Circle Journal: My Completed Journal

Hello again my lovelies! Yesterday I posted about the pages/spreads I completed in the other members of Circle Journal journals. You can find that HERE. Today I want to share the pages the other members created in my journal! 

We are all lovers of colour and all things PaperArtsy! If you followed me over the years you will have seen my entries for challenges etc! A lot of the spreads feature PaperArtsy products. 😊

I created it in June 2017 you can find the post about it HERE. I posted it off to Tricia and received it back in July 2018 from Wanda, completing the circle!

Front Cover

 Rules

 Each of us could choose to have rules or prompts for our journals. I chose to give each person a double page spread and told them to get out of their comfort zones. I don't really do rules as such as I end up doing my own thing, so I can't really impose them on others!

Tricia's Spread

 Tricia's spread is full of colour and has a lovely texture! It reads: "Fill your world with colour."

Rebecca's Spread

 Rebecca's spread goes from monotone to bright colours with the quote " Out of the darkness cometh light and colour." Love the contrast!

Hazel's Spread

 Hazel's spread has a similar style to mine! The quotes read: "A party without cake is just a meeting" and "Be your beautiful self."

Marie's Spread

 Marie's spread has a lovely autumnal feel. the quote reads: "How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and colour are their last days."

Claire's Spread

 Claire's spread has a dreamy floral theme to it. The quote reads: "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."

Julie's Spread

 Julie's spread has a patchwork of embossed card and collaged ephemera. The words read: "My favourite memory", "Remember when", "You+Me=Fun", "Genuine", "Our unforgettable adventure", "Memories" and "Friends".

Deb's Spread

 Deb's spread features one of her painted girls and an embossed butterfly. The script reads: " Fly away. Let the wind be your friend. Fly, take flight my lovely. Grow your wings and fly."

Chris' Spread

Chris' spread is full of awesome texture! She's used beads, stones and all sorts to create it! The words read: "Art", "See the beauty", "Creativity. Is the only way to run away without leaving your home." How true that is!

Linda's Spread

Love the contrast and colour in Linda's spread. Her quote reads: "And when the rain begins to fall, you'll ride my rainbow in the sky. And I will catch you if you fall, you'll never have to ask me why." Love that quote!

Catherine's Spread

 Catherine has her own YouTube channel and she made a video of the creation of her spread in my journal! You can find it HERE. Make sure you subscribe! The quote reads: "All you need is love. Start doing things you love. Go where your heart takes you. No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart."

Wanda's Spread

 Wanda's spread has lots of lovely layers and she popped a card in the pocket too! The quote reads: "To create one's own world takes courage."

Each and every spread is gorgeous and my photos really don't do them justice! I feel like I really got to know everyone through their pages each time a journal came to me. I could tell who's pages were who's by end. I'm really looking forward to taking part in the next round starting in October 2018.

I hope you enjoyed looking through my journal with me.

Thank you for stopping by! Please feel free to leave a comment!
Much love
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

Wanderlust 2017 Week 5 - There is No Final!

Hello my lovelies!

I just wanted to share week 5 of Wanderlust with you!

We had to start various pages in different ways, using

items we wouldn't usually use in the first layer.

I must admit it was a bit daunting at first but I had fun &

went with it!

 Paper Tape

Focal Stamps

Used Baby Wipes (sewn on)

Distress Inks (L) Lindys & DecoArt Spray Inks (R)

Modelling Paste (through stencils) (L) Focal Collage (R)

PaperArtsy Infusions & Lindy's Spray Inks

The one above did get finished into a spread HERE.

I'm sure in time, they all will get 'finished' but it was

refreshing to stop each one after the first layer!

Certainly breaks the blank page.

I found completing the spread mentioned above,

 easier with the first layer already done.

Are you taking part in Wanderlust 2017?

Let me know in the comments below!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

Statement Journal Page

Hiya my lovelies!

I started the wonderful Wanderlust 2017!

Fabulous course with lots of great teachers and educators.

You can find it HERE if you want to sign up!

(I'm not affiliated!)

Anyway I completed lesson 1 and wanted to share!

This is my journal page containing

my statement for 2017.

'To be fearless & authentic. To find insight & to embrace change.'

I used a mixture of ephemera, acrylic paints, stencils and stamps.

I love the stamp set! It's EEA05 from PaperArtsy.

A really versatile and quirky mix of fonts. It's only available

from Everything Art at the moment.

