Happy birthday

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create Guest DT post I have made a 6 x 6 card (or journal page). 

This is going to be my last post for at least 6 months as I have decided I want to reduce my workload and concentrate on some other things besides paper crafting. I might be back later in the year, I might not be.... 

Here's how:

I coloured this piece of paper with Distress Oxide ink (Salty Ocean) and then used the stencil over the top with white acrylic paint. 

I did some background stamping...

The focal point ! I totally love Miss Dee ! I coloured her with Copic Markers.

Instead of a sentiment I decided to use washi tape saying Happy Birthday. It also serves as a place for Miss Dee to stand. 

I placed her in the middle which I normally don't do but this time I wanted to surround her with balloons. 

The balloons came from this ephemera pack. 

Here she is enjoying her birthday ! 

I have used the following materials, all by Janet Klein

Washi tape #55 - Brithday Bumps

Stencil #187 - Naughty Crosses

Ephemera #20 - Palooza Confetti

Stamps:

#961 - Birthday Dee

#338 - Background Noise

#495 - + Or X

#973 - Equations

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This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

for this week's Vera Lane Studio post I have made a postcard with the newly released 'Celeste'. She is looking at the stars with her cute dog. 

I made this card by colouring it with Distress Oxide ink and Distress Ink. I swiped the ink pads over the paper until I was happy. I then added some white paint with a brayer and glued a piece of patterned paper over the bottom. I then printed and coloured the images, cut them out and placed them on the card together with the sentiment. 

You'll find Celeste HERE

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After the rain

 Hi everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a journal page with products by Bipasha Bk. 

Here's how:

This fab washi tape by Bipasha is perfect for making your own ephemera. I just stick it on tissue paper and cut around it. 

I made a stencil print with this stencil and Distress Oxide ink. 

Next I stamped the background with the same pink in and some yellow and black. 

The focal image was then stamped, coloured and cut out. I used a combination of watercolours and pencils. 

I also stamped it onto the page. I now can glue the mushrooms over the top.

Mushrooms in place, I then added pieces of my 'ephemera'. 

I used some of Tim Holtz' clippings stickers for the sentiment. Lastly I matted the page on black card stock. 

I have used the following products, all by Bipasha:

Washi tape #74 - Booming Splodge

Stencil #147 - Coffee Stains

Stamps:

#1077 - Toad In The Gnome 

#383 - Scripted Hexagons

#443 - Scripted Circles

#457 - Background Voices

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This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For this week's Vera Lane Studio I have made a postcard with mini-me. This is a personalised image that Janet can draw on request. She'll also include any personality traits that you have. My mini-me is holding Copic Markers but for today I decided to tuck a dog under the arm because it went better with the sentiment I chose. 

I used a background from my stash which was made with a gelli print. I used acrylic paints and a stencil by Janet for AALL & Create called 'Olives & Ivy' (#172).

I stamped the background randomly with stamps by Janet and placed some washi tape for me to stand on. I then printed and coloured the image; I used Copic Markers. I printed one of the dogs of Miss Dee's dogs to tuck under my arm. The sentiment is from AALL & Create stamp set #771 called Dee Quips. 

Miss Dee and me have a lot in common!!! 

You'll find the personalised set HERE

The little dog came from set "Dee's Dogs", you'll find it HERE

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Plant a garden, plant happiness

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a set of three ATC's made with products by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create. 

Here's how:

I dunked the cards in Distress Oxide inks and when dry added some stenciling.

Next, stamping. Not too much.

The image and sentiment I stamped to use. 

I decided to keep the flowers light. I added yellow, white and orange dots to the hearts as they are almost black when stamped. I used Posca Paint pens for this. The petals are a very pale blue to suggest that the flowers are white. 

Added a few pieces of washi tape. 

Lastly I matted the cards on black card stock. 

All products I have used are by Tracy Evans:

Washi tape #41 - Kaleidoscopic

Stencil #178 - Crisp Tulips

Stamps:

#262 - M E S H 

#757 - Tickets

#978 - Hexapetalistic

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This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone,

For this week's project for Vera Lane Studio I have made a page in one of my small journals. It measures approx. 12 x 12 cm. It is by Talens and it's called a sketch book. I find the quality not very good so I wouldn't recommend it for Mixed Media as the paper tends to warp. Probably perfectly fine for the intended use of sketching.. 

I used a mop up page from my gelli plate for the background. I love all those crusty bits that come off when you take that final print. 

Miss Sauvignon Blanc was printed, coloured and cut out. I coloured her with Copic Markers. 

I added a little stamping to the background with similar colours of ink and used Janet's background sets #338 and #339 for AALL & Create for this. 

I added a few pieces of washi tape (also AALL & Create by Janet #68) and placed her on it. The sentiment is from the same set. 

You'll find Sauvignon Blanc HERE. 

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Oops!

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a mini journal spread. I used the Frayed Frames die to make pages to glue down in my book. 

Here's how I made this:

I had this mop up page that I made with this stencil, I cut out two cards with one of the dies from set #26.

Next, I added some ephemera from set #19.

Some background stamping....

and washi tape...

I stamped the little boy on the background and on a separate piece of paper to colour. I also stamped one of the sentiment from set #666. 

After colouring the little boy and the balloons I glued him onto the image on the page. 

I have used the following materials:

Die #26 - Frayed Frames

Rest of materials all by Janet Klein:

Stencil #172 - Olives & Ivy

Washi tape #56 - Passport Please

Ephemera #19 - Whimsy Lane

Stamps:

#965 - Happiness Floats

#666 - Everyday Sentiments

#1017 - Bucket List 

#338 - Background Noise

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or 

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