#Journal52 Weeks 49 - 52!

Hello my lovelies! Well, we are nearly at the end of 2017 and I have reached the end of my #Journal52 journey. I did at times find it hard to keep up due to illnesses flaring up, but I did it in the end! 😊

Week 49 Reflect

Week 50 Peace

Week 51 Release

Week 52 Desire

I hope you've enjoyed following my #Journal52 journey through out 2017. You can find a flip-through video on my FB page.

I hope to blog more consistently in 2018 and would love it if you can continue to follow my creative journey! 😊 

Much love

Sez x

#ArtMarks30DayChallenge Part 2 Days 1-8

Hello my lovelies!

Art Marks 30 day challenge Part 2 has started over at

Rae Messigman.

Totally loved taking part in Part 1

and won some of Rae's fabulous stickers!

So here's my pages for Part 2:

Cover page

Day 1 'Clustered' & Day 2 'Repeating'

 Day 3 'Layered' & Day 4 'Stacked'

 Day 5 'Round' & Day 6 'Black & White'

 Day 7 'Arrow Like' & Day 8 'Filled'

Really feeling abstracts at the moment & loving mark making!

I'm posting daily on Instagram come follow me.

Thank so much for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#MiniMoleyDaily 1st April - 7th April 2017

Hello my lovelies!

Here's this weeks MMD pages:

I was painting intuitively this week.

Isn't is funny how we change from week to week?!

Last week it was faces!

Thanks for stopping by!

Find me on Instagram.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#Journal52 Week 13 - Seed

Hello my lovelies!

Hope you are all well?

Here's my spread for Week 13 for the prompt Seed.

I used:

White Gesso

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Inkspray

in Time Travel Teal

Pebeo Acrylic Paints in

 Phtalocyanine Emerald & Payne's Grey

mixed together

Decoart Media fluid in Quinacridone Violet

Posca Pens in Red, White & Blue

The quote is by Robert Louis Stevenson.

You can join in HERE.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

A Thing Called Love Week 2 - Jolie Raimondo

Hello my lovelies!

I had a lovely afternoon today working on

a lesson in Brandi Dayton's

A Thing called Love

Week 2 lesson is taught by Jolie Raimondo.

I love her style, with thick layers which are so painterly and free.

I really enjoyed this class and Jolie's teaching style.

Her & Brandi are a hoot!

Here's my version.

If you haven't taken part in A Thing Called Love

go check it out via the link!

I'm a bit behind with my courses at the mo,

but that's what happens when you sign up for loads of them!

I just can't help myself!

😄

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Thanks for stopping by!

Let me know if you're joining in too.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#Journal52 Weeks 9 & 10 - Emerge & Truth

Hello my lovelies!

I wanted to share my Journal52

spreads with you today.

For more info on #Journal52 go HERE

Here's my spread for week 9 - Emerge.

I used:

Collage papers (magazine)

Matt medium

Acrylic paint

Posca pens

Gesso

Fresco paint in Concrete

😊

Here's week 10 - Truth.

I used:

Fresco paints in DustyTeal & Blood Orange

Posca pens

Gold acrylic marker

Gesso

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Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#52CafeCards- H is for Hearts

Hello my lovelies!

Here's my next CafeCard.

I'm behind on most things at the moment but I'm catching up!

This weeks prompt was Hearts/Hummingbirds...

I opted for the hearts.

I used:

Playing Card

Gesso

Paperartsy Eclectica EDY01Stamp Set

Archival Ink in Black/Watering Can

Posca Pen in Red

Scribblicious Pen in Gold

Masking Tape

Iridescent Glitter

Glazing Fluid

You can join in HERE

For day to day postings of my makes find me on Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by!

Let me know if you are joining in too,

in the comments below.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

PaperArtsy Challenge #2 - Masks Project 2

Hiya my lovelies!

Here's my second project for the challenge over at

PaperArtsy!

I decided to make some masks/stencils with my glue gun.

I had a whale of a time!

Here they all are:

I sprinkled some Infusions in A Bit Jaded, The Sage &

Emerald Isle onto my Dylusions journal & added water

for a background.

I added my masks & gessoed on top.

 I then used Blood Orange, Autumn Fire, Pumpkin Soup

& Hey Pesto on top. I love the translucency of these colours.

In fact I use them so much I need to get some more!

Here's the finished journal spread.

I really had a lot of fun doing this.

It's so easy & I now have my own custom masks/stencils!

Give it a go!

Perhaps you already have, let me know in the comments below!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#52CafeCards E is for Eclipse.

Hiya my lovelies!

I wanted to share my E #CaféCard.

If you have no idea what I'm on about

there is a post HERE that explains all!

I used:

Black Gesso

White Gesso

White Signo Pen

Iridescent Glitter

Glazing Fluid

Black Glass Bead

2 Small Clear Glass Beads

Silver Headpin

Silver Jump Ring

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Folder Journal & Classes Update

Hiya my lovelies!

This week I have been making Folder Journals.

I was given some old files a while ago,

the sort that hang in filing cabinets.

I cut off the metal parts with a craft knife and put

one inside the other.

Like this...

I then made 3 holes with a bradel. I used a big darning needle &

some cord to sew a 'signature'.

There are lots of tutorials out there.

This is a very simple version!

I tied it together and knotted it on the outside.

I then Gessoed all the pages!

It's now ready to use & added to my collection!

I also have a Moleskine & a Dylusions journal too.

I am also thinking of using an old altered book.

You can use anything you like really!

I have downloaded some classes this year to do at my own pace.

I have to have surgery soon & the recovery is quite long, so

I need to keep myself busy creating to get my mind off of

what's going on! This is the start of many procedures & I might find

myself getting a bit overwhelmed with them all but we will see!

