The PaperArtsy blog has been full of inspiration this week and I had a play with a few techniques from Ellen Vargo's tag book which is stunning.
Unfortunately I don't have any of her stamps (yet!) and I don't have the elusive dry waxed deli paper that appears on so many USA mixed media artists lists of essential supplies - if anyone knows what this is in the UK please let me know - and where to buy it.
Any way I used the paint scrape technique to apply Fresco Finish paints to my background, tissues paper to stamp the black and white repeating border and distress ink to stamp background in toning colour as well as a few other bits and pieces to create this journal page ... hopefully I am in time to join in this week!
It needs a bit more work and the 'journaling' but I think I will make this into a double page spread in my DLP journal
Loving this process and now able to incorporate unfinished old journal pages ... also turned this page into more of a 'calendar journal' in Lin style and enjoyed this approach ... a cross between Art to the 5th planner, diary and art journal.
The challenge was to use an envelope as the tip in or as part of the tip in ... it should have been a recycled one received through post but I didn't have one and it was a bank holiday (no post) so used a black envelope from my stash. PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints and stamps.
I don't normally 'do' orange so quite pleased with this! Also finding that i have a desire to write a little ... just going with the flow
Second spread ... titled 'Selfie' - Yuk - but I did it ...
In progress above - lots and lots of layers - first Inktense then PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints - loved this look but knocked it back a bit before adding the elements with some dry bushed Gesso which gave it a gorgeous finish - it almost seemed a shame to cover it up ...
With the tip-in open above (although I do not know why I am showing this) ... and with it closed below
I do really (quite) like these pages - this was a surprise as I usually hate my art journaling - I need to brush up on my lettering though - my Dad was a sign-writer - he would not be impressed :-))
I hope you are all following the PaperArtsy blog his week (and always!) for some great stamping and mixed media inspiration ... as promised here is my second project using some of the Chatsworth Collection paper scraps left over from my mini album which featured two nights ago ... this is a project I came up with a while ago for a swap and it makes a lovely gift for a 'crafty' friend ...
You could substitute the button card for a
small envelope to hold a gift card – actually there is room in the pocket for
both. I have added an optional charm on the side using a Tim Holtz hinge clip.
The back is a piece of sturdy cardstock 6”
x 4” covered on both sides with papers from the Chatsworth Collection. The
button card is 3” x 5” and is also covered with paper on both sides. Corners
are rounded and the edges distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The pocket
is made using paper that measures 5” x 3” – I have scored 3 sides at ½” and
then used a plate to cut the unscored edge slightly curved. The ½” tabs are
turned in, bottom corners rounded and then lace is glued to top edge before distressing
edges and gluing pocket to card.
I made the flowers dimensional. After die
cutting using the Paperartsy Grunge Flowers die in the smaller 2 sizes the petals
are snipped towards the centre …
Then the back of each petal is gently
‘rounded and shaped’ using a ball tool. The red inner flower is a punch. I’ve
added pearl centres, die cut leaves and a bit of glitter.
The buttons are made from a Marianne die. I
have cut 4 layers of card and 1 from the paper for each button and glued them
together – the top paper layer has been stamped with the script stamp from
LPC014, the edges distressed with Black Soot Distress Ink and then a thick
layer of Glossy Accents added on top. The card they are tied to has been
decorated with stamps from Ink and the Dog Buttons Plates 2 and 4.
Below are more photographs from the mini album and a link at the bottom to my Youtube video showing the project ... thank you for reading, watching and commenting - it is really appreciated.
