Hey Quietfire Fans! For today's project I'm sharing with you my Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open Art Journal Page. I combined a variety of stamps, A Way With Words Dies and Modern Gilding Powders which were all perfect for creating this art journal page. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open Art Journal Page at home.
To start, you'll need an art journal. Start on the right hand page. Spritz water and then spritz Dylusions Ink Spray in Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot and Fiery Sunset. Dab off the excess ink spray and allow to dry.
Spritz water on the left hand page and then spritz Dylusions Ink Spray in Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot and Fiery Sunset. Dab off the excess ink spray and allow to dry.
Apply Detail Black Ink to the Grid Background Stamp and stamp randomly five times of the right hand side of the page. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Apply Detail Black Ink to the Grid Background stamp and stamp randomly five times on the left hand side of the page. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed.
Rub Black Soot Distress Crayon along the edges of both pages.
Die cut a 1 3/4" and a 2 1/4" Fitted Indented Rectangles out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Dotted Harlequin Background stamp and stamp onto the 1 3/4" rectangle. Sprinkle Forever Platinum Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped rectangle. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Dotted Harlequin Background stamp and stamp onto the 2 1/4" rectangle. Sprinkle Forever Platinum Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped rectangle. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
From the Flourished Frame die, you'll need the scroll. Die cut the scroll once out of black cardstock and a second time out of a piece of white cardstock.
From the Butterfly Flourish die, you'll need the medium butterfly. Die cut the medium butterfly once out of white cardstock and a second time out of vellum.
Die cut the Peace on Earth die out of white cardstock.
Apply Emboss It Dabber to the Live Like Someone quote from the Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open stamp set and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Sprinkle Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Fussy cut the quote out. Ink the edges of the cut out quote using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
From the There Are Many Gifts Stamp, you'll need the star stamp. Apply Candied Apple Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp another three times, reapply ink as needed. Apply Twisted Citron Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp another two times, reapply ink as needed. Apply Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp another three times, reapply ink as needed. Apply Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink to the stamp and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp another two times, reapply ink as needed. Fussy cut all of the stars out.
Now we will put the right page together.
Adhere the white scroll 1 1/4" from the right and 1/2" from the bottom of the page. Foam square the 1 3/4" rectangle 3/8" from the right and 7/8" from the bottom of the page. Foam square the Live Like Someone quote to the middle of the rectangle.
Adhere one green star in the top right corner of the rectangle. Adhere a red and green star in the bottom left corner of the rectangle. Adhere a red, blue and yellow star in the top left corner of the rectangle.
Now we will put the left page together.
Adhere the Peace on Earth die cut 1 3/4" from the right and 1 1/8" from the bottom of the page. Foam square the 2 1/4" rectangle 1 3/8" from the left and 1 3/4" from the bottom of the page. Adhere the black scroll to the middle of the rectangle.
Adhere the vellum butterfly to the white butterfly. Foam square the white butterfly to the middle of the black scroll.
Adhere a red, yellow and blue star in the top left corner of the rectangle. Adhere a blue and yellow star in the bottom left corner of the rectangle. Adhere a red, blue and green star in the bottom right corner of the rectangle.
Here is the finished art journal page.
Here are a few closeup photos of the finished art journal page.
Here is the finished Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open Art Journal Page.
Other Supplies Used:
- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Candied Apple, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon & Squeezed Lemonade, Distress Crayon - Black Soot and Blending Tool with Foam
- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber
- Dylusions for Ranger Ink: Dylusions Ink Spray - Blue Lagoon, Island Parrot and Fiery Sunset
- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Fitted Indented Rectangle
- Misc: White Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock and Vellum
Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open Art Journal Page at home.
- Katelyn
