Art Journal Cover: Embrace Possibilities

A quick and easy How To tutorial showing how anyone can create a beautiful journal cover.

The centerpiece. 

The Video: 

Close-up of Texture Paste details. 

Final cover. 

Supply List:

1. Ripped backing paper covered in a mix of Dylusions, acrylic paint, and other media. 
2. Liquitex Basics Gloss Gel Medium 
3. Canson XL Mixed Media Journal 5.5 x 8.5" (13.9 cm x 21.6 cm)
4. Birds and Music pattern printed from Silhouette Design Studio (For the Silhouette Cameo) on A4 cartridge paper
5. Strathmore Newsprint 18 x 24" (45.7 cm x 61 cm) (Backing paper)
6. Piece of clear plastic (your own)
7. Home Laser Printer (your own) 
8. Scissors (your own)
9. Abstract Pattern Background stencil from Silhouette Design Studio (For the Silhouette Cameo)
10. Liquitex Basics Coarse Texture Gel
11. Princeton Catalyst 02 Mini Spatula
12. Dylusions Spray Ink in the following colours: 
1. Lemon Zest
2. Funky Fuschia
3. Vibrant Turquoise
13. Daler-Rowney Acrylic Gesso 
14. Primsacolor Brush Pens in Orange, Violet, Black, Green, and Blue
15. Faber-Castell Big Brush Pen: White
16. Winsor & Newton Pigment Marker: White (163)
17. StazOn Ink: Jet Black
18. Ranger Dye Ink Pad: 
1. Pink Gumball
2. Caribbean Coast
19. Prima Marketing Cling Stamps: Trust the Magic from the Finnabair collection
20. Crayola Brushes
21. Liquitex Freestyle Brushes
22. Princeton Catalyst 02 Mini Spatula
23. Water spray bottle filled with clean water (your own)
24. Cloth (Your own)
25. Martha Stewart Heat Gun