Wishlist doilies - Journal page

Today's project I'm sharing is a journal page on which I've used the Unity/Bella Blvd stamp set Bella Doilies.

I used Derwent Artbars to make a background which I then blended with water. I stamped the doilies using various chalk inkpads to create some texture.

The lettering was done using rub-ons which I outlined with a fineliner:

Materials used: Unity stamps (as above), chalk inkpads, Derwent Artbars, Scrapworks Rubz, Letraset fineliner pen, Mamelok scrap.

Art journalling with Unity

Today I've been playing in a new journal using Unity stamps.

I made the background using Dylusions inks and then randomly stamped using Versamagic chalk inks and the grid stamp from Unity's "Moments in Bloom" store kit available in the shop here and the Unity/Christy Tomlinson stamp "tattered chicken wire" available in the shop here.

After leaving this to dry I then used a floral stamp from the Unity "Quiet Essence" store kit (again in the shop here) and stamped this around the edges using black Versafine ink before colouring in using Prismacolor pencils.

I stamped the sentiment from the Quote Bundle Pack again using Versafine ink and coloured the flowers using pencils again.

The art doll was a digital that I purchased from Etsy seller Sabrina.

Materials used: Dylusions inks, Versamagic inks, Versafine ink, Unity stamps (as above), Prismacolor pencils, white Signo pen, digital art doll (as above).

For the love of pink and green

I've been playing in my play book/journal again and made a page that is purely based on my love of the pink/green colour combination.

I started by spraying over a mask on to the page using Glimmer Mists and then stamping the flowers using Faber Castell Big Brush markers as the ink. I then used some die-cuts and a digital image which I printed off and cut out and stick these to the page.I then added rub-ons and a few stamped leaves.

Materials used: Tattered Angels mask, Glimmer Mists, Innovative Stamp Creations stamp, Faber Castell big brush pens, K&Co die-cuts, digital image from Lisa's Altered Art, Basic Grey rub-ons, Fancy Pants rub-ons.

I will be.......

"who I want to be."

Another page from my book:

Materials used: Ranger Distress Stains, Paperbag Studios stamps, brown Versafine ink, Tim Holtz tissue tape, Prima alphabet stickers, ArtDolls by Cemerony (on Etsy).

2 ways.......

"There are 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other as though everything is."

Another page in my playing book:

Materials used: Ranger Distress inks, K & Co vellum die-cuts, black Sakura pen.

Journal play 19/11

Another page in my "play book". For this one I made the background using Distress Stains which I spritzed over with white drawing ink.

The digital image is from another download by Julia at Cemerony. The text was done using old Letraset transfer alphabets and some K & Co acetate die-cuts.

Materials used: Ranger Distress Stains, white drawing ink, Letraset dry transfer lettering, K & Co acetate alphabet, digital images from Cemerony, Prima stamps, Tuscan Rose stamps, Creative IMaginations epoxy heart sticker, white Signo pen.

Journal play 13/11and my birthday!

Yes...it's November 13th which means that I'm 21 again LOL!! Not doing anything special today but Mum is coming over later to see me and have a cup of tea. I've been busy tidying up and vacuuming this morning in preparation.

I have some fab new CDs to listen to, a DVD to watch and some Distress stains and Tim Holtz tissue tape to play with. I've also received some money and am using it to buy this little baby as I wanted another compact camera with a better zoom and this has an 18 x optical zoom:

I've just reserved it and will be picking it up tomorrow woo-hoo!!!

Yesterday I had a play at another journal page and this is being shared on the Make The Day Special blog today. I used stamps from Unity's "All About the Journey" set which is available in the shop here.

I made the background using Pentel oil pastels which I blended and then swiped white drawing ink over the top, The art doll was one by the fabulously talented Sabrina Zannetti and bought from her Etsy shop Digital Image 4 You.

I stamped the arrow straight on to the page and used Derwent Inktense pencils to highlight parts. The large quote stamp was stamped on to a K & Co die-cut and the small quote I stamped on to patterned paper before cutting the words apart.

Materials used: Pentel oil pastels, white drawing ink, art doll (as above), Unity stamps (as above), black Versafine ink, K & Co die-cut, black Sakura pen.

Journal play 12/11

Been playing again today in my "journal / play book" using some digital art bought from the fabulously talented Julia van der Werf in her Etsy shop - Cemerony

I made the background using oil pastels which I blended together. I then used a Crafter's Workshop template and some Glimmer Mist to add texture in the bottom left corner.

Materials used: Pentel oil pastels, Crafter's Workshop template, Glimmer Mist, digital art doll (as above), Tim Holtz tissue tape, 7Gypsies rub-on, Creative Imaginations rub-on, Heidi Swapp tab, KI Memories die-cuts, Basic Grey rub-on.

Rainbows

I've been playing in my "play book" again. I won't call it a journal because I don't think it comes close to all the beautiful art journals out there at the moment - it's just my book that I get to play in and do whatever I want in LOL.

I made the background using oil pastels (expect to see a fair bit of them in the future as I love using them!!). I then used a couple of Unity stamps, some doodling and a bit of Dymo tape:

Materials used: oil pastels, Unity stamps, black Versafine ink, black Sakura pen, white Signo pen, Dymo tape, MAMBI alphabet stickers, Making Memories alphabet stickers.

Create Beauty

I bought myself an A5 sketchbook the other day having seen some of the fabulous art journalling around and wanting to have a go at some of the techniques.

I've decided to just use my book as a "play book" and just fill the pages with whatever I feel like at the time LOL!

This first page I made using a mix of watercolour crayons, watercolour pencils, stamping and pens.

The "Create Beauty" stamp from Unity's Just Be You set was stamped using Stazon on watercolour paper and then coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils. I also used the "make something" stamp from Unity's Better Somewhere Today set stamped straight on the page along with the birds from Unity's Brave Girl set.

 

It may not be perfect but I had fun LOL!!

Materials used: watercolour pad, Reeves watercolour crayons, Derwent Inktense pencils, Glimmer Mists, Unity stamps (as above), black Versafine ink, black Stazon ink, Versamagic ink, sequin waste,

black and white gel pens.