Altered Book Journal

Hello Crafty friends, I'm sharing one of my recent makes that I feel proud of. It's an old hardback book altered to make an art journal. Inspired by Finnabair with a twist of Dawn and the bright colours of Summer. The golden shine from the sprays reminds me of the sun reflecting.

You can view the full step by step and tutorial HERE AT THE CRAFT BARN . I've used lots of different things to create it. The main image is a Crafty Individuals stamp called Frida. I've stamped her onto sticky back canvas and painted with acrylics. I have slightly altered the hair from the original image. The base starts with paper pieces, then builds up in layers or grunge paste through diamond stencil, lace, die cuts then embellishments from buttons, ear ring hooks to pieces made from silicone molds and hot glue or paper clay. The colours are mainly from Prima Color Bloom sprays. 

Inside I've made pages ready from multi layers of book pages and backgrounds already made. 

I'd love to know what you think, please feel free to share this. X

I'm entering this into the following five challenges.

Crafty Individuals July challenge Face Value
Paperbabe Stamps challenge #17 picture inspiration

Mixed Media World challenge #5 stencils

mixed-media-monthly-challenge #14-summer days
A Sprinkle Of Imagination monthly challenge (sticky back canvas, prima sprays )

I'm still looking to get to know crafters and your likes and wishes. So do share. 

Happy Crafting
Luv Dawn

TCB For The Man In My Life

Hello, I'm sharing a project made for The Craft Barn Blog . Our topic being For The Man In Your Life. 

I have altered one of the products from Tando Creative, an MDF Shelf Unit. This make is for my ever loving other half, my partner David. He truly is a brilliant man whom I love dearly. He cares for me with my disabilities and also looks after and takes good care of our four children, four cats and my mum. He never even complains about all the craft stash that arrives regularly, just gets on with things. So David, this is for you.

You can see all the details and steps to make this project by clicking HERE.

The basic rundown is once gesso'd, there's sponging with PaperArtsy Paints, stamping with PaperArtsy Lin Brown 15 and JOFY mini stamps, embossing paste through Tando Gears and TCW stencils and finishing off with Pebeo silver gilding wax.

I'd love to see your comments. And don't forget the weekly challenges at The Craft Barn Blog.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

Love 2 Create Challenge #12 anything mixed media

Craft Stamper Take It Make It June Challenge, texture

Mixed Media World #4 Masculine/Fathers day

Tando Creative June week 3 anything goes

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13, A year of Choices. MMC#3

Wooden curio house box shelf

Hello, today it's my turn over on The Craft Barn Blog. This week we have been altering the lovely wooden curio houses. There's two different kinds. I decided to make one for my mum to use as a little shelving unit to display her keepsakes and little gifts and went for a pastel shabby chic look. So do come and check out the full step by step details and see what else is in store for you at The Craft Barn Blog.
I'll share some photographs of this project, I enjoyed making this and it really is simple to achieve. Just takes time. If you struggle like I used to, with the shabby chic look, I'll let you know that I figured out by starting with the right looking vintage papers made it much easier. X
I hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend and enjoy some crafty stash shopping. The Craft Barn are offering Free shipping and have lots of new goodies. X

 

Happy crafting

luv dawn 

TCB Deco Mache Pencil Case

Greetings and Salutations,

This week at The Craft Barn Blog we are sharing our crafty makes using Deco Mache papers. I must say since I first used them a year ago, I'm still loving them.
I've altered a papier mache pencil case that you can buy from The Craft Barn and they're inexpensive and easy to alter with any medium you fancy using.
I've started by adding texture with Grunge Paste through a Tando Harlequin stencil before going on to covering with the Deco Mache papers. The papers made it easy to cover and mold into the grunge paste detail.
I've used Fresco Finish paints and sponged around the edges and highlighted the texture with Lemon Yellow Liquid Pearls, smeared on with a finger. I'll be trying this again, it gives a different look to gilding wax, almost a soft sheen. Try it, see what you think.
This pencil case has been given some feet. A very technical make in itself,  (joking) using rolled up paper and glue.
A die cut butterfly finishes it off as a simple embellishment.
You can see full details and pictures of how I made this over on The Craft Barn Blog. See you there and please if you will, leave us a comment, we do enjoy reading them.

Bye for now
Happy crafting

 

I'd like to enter this into
Tando Creative, March week one colour challenge.
(The colours are within my papers more muted)

Country View Challenges March, Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge, Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge,favourite anything but a card

 (favourite because easy to make and useful and looks pretty)
Pan Pastel Uk, Challenge 5, Stencil It



 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

xxx