LuMania Urban Blue Denim

Hi everyone today I'm sharing an art journal page created using the new LuMania range from Ciao Bella. For this page I've ussd the Urban Blue Denim mixed media book.

To begin, I used matte medium to glue one of the vellum papers to the page. As the matte medium I used was quite wet, I got several wrinkles in the vellum, but I'm not worried about that as it adds another texture to the background.

I then chose the ephemera I wanted to use from the Urban Blue Denim mixed media pad and cut it out. The bird came from one of the papers in the pad and I kept some of the bits of paper that I cut from around it.

Now the matte medium was dry, I applied ground espresso distress oxide through the Enigmatic Essence stencil and fadd jeans distress oxide through the Beaded Curtain stencil to add depth to the background.

Finally I added the ephemera to the page using matte medium.

I hope you like what I have created and here's a list of the products I've used.

Alison

LuManua Mixed Media Craft Mix - Urban Blue Denim

LuMania Mixed Media Book - Urban Blue Denim 

Enigmatic Essence stencil

Bead Curtain stencil

Ciao Bella Paper Mixed Media A5 Journal

Distress Oxide - faded jeans, ground espresso 

Stampers Anonymous Mixed Media Stamp and Stencil Set #18

Hi everyone today I'm sharing an art journal page created with one of the new Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mixed Media stamp and stencil sets.

To begin, cut a piece of the Men's Jeans card to fit the journal page. Add scorched timber distress ink through the stencil dotty part of the stencil.

Using blue jeans distress ink and the numbers part of the stencil add to the background.

Next, take the row of stars and stamp it several times using Scorched Timber distress ink.

Add more to the background by stamping the stamp here words using Faded Jeans distress ink. 

On seperate card, stamp the man and two clocks using scorched timber and three light bulbs and the numbers using faded jeans. Cut the images out, leaving a small white border. Ink the edges with walnut stain distress ink.

Ink the edges of the background piece with walnut stain and glue to a page in an art journal.

Glue the stamped images to the page.

Stamp the sentiment with scorched timber and cut out. Edge with walnut stain and add to the page.

Products used:

13 Arts Mr Handsome - Mens Jeans 12 x 12 card

Stampers Anonymous Mixed Media Stamp and Stencil set 18

Distress Ink - walnut stain, scorched timber, faded jeans 

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison 

Friends are Always There

Hi everyone,  today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this quick and easy card using Timestamps Creations newest release.

To begin I cut a piece of kraft card to 2.75 x 5.75 inches. I then pushe a small lucky clover ink pad directly onto this piece of card.

I spritzed this with water and dried it with a heat gun.

Next I chose the groups of people from the stamp set and stamped them and the sentiment with Versafine Clair nocturne ink. 

I then used a black pen to edge my piece of card.

Finally I glued my piece to a 3 x 6 inch card blank.

Products used:

Kraft card

Lucky Clover Small Distress Ink

Timestamp Creations - Friends are Always There stamp set

Versafine Clair nocturne ink pad 

Black pen

Thank you for taking a look 

Alison

Sunflowers

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing an art journal page created using stickers and torn paper.

Begin by blending vintage photo distress ink around the edge of the page. 

Tear a vertical strip of text paper and glue to the centre of the page.

Choose the stickers and paper frame.

Add the film strip stickers. One set vertically and the other horizontally. 

Add the paper frame. Don't glue the bottom part for now.

Add the girl, carefully tucking the end of her legs under the frame. Now glue the bottom edge of the frame to the page. 

Add the sunflowers in a jar sticker to the bottom right of the page. 

Add the two smaller flower stickers to the frame.

Add the flower and quote to the bottom of the page. 

Finally add the butterfly stickers.

Products used:

Selection of Journaling Stickers

Paper Frame

Strip of text paper

Vintage Photo distress ink

Blending tool

Glue

Thanks for taking a look. 

Alison 

Book Lovers

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing an art journal page created using the Ciao Bella Book Lovers Junk Journal and Ephemera Book.

To begin, I chose the possible ephemera from the book, as this will guide the colour palette for the background.

To create a background on the page, I blended dusty concord and milled lavender distress ink through the flower part of the Dream On stencil.

I then added some of the diamonds, from the same stencil, using dusty concord and finally through the text part of the stencil.

Next I cut out the ephemera, leaving a small border around them. As I cut each piece out I placed it on the page approximately where I wanted it on my finished page. This was when I decided I didn't need the bicycle.

After I had placed the ephemera on the page, I decided the background was missing something, so I stamped some text using iced spruce distress ink.

I then glued the ephemera to the page using collage medium. 

Finally I chose some words from the book, cut them out and glued them to the page.

Products used:

Ciao Bella - Dream On stencil 

Ciao Bella - Book Lovers Junk Journal and Ephemera Book

Mama Makes - Small Script stamp

Distress Ink - dusty concord, milled lavender, iced spruce

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison

Hug in a Mug

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this quick and easy card using Julia McNeill's Hug in a Mug papers and ephemera. 

To begin cut a piece of the Chocolate and Marshmallow Collection paper to 6.75 x 4.75 inches and glue to a 5 x 7 card blank.

Fussy cut the strip of flowers from another of the papers in the pad and glue them down the left hand side of the card.

Choose 3 mugs and a heart from the Mocha Mux Bit Box Buts pack. Glue these to the card.

Stamp the sentiment from the Iced Coffe stamp set using Fallen Leaves Versafine Clair ink.

Products used:

Chocolate and Marshmallow Collection 

Moca Mix Bit Box Bits pack

Iced Coffee stamp set 

Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison 

Passion

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this art journal page created using Stamptagious' 8x8 Passion paper pack. 

Cut a piece of the backing paper to fit the art journal page and edge with scorched timber distress oxide ink.

Cut out the images from the paper pad.

Edge the tag and dance word with scorched timber. 

Glue the backing paper to a page in the art journal.

Add the images to the page.

Using scorched timber distress oxide with a damp paintbrush add a shadow around the ballerina, tag and roses and under the lace and dance word.

Products used:

Stamperia 8x8 paper pad - Passion

Distress oxide scorched timber 

Paintbrush 

Distress collage medium 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison