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Today I was thinking about being at the beach. I suppose my thoughts wandered to the beach because we all have been doing the stay-at-home virus thing. So I decided to turn those thoughts into an altered book layout.

The background is a simple tacky glue over acrylic paint. It makes a leathery smooth feel to the paper.

Supplies

Medium flat paintbrush
Wide flat paintbrush
White craft glue
Tacky white craft glue
Acrylic paint
White Neuvo drops.
Small shells and pieces
Half gems
Beach embellishments


  1. Glue two pages together on both sides. Use white craft glue. Apply evenly with an old credit card or gift card. Smooth the pages with the heal of your hand. 
  2. Allow drying time.
  3. With a medium flat brush, apply a coat of acrylic paint. Allow to dry.
  4. Attach an even coating of tacky glue with a wide brush. 
  5. Allow drying time.
  6. I drew my netting with white Nuvo drops.
  7. Allow the Nuvo drops to dry.
  8. Glue on very small shells with tacky glue.
  9. Glue tiny shell pieces with tacky glue.
  10. Allow these to dry.
  11. Glue on the half gems in no specific pattern with the tacky glue.
  12. Add some beach embellishments with white craft glue!
  • Make sure that you use gesso to prime and strengthen your page. The number of times to apply a coat of gesso depends on the thickness of the paper as well as the thickness of the gesso
  • When gluing heavier items like shells, make sure to use a good quality tacky glue. Allow some time for the pieces to dry on the page.



Hope this layout gives you some inspiration. Happy Crafting!
Linda



Supplies To Make This Junk Journal Page


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