Sunday, 5 January 2014

Time to use up the leftovers ...

... for a challenge set by Val at Snazzy's.... use up your leftovers!  Well, I'm doing ok on eating up the Christmas choccies and snacks, so it was time to turn my attention to my craft supplies!!

I have a whole stack of these Paperartsy postcards ...

 so took a couple and started adding layers of translucent Fresco paints - London Bus, Tango, Yellow Submarine, then watered down Antarctic which I dabbed off and splattered on, before adding further layers, sage, and finally watered down stone. I still wanted to see some of the printing underneath...
I then added some stamping  - Kaisercraft images and then cut the postcards into strips. (I've done this before, and really liked the effect)
in the journal, I painted the pages with Stone, and then stamped using watered down Squid Ink, the Paperartsy mini Brick Wall, and the Kaisercraft crackle, randomly.
then it was time to layer up the postcard strips....











and finally I cut the second postcard into two, trimming close the the stamped image and edging the card with Black Soot distress ink...

I've had the usual problems photographing this due to light, but hope you can make it out ok!





16 comments:

  1. Fab idea Helen, love it. Michelle x

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  2. Gorgeous page Helen, the layers look great.

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  3. Great pages, love how you've used the postcards

    Sam xxx

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  4. Love them Helen the post card strips look great!!

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  5. Oh, delicious... love the stamped strips, and the layout on the page is fabulous, so dynamic!
    Alison x

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  6. Brilliant idea Helen! It looks great! x

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  7. Great pages, love the stamped strips. Very dramatic pages. Lovely. Tracy x

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  8. This is such a great idea for using up leftovers! It looks really effective. Julie Ann xx

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  9. you've made a good start with using up the stash great page.
    I have finally started an art journal.... you knew it was only a matter of time :-)
    janet

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  10. Good idea to use up your scraps, pages look great :-) x

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  11. That's a great idea! Am thinking they would look cool woven too! Hmmm. I know I have some postcards somewhere!

    Reply love these pages Helen :-)

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  12. Thanks for entering the Snazzy challenge Helen. Love these pages, the Kaiser stamps sliced look great xx

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  13. Just thinking of all the left overs I have to use fills me with dread!!! LOL
    Your pages look so cool! ;)
    xoxo Sioux

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  14. I do love your journal pages Helen and these are no exception!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  15. Awesome job Helen, love the use of the postcards xo

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