Journal Cover 1

Hi Crafty Friends!

I made a little book again, this time to use for art journaling the first completed page of which was posted earlier this week.

Now it's time to share the front cover, here it is ...

I started off with attaching a few strips of pretty paper off cuts to a piece of card. I then added the stencilling with paste, or shall I say All purpose Filler from Home Bargains, and allowed it to dry. I had the filler for a while and it had gone slightly lumpy which made for a rather nice worn look after the lumps were removed. the tube had been opened for a couple of years at least after its last use and only the first bit had set which I was rather pleased about.

Once dry I added some colour to my paste stencilling and a little more stencilling with ink. A bit of stamping and more ink around the edges finished my background off. The butterfly, sentiment, sequins and a touch of glitter finished the cover off.

That's it for today. Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

hugs

Monika 💕

here is what I used:

- off-cuts Happy Watercolour design from The Works

- Flair and Wavy slimline stencils from STAMPlorations

- Mixed Media Grunge stamp set from STAMPlorations

- Scribbly Insects stamp set by Dina Wakley's Media

A Little Fragile

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today's card uses the print I took off the Bamboo stencil (STAMPlorations) with the left-over paint from yesterday's card. Have a look ...

I finished it off with a butterfly and sentiment from Dina Wakley Media's Scribbly Insects set.

Wishing you all a lovely day!
hugs
Monika 💕

Queen Bee

Hi Crafty Friends!

Sharing another card using stamps from the Scribbly Insects set by Dina Wakley Media, this time using the bee and one of the sentiments.

It has more of a mixed media feel. the bee was coloured with metallic pencils and masked before stamping the silhouette foliage using stamps from a couple of sets by Uniko. The script stamp is from a set by STAMPlorations.

I finished off by adding a watercolour shadow around the bee and a touch of glitter glue on the wings.

Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs

Monika 💕

Kisses Of An Angel 2

Hi Crafty Friends!

Another take on the card I shared yesterday using the same stamps and layout. This time the colouring was done using Izink dye inks.

Keeping it short again. Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Kisses Of An Angel 1

Hi Crafty Friends!

I've been getting some vastly underused supplies out to have a play. This is the project I made using Dina Wakley Media's Scribbly Insects set which I got a few years ago.

I used one of the butterflies, coloured it with Caran D'Ache Neocolor II crayons and finished off with a sentiment from the Trendy Butterflies 2 set by STAMPlorations.

Keeping it short today. Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Queen Bee Of Brushos

Hello Crafty Friends,

I just had to share this card today. I made it at the Happy Little Stampers Craft Retreat in Swindon at the weekend.

The bee and sentiment are from the Scribbly Insects set by Dina Wakley, stamped on a Brusho with Inka Gold background and coloured with Promarkers.

The retreat was great fun, and Kylie is already planning the next one!!! It was fab meeting so many of my blogging friends in person.

I am entering my card at:
Addicted to Stamps and More - Photo Inspiration 
Sisters Of Craft - Anything Goes
Stempelsonne #171 - Anything Goes as long as the main image is stamped and coloured by hand
Moo-Mania - Summer

Right, that's me done, off to hang out my washing. Back soon ...

hugs
Monika xxx