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

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by ! 

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

Thank you for stopping by today! 

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

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

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists or 

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by ! 

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

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

or 

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by !

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

...happy New Year! For the first Vera Lane Studio project of the year I have made a postcard with the newly released 'Toodles'. Isn't he fabulous! 

I made the background with a gel press plate and a stencil. I splattered some pink ink on it and added some stamping. Toodles was printed, coloured with Copic Markers and cut out. 

After placing some washi tape for him to slip on... I put him and the soap bar on the card. Lastly I added the sentiment. 

You'll find Toodles HERE.

All the delightful Vera Lane Studio digi's are HERE

Thank you for stopping by today! 

To become an artist

 Hello everyone, 

Happy New Year ! For this year's very first AALL & Create project I have made a duo of cards. 

Here's how:

First I die cut 2 white and 2 black cards with this fabulous set. I will use the black cards as a mat for the white ones. 

Next I coloured the white cards with a blending tool and Distress Oxide inks, I then sprayed the stencil with water and put it on the cards. The idea is to bleach out the stencil. It worked by not very well, might have been the card stock I used. I fixed this by putting the stencil back on and using a blending tool and some ink to define the shape of the stencil. Of course after I did this I toned it down with white paint and a brayer. You can see this in the next photo. 

Next I stated the eyes on the cards. I used a gelli plate to reverse the image. The print of the one via the gelli plate is always lighter and not quite so sharp but on the whole it's a good way of doing this. 

Next, more stamping, this time on white card ready for colouring. Again I reversed the image.

Here they are all coloured up and cut out. I will glue them on the stamped images on the card. I did add a tiny bit of green to the iris later.. 

This stamp set is fabulous so I used just this one for the background stamping. 

I also added some washitapes which I later toned down slightly with white paint and my fingers. I chose the washi tape based on the colours I wanted not the design. 

Stamping the sentiment. 

I glued the finished cards onto the black die cuts. There is just a small black border left. I think that looks fabulous! 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stamps:

#970 - Leonardo Da Vinci by Janet Klein

#1110 - Time Heals All by Autour De Mwa & Co

Stencil:

#59 - Weathered Tiles by Autour De Mwa

Die:

#26 - Frayed Frames by Autour de Mwa & Co

Washi tape:

#64 - Spooky Washi by Janet Klein

#61 - Harvest Time by Janet Klein

#68 - 7 Seas by Janet Klein

#51 - Love Land by Janet Klein

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

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

or 

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

if you want to go shopping ! 

Thank you for stopping by today !