Art and crafting by Rebecca Davies-Sandall. Art journaling, Spectrum Noir Design Team, Crafters Companion, paper crafting, mixed media, stamping and more.
I really enjoyed making this page today because of my latest paradise craze. The background was collaged from the paper pad, covered in gesso and gelatos. The other little paper bits were cut from the papers, as were the butterflies and birds.
Ingredients
This seemingly simple journal page really expresses where my mind is at! The background is made from acrylic paints, distress inks and texture paste. The main image is the Sheena Douglass Phoenix and at the bottom the flames were stamped with distress inks in layers. Alpha stamps were by Craftwork Cards. The whole image was splattered with watered gesso. Oh and I have a top tip: when working with an open page seam, cover it with a strip of cheap microporous tape.
Ingredients
I have been working on some home decor to give my living room a paradise theme so I had to get some of the Paradise papers in somehow! I cut some strips of chipboard and painted them to give a wooden crate effect. After gluing them and adding brads and turned the the chipboard letters which were covered in papers, stamped with gilding flake glue and added flakes. I then went around the edges with distress inks and guilding wax to hide the raw edges.
To finish I had glittered up a page of the butterflies from the pad and cut out a whole load with a scalpel. They were shaped and added all over. Metal charms and some paper flowers from the same pad were added. Finally I used my cropodile add eyelets for the string and for some ribbons.
Hurray the days are getting longer and the flowers are starting to bloom! To bring the Spring indoors this year I’ve made a few items. First up is a hanging wreath made from chipboard, craftwork card flowers and bows and candi, some ribbon from my stash and a polystyrene egg that I painted (see below)
Next up is a really low priced nest from Hobbycraft, some polystyrene eggs and some floristry wire. I made a pale blue, yellow and green from my acrylic paints, I also had a yellow-green lustre effect and gold metallic acrylic. Once dry extra details were added with stickles glitter and liquid pearls.
Finally I had a good play with the Spellbinders daffodil builder die to make half a dozen heads from Craftwork cards paper. The yellow petals were made using the reverse of an orange pattern paper and coloured with squeezed lemonade and mustard seed distress inks. Before adding the stamen I put a loop in the end of some floristry wire and poked it through for a stem.
This month’s tag was made using the Potting Shed paper kit from Craftwork Cards. Accents include Glossy welly boots, crackled pots, Black Soot distress ink and some Sissal string.
I’ve been making my own felt hearts for home to satisfy my Disney bug. Here are two that are finished so far. The first is inspired by Cinderella (glass slipper on a satin pillow). Also, I haven’t gone mad and uncoordinated, Cinderella wore a thin black choker with her fairytale dress.
The second one is inspired by the Queen of Hearts. Whenever I think of her I always think of the poem “the Queen of Hearts made some tarts…” and so it resembles a bit of a pie! Black and white buttons to resemble playing card suits.
I will be back with more…
