Happy New Year 2015!

So as the old year close and the New Year comes closer

My you join me on my new journey 

to grow in my creativity

And in my confidence!

I hope to see you in more challenges in 2015!!

Happy New Year
Everyone
Joan
XXOO

Family together

This jounal page was heaps of fun and was a great deal to figure out.....

Let me explain...

I wanted to do blues as my back ground so out of my scrap pattern papers

I started to select the pattern blue tone pages I wanted.  

I began to cut two pieces of each in random sizes. 

I used broken china - distress ink to edge each piece of paper.

I then stuck each of paper down with mod podge.

I made sure that neither pages are the same with the layout of the

pattern papers although I have the same pattern papers. 

I then added my photos and my embellishments. 

Happy journaling everyone

Joan

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

So if you have followed or been on my blog.... Thank you!!

Thank you for your time, your efforts and your kindness!

This has been a year I would like to close the door on and let 

2015 be a New  Beginning for Me and my family...

As each family carries burdens through life some are 

Just to heavy to let you do what you love....

I have let my worries stand I the way of 

My creativity and I do hope that I can find it again,

And re-ignite the flame within me to inspire others,

In the years ahead.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas

And May 2015 be filled with all the Love and joy for you

You and your family's seek for yourself!

God Bless

Joan

Butterflies

Yes.... I do love butterflies...

I  stamped heaps of butterflies out until it was covered over my plain white cardstock

I cut them out and glued them down on my journal page.

They are randomly placed as I wasn't sure if they are going to be a main feature or just a background!

I then found gelatos - colours I wanted and began to blend over the page.

 I applied gel medium to seal the page. Added the finish touches.

Love to you all

Joan

Xx

Antique Bottle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All this is my first attempt at doing a bottle...

 

so for you that are so very talented... please be bear with me!

 

This is how I started.

I got an olive oil bottle washed it well and removed the label.

I used masking tape around the neck of the bottle first,

then did a thin layer of gesso first and repeated. Once both layers were dry I applied two layers of cream.

I used burnt amber and watered if down and used a tooth brush and flicked it all over the bottle.

then let it dry.

 

 

whilst drying I cut out from my collage sheet and serviette the pieces I wanted.

I mod podged it done and then used bark brown ink and rubbed the edgings of the

bottle and blended the images once they had been added.

I then took off the masking tape and add my twine.

 I finally added a butterfly and a key with my two cogs.

I glued down my key so it doesn't swing every time I pick up the bottle.

 

 

hope you enjoyed my bottle as much as I enjoyed making it

 

Happy scrapping

xxoo

 



Egg dairy ... New look

Well accidents happen and it was going to happen sooner or later....

I dropped my journal and dammeged the cover... Not just a small crack..

But the top came off!!! Smashed!!

I was shattered (no pun intended!!) to say the least but then I thought this was the chance to pull it off

And fix up my changes I wanted to make the last time and add some more... Well let's see what I can do before I say some thing that doesn't happen!!!

Evidence of the disaster!!

So I started of by re-sanding the cover and doing a thin layer of gesso and then

Did a second coat of gesso thicker this time.

I then put my eggshells down. Egg shell up and glue it down mod podge.

Once dry I reapplied mod podge and dried.

I then put the colour cream. I again did two coats.

Once dry I applied a serviette. 

I put it one side to dry and took a arch chippie and did a thin layer of glue over

The entire chippie to give it dimemsion. I dried it with my heating tool. Once dried 

I applied gold paint. Dried and then over the top used picked fence distress paint and rubbed with my finger

over the gold to tone down the gold. I still wasn't happy with the colour so I used spun sugar distress paint

over top of the colours I had already used. 

I then took my dress mannequin and sprain with Dylusions -

chocolate, campso teal & turquoise  

I did a paper doily as a skirt and glued it down.

 I left it white and put a silver ribbon over the top.

I then put a piece of lace across the cover and glued it down.

I then glued down my arch that was dry.

I then glued down my mannequin.

I then added more lace to the mannequin which I had sprayed with garnet. 

I found the agent to pink so I added  abit of picket fence over it to tone it down.

I then placed a rhinestone on the centre of the lace and a bit of stickles - pearl at the top.

At the top of the mannequin I added a large rhinestone as well.

 

Super stoked with the final out come and I must say this is more of a ladies dairy.. so between you, me and this blog kinda happy it needed a new lease on life!

 

Happy scrapping Ladies

"Little boy"

       Thanks YouTube this has been my most enjoyable clip to watch and learn from....

"Mother's Love" by lindys stamp gang.

I started of by choosing a black card stock and then glued down old book pages.

I then watered down gesso over the pages. I wanted the black edging on the card stock to show.

I then started sorting through my scrap pattern papers. You will need about 10 variations. I cut them into strips of 0.7cm thick and at least 25cm long.

Before sticking the strips down I mark where I want my photo down.

I then measure 1cm in from from the edge of both sides of the photo marks and 

draw a fine line to start placing my strips down. 

Place them both horizontally and vertically. 

I staggered my layers as I placed them down.

Once they where down I gessoed over my patterned paper. 

And dried with my heating tool.

I then took modeling paste and my circle stencil and did random circles. 

Once I was happy with my circles. I dried with my heating tool. Making sure that the pages well dried. I then took my two colours - poppy red and sky blue. 

I sprayed my page in the areas I wanted my colours to stand out.

I then dried the sprays again.

Once it was dry I took my charcoal pencil and edged all the strips I had stuck down.

I also went around some of the circles. This just makes the images pop!!

 At this point I was so stoked with how it was looking I 

stood back and enjoyed what I had done..... 

I then stuck down my picture with glue, and began to add my embellishments.

I've loved doing this page... I do so badly need to learn how to improve on my 

photography work!!!

From the light to the angles.... 

Happy scrapping guys

XXOO 

Joan