{"id":470,"date":"2017-08-19T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T01:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:46:48","slug":"craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/","title":{"rendered":"CrafTangles Mixed Media Journal Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Today&#8217;s mixed media journal\u00a0post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftangles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles<\/a>.\u00a0 The inspiration for this mixed media piece is from a combination of the movie LaLa Land and where we actually live today. The song and scene of &#8220;City of Stars&#8221; really describes the view we have from our condo in Quito, Ecuador. I&#8217;ll post some photos of the views from our place at the end.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BMain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mixed Media Art Journal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BMain.jpg\" alt=\"Mixed media water color background and title\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBCGx3eM1Qs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Start to Finish How To Video<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4046d31cd3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4046d31cd3\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/#craftangles-scrapbook-paper\" >CrafTangles Scrapbook Paper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/#mixed-media-watercolor-background\" >Mixed Media Watercolor Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/#mixed-media-title-and-journaling\" >Mixed Media Title and Journaling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-mixed-media-journal-page\/#links\" >Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"craftangles-scrapbook-paper\"><\/span>CrafTangles Scrapbook Paper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The paper by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftangles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles <\/a>is their 8&#215;8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/craftangles-scrapbook-paper-pack-superkids-8x8-ctppsk08\/\">Super Kids scrapbook paper<\/a>. I&#8217;m using the cotton watercolour paper in my new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MLDuvX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dina Wakely Media Journal<\/a>. The city skyline paper in the CrafTangles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/craftangles-scrapbook-paper-pack-superkids-8x8-ctppsk08\/\">Super Kids paper pack <\/a>reminds me of Quito, Ecuador because nothing seems to stand really straight around here. The buildings have that tilted look due to the terrain. I fussy cut out the city skyline from the CrafTangles paper and adhered it with Aleene&#8217;s Tacky Glue to my mixed media journal.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><b>What products did I use?<\/b> <i>Everything is linked in the below text and images where possible from multiple sources.<\/i> (Compensated affiliate links are used when possible.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mixed-media-watercolor-background\"><\/span>Mixed Media Watercolor Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For the watercolor background, I used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/zig-kuretake-gansai-tambi-36-color-painting-set-mc-20-36v\/\">Gansai Tambi watercolors No. 67 for the dark blue and No. 37 <\/a>for the fuchsia. I also added a little bit of Lindy&#8217;s Stamp Gang magical micas in Bougainvillea fuchsia. I splashed some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/zig-kuretake-gansai-tambi-36-color-painting-set-mc-20-36v\/\">Gansai Tambi Starry Color watercolors in No. 905 white and No. 906 <\/a>gold to mimic stars. For outlines of the mountains and black shading, I used <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MLDuvX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derwent Inktense pencil <\/a>in black.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BTitle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BTitle.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mixed-media-title-and-journaling\"><\/span>Mixed Media Title and Journaling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I designed the title &#8220;City of Stars&#8221; on my <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qlrtvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricut Explore Air machine<\/a>. (for more information about the Cricut Explore Air Machine, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170914221621\/http:\/\/www.colleenhollis.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/23\/cricut-explore-air-machine-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to read more from a previous post) I have made this file available to you for free to use in <a href=\"https:\/\/design.cricut.com\/#\/design\/66414232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricut Design Space<\/a>.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/design.cricut.com\/#\/design\/66414232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a>for the file.\u00a0If the file letters do not\u00a0come out the same on your screen, it is possible that you\u00a0don&#8217;t have the Broadway font on your computer.\u00a0 Download a free copy from dafont.com I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=7429&amp;userID=1257778&amp;productID=573166517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faber Castell Whipped Spackle <\/a>to add a little texture and dimension to the title.\u00a0 My favorite gel pen to use on backgrounds is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=7429&amp;userID=1257778&amp;productID=550200230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uni-Ball Signo in white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you make your own &#8220;City of Stars,&#8221; please tag me on Instagram #2tinytreasures.\u00a0 I look forward to seeing your version!\u00a0 Be sure to visit<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hndmd.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> hndmd.in blog <\/a>for their latest products and ideas! They also have a facebook page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BFree2BFile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BFree2BFile.jpg\" alt=\"Free cut file using Cricut Explore Air Machine\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"823\" data-original-width=\"1579\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"links\"><\/span><b>Links<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hndmd.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HNDMD.in Facebook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HNDMD.in website to purchase products<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BQuito.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Quito Ecuador City of Stars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BQuito.jpg\" alt=\"Quito Ecuador City of Stars\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"785\" data-original-width=\"1047\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BPinterest.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/City2Bof2BStars2BPinterest.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1102\" data-original-width=\"735\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s mixed media journal\u00a0post is sponsored by CrafTangles.\u00a0 The inspiration for this mixed media piece is from a combination of the movie LaLa Land and where we actually live today. The song and scene of &#8220;City of Stars&#8221; really describes the view we have from our condo in Quito, Ecuador. 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