Prepping Art Journal Pages with Wall Paint

Instead of prepping my small Moleskine Art Journal pages with gesso, I used Valspar Satin paint (purchased in a sample jar size). The paint color is a very light pink called Exaltation.

To add more color and dimension, I sprayed on some DecoArt Media Mister in Primary Magenta and mixed it into the paint. The photo doesn't show the distinct colors very well.

I prefer to use the lighter shades of Valspar paint. When I used darker shades, the dried paint looked dull - and the resulting color wasn't very attractive.