More Journal Pages Inspired by the Hero Arts Mixed Media Stamp Along

Hey everyone - thought I'd pop back in with some more accordion art journal pages I completed after the Hero Arts Mixed Media Stamp Along last weekend. First up, one I did on Sunday. 

Supplies: Dies - Hero Arts Delicate Butterfly

Plus see event supply list at bottom of post

As recommend by Kathy of The Daily Marker during one of her 30 Day Coloring Challenges, I had used pieces of watercolor paper as a work surface during the event. Forgot to photograph the one I used here but it was very messy with inks. I trimmed part of it to a journal page and continued to embellish with script stamping & stenciling. Very shimmery in real life thanks to irridescent spray. Slapped a white die cut butterfly on there with a sentiment strip left from the event, added some Hero pearls for a "flight path" - done!

I used a second slab of watercolor paper for a work surface during the event and remembered to photograph it.

You can see where I did some ink blending and spritzing of flowers for my Saturday pages. So far I haven't used this sheet for journal pages, except I did snip a green section from under the Hero Paste for some leaves you'll see later. I'm sure the rest of the panel will find its way onto a project soon!

Next, a crafty disaster on Monday - who said crafting isn't dangerous?!

Don't ask me how it happened but I was using purple liquid watercolor on some leftover flowers and dropped the bottle! Oddly it landed straight up but the dropper went flying and liquid splattered everywhere! I had my flip-flops on when it happened but took them off for the photo so you could see more splatter. That's packing paper in the upper right corner - on the floor, luckily, to catch some liquid. I was able to scoop some of the liquid onto a palette, then I had the great idea to soak some up with a slab of watercolor paper. I cleaned up the rest (my toe is still a bit purplish around the nail) then used the purple watercolor paper for this page:

I used a stencil & brayer with some of ink saved from the spill to add some subtle texture. Then I stenciled some dots with a teal ink, plus some stenciled circles with Hero Paste. And there is the sweet flower which was getting purple ink when the disaster happened. I die cut some Poppystamps leaves from that work surface piece above & used a YOU from my stash (Hero Arts Love You Stamp & Cut XL) along with a leftover sentiment strip.

That's it for today - hope you're enjoying the day whatever you're doing! Thanks for visiting!!

Main Hero Arts Stamp-Along Supplies: 

Stamps with Dies - Beautiful Day Bundle

Stamps - Encouragement Sentiment Strips,

Positive Script, & Rough Dot Bold Prints 

Mixed Textures

Stencil - Stacked Circles

Dies - Circle Set

Sentiment Strips Fancy Die

Luggage Lowercase Alphabet

Rub-ons Flowers and Swirls Hero Transfers

Other - many liquid watercolors, inks & sprays

Hero Paste, Hero Wax & Hero Pearls