I will post anything I do create either here or on FB.

The classes I am doing are:

Wanderlust2017-Everything Art

Book of Days Boot Camp-Effy Wild

Lifebook12- I know it's old but it was in a sale!

I am also doing Jenniebellies Rock your own Shop,

so watch this space!

I have put links in in case you want to have a look.

I will also be continuing to do Journal 52 which I talked about HERE

and #MiniMoleyDaily which I talked about HERE

That will keep me busy!

I'm not worried if I fall behind, I will just take each day as it comes.

Your patience with my posting may be required!

Thank you so much for stopping by,

it really does mean a lot!

Please leave me a comment or hug.

Crafty hugs

Sez x 

Journal 52

Hiya my lovelies!

2 posts in 1 day!!

I'm so on it! Haha!

😊

What is Journal 52?

Well, it's basically a journal spread every week following that weeks prompt.

There is a FB group which is closed but you can click join if you

are interested.

I am using a Moleskine journal for this project.

Here's my opening spread...

This weeks prompt is

PORTAL

I used:

*Pebeo high viscosity studio acrylics

*White Gesso

*Andy Skinner Fossil stencil
*Items for making marks ie. tubes & plastic cards etc.
*Silver Edding1200 metallic pen.
*Unipin Fineliner 0.3

Around the 'Portal' I have written:
"We constantly go through portals on our way through life.
Each decision we make, opens up a new one for us
to travel through. Constantly opening to new possibilities,
new adventures."

I really enjoyed this prompt and sharing it with you.
Thanks for stopping by.
Please leave a comment before you leave!
Crafty hugs
Sez x 

PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge

Hiya my lovelies!

I'm actually going to enter a challenge!!!!

Woo hoo!

It has been too long, I know.

This project is for the PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge.

I found an old Amazon box, (other online stores are available)

you know the ones like a folder, & thought I'd give it a paint!

Items for this project are:

I'll tell you what I used as we go along anyway!

Ok, I started by gessoing the entire folder.

I then squirted Spanish Mulberry, Pansy, Concrete & South Pacific

Fresco Finish Paint (my fave colours)

& used a dry brush to slap them on! I love this technique because

you never know how it will turn out! Fabulous!

Turned out like this!

I then painted a coat of South Pacific & let it dry with the help

of my trusty heat gun. (I was getting impatient!)

I then dry brushed another coat on top.

Love the result!

On the hinge parts of the folder I stamped a hinge image

from the HP1103 set 2 inches down from the top & 2 inches up from the bottom.

I did this on each one using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I then stamped the lock from the same set.

I stamped the big stamp along the top & bottom using Watering Can Archival Ink.

Then using the leaf stamp I created some patterns.

These were in Watering Can Archival Ink too.

I then went around the edges with the hollow circle strip stamp from FR4 set

in Watering can Archival Ink. I then squirted some Pumpkin Soup Fresco

onto a palette & stamped circles using an old tape tube.

I lined up the rest of the stamps in FR4 set to make a pattern

& stamped the flaps using Watering Can Archival Ink. I also

stamped on the other side in the same ink but I used the cog stamp from EDY01.

I used some low tack masking tape around the area so I didn't overstamp.

I like to use this grey colour for stamping backgrounds as it doesn't stand out too much.

I decided to overstamp the lock & hinge stamps using Copper Pearlised Paint.

I also used this to paint a rectangle inside on the top flap and around the edges.

I overstamped the copper rectangle inside with the

Happiness stamp from HP1103 using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I added a piece of ribbon and a handmade (by me) polymer clay

bead as a closure & a notebook & pen.

 

Voila!

I really like how it turned out.

Cheers for stopping by.

Leave me some love & come back soon!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Project 2 for ON&DT- Found Objects

 Hiya my lovelies!

It's time for a new project over at Old, New & Digital Too!

This month it's my turn to pick the theme & I chose Found Objects.

Here's what I did...

I FOUND an OLD book...

 

 

I cut a section out of each page which seemed to take forever!!!

(I left some back pages as a base & the first couple to hide the cut outs!)

  

 

I then glued them all together (which also took ages!) to form a box... a secret box! (which is why I kept the first couple of pages intact).

 

 

I then sourced my digital image from The Graphics Fairy which is an eye. I chose this image because this project is also going to be a gift! My friend is into crime/mystery books & thought it was apt. 

  I coloured the eye in using Promarkers & sealed it with a layer of Glossy Accents to give the eyeball some shine. I then adhered it to the book cover with matte medium.

 

I then chose some more FOUND OBJECTS to frame the eye. I don't know about you, but I have a big box of bits & bobs, broken jewellery, old nik naks & numerous random bought embellishments made for the 'mix media' market. I love this box of delights! I chose an OLD zip for the eye to peer out from. I thought it lended itself well to crime/mystery effect. I chose various other bits & bobs & glued them on.

 

 

I masked off the pages & the eye with low tack masking tape & painted a coat of black gesso over the cover.

 

I then used my NEW Daler Rowney artist acrylic inks to paint the objects. I got these at xmas & hadn't used them yet, so was excited to use them! I also used some Treasure Gold too. I then decided that it needed some texture so I added some grunge paste through stencils. I don't always do things in the right order but hey ho!

 

 

I gave it another coat of black gesso & 'knocked back' the colours a bit with it on the objects.

  I then used some Treasure Gold in teal, indigo, pewter & olive gold to bring out some of the texture. I also used some gliding flakes on some of the texture & on the spine of the book.

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Side View
 

Ta da!

So that's this months project!

I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

Please head on over to ON&DT to see the other DT's projects!

 I am also this month's featured DT & there's a little inside info about me on there too! ;)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it!

Feel free to leave a comment!

Crafty hugs

Sez x