going to really push myself to learn all the techniques I had been too afraid to try. Painting and drawing have really allowed me to find so much joy in my creative process, and I now almost exclusively create mixed media every day. I feel excited to have joined the art journaling community and you can find me on Instagram @Megan_Whisner_Quinlan.