Stapler/Staples
Instructions
Neon Glosses are the perfect medium to make bold, colorful spreads in your art journals. I love how they make backgrounds pop!
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Step 1](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-step1_480x480.jpg?v=1696431559)
Step 1: Spread two Neon Gloss colors across the pages of your journal. Here, Bodacious and Stoked were used.
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Step 2: Using acrylic and a mini blending tool, add some stenciling to the background. Using a dropper, scribble on the background with white Gloss.
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Step 3](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-step3_480x480.jpg?v=1696431834)
Step 3: Using Ultra Thick Gel Medium, add some Typed Ledger Papers to the background. With Gel Medium, add collage paper, also.
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Step 4](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-step4_480x480.jpg?v=1696431854)
Step 4: With a mini blending tool, stencil White Gesso onto two #8 tags.
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Step 5](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-step5_480x480.jpg?v=1696432148)
Step 5: Add coordinating colors of Glosses to the tags using a sprayer or dropper. Spread the color by smooshing both tags together. Notice how the gessoed patterns show as the colors pool around them.
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Step 6](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-step6_480x480.jpg?v=1696432163)
Step 6: Stamp botanical images and phrases onto book paper and cut out.
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Step 7: Attach one of the tags to the spread with a stapler. Rip off any excess that may hang off the bottom edge. Add a face transparency and botanical image with a stapler or Ultra Thick Gel Medium. Add a phrase to the page with Gel Medium, then splatter with Black Gloss.
![Dina Wakley MEdia Be Bold Journal Spread by Laura Dame Final](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Dina-Wakley-MEdia-Be-Bold-Journal-Spread-by-Laura-Dame-beautyimage_480x480.jpg?v=1696432320)