Senior moments

 Hello everyone, 

Today I have a slightly different GDT post for AALL & Create to share. I made some samples for the TV shows last weekend and I thought I'd show them here as well.  

They are all Janet's new collection of senior citizens and I love them.

This tag was made with a mop up page from the gelli plate. I added some stamping and splattering. I also added a stencil print with pink Distress Oxide ink. Image was coloured with Copic Markers.

I have used:

Stencil #139 - Snow Pines

Washi tape #17 - Mix & Match

Stamps:

#846 - Hello Gorgeous

#494 - X or O 

#692 - African voices

Everything by Janet Klein

Meet Agnes Rose, isn't she fabulous?

This Postcard was made with a gelli print and a stencil. I added stamping and drew a line along the edges.

Agnes Rose was coloured with Copic Markers. I added some purple coloured pencil underneath the sentiment and white dots to Agnes' blouse with a white pen.  

I have used:

Stencil #90 - Elegance by Olga Heldwein

Stamps (all by Janet):

#845 - Growing Older

#494 - X or O

#692 - African Voices

This is Martha Joy, she is very sophisticated ! 

This tag was made by dunking a tag shaped piece of card stock into Distress Oxide ink in the colour Ground Espresso. I then added stamping, some with the same brown ink and some I heat embossed with a cream coloured powder. I added washi tape for her to stand on. Martha Joy was coloured with Copics.

I have used:

Washi tape #17 - Mix & Match

Stamps: 

#847 - Martha Joy

#494 - X or O 

#758 - Hidden Words

all by Janet

This is Stanley Green, he appears in two different guises in this collection. 

I coloured him with Copic Markers and cut him out. The background is a gelli print made with a stencil and acrylic paint to which I added some stamping, some more stencilling with the same stencil and some washi tape. 

I have used:

Stencil #143 - Creatively crossed by Autour de Mwa

Stamps: 

#849 - Stanley Green

#758 - Hidden Words

#692 - African Voices

all by Janet

Meet Ester Jean, my absolute facvourite ! 

This tag was made with pigment powders which I sprinkled on the paper and then stamped it with Abs' Scribble It stamp. It is almost invisible but it is there. 

I added stamping, doodling and washi tape before putting Ester on the tag. 

I have used:

Stamps:

#56 - Scribble It by Autour de Mwa

#844 - Ester Jean

#338 - Background Noise

Washi tape:

#22 - Flower Dancing

All by Janet

Here is Stanley again, this time he is ready for the sun, or has he had too much already?

I placed him on a background made with a gellipate and acrylic paint. I used a stencil too. I added stamping, doodling, more stencilling and washi tape. The sentiment I have used is from a Miss Dee stamp set; it seemed to fit with his flushed cheeks... lol

Stanley was coloured with Copic Markers. 

I have used:

#850 - Stanley Travels

#338 - Background Noise

#494 - X or O 

#758 - Hidden Words

#404 - Visual Ingredients

#771 - Dee Quips

Stencil:

#139 - Snow Pines

Washi tape:

#20 - Verde que te quiero verde

All by Janet

Ester Jean is back! This time she is wearing a posh frock and she had her her done.... This background was also made with a gelli plate. I love these mop up pages where the paint doesn't completely come off and creates white space! 

I added a little stamping and some washi tape. Ester was coloured with Copic Markers. 

I have used:

Stamps:

#848 - Moonstruck 

#843 - Agnes Rose (just the sentiment)

#758 - Hidden Words

Washi tape:

#17 - Mix and Match 

All by Janet

The last one is Agnes Rose in a bad mood ! lol 

The background was made with a stencil and pigment powders. I added stamping and splatters. I also drew a line around the edges. The sentiment is from a Miss Dee stamp set. 

I coloured Agnes with Copic Markers. 

I have used:

Stencil:

#138 - Rosy Posy by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#843 - Agnes Rose

#771 - Dee Quips

#692 - African Voices

#758 - Hidden Words

All by Janet

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This week at Vera Lane Studio

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Happy Thursday ! For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a double journal spread with the stencil/pigmentpowder technique. I can't get enough of it... 

This is Scorpio, she is not new but her male version is. He came out this week but I prefer the girls.. 

I coloured her with Copics, then cut her out. I used the sentiment that came with the boy version.

You will find girl Scorpio HERE.

You will find boy Scorpio HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Tis near Halloween...

 Hello everyone, 

For the second of my projects for Country View Challenges I have made a journal spread. There is still lots of time to participate if you'd like. Just make sure to read the RULES and who knows, you might win a £20 voucher for the shop. 

You'll find all the information about the challenge HERE. 

I have been enjoying pigment powders in combination with a stencil and for this project I have done that again. Sorry if it gets boring ! 

Here's how:

I decided to use these products for my journal spread. The pigment powders & stencil are not in the photo. 

