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Adding color and interest to pages without dying. For this technique I attempt wet in wet painting and using stencils to get a soft look which was the hardest to get right with the blending brushes as the paper has to be wet but not shiny and copy paper has a tendency to dry faster than watercolor paper.

I’m also doing some painty paper backgrounds just using color inspiration from fabric and natural texture exploration.

Supplies are basic pan watercolors, brushes and stencils.

I’ll be using these for pages in future journals and these will give me some options for pages in between dying sessions without the bother of ink and/or spraying. Clean up is much easier and faster.

This has been a very fun exploration for me and I do plan on incorporating more of this type of work into future journals and other paper projects. It’s always fun to just play and see what develops. Can’t wait to get my new stencils and try some more in the future.

Happy paper crafting!