Waves of happiness

 Hello everyone, 

It is Tuesday again! Can you imagine it is June tomorrow? Time does fly! Anyway, I have made a 6" x 6" journal page for AALL & Create today. I used an older stamp by Bipasha that I hadn't used yet. I do love the sea so with Summer around the corner I thought it was time I did use it ! 

Here's how:

I first made a stencil print by rubbing Distress Oxide Inks Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina and Speckled Egg over this stencil, spritzing it with water and printing it on my 6" x 6" piece of water colour paper. 

I toned it down slightly by rolling over some white paint with a brayer. I then stamped the background randomly and went around the edges with the same black ink pad to frame it. Later I added some more very subtle stamping.

I wanted to use this lighthouse because I hadn't used it yet and I do love the sea and lighthouses. I have hundreds of photos of lighthouses... 

I stamped the words of, waves and happiness on tissue paper to glue onto the banner and to use as a sentiment.  

Here is the result. 

Next I stamped the lighthouse on my page to get all the details that I can't cut out. I decided to use the banner just as a banner, without everything around it. 

I added some pink paint splatters and some washi tape, then placed the images on the page. I added a little shading with a graphite pencil under the banner. 

You can see the subtle stamping I was talking about earlier here. It is the same text stamp I used on the edges. 

For this project I used the following AALL & Create materials:

Stencil #145 Jumbo ABC's by Bipasha Bk

Washi #24 - Power Words by Bipasha Bk

Stamps, all by Bipasha Bk:

#568 - ABC's

#442 - Sea Essentials

#457 - Background Voices 

#642 - Caffeinated

You'll find more information about the AALL & Create products and a list of worldwide stockists here :

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday ! For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a journal page. There is a new Miss Dee out and she is on a Keto diet. 

I filmed the process of the colouring and the making of the background. If you want to see it you can click 

HERE 

or go to my YouTube Channel via the link below:

You will find Miss Dee Keto HERE

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Rain makes the flowers grow

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create GDT post I have made a card. I used one of my favourite little people by Janet. 

Here's how I made it.

For the background I used a brayer and rolled acrylic paint in different areas. I used yellow, turquoise and pink. I then toned it down with white paint and the same brayer. 

Next I used this stencil, again with white paint. I like those bubbles. I added a few splatters too. 

I added some stamping using the same-ish colours of ink and grey and black. 

The focal points. I love stamping on book pages and hadn't done that for a while so I chose to stamp the clouds on book pages. 

All coloured up! 

Adding some washi tape to ground the little girl. 

And here she is...

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil:

#135 - Bricks & Bubbles by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#338 - Background Noise by Janet Klein

#523 - Flower Pops by Janet Klein

#357 - Fly by Janet Klein

#361 - Bloom by Janet Klein

Washi tape:

#19 - Wishy Washy by Janet Klein

For more information about all the AALL & Create products, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a 6" x 6" journal page with the newly released 'Unique Succulents'. I used a mop up page from the gelli plate as a background. 

I added stamping and stencilling to the page with products from AALL & Create. I resized, printed and coloured the image. I used Copic Markers for this and then cut it out. I placed it on the page and added some shading under the car. Lastly I added the sentiment also adding shading under the strips. 

You'll find this adorable image HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

One of a kind

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For today's GDT project for AALL & Create I have decorated a mini canvas. I have no progress photographs this time because I simply forgot to take them. I do have a VIDEO tutorial though! 

I tried too make an antique picture that was found in the attic or somewhere. I started way to bright but got there in the end. 

A close up of all that lovely crackle...

If you would like to see how I made this please go to my YouTube Channel 

HERE 

or click on the picture below:

I have used the following AALL & Create materials:

Stencil #145 Jumbo ABC's by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#662 - One Of A Kind by Tracy Evans

#661 - Woodland by Tracy Evans

#443 - Scripted Circles by Bipasha Bk 

For more information about all the fabulous AALL & Create products and a list of international stockists, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

"?$&!*#" - A not so happy doggy!

