My New Favourite Die......Eileen Hull's Wrap Around Journal Part Two

So now we move on to the inside where there's lots of room for four signatures.

 First I started by creating a master board using Amsterdam acrylic paints onto copy paper. These would form the base of the signature covers.

 Building the colours up and blending them together with my fingers, I'm a hands on crafter.

Once I was happy with the painted background and it was totally dry, I used one of the Mandala stamps from the Jane Davenport with Lilac StazOn ink to create a random pattern, before cutting the pages out using Eileen's Passport Book Die. The pages on that die are the perfect size to fit the Wrap Around Journal, and as this is going to be a notebook, I can die cut several sheets of copier paper at a time.

I decided to knock the colours back a little, as they were very vibrant compared to the journal cover. So a quick dry brush with white gesso created a softer, muted tone to the signature covers.

 To finish off the covers I added some doodles using one of the new size White Gelly Roll pens, love this size 10 one, as it's larger than the standard size 08 one we all know and love. They have also brought out a finer one as well size 05

I found some pretty washi tape with feathers on and added pieces onto the covers for decoration, and also to strengthen the spines of the inside of the covers.

 Then after a sewing the signatures with a waxed linen thread, they were ready to be slipped inside the Wrap Around Journal.

All ready to take notes and add lists in to.

You can check out Part One HERE where you will find details of the Wrap Around Journal cover.

Hope you've enjoyed seeing the process, happy crafting.
Elizabeth x


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It's a Grey Day!

 I've finally plucked up the courage to enter one of my scrapbook pages into the Scrapbook365 November Sketch Challenge. I've really got back into Scrapbooking again, so be warned family, I have photo's!

 The sponsor this time is the Mixed Media Place who also have a new challenge, to use black, white, grey and one other colour, so I decided to combine the two !!

 The papers, stickers and tags are from Basic Grey, and both the butterfly stamps and sentiment stamp are from Kaisercraft. The little treasure on the right is me, with my older Sister. It always makes me smile as I look so prim with my hands folded lol.

I struggled to get a good picture of my page as it's such a grey day here, with very little light, winter has arrived!
Thanks for looking, Elizabeth xxx

Butterfly Challenge - Glamorous

I've been promising Mrs A right from when she started the Butterfly Challenge Blog that I would join in, have been on a mission this morning to make sure that I do!!

So using the gorgeous BoBunny papers that came free in the Scrapbook magazine, bought as my Craft Stamper team mate Tracy has some  fabulous projects in there, and a 7gypsies album from my stash, I have started my butterfly challenge journal.

 I added Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium to the butterflies and some Treasure Gold around the edges, for a shabby chic look.

The Mini Tattered Florals were cut, loaded on to brads and spritzed with water, to get the crumpled look.
A piece of black raffia from my stash finishes off the album cover.
So no more excuses for me Mrs A, I have an on-going project.
Elizabeth xxx

More Bottles for the Craft Stamper Challenge

A little more inspiration for the Craft Stampers Take It Make It Challenge - Bottles!
I had great fun making this piece, who knew I had Orange Liquor in the cupboard, and in such a fab bottle!
The texture had been created with distress crackle paint and big dollops of fresco, with a smooch of treasure gold over the top.

The stamps I've used are from Steampunk Spells by Graphic 45, with the wings on acetate packaging, so they flutter.

We have a great prize up for grabs, as used by someone very famous, pop over via the link to check out who!!!!!