Monday, 16 June 2025

Paper Dolls panel

 Adding to my Butterflies, Bees and Moths Creative Sketchbook

Whilst pulling together ideas and a large number of designs for a workshop next month, some made the cut and others didn't.

I'm teaching my take on Creative Sketchbooking on the 17th and 18th of July at Country View Crafts headquarters.  Thursday the 17th July is sold out but there are some spaces on Friday 18th. Bookings can be made here

 This was one of the experimental projects I made that didn't make the cut, but I will add it to the sketchbook later along with some other bits and pieces I have left over. It will be good to add them as they are still important being part of the creative process and decision making.

Paper Dolls panel 


Cut panel 10 x 8 cms punch rounded corners. Paint surface with gesso – dry. Using small sponge blend over a mixed colour to your liking.

Dip into puddle of hickory smoke, dry and blend same ink round edges.

Stamp bug with watering can archival ink.

Gather dolls and blend ground espresso round them and the same with snippets.

Add something to ground the girls I used the small alphabet strip.



I will add the actual Creative Sketchbook pages here after the workshop in July. 



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Friday, 13 June 2025

Travel CVC June #1

 Travel Panel

A panel using mostly Tim Holtz products for the 'Travel' June challenge at Country View Crafts FM group.

Using paper dolls I have made up a family who are travelling to Paris for their summer holidays.

1. Using watercolour card stamp Eiffel Tower -Watering Can and then stamp Paris stamp background - Cornflower Blue.  Dip background into watery tattered rose distress ink and dry. Blend vintage photo distress ink round edges and drag the edges through black archival ink.

2. Make suitcases from distress background, die-cut and make up.

3. Find Paper Dolls as focal point. Give them a coat of collage medium. When dry paint in tattered rose, aged mahogany and vintage photo oxides.

4. Gather snippets and Remnant Rubs for details.



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Supplies

Distress Oxides - Tattered Rose, Saltwater Taffy, Hickory Smoke, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany,

Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany.

TH Mediums - Collage Medium.

TH Salvaged Tags, Ephemera, Paper Dolls, Word Chip, Snippets, Remnant Rubs

TH Stamps - Paris Memoir CMS159

TH Dies - Bigz Baggage Claim, 

Ranger Archival Inks - Coffee, Cornflower Blue, Watering Can, Black

Washi Tape