Word Background Art Journal Page by Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Anna-Karin Evaldsson to our blog as a special guest sharing a fun art journal page idea! Read on and enjoy!
Hi everyone! I am happy to be back here on the blog with an art journal page inspired by alphabet dies. I am very fond of alphabet dies; with them you can create any word or message imaginable. Here, I made them a part of the background, at the same time as they carry the message of the page. The techniques are easy to do and work great for cardmaking too.
I was looking at the shapes of some of Tim Holtz Alphanumeric die sets and thought it would be fun to cover almost an entire background with large letters. I wanted to combine it with the pretty papers from Tim’s Palette Paper sets, but without the patterns overwhelming the letters. Using gesso, the background was toned down, while the letters were made more visible with the help of some simple shading. Let’s start.
I wanted to use one of the sampler pages from Tim Holtz 8×8 in Palette Papers as my background. They are all beautiful, but I ended up picking the Pink Palette one. I did not want any photos in the background and cut images from the yellow sampler paper. Round two of the corners with a Corner Chomper.
Glue the images from the yellow sampler paper on top of the photos and on one of the pink panels.
Die cut letters with Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Stretch Upper alphabet. These letters are tall (2.5 in) and narrow. They fit perfectly in three rows in my Dylusions Small Creative Journal. The letters were die cut from watercolor paper.
Glue the letters with Ranger’s Collage Matte Medium and coat them with a layer of medium too.
When dry, paint one word at a time with gesso and wipe off with a paper towel. Mist a little water on the paper towel to make it easier to remove the gesso.
Use a Black Soot Distress Watercolor Pencil to add shading to the letters. This makes them stand out from the background.
Splatter with a little Black Soot Distress Paint.
I wanted small butterflies to flutter over the page and die cut Simon Says Stamp Bright Butterflies from leftover pink and yellow inky papers. Their bodies were die cut from Simon Says Stamp White Glitter Cardstock using a die from Simon Says Stamp Flourish Butterfly Trio.
The collage sampler pages from Tim’s 8×8 in Palette Papers contain a lot of nice sentiments. Cut some of them out to use on the page. I used the Pink, Yellow, Orange and Neutral Palette Papers.
Fold the wings of the butterflies and glue to the page.
Add trails using Simon Says Stamp Cream Puff Embellishments. I always use a Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Tool when gluing sequins or gems to my projects.
Glue the word strips here and there.
I wanted this bird and some of the flowers in the background to be more visible and therefore removed most of the gesso from those elements.
The gesso will pick up some of the texture from the matte medium.
I tried to place the butterflies so that the background word would still be easy to read.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to use your alphabet dies and to make them a part of the background of a project at the same time as you create large and impactful sentiments. Happy crafting! –Anna-Karin
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This is stunning
What a stunning art journal page! The word background technique creates such beautiful visual texture and depth. I love how Anna-Karin combined the stenciled letters with the painted elements — it feels like the words are truly part of the artwork rather than just text on a page. This kind of layered creative approach reminds me of what we try to achieve with video content, where visual elements work together to tell a cohesive story. Truly inspiring work!
What a beautiful art journal page! The word background technique creates such an interesting texture that really draws the eye in. Anna-Karin always has such a unique approach to mixed media. The color palette she chose works perfectly with the typographic elements. This is definitely going on my inspiration board for my next creative project!
Such a beautiful art journal page! The word background technique creates such an interesting layered effect. I love how Anna-Karin combined the stenciled text with the colorful accents and doodles. It reminds me of how AI music tools can layer different sounds and textures to create something unique over at musicgpt. Really inspiring mixed media work!
so gorgeous!!
This art journal page is absolutely stunning! The way you layered the word backgrounds creates such incredible depth and texture. I recently discovered some amazing AI video tools on vidglory that would be perfect for creating similar layered visual effects digitally. Love the mixed media approach here!
What a beautiful art journal page! The way Anna-Karin layered the word backgrounds with the painted elements creates such depth and texture. It reminds me of how AI image tools can combine text and visual art in fascinating ways – there is so much creative potential in mixing different artistic techniques. Really inspiring work!