Walk on the Wild Side Journal Page

Happy Sunday, all! Please give a big Simon welcome to our special guest blogger, Anna-Karin Evaldsson! You may recognize her gorgeous work from our Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Read on & enjoy!
 
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Hello everyone! I (Anna-Karin) am happy to be here on the Simon Says Stamp blog today, with an art journal page using stamps by Darkroom Door together with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint and Distress Crayons. Even though I made an art journaling page, the techniques in the tutorial work for a wide range of projects, for example, cardmaking, scrapbooking, and canvases.

I did an art journal page in my large Dylusions journal, inspired by memories from safari trips and by my youngest son who loves lions. Nature-themed pages are a favourite of mine and you’ll find lots of them in my different art journals. To create the scene, I used three of Darkroom Door’s lovely Wild Africa stamps sets, namely: Wild Africa Vol. 2, Wild Africa Vol. 3, and African Trees.

 
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Start by coating a page with gesso using a palette knife and when it is dry, paint with slightly watered-down Distress Paints. Before the paint is completely dry, wipe some of it off with a paper towel.
 
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Stamp the lion from Wild Africa Vol. 2 with Jet Black ink.
anna karin walk on the wild side journal page
Color him with Distress Crayons, smoothing the color out with your finger as you go along. Also add a shadow and a hill for him to stand on.
 
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Stamp the main sentiment and two trees to the right of the lion. Don’t reink the tree stamp before stamping it the second time, so make the second impression look like it is standing further away. Stamp an antelope between the trees. Before stamping, wipe a tiny bit of ink off from the legs of the antelope, to make it look like it is standing in grass. Stamp another sentiment three times under the lion, without reinking in between.
 
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Create hills by applying Distress Crayons to the page and smoothing them out with your finger.
 
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Stamp the French Script Texture Stamp here and there on the ground, and some paw prints.
 
anna karin walk on the wild side journal page
Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Circle Loops from gold kraft-core cardstock. The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphabet Typo Lower and sanded slightly.
anna karin walk on the wild side journal page
Splatter black paint on the ground area of the page. I held a piece of scrap paper of the sky to avoid getting paint splatters there, since I wanted the ground to be more textured than the sky.
anna karin walk on the wild side journal page
I love stamps depicting flying birds and this one from African Trees is great. Ink up just one or two of the birds to stamp in a few different locations on the background.
 
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Glue the circles to the page and add some rub-on sentiments.
 
anna karin walk on the wild side journal page
I also added two pieces of Design Tape to the page. It is a very quick and simple embellishment to add to an art journal page, and also totally flat.
 
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The script stamping and splattered paint add texture to the background.
 
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Glue the title to the background and add a piece of Design Tape underneath.
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The Circle Loops die is a favorite of mine and I use it a lot. Circles are such a fun element to add to a project.
 
Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
Happy crafting!
Anna-Karin

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  4. What an AMAZING journal page! The colouring is so warm and beautiful & the lion looks so realistic on the hills. Also all the details are lovely & add so much to the page and I really LOVE the lion paws! Thank you Anna-Karin!!!

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  12. What a fabulous journal page! I haven’t noticed these stamps before but I’ll certainly be checking them out now. Thank you so much for the great details on your techniques! Love the circles!

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  18. Awesome page and love the details of the Lion and all other elements. The sentiment is absolutely perfect. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  21. Beautiful page! I have those Darkroom Door stamps on my wish list so when I’m ready to work on some Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge or Animal Kingdom or even Zoo pages or will get them. We are in the middle of moving so my entire Studio is finally packed :( Yes, sad face. We probably aren’t moving until March 27th and it’s taken us weeks to pack up my Studio!! Love the art journal page and can’t wait until I can start creating again. Thanks for sharing .

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  27. Fantastic layout.
    this is a new company and I love the
    Wild Africa stamps. Was lucky enough
    to go on safari several years ago.
    My scrapbook is done but I’ll add
    some more to it with these stamps.
    thanks for sharing.

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  44. This is absolutely AWESOME! I love all the different textures, the colors, sentiments, sanded ‘brave’ – just everything.

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  48. An amazing piece of art. It really is beautiful. The suggestion of space and landscape are perfect. I really love it. Gorgeous!!!

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