Hoping that you'll bloom again

Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I made a journal page using one of Abs' Christmas stamps but I used it in a non-Christmas way. 

Here's how:

I stamped and coloured the elf. I didn't stamp the bell as I didn't want to use that. 

Stamped one of Tracy's flowers as something for the elf to sit on. I coloured it with Copic Markers as I did the elf. 

I made a background with different shades of yellow acrylic paint, a gelli plate and a stencil.

Stamped the background randomly. 

Stamped the sentiment.

I coloured the little circles with a marker and added shadow with a coloured pencil. I then added some white at the top to make them more dimensional. I also added some lines around the page to frame it. Lastly I added some shading under the sentiment words. 

 I have used the following products:

Stencil #136 - Bug Hotel by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#1003 - Jingle Dreams by Autour de Mwa & Co

#666 - Everyday Sentiments by Janet Klein

#489 - Wisecracks by Autour de Mwa

#924 - Flower Trio by Tracy Evans

#58 - Scribble it by Autour de Mwa

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

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Travel

 Hello everyone,

For today's AALL & Create GDT post I have made a 6 x 6 card/artjournal page. I have used some of the new products and some old ones too. 

Here's how I made this:

I started with brayering a layer of light blue paint on my card stock. 

When the blue paint was dry I bartered over a layer of white acrylic paint and before it dried I put this stencil on the card and wiped away the paint in the stencil openings with a baby wipe. This gave a really nice effect I think. 

Next I heat embossed parts of this stamp with white embossing powder. 

I also stamped it a few times with grey ink. 

Some text, I always stamp some text. 

With paint pens I added some splatters. 

I added some washi tape to put my focal point on and a few pieces around the edges.

Next, I stamped the focal point. This is really a Christmas set but I wanted to show that you can use it in another way too. 

Here is is all put together. I went around the edges with a black ink pad and added a piece of Janet's ephemera which inspired the colours of this page. 

I have used the following products:

Stencil #171 -Circle Dance by Janet Klein

Washi tape #56 - Passports Please by Janet Klein

Ephemera #14 - Let's Go by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#692 - African Voices by Janet Klein

#895 - Passport Stamps by Janet Klein

#1000 - All Aboard by Autour de Mwa & Co

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

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists 

Thank you for stopping by today !  

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday and Happy New Year ! For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a mini journal page with the newly released set 'Sweet on you'. 

I printed and coloured the images with Copics. The background is a mop up page from the gelli plate to which I added some stencilling and stamping. I used stencil 'Art' and stamp set 'X or O' by Janet Klein for AALL & Create to add some interest. I doodled around the page with a black pen and then glued down the images and the sentiment. 

You'll find these two cuties HERE. 

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 ! 

Perfectly happy

Hi everyone, 

For the second inspiration piece for Country View Challenges I have made a journal page:

Of course there is a video too for who wants to see how I made this. Here is the 

LINK

or you can go via the link below:

Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

 

A wonderful creature

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog for this week's AALL & Create DT post. I have made a 6"x 6" journal page this time. 

Here's how I made it:

I made the background with Distress Oxide ink Speckled egg and Vintage Photo by dunking and drying. I smooshed the ink onto my craft sheet (One at a time), spritzed with water and dunked and dried, repeated this until I was happy, then did the same with the Vintage Photo. 

Next I rubbed the ink pad over the stencil and spritzed that with water too. I then printed it along the edges of my page. 

Next I did some stamping on the background. I used the same Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink and a Versafine Clair in Nocturne. 

I added a few pieces of washi tape..

I then stamped the Mountain Goat on my page and on a piece of watercolour paper. 

I watercolored the goat and cut him out. 

Lastly I added him to my page, together with some clippings stickers. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil: #45 Digital Bubbles by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#619 Mountain Goat by Bipasha Bk

#443 Scripted Circles by Bipasha Bk

#489 Wisecracks by Autour de Mwa

Washi #13 Fasteners by Bipasha Bk

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today it is time for another post for Vera Lane Studio; the weeks fly by ! 

For the first project I have made a postcard with the newly released set 'Aviary'. I kept it simple and printed the images on a postcard sized piece of paper and coloured everything, I finished it off by putting some washi tape here and there and the sentiment which is part of the set. 

You'll find this new set HERE.

The second project is a mini journal page made with one of the dogs from the set 'Favourite breeds'. I love sausage dogs, my mother had quite a few over the years and I had one too. Not now, sadly, all I have is some gold fish in the pond! :O)

I used watercolours for the background and then stencilled on top. I added some stamping, then toned it down with white paint. 

Lastly I added the washi tape, doodling and of course the dog. 

You'll find the dogs HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Live in the now

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a mini journal page that I made for the new challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month is 'Silhouettes' and is hosted by Rachel. We would love you to take part and you might just win a £20 voucher if you do but please read the rules on the blog. 

I got my Visible Image stamps out for this page; I'd forgotten how nice they are.. Anyway I have a video tutorial on my YouTube channel HERE if you'd like to see how I made it. 

You can click on the picture below too and go via here to my YouTube channel:

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Bird

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blogpost for AALL & Create and this week I have made an artjournal page. 

Here's how:

I cut a piece of MM paper and added some texture paste in two places through this stencil. 

I then added some washi tape on either side and painted the whole thing with clear gesso to get the same surface all over the panel.

I used pigment powders to add colour. I used to dislike this method of colouring paper because it is unpredictable but I am starting to enjoy it now. 

Next I added some stamping using grey and black inks. 

I then stamped this bird and the words from this stamp set. 

I then decided to add a little more stamping. I used a Distress Oxide into make it almost melt into the background. 

Next I coloured the bird, using the same grey pigment powder and a brush and coloured pencils for his feet, beak and branch. 

I then placed him on my page and added the word Bird. I decided against using both words. I think it turned out really nice. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil:

 #115 - Spiral Checked by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#434- Newsprint numbers by Olga Heldwein

#393 - Birdsong by Tracy Evans

#398 - Celestial navigation by Olga Heldwein

Washi tape:

#8 - Fledgling by Tracy Evans

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Looking through..

 Hello everyone,

For today's AALL & Create GDT post I have made a round journal page. As soon as I saw this magnifying glass stamp I knew I had to cut out the 'lens' and replace it with acetate. And that is what I did. The rest of it sort of evolved when I was doing it..

So here is how I made it :

I started with stamping the magnifying glass onto a piece of watercolour paper and cutting out the lens part.

I thought is needed something on the other side so I stamped part of a flower from this set. Later I also added the little text stamp above and below the flower. 

I planned to use three eyes in my 'looking' glass but later decided to only use one and add something else from this set. 

 Next, colouring. I used a mix of Inktense pencils and watercolours. 

Because I had made a booboo (stain from the watercolours)  on the right which I couldn't get rid off, I added some modelling paste through this stencil. That hid it ! 

Next I glued some acetate behind the hole and coloured the eye and lightbulb. I planned to back it with paper but then decided to add another layer of acetate and place eye and bulbs between the two layers. I did stamp the complete stamps onto the acetate with StaZon ink before gluing the coloured images over the top. Last thing was adding this sentiment which is part of another stamp.

And that was that ! Done !

I have used the following stamps : 

#323 - Navigate Home by Bipasha Bk

#319 - Magnify it by Bipasha Bk

#324 - Blooming Beauty by Bipasha Bk

#23 - By Bipasha Bk

Stencil:

 #93 - Enchanted Garden by Olga Heldwein

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today !