Watercolors can add a subtle background to an art journal page. This is a very serendipitous way to add a layer to a background. Here is my purple tag background after stamping with watercolors. You can see it in a finished journal page here.
![purple base](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/purpleBase-898x1024.jpg)
Step 1: Start with a prepped journal page. I prep it with either gesso or acrylic paint. The important part is for the watercolors to float on top in the next step.
![yellow base](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/YellowBase-227x300.jpg)
Step 2: Slather on watercolors.
![yellow with wet watercolors](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/YellowBaseWet-235x300.jpg)
Step 3: While the watercolor is still very wet, use an uninked rubber stamp to REMOVE some of the watercolor. Let it dry.
![yellow wet watercolors](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/YellowWetStamping-266x300.jpg)
Here is what the blue looks like dry-
![yellow stamped dried up close](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/YellowStamped-300x225.jpg)
Some other examples:
![blue base](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BlueBase-245x300.jpg)
![blue stamped close up](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/BlueStampedCloseUp-300x224.jpg)
![red base](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RedBase-248x300.jpg)
![red stamped](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RedStamped-248x300.jpg)
Okay….I have to try this! Love it and the finished page 🙂 So funny you would have this today because I just opened a huge box of #8 tags I ordered.
Very cool technique! Thanks for sharing it!! Your pages are beautiful!!!
I wouldn’t have thought of combining acrylics and watercolors. Nice! 🙂