Saturday, 15 February 2014

Craft Barn - Q&L - 3 Strong (or Miss)

Last week whilst I was at Stamperama at Stevenage, spending heavy (as you do!) the latest Craft Barn Q&L challenge was released.  The lyric or quote prompts this time are Strong, or Miss.

Much searching ensued - I liked the Churchill quote that has been used already (Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong) but decided to keep looking.. This afternoon whilst waiting for some Grunge Paste to dry for another challenge, I jotted down a few others I liked.... the only Miss I could find that I even part-way thought about using was "Miss You Nights" by Cliff Richard (or Westlife depending on your generation!) but in the end, stuck with Strong.

I wanted to use my new Stencil Girl stencil that has lots of different hearts on..  and went pink - very pink!
I stencilled using the Picked Raspberry distress ink, then used one of my only 3 distress paints, which just happens to be Picked Raspberry too and painted in the gaps.


 Wrote the quote in a black Pitt artist pen and doodled on the solid hearts with a white Sharpie marker.




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24 comments:

  1. Sarah Anderson15 February 2014 at 16:36

    This pink page really caught my eye! Such a lot of interest using only one colour :)

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  2. Bleubeard and Elizabeth15 February 2014 at 17:11

    It might be PINK, but it is beautiful. I like all the elements. You have some beautiful stamps and use them well. Glad to see your entry for this challenge.

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  3. Julie Lee15 February 2014 at 17:21

    I loved that stencil when you showed me at Stevenage and I love how you've used it here! That shade of pink actually does look STRONG not all girly and pastel! It just shows what the right kind of pink can do! I like your quote. It meant a lot to me actually because someone very dear to me has just shown incredible strength of mind and been rewarded with the possibility of a job opportunity. No doubt you can imagine who it is. Seeing your gorgeous journal work, so vibrant and strong was like seeing 'joy on the page' in a way. Thanks for sharing, Helen xxx

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  4. sam21ski15 February 2014 at 18:24

    WOW very PINK indeed, was you trying to hide this from me by any chance?

    Despite the colour, love the layout and how you've used that new stencil

    Sam xxx

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  5. craftimamma15 February 2014 at 19:54

    I'm with Sam here. I loved that stencil when I saw it in your stash photo and it looks fab in your layout. The quote is really lovely. Is that your hand writing? If so that does make me envious as mine is rubbish and gets worse all the time!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  6. Words and Pictures15 February 2014 at 21:06

    Glorious - that stencil really is stunning, and I love what you've done with it here, and the handwritten words. Fabulous pages!
    Alison xx

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  7. Lynn Holland15 February 2014 at 21:24

    I love the pink and the pages

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  8. craftytrog15 February 2014 at 23:46

    Wow! Very pink! I love this, those hearts are fab Helen! x

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  9. Myzdamena16 February 2014 at 10:08

    Gorgeous! <3

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  10. Virginia16 February 2014 at 10:15

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  11. Craftyfield16 February 2014 at 12:01

    Wow.. a lot of pink! But the monochrome colour scheme makes the page very strong.

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  12. Pat16 February 2014 at 14:03

    and a strong pink. Gorgeous.

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  13. TwinkleToes2day16 February 2014 at 22:27

    Visiting from The Craft Barn - That is a beautiful page!! :o))

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  14. massofhair17 February 2014 at 08:43

    Stunning stencil Helen, this pink is very appropriate & works very well. Fantastic pages:-) x

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  15. Unknown18 February 2014 at 15:54

    Beautiful page! I love the pink and the stencil, gorgeous!

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  16. lena-dailyscrap18 February 2014 at 18:55

    Great pink entry! Love the stencil!

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  17. carolfromkiwiland19 February 2014 at 10:04

    Great quote and beautifully arranged page with the use of that stencil. Its a lovely shade of pink too.

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  18. Elaine19 February 2014 at 18:45

    Wow - very pink and eyecatching!

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  19. Silvia(Barnie)19 February 2014 at 20:39

    Great pink creations.

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  20. Sylvia20 February 2014 at 11:09

    Fabulous pages, love the stencil used and great quote.

    Sylv xx

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  21. Anonymous20 February 2014 at 11:25

    Blimey, that is pink, but I like it a lot. That's a great stencil, the fab quote is new to me & it works very well with the hearts.

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  22. Margik22 February 2014 at 09:52

    Great page! Love the color and beautifull design.

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  23. Lesley22 February 2014 at 21:35

    Great pages, I just love that pink! xx

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  24. BJ25 February 2014 at 10:25

    Gorgeous PINK page love the new stencil. Sorry I'm late in catch-up mode......BJ

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