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For my second project for the Country View Challenge 'Cats & Dogs' challenge I have made a card with a dog! 

I have made a process video for this card. You'll find it on my YouTube Channel 

HERE

or go via this picture:

We hope you'll play along with us! Before you do, please read the rules on the Country View Blog, link above. 

Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday! For today's Vera Lane Studio I have made a journal spread with the fabulous Miss Dee. Today she is in party mood, I think.... 

So, I printed and coloured Miss Dee, cut her out and set her aside while I did the background. I used Copic Markers and a little bit of coloured pencil for the colouring. 

Next I rolled two shades of yellow onto my journal pages starting with the lightest and when that had dried I went over with the darkest making sure to leave some of the light yellow. I then added stencilling and stamping. I used some black acrylic paint to go around the edges where the black stamping was to frame it. After gluing down some washi tape (by AALL & Create) I placed her on my page. 

Lastly I added the sentiment and added some shading under the words with a coloured pencil. 

You'll find Party Dee HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Too many options

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I share another project for AALL & Create. This time I have made a Mixed Media tag.

Here's how I made it:

First I put some texture paste through this stencil. The tag is watercolour paper. 

Next I used these sprays to add colour to the tag. Later on I did tone it down a little by rolling over some white acrylic paint with a brayer. This also makes the texture paste stand out more. 

I then stamped the images I was going to use ready for colouring with my Copic Markers. 

I decided to use some die cuts too but in the end I only used the flowers of the yellow one. 

I then randomly stamped the background.

I glued the cup and the bird on my tag. I cut a slit into the coffee so I could lower the bird 'into the coffee'. I also added the die cut flowers. 

I added some shading under the cup and saucer, around the flowers and under the sentiment strips. That was the tag done! 

I have used :

Die #13 - Bursting Buds by Bipasha Bk

Stencil #137 - Coffee Stains by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#642 - Caffeinated by Bipasha Bk

#643 - Hot Drinks by Bipasha Bk

#625 - Vine by Tracy Evans

#464 - Strange birds by Janet Klein

for more information about all the AALL & Create products and a list of international stockists, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockist

Thank you for stopping by ! 

 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For today's Vera Lane Studio I have made a 6" x 6" journal page with the Gemini set that came out this week. 

I printed and coloured the images with Copics, then cut them out. The background is made with a gelli plate and a stencil with Pan Pastel. This is a really fun technique where you put the stencil on the gelli plate, use the Pan Pastels to colour in different areas of the stencil. You then roll over a thin layer of white acrylic paint and print.

 I didn't add any stamping because I thought it was rather nice just as it is. 

You will find the set 'Gemini' HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by! 

Viola

 Hello everyone, 

It is Tuesday so that means another project for AALL & Create. This time I have made an AJ page.

Here's how I made it:

I started with a piece of watercolour card stock 6 x 6 and stamped the viola on it. I coloured it with watercolours. This is slightly unusual for me as normally I colour with Copic Markers and also cut them out and later adhere them onto my page. 

A close up...

Next, I stamped the circles three times and also watercolored them. I wanted to use them as collage pieces on my project. 

Next, I added the colour to the background with watercolours and a brush. When this had dried I added some Distress Ink (Vintage photo) with a blending tool. The white spots are waterdrops. I then added a stencil print; this is when you rub the stencil with ink (Distress Oxide - Vintage Photos in this case), spritz with water and then print it on the project. 

I then added some stamping on the background for more interest. 

I rolled over some white paint with a brayer and added some washi tape. 

Next I took the text stamp from this set and added it to the background tone on tone. 

Lastly I added the circles, the sentiment and some doodle lines along the sentiment strips and the edges. 

I have used :

Stamps:

#624 - Crocus by Tracy Evans

#400 - Numerator by Tracy Evans

Stencil:

#45 - Digital Bubbles by Autour de Mwa

Washi tape:

#7 - 25 mm by Autour de Mwa

For more information about all the AALL & Create products, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockist

Thank you for stopping by !