ARTastic in July

ARTastic Challenge has a fantastic inspiration piece this month, a woodblock print by Australian artist Thea Proctor:

The challenge is to be inspired by the artwork, and include the monthly criteria; for July - use PEN.  This is my layout:

Materials

Staedtler Triplus Fineliner 0.4mm - Dark Brown journalling pen
Unbranded alphabet stencil
Printed tissue paper
Stampology Tim Holtz - Tiles layering stencil

I took my inspiration from the heritage fashions in the photograph, and scrapped some photographs of a heritage-listed building. Lots of penwork on this layout - stencils, handwritten journalling, and the doodling was just for fun :)  I used a dark brown 0.44mm Staedtler fineliner - beautiful to write and draw with, smooth and blot-free, and dries immediately with no smudges.  Tip: A children's lettering stencil is a cheap and easy way to make a title :)

I'm sharing my layout at Simon Says Wednesday, for the Anything Goes theme.

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