Map Art Series -reclaimed Journal cover

  Another exciting new stencils release at Artistcellar! 

I  do hope you had a chance to hop the blogs for a chance to win a set of   Jill K. Berry's Map Art Series stencils!!                                                                          
 Check out below how I played with them this week!
From the beginning...

I started with a previously made watercolor background I had in one of my journals .Next out came the new stencils by Jill K. Berry- I used Global Compass Rose and Sunny Compass Rose. And to those stencils I pounced in delishous (sic)one of my own words here!) color with my yummy Silks! They are so creamy and full of shinyness! (geesh, you'd think I did not know how to spell!)teehee 

Silks colors used  were Spicy Tomato, Solar Gold, Carmen, Teal Zircon,Persimmon,Stargazer and Sunflower

 

I just had to use the Immaculate stencil also- it was calling to me, so I added some rays of sunshine here...   

                       and the Immaculate Heart & Rose in the center,there!

              Even more roses! Then I pounced the mini rose in the center of each of the four compasses.To finish off my design I also used the mini flower radiating out from the center on four sides.

   
    Then came the gluing down of my "canvas" to the reclaimed journal, which I had previous prepped by sanding and applying gesso.A trick here is to dampen/spritz(not soak))the back of the watercolor paper to give flexibility for adhering the paper-then apply your choice of medium for gluing.
I bought this journal at a yard sale for a song!  Sturdy pages and the lovely ribbon tie are what sold me!
 
             Held in place and left to cure over night... 
 Here is my cover! I love the versatility of Jill's stencils. As you can see from my cover, I used several elements from  Jill K. Berry's Map Art Series Stencils to achieve this look! 
Turned out rather lovely if I may say so! 
(as she pats herself on her back!)

                            I added an extra goody to share...

     I like to save all of my cut scraps from previous pieces, so this is a journal page created from some of those pieces.Here I used the Sunny Compass with Fleur de lis Stencil with some modeling paste. And for the color I washed the page with Luminarte Silks Pink Azalea . Then added the Pink Azalea to the compass also with a dry brush and then used the Viva Inka Gold to add a nice shine.

 I do hope you came away with some new ideas or maybe some inspiration!  ")