The art of de-stressing

The art of de-stressing

The art of de-stressing 650 461 Atop Serenity Hill

What a crazy summer it has been so far. Life seems to be in fast forward so I turned to one of my favorite ways to quiet my mind and de-stress…doodling.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilThe two pages took a few hours to complete but by working a little each day, I was definitely able to slow down a little with my hectic schedule.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilI started the whole design off with the Striped Flower Circle stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop line and some Tumble Dye spray in neon green. On the left side of the page, I sprayed directly through the stencil. I then flipped the wet stencil over onto the right side of the page to print the design.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilWith a Sharpie pen, I loosely outlined most of the shapes that the spray and stencil had created.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilI then added Tumble Dye neon pink through the same stencil. This time I sprayed through the stencil on the right page and flipped the stencil to print the design on the left page…lining up the stencil as best I could. Let this part be messy and loose!

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilTo add more pops of color to all the shapes I used two of my favorite suppliesInktense pencils and a waterbrush.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilThen the doodling part began! I started with the individual flowers and shapes first, leaving the background to the end.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilThe only tools I used to doodle with were a Sharpie pen, a PITT big brush pen in black and a white gel pen.

Doodling...a great way to de-stress! An art journal page using The Crafter's Workshop stencils and markers • AtopSerenityHill.com #artjournal #doodling #stencilOnce all the main parts of the design were filled in, I used a simple swirl pattern in the background to tie all the elements together. I absolutely LOVE how it came out! And, bonus…the goal of de-stressing was accomplished…as least for now! What’s your favorite way to de-stress?

PS…I was working in this journal.

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