Sunshine at last!

I finally grabbed a few hours to continue my art journal.

This past two weeks we have had so much rain!!

We are all sick of it, after all it's June!!

So today we had a bit of sunshine and blue skies and it made everything seem better.

My page today tries to reflect what I saw when out for a walk.

The bird song was amazing, the bugs, butterflies and bees where popping out

from everything. The growth in grass and bushes was amazing!

I covered my page with gesso coloured with some yellow (it's gone now lol)

I stamped the crackle glaze stamp over the top in soft suede but didn't like it much.

So I kept the bottom bit and covered the top in bermuda bay ink and gesso

using my trusty stencil to give some texture.

I splattered it with night of navy for a rainy effect then added

my bird, leaves and flowers.

I finished with a sentiment and some punched butterflies coloured with

so saffron ink and wink of stella for the flowers.

I would like to enter this into:

Sparkles Monthly - no patterned paper

More Mixed media - anything goes with option of purple

Penny Black and More - blossoms and butterflies

Craft Stamper Magazine - anything goes

Have a lovely day!!

Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

[149468]

£20.00

Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148042]

£20.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

£7.00

Butterfly Duet Punch

[148523]

£17.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

£2.75

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Cogs and Gears Journal page

Today my journal page is all about getting ready for travel.

We have two exciting happenings for the end of May and beginning of June.

It all involves lots of travel arrangements, getting away and coming home!

Myself and hubby are just back from a lovely week's break in Rhodes

and on Saturday we will have 4 extra family members

living with us for a while! Exciting times!!

So I got out my geared up garage bundle, lots of inks, a stencil, some gesso

and went to town.

I wanted it to look messy but colourful and I think I have achieved it lol.

The cogs represent all the hard work and co-ordination needed to get

everyone where they need to be when they need to be there!

I'm happy with it and I will know exactly what it meant to me

when I look back at it in a few months time.

I would like to enter this into:

More Mixed Media - anything goes + option pink

Mix it up - anything goes option mixed media

Hopefully blogging will be back to normal after a good night's sleep.

Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle

[150610]

£45.75

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

£7.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

£7.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£7.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Chicken Wire Elements

[147807]

£4.25

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Journal Page - love you to pieces

It's Thursday so that means Journal Page day.

I wasn't sure when I started this if I would stick at it but I am finding

it so relaxing and enjoyable. It's making me take time to think about things.

All things in my life, people in my life and where I am at.

Too deep????

Today is a page representing special people in my life who just

help me hold it all together. They are my support network,

my biggest supporters! They push me forward in life, cheer me up

when I'm down and just HOLD ME TOGETHER!.

I did some watercolouring using my ink pads, some ripping and tearing,

die cutting, stamping and even some stencil work.

I had loads of fun and I knew exactly who I was meaning this for

while making it.

Give journaling a go, you will really enjoy it!!

I would like to enter this into:

The Artistic Stamper - textures

Cute Card Thursday - stitching

More Mixed Media - anything goes option pink

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Simon Wednesday challenge - stitches

Product List

Love You To Pieces Clear-Mount Bundle

[148396]

£36.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

£7.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

£7.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£16.00

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Art Journal Page 2 - daisy delight

My Thursday Journal page is this one!

NO PINK!! I wanted to use up some old dsp and went with

Daisy Delight. It has a white strip running through it.

I stamped a small daisy around the edge of my page in daffodil delight ink.

I then ripped my dsp to fit and stuck over the top.

Using one of the sentiments from the Daisy Delight stamp set and basic gray ink

I stamped all over the green dsp just leaving a smaller area for my flowers.

I stamped 3 large daisies onto the dsp then stamped and punch another 3

which I water coloured using the daffodil delight ink and an aqua pen.

The ones on the dsp were coloured in daffodil delight blender pen.

I stamped some leaves and coloured them with old oliver blender pen.

I then adhered the watercoloured flowers in place.

The centres were stamped using the gray ink and that's it!

I walked away before I could add anything else lol.

What do you think???

I would like to enter this into:

Crafting By Designs - anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - flowers

Crafty Gals - May flowers

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take it Make it

Mix it up - anything goes optional twist two kinds of media

Product List

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143669]

£16.00

Daisy Punch

[143713]

£17.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

£7.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

£8.50

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

£4.25

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

£7.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

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Journal page with Broadway Birthday

This is my second page in my art journal.

This one represents all our April Birthdays. We have 5 birthdays

in our own family and about 6 more in the wider family circle so

I thought it very appropriate to have a birthday page.

The Broadway Birthday stamp set and matching dies were just perfect

for the occasion as I love to add layered letters and shapes.

And of course with it representing birthdays we had to have some glitter

even though I HATE the stuff lol.

How I made this journal page

1. I made a wash using coastal cabana ink and water and covered

the outer edges of my page.

2. I then mixed grapefruit grove ink with gesso and using one of my

glass blocks I pressed the gesso ink mix onto my page and used a large

brush to spread and splodge about till I was happy with the look.

3. I then sprinkled some gold glitter on the centre piece.

4. Using the Broadway lights dies I cut the WISH out in fun foam and

then 2 more times in heavy card. I glued them all together

and added to my page.

This was then painted in the same gesso/grapefruit grove colour and left to dry.

5. I cut 5 candles x 3 each and the same for the flicker.

Layered them together, added to page and painted in a wash of coastal cabana

and gesso and so saffron and gesso and left to dry.

6. With the leftover coastal cabana and gesso mix I sponged around the edges

of my page to make it a little darker in colour.

7. I then stamped all my bits using various stamps from the Broadway Birthday.

First in costal cabana and then in memento to get a shadow effect.

I stamped numbers around the edges, cut up one of the sentiments and finished

with some wink of stella.

I would like to enter this into:

A Bit More Time to craft - anything goes

The Crafter's Cafe - make your own background and use dies and/or punches

Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Happy birthday

Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes #2

It's pre-order day for the new catalogue!! One of the perks of being a Demonstrator.

Order is in!! Now the wait begins lol.

Product List

Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle

[148321]

£38.50

Make A Difference Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146676]

£25.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

£7.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

£7.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

£7.00

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