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Changing the ordinary into extraordinary with Perfect Paints!

On a serious note...there is nothing that is safe in my house from paint! There is no surface in which I cant slather the liquid yumminess! For this post, I challenged myself by walking around the house to find an object to transform that most would not think of. It finally came down to two objects, a small journal or covering an old piece of paper that had a weird pattern on it and make it new. The journal that I wrote in back in 2015 during some travels...won!

Supplies Used: Journal/Sketch Book

Perfect Paints Shimmering Acrylic Paint:

Perfect Paints Polishing Plaster:

Stencil: Hand Punch Hole 6" x 6" Mold: Key and keyhole

White Gesso

Palette Knife

Paintbrush

White modeling clay Chipboard: Cogs Laser Chipboard

Grab a book, any book and follow along with me...


Blank Journal Transformation using Perfect Paints
Blank Journal Transformation using Perfect Paints

I chose the new Shimmering Matte Acrylic Paint in Northern Lights, mixed it with a bit of water. The Shimmering Acrylics are perfect to cover the canvas cover on the journal.


Blank Journal Transformation using Perfect Paints
Painting the Journal with Perfect Paints Northern Lights


Painted Journal using Shimmering Matte Acrylic Northern Lights
Painted Journal using Shimmering Matte Acrylic Northern Lights


Using the Hand Punch Hole 6" x 6" , add some texture using a palette knife and white gesso. When it was completely dry, I painted it lightly with Northern Lights Shimmering Matte Acrylics. I added Polishing Plaster Frosted Pine to accent the edges of the book and along the top of the white gesso. When dry I added Shimmering Acrylic paint, "Shadow" and "Bright Gold" to accent the peaks of the stenciled areas.


Finished texture using gesso, Shimmering Matte Acrylics
Finished texture using gesso, Shimmering Matte Acrylics & Polishing Plaster


Closeup Shimmering Matte Acrylics & Polishing Plaster
Closeup Shimmering Matte Acrylics & Polishing Plaster

Using a mold and some molding clay create a lock hatch and key. Once completely dry, I painted it with Shimmering Matte Acrylics, Shadow and Bright Gold.

Finished Journal
Molded keyhole

Keyhole painted with Shimmering Matte Acrylics
Keyhole painted with Shimmering Matte Acrylics

Painted Key using shimmering matte acrylics
Painted Key using shimmering matte acrylics

Now its time to add some more industrial components. Cut a chipboard gear in half to make a larger plate effect behind the keyhole. Paint with Shimmering Matte Acrylic Paint in Shadow.

Painted cog using Shimmering matte acrylics
Painted cog using Shimmering matte acrylics

Lets put together our book!

Layering our elements onto our journal cover
Layering our elements onto our journal cover

This finish is to die for, wowsers!!

Painted cover closeup
Painted cover closeup

Finished Journal
Finished Journal

Thank you for stopping by! Candy Rosenberg

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