Friends...

I got a couple of A4 sheets of Paper Bag Studio stamps from a sale at the StampAttic recently and needed to play!

However, the journal page started with some Fresco Paint I was using for a birthday card that I applied with a credit card - Evergreen, and Mint.

 I took the Prima circles stencil (one of Finn's) and originally used Lake Wanaka Fresco... but it merged too much into the background, so I put the stencil back and went over it with more Evergreen.  I wasn't particularly trying to either "bump" or line up exactly, and like how this layer has come out.

Then I took the Crafters Workshop mini Coffee Splatch stencil and some of Finn's Light Paste for Prima (love this stuff!)

I added some black gesso circles using a Stickles lid, and as I was looking at the page, thought that all the circles looked a bit like balloons; which inspired my next step, the balloons from another Paper Bag Studio plate I have had years.
The version you see here is in fact, number 2, to start with I stamped on tissue in yellow ink, but after gluing it to the page, it merged too much into the journal.  So, back to paper and a bit of fussy cutting.  The ink is Saffron archival.

 the other images are from one of the new PBS plates and stamped with Cornflower archival onto copy paper (as I didn't want it to be too thick on the page)

The text at the top, is cut off a full image (the stamped bit is cut, not the rubber stamp!) as I wanted some more words to go with it.

 I think I should have stopped then.. but I took a turquoise shimmer Deco Art media spray and dripped the ends of the spray tube onto the journal and created some drips....okaaaayyy not quite what I wanted...can't undo it though!   Stamped another one of the background images from the PBS plate randomly using Cornflower ink, over the journal.

 Finally as I'd messed it up enough, and because I was wondering whether the spray counted as "shiny stuff" for the latest Paperartsy challenge, I added some Treasure Gold in Sapphire and White Fire, round the edges of the pages and also the texture circles... but I think it's a bit too contrived as shiny stuff, so have dithered for an age about whether to link it or not...Trish's gorgeous project here champions Treasure Gold (or silver!)

I will do another "proper shiny stuff" entry soon!