First I used purple and black pigment powders with a Tim Holtz stencil. I then used a brayer and rolled some paint over the edges. I did this after I took this photos, you can see it in the next photo of the background. 

Next I stamped the moon and coloured it. 

Then the cat..

Here is everything together. I did add more colour to the witches faces, hands, brooms and hadbag after I painted them with clear gesso to get rid of the shiny surface of these paper dolls. 

In the meantime my background had dried and I added some stamping; not too much because I liked the background as it was. 

Then it was a case of putting everything together. 

I added some washitape for them to stand and sit on, some highlights with a white pen/yellow paint pen to mimic the light of the moon. I added some yellow paint around the moon....

and then added the sentiment. 

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Missed your call...

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a double artjournal spread. I was supposed to be a single page but this sort of happened and I just went along with it. I really enjoyed this one; Miss Dee cracks me up! 

Here's how I made it:

I used my Dylusions journal for this. It is the 8" x 8" one. I put this stencil on the right hand page; I added some temporary glue underneath because it was not entirely lying flat. 

I sprinkled pigment powders over it, yellow and red for the flowers, teal and green for the leaves. I then spritzed it with water. 

I then took the stencil off and dried it with my heat tool. 

Next I put the stencil back on and went through the holes with a black pen. Not sure if this made it better... 

There was so much ink still on the stencil.... I usually put it on a paper towel but I forgot to put one out so I put it on the left page. I really liked that ! I decided to make it into a double spread. 

Of course it was much to bright for me so I used a brayer and some paint to tone it down. I didn't use white paint this time but something close to the colour of the paper in the book. 

I think putting the paint over the top made the pages more to a coherent whole spread. When the paint was dry I randomly stamped the pages. Not too much as I liked it the way it was. 

Added some washi tape. 

Next I coloured Miss Dee with my Copics and cut her out. 

After putting down some more of the same washi tape I glued Miss Dee and the sentiment into place. I really like the end result. 

Here is the right hand page... 

and the left... 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil #138 - Rosy Posy by Bipasha Bk

Washi #32 - Take Risks (light) by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#366 - Roundly by Autour de Mwa

#338 - Background Noise by Janet Klein

#758 - Hidden Words by Janet Klein

#759 - Ballerina Dee by Janet Klein

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Be unique

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have done another art journal page. This time there is a VIDEO about how I made the background. I didn't film the colouring of the images because it makes the video so long.. 

I do have some photos too:

First I stamped the images I wanted to use as focals. 

As soon as I colour the flowers this bright orange I knew I wanted the background to be turquoise blue. 

Started with texture paste...

Then washi tape. 

I forgot to take more photos after this, BUT there is a video where you can see me make this background, colour and all ! lol

Link to YouTube tutorial

HERE

There is also a link you can click below the pictures.. 

Click on the picture if you'd like to see the video

I have used :

Stencil:

#139 - Snow Pines by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#625 - Vine by Tracy Evans

#543 - Reckoner Digits by Tracy Evans

#685 - Nature's Angels by Bipasha Bk

#690 - Robin & Nuthatch by Tracy Evans

Washi tape:

25 mm by Autour de Mwa

#7 - Winged Friends by Tracy Evans

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Born to explore

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It is Tuesday so that means another project for AALL & Create. This week I have made a card. I wanted it to look a little vintage so I used muted colours but I don't know whether I succeeded in making it look vintage or if it is just well muted... lol.. 

Here's how I made it:

This stencil was perfect for what I wanted to make. I put it onto a piece of watercolour card using Graphite paste. It dries black with little glittery specs in it. 

After I added colour with watercolours and pigment powders and it had dried I added some stamping with this large background stamp by Abs. 

Next I stamped this girl and watercolored her. 

Here's a close up. 

The sentiment came from this set but I made one out of the two saying: born to explore.

Here it is put all together. 

I have used:

Stencil # 8 by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#58 - Scribble It by Autour de Mwa

#653 - Camping by Janet Klein

#654 - Don't feed the bears by Janet Klein

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Always be on the lookout

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create post I have made a card. I went back into the 'archives' to search out some older stamps that I still really like and this is what I came up with.

Here's how:

I used Distress Oxide inks, sprays and some pigment powders to make this background. I just put them all on my craft sheet, spritzed with water and dunked the card in it. I then added a stencil print.

This stamp is one of my favourite ones for backgrounds; there are so many elements to use.. I used a greenish ink that matched some of the background. 

A bit more background stamping. This time with black.

Next I stamped the fish on the card and on a piece of watercolour paper. 

I then watercolored the fish... and cut it out.

I then glued it onto the one on the card. I also added a sentiment, in this case a small talk sticker by Tim Holtz. 

I have used the following AALL & Create materials:

stencil #59 Weathered tiles by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#489 Wisecracks by Autour de Mwa

#58 Scribble it by Autour de Mwa

#386 Ocean Wonders by Bipasha Bk

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