This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday and welcome to February; hopefully it won't be as long as January!! 

For today's post for Vera Lane Studio I have made a journal page in my 8 x 8 Dylusions Journal.

I printed and coloured the images and cut them out. I used Copic Markers for the colouring. The background was made with Distress Oxide inks and a blending tool. I put some washitape around the page to create a border and then just blended the colours together. I used Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmelade. I then put a stencil on top that I spritzed with water, it will bleach out where the stencil sits on the paper. I then added some stamping. Next I used a brayer and white paint to tone it down, I also used the same stencil again and just stencilled with white paint in a few places. 

I place a small piece of washi tape for the little girl to stand on and then glued the images and the sentiment on the page. I black line around it finished it off. 

You'll find 'Chinese New Year' HERE.

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Something wicked

 Hello everyone, 

Today's AALL & Create DT post is a journal page. 

Here's how:

I made a gelli print with this stencil and acrylic paint. I toned it down with white paint later. 

I stamped the images I was going to us. Mrs. Squeak was left over from an earlier project. 

I thought I was going to use the signpost on which I stamped 'nowhere' on every sign but I found it difficult to balance the page with three images so I left it off. 

I added some stencilling with white paint and some splatters. 

Next I stamped the background, using grey and black ink.

I also went around the edges with the black ink pad to frame the page. I then placed the images on the page and decided to give the bus wings. This is part of a stamp set by Janet Klein. All stamps used are listed below. I also added some washi tape and two Tim Holtz sentiments. 

I have used :

Stencil #126 - Lotza Starz by Autour de Mwa

Stencil #132 - Flagstone Figures by Autour de Mwa

Washi tape #64 - Spooky Washi by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#940 - Heart Collage by Janet Klein

#956 - Define Halloween by Janet Klein

Stamps by Autour De Mwa & Co:

#366 - Roundly

#1000 - All Aboard

#1046 - Road To Nowhere

#1053 - House of Faces

#1057 - Mrs. Squeak

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Beauty abounds

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a journal page. This week I have used mainly products by Bipasha Bk. Her flower and bird drawings are superb! 

Here's how I made this page:

First I made a 'mop up' page with the gelli plate. I just put on different colours of acrylic paint, usually light colours, making sure I keep complementary colours separate so I don't make mud. 

Next I added a stencil print with Distress Oxide ink.

Next I stamped part of the top left flower on my page in three places and heat embossed them with white powder. I know you can't see them yet but you will....

I then used watercolour markers to cooler them. I used the paint pen for the hearts of the flowers adding little dots. 

Next I stamped randomly with Versafine Clair. I usually use a light colour for the bigger stamps and grey and black for the smaller ones. 

This is the bird I was going to use. I coloured him in pink and didn't like it so stamped him again and coloured him blue the second time. Much better ! 

How lovely is he?

Then I got carried away and forgot to take more pictures. I only added a piece of washi tape and glued the bird down. The sentiment is a piece of washi tape that I mounted on a piece of paper. I also added white splatters using a paint pen. 

I used the following products:

Washi tape:

#31 - Take Risks by Autour de Mwa

#24 - Power Words by Bipasha Bk

Stencil:

#127 - Bloomed Roses by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#443 - Scripted Circles by Bipasha Bk

#568 - ABC's by Bipasha Bk

#710 - Perched Among Petals by Bipasha Bk

#745 - Visiting The Flowers by Bipasha Bk

#748 - Add A Motto 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 so much for stopping by today !