Dreaming of the summer.
My visual journal today again just came out of nowhere. Is it that I'm off to California soon that my subconscious mind led me in this direction? I don't know. But whatever I was really pleased with the different results again.
I adhered tissue wrap to the double page spread and let it dry.
I splodged and misted picket fence and antique linen distress paints over and heat dried them and then blended mustard see distress ink over – the paints act as a resist so we get some mottled effects.
I have lots of quotes already printed off and kept in a file, so I rummaged around and found one I liked.
Using the Tim Holtz rays stencil I blended fired brick and ripe persimmon distress inks through and stamped chicken wire in random places using potting soil archival ink.
The sun was cut from scrap inked card and I punched red circles
from another piece of scrap inky card and began to design the pages.
The rays seemed rather squat so using my ripe persimmon distress marker I drew some scribbly lines out and rubbed with my finger and I used stormy sky distress marker to add some blue areas around the pages.
In my bits box I found a portion of a TH ticket and adhered another circle
on it ........
and I went round edges of the pages with a vintage photo distress
marker and added some tissue/washi tapes and remnant rubs.
This reminds me somewhat of the ATCs I made last year after
following the 52 card pick up online course by Stephanie Ackerman. I seem to be going back to those ideas at the moment and applying them to larger projects.
Thanks for joining me again on another step of visual journey and if you want to walk along beside me then I would love it if you'd link your latest pages here. There's no pressure, no challenge, no theme, just a chance to see what other people are creating and to find additional inspiration. You can also go find the code to add to your blog post to share the collection with your readers too.
get the InLinkz code
hugs Brenda xxxx
Thanks for joining me again on another step of visual journey and if you want to walk along beside me then I would love it if you'd link your latest pages here. There's no pressure, no challenge, no theme, just a chance to see what other people are creating and to find additional inspiration. You can also go find the code to add to your blog post to share the collection with your readers too.
get the InLinkz code
hugs Brenda xxxx
16 comments:
Hello Brenda.
The pages look wonderful; very lively.
Smiles:)
Sue
great use of shapes and colour x
Our inspiration is just in the back of our minds isn't it Brenda and is everywhere. These are gorgeous pages, there is sunshine shining out from them. I must get my journal out again, I just need to find an hour of quiet time to play...hopefully at the end of this week. It's feeling very spring like today. Enjoy your trip over the pond, how exciting. Hugs xx
Still loving this simper/looser style you are creating :D XXX
Gorgeous pages Brenda! I love the sunset colours and your amazing sun! hugs :)
Awesome pages, Brenda!
Liking your pages Brenda, the background texture is fabulous and i do love the little pops of colour. Enjoy your visit to the US :-) xxx
You are definitely "California Dreaming", Brenda!! Your spread is amazing - love all that red and yellow, on a fabulous background. I can feel the sun just looking at it! xx Lynn
Stunning and definitely with California in mind - all that wonderful sunshine you can just about feel it - its been just 6 degrees here in Lancashire today !!!
Have a wonderful time
Wonderful pages Brenda. I know I say it all the time but you have a way of creating amazing depth in your 2D work! Nikki xxx
Yup, it's pretty clear your imagination is heading towards the sunshine - fabulous pages!
Alison xx
LOVE the colors, the rays, the design!
Amazing pages, Brenda! I love the colors and the stenciling here! The colors are fabulous!
Hugs :)
Branka xxx
I like this page ... kind of grungy and raw.
Brilliant pages, love the design and the fabulous colours.
xxx Hazel.
It's got me in a holiday mood - really fabulous page Brenda! (Bit behind - keep going away!) Chrisx
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