Art Journal Cover

Hi There Everyone

Ive made yet another Art Journal Cover.... I really do enjoy making these, they really are so much fun... I do have a few more planned, and hopefully one will even become a class that I will teach at my work... Bev's Cross Crafts.... well see!!

So for my Journal I have used, Stone Paper. Stone paper is a great product... 100% tree free so it is environmentally friendly.  Its also rip and tear resistant, you can also put it in the washing machine!!

For my Journal I have used Jane Davenport Collage Paper - I just love the colours and the images... They are beautiful.

After I glued my paper down I have used some yummy Prima Metallic Paints.... so pretty and the gold is called Ginger Sparks.  I've just rubbed that on with my finger all over the cover front and back and the middle.

The heavy gloss on the front is from Stamperia.... its high gloss.  But when I put it on my cover it did pick up a bit of the Mermaid Marker that I had used.... I did expect that, but I didn't think it would give a cloudy look.

Here is the middle....

I've also used a couple of Tim Holtz Stamps, just to add a little more interest...

This is the back....

The Being Creative Stamp is from Dark Room Door.....  and again I have just filled in the blank spaces with my paint,  I love how the collage paper has these little wrinkles in it..... it makes the journal cover look more older and well loved! 

The Ribbon is just tied around the middle so I can then add my papers as I go.... or take them out... I didn't want to sew these ones in or put holes in my cover to tie.... The ribbon is just some seam binding that I have coloured with my Distress Ink pads and some Amsterdam Acrylic Ink in the deep gold.... Yum.

I love how this turned out.

Secrets In the Sand

Hi Everyone

Today I have been crafting away again in my Art Journal.... well my Jane Davenport Art journal actually.  (Its so yummy the papers are divine)

I have used a variety of items to create my page, but most of them are from Jane Davenport Mixed Media collections 1 and 2!!

Here is the Art list:

Jane Davenport Art Journal Large
Pro-Art Premium Gesso
Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals Polka Purple, Guten Tag Teal
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburts Frosted Purple Iris, Delphinium Turquoise Pretty in Pink Pink
Jane Davenport Inkedible Ink Mermaid Tail, Blueberry, Fresh Air
Cosmic Shimmer, Purple Violet, Candy Pink.
Stamperia Modeling Paste, White.
Stamperia Stencils - Butterflies, Post Cards
Jane Davenport Collage Papers
Jane Davenport Paint in light and dark blue
Jane Davenport Matte Medi-yum.
Daniel Smith Luminescent watercolour - Iridescent gold
Amsterdam Ink - Deep Gold
Jane Davenport Mermaid Marker Black Hole
Jane Davenport Epic Pen (Carbon waterproof ink)
Jane Davenport Inkredible Pen - Black Ink
X-Press It workable fixative spray
Jane Davenport Mermaid Scales Stencil
Darkroom door circle stencil
Kuratake Gansai Tambi Watercolours - Big Set, Starry Colours and Gem Colours

Most of the items I have used I have bought from Bev's Cross Crafts or from Jane Davenport  the other bits I've bought from online art stores here in Australia.

I did have a little trouble with my epic pen on my page, I think it was the surface I was trying to write on, more so than my epic pen - because it works fine!!

Another thing I noticed is to be extra careful with my Stamperia stencils..... I have managed to rip a little bit of one when I was giving it a clean.  (It got tangled with another stencil) so that's a bit sad, but it will still work ok!

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