I would like to enter this page into the challenges over at:

Mixed Media Challenge Blog- Stencils

Country View Crafts Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

Craft Stamper- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm off to get painty.

☺
Please feel free to comment.
Crafty hugs
Sez x

Find Courage Mixed Media Canvas

Hiya my lovelies.

I'm back again!

I just wanted to share something

I've made for a friend of mine.

I used lots of MDF shapes from Things To Alter

& bits of broken jewellery. I also used my new

Decoart Media Fluid Acrylics & Vintage Lace Fresco Paint.

I also stamped onto the MDF ATC using Stay Strong Stamp
from Visible Image & Archival Ink in Jet Black.

I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Cheers for stopping by & leave me a comment!

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

Clipboard Makeover

 Hiya my lovelies!

Today, I decided my clipboard needed sprucing up!

I gessoed it and then squirted it with blobs of Fresco Paints in Sky, South Pacific, Eggplant & Sherbert. I used a dry brush to spread the colours on both sides. I love this technique! I never know how it going to look and it reminds me of tie dye! 

 

 

I told you I'm a hippy at heart!

 

 

I used my stencils and stamps on the front...

 

 

and the back.

 

 

I wanted to make a feature of the sun...

 

 

so I collaged a face onto it and blended it with some copper paint.

 

 

I then used a black pen to add detail to the sun and a white Posca pen to doodle.

 

All done!  

 Now I have a fab clipboard to help me doodle, colour or write while sitting infront of the T.V!

 

I would like to enter this project into the Words Challenge over at PaperArtsy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

Inspired by Jo Myhill for PaperArtsy.

 I know... 2 posts in 1 day!

Get me!

Over on the PaperArtsy Blog Jo Myhill is guest designer. She has done 3 great projects!

I have tried to incorporate all 3 in my challenge piece.

My photos aren't great as it's dark now & have had to rely on artificial light. A lot of the detail in the background is lost!

 

 

I used Fresco Paints in

Toad Hall, Tinned Peas, Sage, Beach Hut, Mocha Mousse mixed with Brown Shed & Blood Orange.

I also used Archival Ink in Olive, Stazon Ink in Timber Brown & Distress Ink in Walnut Stain.

 

 

Crochet flower with flower from a necklace & some cogs.

 

 

Shrink plastic heart & tag with stitching.

 

 

Yes, I used Darcy's Stamps again!

I love them!

I would like to enter this for the PaperArtsy Challenge.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 

Edit: Here's some pics in daylight. I also decided to add some Treasure Gold in Olive Bronze.

 

Atcs Inspired by Joanne Wardle for PaperArtsy

Hiya crafty peeps!

For those of you that don't know, I run an Atc swap on Twitter.

A few of us swap 3 atcs every month with a different theme, usually decided by suggestion.

Anyway this month the theme is nature.

I thought I'd use a technique that Joanne Wardle used over at the PaperArtsy blog you can find it here.

 

Here are my 3 atc's for the swap.

I would also like to enter them for the PaperArtsy Challenge!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 

 

SDD DT Project - Ruperts New Friend

 

Hiya Crafty Peeps!

It's time for this weeks DT project. I decided to make a Friendship Card.

 The Digistamp used is available here.

 

I made my background using Distress Stains & a Crafters Workshop Stencil. I added some rectangles of handmade paper. I stamped words like 'Friendship' that are by Claritystamp. I used Archival Ink in Blue Violet.

I printed off & coloured in the image with Promarkers. I used a 'dotty' technique for the background of the image. I finished it off by outlining it all in Copper Fineliner Pen.

 

 

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

You can also find it on the SDD Facebook page.

 

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 



Memorial Photo Box for Sandra & Stuarts Wedding

 

Hiya my lovelies!

 

Now, in my previous post I made a wedding card. It was for my dearest & longest known friend Sandra...

She had asked me to make something special for her wedding to Stuart.

Stuart's mum sadly passed away a few months back & they both wanted something to represent her on their special day.

I automatically thought photo box. I had made a couple for a 50th Wedding Anniversary. (see post)

I knew Sandra's colour scheme was lilac & white, with a heart theme, so went with that.

I made it the same way as before except for the theme & colours.

I also used words on each side.



                                                                             Love.

                                                                             Faith

                                                                               Hope

                                                                               Peace

      Friendship.

 

She was over the moon when she picked it up yesterday...

I hope Stuart likes it.

It was lovely to be asked to make something so special.

I gave it as a wedding present.

 

Hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x