Art Journal Cover

Hello Friends

I hope you all had a great week. I sure did I was in Maine for a few days. I just love that place it was sooo relaxing. I started off making a card for this weeks Friends with Flair but it was not coming together. So I ditched the card and started work on my new art journal.  I wanted  a new  journal since the one I have now is just too small. I have lots of  composition books laying around so I decided to use one of those and just decorate the cover.

I used 3 layers of Gesso on the front cover. Then painted it in a lovely turquoise colour. The butterfly was painted using watercolour paints on watercolour paper.  I cut it out and glued  it on to the cover. I stamped the sentiment straight on the painted surface and used white embossing powder and heat set it. The stamp is from Unity called Becoming A Butterfly. I punched some white butterflies and sprinkled them around the page to finish.

I hope you like my journal :)

Thanks for stopping by xox

God's Timing

Happy Friday friends It's time for Friends with Flair over at the Unity blog :)  I got an early birthday present from my hubby new ink yay :)  I was never really a fan of distress inks  I bought them before and ended up  giving them away as I could not get into them. I decided I would  give them another try and this time around I LOVE them :) I think the trick is learning how to use them. I was using them too much like regular ink and that turned out too messy for me. I love how you can create your own backgrounds with them and the colours stay so vibrant.

 I used 3 different Unity stamps on this card. I love this sentiment God's timing is perfect it is something I need to be reminded of. It worked perfectly with the butterfly and script stamps and makes a really nice encouragement card. I love the faith stamps available at Unity they are so unique.

 I stamped the the sentiment and script stamp with versamark ink then used white embossing powder and heat set it. I created the background using the blending tool and distress inks. The ink naturally resists the embossing if there is any ink left on top of the stamped area you can wipe it with a paper towel. I spritzed the card with some water and dried it with my heat tool to set the watermarks in place. I stamped the butterfly with distress ink and watered it down with a damp brush to take some of the colour out. I then cut it out and added some rhinestones.  I punched tiny butterflies and sprinkled them around the card. I love how the colours stay really bright against the white embossing.

 

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog :) 

~ Supplies ~

Unity Stamp Company  - God's Timing

Unity Stamp Company - Here Today, Here Tomorrow

Unity Stamp Company - Key to my Heart

Tim Holtz  Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers
Martha Stewart - 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch

VersaMark Ink

White Embossing Powder

Friends with Flair 10/11

Happy Friday :) It's also friends with flair day over at the Unity blog :)  Today I went with a very quick and easy card using paper punches and the Happy Birthday sentiment from Unity you can find it here. I love this stamp it is my go to Birthday stamp it is only $1.79 super cheap :)
 

~ Supplies Used ~

Unity Stamp - Happy Birthday

American Crafts Dots & Stripes Paper Pad

Kraft Card

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Martha Stewart - Classic Butterfly Punch

Martha Stewart - 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch

Rhinestones

Thanks for visiting ~ Have a great weekend :)

Sequins & Chevrons

So I found this blog called CAS-ual Fridays by sheer accident this morning and thought I would take part in the challenge. Sequins & Chevrons was the challenge here is the website if you want to take part :)

~ Supplies used ~

 Stampin' Up - Thank You stamp 

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch 

Colorbok Designer paper - Natural Expressions 

Bazzill card stock - Teal
Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

Sequins

Rhinestones

Thanks for visiting :)

Tag 6

I thought the tags finished up yesterday over at the Unity show and tell facebook page. But they are going til the 30th so I had some time to make another one today. I am not really sure what I was going for here but I ran with it whatever it is :) Bling overload comes to mind that is for sure :)  Here are my supplies and stamps I used.

~ Unity - Your Wings Exist ~

~  Unity - Angie girl: Dream With Your Heart ~

~ Memento Tuexedo Black Ink ~

~ Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch ~

 

 I stamped the sentiment onto the tag then stamped the flowers all around to create a border. I then just added lots of bling rhinestones and pearls to the flowers. I punched 2 tiny butterflies and then added some back lace to the the top.

 

Hope your having a great weekend - Enjoy :) 

Friday Tag at Unity

Day 5 of my tag making I must admit I have enjoyed making tags.  I never thought I would since I have been strictly a card girl :) Today I went with flowers and butterflies I had to get them in there somewhere :) Feel the Joy and A Friend Loveth Itty Bittys were used in today's tag. 

 

I used a piece of coloured card stock and cut out a tag shape. I stamped the flowers with versamark ink then added white embossing powder and set it with the heat gun. I did the same thing with the small butterfly and then cut it out and glued just the body on the tag and curled the wings to give it some dimension. I then went around the whole tag with white pigment ink to give it a border then very lighty sponged over the top. I then added some bling to the little butterfly and some white ribbon to finish it off  :) 

 

Friends with Flair @ Unity

Here is my Unity Friends with Flair entry.  I used my Feel the Joy stamp and used the generation stamping technique with memento ink. I then sponged the background in purple and deep pink pigment ink.  I mounted it on to white card and added the Happy Birthday sentiment at the bottom. It looked too plain so I added teeny weeny little butterflies from the butterfly punch from Martha Stewart.  P.S I ran out of daubers and all I could find was a magic eraser it did the trick as a makeshift sponge :)

                                       If you want to take part hop along to Unity and enter here

I just had to make another card I just love this stamp I wish I had gotten it sooner it is so versatile. I think it may be my new favourite Unity Stamp :)

 



                                                                        Thanks for visiting :)

Itty Bitty Day 3

Wow the week is flying by and I am enjoying doing this daily stamp challenge. No butterflies today :)   I thought I would pull out a stamp I have no yet used. Wishing You Joy. It is a pretty stamp but I must admit it is one that I have not really known what to do with. 

 I stamped the flower several times and coloured it in bright red. I mounted it on to some black glitter card from the DCWV All Glittered Up Matstack.  I added the sentiment and some bling at the bottom of the card. Then punched two tiny butterflies from the Martha Stewart Butterfly punch and added them so I had to get them in there somewhere :)

I love the way it came out.

Thanks for visiting enjoy your day :)