A Bug's Love art journal spread with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Use Something New".

It has been some time since I made an art journal spread and I thought this perfect to start with that as the beginning of the new year. First I stamped randomly with the background stamp of the Entomology set. On top of that I used  a brand new product Nuvo Expanding Mousse (thanks, Marzena!). I used it first with the Tiles stencil. I hadn't read the instructions on the package properly, and thought it would expand on its own as it dried, but it really needs heat. So when I heated it, it didn't work, so I thought I was too late. Then I used it with the Numbered stencil and immediately used the heat tool. Then I found out that it just takes a very long time before it expands, it has to be really, really, really hot. It's really cool that it becomes completely puffy as if it were foam or something.


 

Then I applied a layer of Clear Gesso. I did that with a big brush, but I went over it again with a plastic card to get it a bit more smooth. After the Gesso was dry I used Infusions and Nuvo Shimmer Powders. With I was drying it I noticed that the Expanding Mousse still expanded, even though it was dry. Good to know :). I simply need to be more patient... I stamped a couple of bugs from the Entomology set and colored them with different colors of Distress Inks, and I finally used the corresponding dies! I have had them a while now... It wasn't perfect, I didn't align them well enough. But with a black marker I fixed all the edges, so it's all good;). For the sentiment I used the Simon Says Stamp Ornate Love die from the You Are Loved release together with the Alpha Thinlits.

 

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp ORNATE LOVE Wafer Dies sssd111938 You Are Loved	Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black Premium Ink	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Tonic WORN LINEN Nuvo Expanding Mousse 1700n	Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-Framelits-ENTOMOLOGY-Wafer-Thin-Die-Set-663068
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2018 ENTOMOLOGY CMS328	Tonic ATLANTIS BURST Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1213n	Tonic GREEN PARADE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1214n	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker	Ranger - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Black Soot
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon BLACK SOOT	Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot Paint	Prima Marketing CLEAR GESSO 8.5 OZ. Art Basics 961466	Zig Watercolor brush	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Versamark Watermark Stamp Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Sizzix ALPHANUMERIC Thinlits Die 660056	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - NUMBERED	Tim Holtz Tiles Layering Stencil	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy LEMONCELLO Infusions Colored Stain CS04
Perfect Pearls - Heirloom Gold	Perfect Pearls - Perfect Gold

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Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra