A mini book for AALL & Create

Hello everyone,

and welcome to this weeks AALL & Create post for which I have made a mini book using pieces of torn Mixed Media paper which I sewed back together and rolled it onto an old thread reel.

And here is how:

I started with tearing some pieces of mixed media paper and then sewing them back together. I added some acrylic paint with my fingers using just 4 colours; pink, orange, lime and turquoise. Next I used these stamps with Distress Oxide inks to add more interest. I inked up the stamp with the same colours as the paints and then spritzed it with water before stamping. 

To add contrast I used this stamp with black Versafine ink. 

Using elements from these stamp sets I added some more stamping. I used the cloud from the set on the left and the butterflies from the set on the right. I stamped straight on the pages and coloured them in with water colour markers. 

Next I stamped all the little people I was going to use and coloured them with Copic markers. I cute them out and was then ready to put the book together. 

And here is the whole thing after I glued all the little people in the book. 

Some detail photos. I added some of the words after I glued the little people on the pages. 

I had this reel lying about for ages and finally managed to use it. I glued the left edge of the strip onto the reel and then carefully bent the paper around it. I used a bit of garden twine to keep it together; this was attached to the right hand edge with some staples.  

Another view.

Unrolled ..

I hope you like my project; it was certainly fun to make ! 

I used just stamps this time,  lots of stamps but no stencils and no dies. 

Stamps by Autour de Mwa:

#308 - Knobbly bobbles

#309 - Pom pom flowers

#313 - Reverse dots

Stamps by Janet Klein:

#295 - Adventurer

#296 - All good things

#297 - Simple but significant

#298 - The giving heart

#299 - Tremendous Friend

#300 - Look cute

#301 - Flowers and sunshine

#315 - Go fish

#316 - Oh boy 

For more information about all the fabulous AALL & Create products as well as a list of world wide stockists please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com

Thank you so much for stopping by today !  

In her own skin

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my blogpost where today I am sharing a MM project that I made for AALL & Create.  It is a 6" x 6" panel and I love making them. They are not too big and the fact that they are loose panels makes working on them so much easier than when you work in a book. (Which I enjoy too).

I really like this naked lady.. and I simply had to use her again. Here's how I made it:

I coloured my panel with Distress Oxide Inks and then toned it down with white paint and a brayer. Next I stamped a part of this gorgeous flower stamp over top. I inked it up with the same inks in the same colours so you get a lovely tone on tone effect. I also embossed it with clear powder see detail below. 

Next I stamped my lady on white card stock and on my panel. I used Archival ink on the panel to get a good impression over the embossing powder. I used a stamping tool too. 

Next I stamped the background and also some flowers which I planned to use. I coloured the lady and the flowers and then put it all together.

I think it turned out lovely ! I really like these rubarb and custard colours. 

I have used the following stamps:

#109 - Blossomed numbers

#140 - Doodled Blooms

#146 - Kings and Queens

#175 - Her own skin

For more information about the AALL & Create product please go to :

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Mixed Media Mania - a YouTube hop

Hello everyone, 

I was very happy to be asked to take part in a Mixed Media YouTube hop ! 

There is a host of prizes to win ! Each stop will have at least two prizes with UmWowStudio and VivaLasVegaStamps! giving a prize at EVERY STOP ! How cool is that. To win all you have to do is SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT on each video in the hop. 

Here's a list of all the fantastic prizes that you can win:

7 Dots Studio : $35 Prize Pack 

AALL & Create : $25 Gift Certificate 

Amazing Casting Products : Clear Resin & Amazing Mold Putty 

Blitsy : $50 Gift Certificate 

Canvas Corp Brands : Prize Pack of 7 Gypsies, Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels 

Carabelle Studio : Prize Pack 

DecoArt : DecoArt Media Starter Kit 

Gel Press : Pack of Petite Printing Plates style B 

Marabu : 2 Prize Packs of $50 Value 

Ranger Ink : Prize Pack 

Thermoweb : $25 Gift Certificate 

UmWowStudio : Winner’s Choice of Digital Downloads EVERY STOP 

Viva las VegaStamps! : $10 Grab Bag of UnMounted Rubber Stamps EVERY STOP

This is what I made : 

If you hop over to my YouTube channel, you'll find a list of all the participating people and links to their YouTube Channels. Happy Hopping ! 

We hope you will enjoy this hop ! Don't forget to subscribe and comment to have a chance to win a prize ! 

Please note: Some sponsor prizes are US only, please state your country of origin ! 

Keep going

Hello everyone,
Hallo allemaal, 

For today's post for Hobbycompleet de Duif I have made an Art Journal page with the latest Dina Wakley goodies. I have filmed the process and hope you will hop over to my YouTube channel and if you like what you see please subscribe !

Voor mijn wekelijks project voor Hobbycompleet De Duif heb ik deze keer een art journal pagina gemaakt met de laatste producten van Dina Wakley. Ik heb er een video van gemaakt en hoop dat je even gaat kijken op mijn YouTube kanaal. Er staan nog veel meer filmpje op. Als je wat je ziet leuk vindt zou ik het leuk vinden als je je op mijn kanaal abonneert ! 

Materials used:

Materialenlijst:

Strathmore Mixed Media Papier

Tim Holtz Stamp platform 

Dina Wakley:

Collage papers MDA61076

Stencil "wallpaper" MDS60642

Stempels: "Contour Figures" MDR60970

"Text and scribbles" MDR58427

Washi tape MDA59974

Archival Inkt: 

Aquamarine

Jet Black

Deep Purple

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics:

Blue Oyster

Bora Bora

Antarctic

Snowflake

Wisteria

Faber Castell Big Brush Pitt Markers 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Leuk dat je er was vandaag ! 

Warm wishes (3)

Hello everyone ! 

Hallo allemaal !

Today I have another post for Hobbycompleet De Duif and I have made an art journal page with some of the new stuff from the shop. 

Vandaag weer een blog bericht van mij. Ik heb voor dit project wat nieuwe artikelen gebruikt en het is een art journal pagina geworden.

I started off with a piece of MM paper and painted it with a blending tool with on of the new Dylusions paint by Ranger called Laidback Lilac. I used gesso to blend and make it disappear on the left. Next I stencilled the leaves using one of the new duos of stamp and stencil, also from Dylusions. I then stamped the leaves overtop. They don't line up exactly but I quite like that. Next I stamped the bear and made a mask. I then stamped him 3 times and coloured him with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I was quite surprised at how well this worked on top of the gesso. Of course it will stay reactive with water. Next I stamped the bird and coloured him in the same way. Lastly I stamped the sentiment on white card stock, cut it into strips and adhered it to the page. I also drew some lines around the page. 
That was it ! 

Eerst heb ik de pagina (mixed Media papier) geschilderd met een van de nieuwe Dylusions kleuren nl. Laidback Lilac en witte gesso. Ik wilde dat de kleur van intens rechts naar niets (dus wit) aan de linkerkant vervaagde en dat is gelukt.
Toen heb ik de blaadjes met witte gesso gestencild. Deze komen van een nieuwe Dylusions set die een stempel en een stencil bevat. Toen de gesso droog was heb ik hier overheen de bijpassende stempel gestempeld. De twee wijken iets af en liggen niet precies op elkaar maar dat vind ik nou juist wel leuk ! Met een zwarte fijne pen heb ik vervolgens de lijntjes rondom de pagina getekend.
Het volgende was de beer; ik heb hem gestempeld en er een masker van gemaakt. Daarna 3 keer boven elkaar gestempeld direct op de pagina. Ik heb ze vervolgens ingekleurd met Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Ik was eigenlijk verbaasd hoe goed dit werkte boven op de gesso. Uiteraard blijft het reageren met water...
Daarna heb ik het vogeltje op de bovenste beer gestempeld en op dezelfde manier ingekleurd en als laatste heb ik de tekst op een stukje wit card stock gestempeld, in strookjes geknipt en opgeplakt. 

I used the following materials:
Ik heb de volgende materialen gebruikt :

1 vel Mixed Media Papier
Dylusions Acrylic Paint - Laidback Lilac DYP60178
Dylusions border stamp & Stencil 'Small Leaf border' DYZ54795
Witte gesso
Archival Jet Black Inkt
Blending tool 
Woodware Stampel JGS527 'Self Portrait'
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers 
Kleuren: 081-083-084-028-026-092-090-091-072-064-060-065-050-030

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Leuk dat je er was vandaag ! 

A house, a bicycle and a new VIDEO !

Hi everyone,

I have a new project for you today as well as a YouTube tutorial. I made this fun house for UmWow Studio and used one of their fab stencils and the chipboard bicycle... The link to the tutorial is at the bottom of this post.

I really enjoyed making this little house and decorating the bicycle. 

From another angle... 

Close up of the bicycle...

So cute, isn't it ! 

I have used :

Basket bike and you will find it HERE

and

Chunky heart stencil and you wlll find it HERE

The video tutorial :

ENJOY ! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Always know in your heart..

Hello everyone,

I watched a video from the very talented Jenn Engle on YouTube and she used a die cut over another piece of paper to add texture to her art journal. I thought this was so cool that I had to try it out too.
If you want to see Jenn's video click HERE 

I diecut the flourishes first in opposite corners and then adhered it to another page. I then added a layer of gesso.

Unlike Jenn I didn't use any paint in this page. I coloured it with Distress Crayons only. I have had these for ages and I don't really use them. I scribbled them on and then smudged them with my fingers.  I sealed the page by rolling gel medium on to the gelli plate and 'printing' it onto my page. I then did some random stamping. 

I chose my main image, stamped her, coloured her lightly and cut her out. I adhered her on some washi tape so she isn't floating. The sentiment was stamped, cut into strips and adhered also. Lastly I doodled around the page and the words and that was it ! 

All the supplies I used are by Ranger/Tim Holtz. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Follow your heart...

Hello everyone,

I have been accepted into the DecoArt Blogger Outreach Programm and I have made my first piece using mainly DecoArt Products and a few others.... I had lots of fun making this, experimenting along the way. I think the result is not bad !

This tag was painted with Cobalt Turquoise Hue acrylic paint. I then added some crackle paste through an Andy Skinner stencil and let that dry naturally. I you heat it with a heat gun, it won't crackle.. don't ask... haha..

Next I added a few antiquing creams, a bit of interference paint and some more antiquing cream to the crackled cornices, if you can call them that ! I really like the end result. 

Here are some close ups:

Doesn't that look yummy ! 

I also stitched around the edges with my sewing machine. 

Next I stamped the background. I used a stamp from a Mixed Media stamp set by Dina Wakley and white pigment ink for this. It dries back a little lighter which I really like in this tag. 

I then stamped the hearts (Unity Stamps) on the tag and onto some book text. 

I cut out the book text hearts and adhered them on top of the ones on the tag. 

The sentiment (which is only part of a sentiment by Carabelle Studio)  was stamped, like everything else with black Archival Ink and accentuated with a white paint pen. 

Lastly I added some whit and black splatters and a piece of ribbon coloured with the same Cobalt paint I used before. 

Thank you for stopping by today !