I saw a link on twitter to the
Crafters Workshop blog with some stencil ideas. (thanks Steven!) Now, I didn't use any of the techniques or even Crafters Workshop stencils, but it did spark my imagination.
Several months ago I bought a couple of Prima stencils (Donna Downey line) and this one I haven't used before...
I took my moleskin journal and some distress inks - squeezed lemonade, picked raspberry, shaded lilac and mowed lawn and applied them with my blending tool through the stencil.
then I added this leaf (Dylusions) in black archival ink
and coloured it with watercolour pencil, taking care not to disturb the distress ink too much!
Stamped "don't eat the daisies" (Jo Firth-Young for Paperartsy) up the page
and on the other page, too, stamps also by Jo FY.
I thought it needed something else, but something subtle, so took a couple more of Jo's stamps and using a grey ink, added them to the pages too. Hope you can see them!!
Hope you're enjoying your Bank Holiday Sunday, if you have one, and if you're able to!
Simply BEAUTIFUL !!
ReplyDeletebeautiful Helen...very very pretty..you can see the grey flowers...nice touch!!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Helen, I love the colours.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Spring pages love the way you have combined the stencils with the JOFY sentiments and my fave Dylusions leaves xx
ReplyDeleteThis page is really pretty & Jo's flowers do add to the page.
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LOVELY! Mwah x
ReplyDeleteLovely pages Helen, must get some more done in mine again. Elizabeth x
ReplyDeleteI really like the depth of these pages, the softness of the stencils surprised me on the final photo, and depth, the gray flowers became the middle layer. Just stunning!
ReplyDeleteNot exactly the score line I had in mind, but guess it could have been worse.
ReplyDeleteYou have created such a lovely summery feel to your journal pages Helen, very pretty.
B x
So very pretty! Love the colours! Julie Ann x.
ReplyDeleteOooh these look great, very summery!!
ReplyDeleteSam xxx
Lovely, summery pages... the colourful stencilled flowers are fab! But it's that final finishing touch of the ethereal JOFY flowers that really makes the pages, I think - brilliant work!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Love the colours you have used so pretty. :)
ReplyDeletexoxo Sioux
Lovely pages Helen, the grey really brings it together.
ReplyDeleteKyla
That is LOVELY!!
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty and delicate. I love that final addition of the flowers in grey. You have such an eye for these things Helen. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCool! Love the background with those stencils, Helen! So pretty!
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