What Would Michelangelo Say ?

Hi everybody! It's Toni here, ready to share a mixed media journal page. I'm fresh from Tim Holtz's Creative Chemistry 102 online class, and couldn't wait to put some of what I've learned into practice. I'm almost embarrassed to say that this is the first page I've created in my Dyan Reavley Journal, which I received from Kim at the beginning of the summer! These books are so gorgeous, nice and thick with lovely quality paper. I've just been coveting mine, picking it up, leafing through the blank pages, stroking it and then putting back on the shelf. But  hey! that's no way to treat a journal, so I finally decided to just get stuck in.

 

A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a packet of paper napkins with this image from Michelangelo's painting in the Sistene Chapel. I was lucky enough to visit Rome a few years ago and spent quite some time with my head thrown back, staring up at the spectacular painted ceiling. The imagery, colours and quality of the painting is simply breathtaking. Whilst these cheap and cheerful napkins bear little resemblance to the real thing, I thought they would be fun to use in a project or two.

I started off by splodging some Distress paints onto one of the white journal pages. I gave the surface a good spritz of water and allowed the colours to drip and marble together. I dried the page with my heat tool and then started to layer on some stencils. I used The Crafter's Worshop Tiny Circles and the Mini Art Is, with Distress Paints in the same colours as the background.

How different the surface looked once it was dry. I then separated the layers of one of the napkins and roughly tore around the design. I adhered this to the page with Studio Multi Matte Medium and blended the edges with Distress Paint.

I then applied some Ferro Metallic paint, through The Crafter's Workshop Roman Letters stencil. I love the dimensional effect this gives. Once everything was dry, I used one of the new Ideaology Layering Stencils  in the sun ray design with Mustard Seed Distress Ink. The effect is very subtle but it was  just enough to finish off the page. I used Distress Ink on the edges of the page in Black Soot and walnut Stain, in order to draw the viewers eye towards the centre of the page.

So I wonder what Michelangelo would think of all the amazing products we have today! Here's a selection of some I've used on this project, which are available from Kim's lovely eclectic Paperie shop. I better send Michelangelo the links ! x

Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Scattered Straw	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Frayed Burlap	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Spiced Marmalade
Dylusions Journal	TCW 6x6 Template - Roman Letters	TCW 6x6 Template - Tiny Circles	TCW 6x6 Template - Mini Art Is	Inkssentials Foam Blending Tool
Inksessentials - Mini Mister 3-Pack	Splash of Color - Palette Knife	Viva Decor - Ferro Metallic Effect Paint - Gold	Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain
Distress Ink Pad - Mustard Seed	Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Rays