Journal 52 Treasure

I think the creating of this page for Journal 52 Treasures is self explanatory hope you like it

Tim's April Tag

 

These are Tim's tags

 

And this is my interpretation

Art Journal Journey

Lots of texture, painting and inking going on here in the background

 

Quite a good thought for the day too

 

 

Linking this to AJJ - Quotes or poems

Pastel Painting

 

All my favourite colours are in this picture which I did in pastels on Canson : Mi-Teintes Touch Pastel Paper 335gsm

 

I am entering it in the following challenges

Paint party Friday

 

 

Our Creative Corner - Colour my world

 

Inspiration Emporium - Everything Goes

 

Mixed Media World - Use bright colours

 

 



Altered Slate Tile

I used a slate from a discarded bird house as my base

 

I added Purple Acrylic to one side and dried - I then added some crackle medium and some Lilac acrylic and let the medium do its work - it crackled really well

 

I put texture paste through a stencil and let that dry

 

 

I stamped my main image on to cardstock using Archival ink, I put some packaging waste in an Embossing folder (bubbles) and put it through my vagabond - I stamped the sea horse with Archival and added the word Dream and some faux stitching with Sharpie. I added the acetate to the card with eyelets

 

I finished the piece with Word and Silhouette Rub Ons

 

 

I wanted to leave some of the slate showing because it has a texture all of its own

 

This is my entry for the following Challenges

 

 

Inspiration Emporium - Everything Goes

 

Rhedds Creative Spirit - Anything Goes

 

 

 

Through the Looking Glass AVJ

 

 

A Vintage Journey Challenge is all about Tim Holtz - his amazing techniques and wonderful products it's sponsored by Country View Crafts who generously give a £20 voucher which is randomly drawn. The Crew pick 3 pinworthy mentions each month and make stunning pieces of art to give inspiration

 

 

 

I have really enjoyed creating this canvas although I wasn't sure where I was going at first

 

I started by using the technique that Tim used on the February 2015 tag - I love this paper patchwork technique and used lots of pieces from my bits box.

 

I put some texture paste through a stencil and before it was dry added some Distress Embossing powder

 

I added some builders mesh to the corners and then set about gathering pieces for my focal image. I used Burlap, some of Tim's gorgeous Ideology fabric some bits from my stash, a Found Relative and Cabinet Card which I added some Chit Chat words too.

 

The "Glass" was created by using some acetate  packaging which I embossed using an Embossing folder and my Vagabond. I added it to the Cabinet Card with Brads bowing it a little - I made a bow with Crinkle Ribbon and Peacock Feathers Distress Spray

 

The butterflies were made following Tim's Shattered Stains technique - Page 48 Compendium of Curiosities Vol 2

 

The fabric flower was inked with Distress Pens and added with Glossy Accents

 

I hope you can see the "glass" better in the pic

 

 

 

If you read through all that - thank you - it would be great if you left a comment and then I can visit you

 

 

A Vintage Journey - April Challenge



Altered Canvas

 

 

I decided to do this canvas from the reverse side - I used tissue wrap to cover the canvas before colouring with Distress Spray

 

I added the photo which I had fussy cut and then aged and inked with Vintage photo distress ink

 

 

I die cut the flower from patterned paper using the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die. I grunged the flower up a bit and put a brad through the centre. I placed this on top of an inked doyley and added it to my frame

 

I finished by adding metal charms to the opposite side

 

 

I am entering this piece in the following challenges

 

Mixed Media Mojo - Add a Flower

 

Rhedds Creative Spirit

 



A Happy Life

My background was created with pieces of script, music and patterned papers

 which were torn and added. I also added some tissue tape before I covered the whole page with a thin wash of Distress Paint.

 

I cut out and added my collaged pieces that were in my stash box and outlined them with charcoal

 

I did some background stamping, added some Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs and then finished with the splatters using a Tim Holtz texture fade and Black Gesso

 

Really like this page I hope you do too

 

Challenges

 

Journal 52 - Collage

 

That's Crafty - grunge, Grunge, Grunge

 

I am also showing this page on Brenda's just for fun Visual Journal Inspiration Party




   

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Its in the cards



I created my background with Distress Paints and dry brushed Gesso

 

I then did my three cards using distress Inks, Stamping with Archival Ink, some collage pieces and some bits out of my stash

 

I mounted the cards on to black card stock and then added them

 

I then did some background stamping using foam stamps and Archival

 

The words were computer generated and mounted on black cardstock

 

I used my favourite colours Turquoise, Mustard and Green - I think these colours go together very well enhanced with Black and White

 

This is my entry for the Journal 52 challenge = Cards

 

and the 13 Arts Challenge - Favourite Colours

 

 

Journal 52 - Sweet treats

Last minute again for me this week but here's my "Sweets" page - hope you like it

Journal 52 Spring Clean

I came across this poem a while ago and it fits in perfectly with this months challenge on Journal 52 and Art Journal Journey I think this poem is very appropriate for lots of us ladies who just HAVE to clean incessantly - I don't know who the author is but here's the poem