Thursday, 9 January 2014

Journal 52 - Week 1

Hello fellow Crafters,

I put my name down for the free Journal 52 workshop and today I made my first one. The theme is up, up and away. I used my brand-new Octopode Factory 'Witch' stamp with her flying broom !



I used a Dylusions Journal for this. I still had a brand new one because the old one filled up really quickly so I bought another one.  I then discovered the Moleskine ones and sort of forgot about the Dylusions one, mainly because the 2-page spreads are very big. I decided to dedicate my brand-new one to the Journal 52 workshop and only use one page at a time.

I started with Gesso and then my beloved Pan Pastels. I did some background stamping and also used a stencil with white ink. The hot air balloons are from Tim Holtz' Tiny things and so are the postage stamps.  I then used my white paint pen to put some splatter on the page.  I stamped 'Witch' on white card stock and coloured her with alcohol markers, cut her out, coloured the cut edges with a black marker and glued her on the page. Lastly I made the sentiment with sticky letters. 

Thanks for stopping by !

Hope you like it….

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16 comments:

  1. Shilpa Nagaonkar9 January 2014 at 17:56

    You make really cool backgrounds with Pan pastels, Corrie! yellow looks so beautiful.. wonderful page!
    I'm joining soon :)

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  2. Julie S9 January 2014 at 18:46

    {Big Grin} Love this.

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  3. Unknown9 January 2014 at 20:43

    It looks so perfect. Love the witch! I'm your new follower from being in Journal 52.

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    1. Corrie Herriman9 January 2014 at 20:45

      Thanks for joining my blog, you made up the number to a nice round 50 !! I will have a look at yours too !
      Corrie

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  4. Nicole Maki9 January 2014 at 21:05

    This is so pretty, Corrie. Great job.

    I haven't had a ton of luck with pan Pastels so it was very helpful of you to mention that you gesso first. Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong. Now I'm excited to try again.

    Love your Octopode witch. Their stuff is so cute.

    Thanks for all the sweet blog comments. I'd like to respond by email but your return address is "no reply".

    Have a terrific Thursday :-)

    Warmly,
    Nicole

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    1. Corrie Herriman9 January 2014 at 21:13

      Hi Nicole, I do use gesso which has a bit of 'grit' in it so it is not smooth. The Pan pastels have something to stick to then. My experience is also that if the surface is too smooth it won't stay on or even go on.. Hope this makes sense. You could also rub some Versa Mark ink on your page to make it stick but this is not my preferred method.
      And your work is awesome, that's why I give you 'sweet comments' !!
      Corrie x
      PS If you want I can send you my e-mail address if you like that better

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    2. Corrie Herriman9 January 2014 at 21:26

      I've put a 'contact me' form at the bottom on the right side of my blog.
      Corrie x

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  5. Deann9 January 2014 at 21:53

    That looks like my kind of a flying start...your art is always so cute.

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  6. Anonymous9 January 2014 at 22:38

    Your background has such interest to it Connie and I love that witch!
    Maybe I need to be brave and delve into journalling especially as I received a gift of a handbound book from a art friend for my birthday last year. The problem is, I am frightened of making a mess of her beautiful gift! I really do need to feel the fear and do it anyway, as they say LOL.
    Anyway, a fabulous page Connie.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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    1. Corrie Herriman10 January 2014 at 10:45

      I used to be frightened to use my journals but then I thought what is the point of having them if you don't use them. So just go ahead and do it. I can imagine a journal page, made in your very wonderful style would be a joy to look at. I for one would love to see one ! So, be brave and do it !!!
      Good luck and all the best,
      Corrie x

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  7. Helen9 January 2014 at 23:26

    This page is fabulous, Corrie. Thanks for explaining a bit about pan pastels, too, although I don't own any at this point in time. I'm wondering if I use gesso first, maybe the gelatos I've just bought might be easier to work with too. I'll give it a try.

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  8. Paulien10 January 2014 at 01:10

    Deze is ook weer erg ;leuk Corrie, geinige Stampotique heks:0)

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  9. Nicole Maki10 January 2014 at 01:17

    Thanks so much, Corrie. I'll definitely be trying that technique soon :-)

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  10. Cocofolies10 January 2014 at 13:58

    hahaha, great page again!!! fab use of Panpastels and gesso on it, and this Octopode witch is terrific! Coco xx

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  11. Tanja13 January 2014 at 23:30

    I love it. Colours are so bright.

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  12. Kay Wallace14 January 2014 at 13:58

    Following along with Journal 52, Corrie, but not sure how much I will get accomplished. Love your first piece...you have followed the theme, but the art is uniquely yours! Love it! Mwah!

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