Friday 19 May 2017

Crafting from the Sofa #2 - fearless and independent panel

I'm back with another journal panel created whilst I've been keeping my leg up with my broken ankle. I blogged all about my predicament on the last post if you missed it.


Just a few steps to outline the processes this went through -

1. I dipped 250 gm media paper into very watery wash of vintage photo and walnut stain doxides and let it dry (I didn't have a heat gun at this stage of my sofa crafting.

2.I repeated step one three more times to build up layers.


3. Still using the vintage photo doxide I stencilled on some circles .......


4. ........ over that I used the walnut stain and stamped some more circular designs and splattered some watery ws with a brush.


In my supplies I had grabbed some collage bits, vintage photos, some small paper pads and punched circles and gathered these bits together.


Here's how I am managing on my lap.


When I came to make up the panel I found and added the triangular bunting and also added the Small Talk sticker.


I'm really happy to have such a wonderful hobby and 'job' creating what I like.


Thanks for stopping by and for all your lovely comments and well wishes, I so appreciate them. Blogging friends really are the best.

Including these two lovelies who have visited me this week. Nikki from Addicted to Art popped over to see me on Monday bringing me a much needed caramel frappuccino (wait till you see my journal page I did last week).


Later she sat die-cutting, some for me and some for her lol.


Then yesterday I had a lovely visit from Jane, you'll know her from Jane's Journal, Jane brought with her stamped sentiments for my journal, ones that I don't own, some lovely flowers and her expertise. As a physiotherapist by trade she was able to teach me how to get around only partially bearing weight on my broken ankle, how to get up and down the stairs and also how to get up and down the steps at my front door without any help. Yay freedom, I can get around much better now and what a revelation.


Jane is also a keen gardener so she popped up the greenhouse to check on my cuttings and seeds and watered them for me.


Thank you lovely ladies for taking time out of your week to come and see me, I really appreciate it.

And thanks to all of you who are here now stopping by to see what I've been up to and if you have time to leave a comment - thank you for that too.

Have a great weekend everyone.
hugs Brenda xxx