The tie dyed paper is "colour diffusing" paper that I picked up at a local education supply store. It is interesting paper to play with. I used Dylusions Ink Spray and Adirondack Colour Wash sprays on it. I, then, took a squirt bottle filled with water and created water blotches to help diffuse the ink more. It is doubtful that the paper is archival but since I ended up using transistors, bits of wafers, and semi-conductors on the layout, I wasn't really concerned with the longevity of the layout.
Another technique I tried was to make my own texture paste with glue, white paint and talcum powder. I followed the recipe on Gabrielle Pollacco's blog. I ended up adding a bit too much water as you can tell by the arrows but I corrected it by adding more talcum powder so the dots turned out much better.
One other goal with this layout was to use some of my older stash up. I ended up digging through some old Basic Grey papers that I haven't looked at in a couple of years to find this distressed numbered gem. The background graph paper is from Scenic Route. I must have bought at least a dozen sheets of this paper back in the day and I think I might have one more sheet of it left. It is one of my favourite basics.
My dining room table is once again a creative mess. I have another art journal page on the go and I have a few more photos that I have pulled out to work on. Looks like Mojo has come for a visit and tends to stay awhile.
Happy Friday.
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