Hi everyone. I thought I would play in my art journal today since I haven't does that in awhile. I found this wonderful saying online, and used it for my inspiration for my pages.
I made this video tutorial to share my process with you.
I hope you enjoyed my project today and that you take a look outside some really cold, still and starry night, and see if you can feel the beauty and joy in the silence of the night. Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, craft-filled week! Barbara
Hi everyone! Barbara here today on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog, and this month, we are cross-promoting with Canvas Corp, and look at all the goodies they sent. Thank you Canvas Corp for your generosity!
And I thought these products would make a fantastic sewing-themed mini book. Apologies in advance as this is a very photo heavy, long post, but I hope you enjoy it.
So, I am using the Gypsy Soul Laser CutsArt Journal as my base. As you can see, there are lots of chipboard pages to use, never mind how many sheets of double-sided paper you may or may not choose to add. The possibilities are endless.
I pulled threads and frayed two edges (top and left in the photo below) to find the "square" edge so that I could use the book to measure where to cut the canvas (the bottom edge in the photo below). Lay the covers on your canvas, one at a time, aligning the side with the holes along the selvage edge (right side in photo below) of the canvas.
Cut the canvas along the bottom edge, leaving approximately 1/4" edge to fray. I like to pull a thread to get a straight line to cut along.
Lay book covers onto Gypsy Seamstress Collection: Spools paper and trace around them, as shown.
Glue the canvas pieces to the outside of each cover.
Then glue the print papers to the inside front and back covers.
I had enough canvas material left, so while I was at it, I cut two more pieces the same size to add as canvas pages. I used my crop-a-dile tool to punch holes and add eyelets to strengthen the holes.
Cut 8 sheets of the French General print paper measuring 5" x 7" for the inside chipboard pages. These papers are all double sided, so you will have more choices as to which side or sides to use.
Cover both sides of chipboard pages, as shown below. (TIP: Use chipboard to mark binding holes and punch or cut out holes before covering each page. I used a 3/8" hole punch I had in my stash).
Cut 8 sheets of the French General paper measuring 6" x 7-1/4" for the inside tabbed chipboard pages.
Cover both sides of each tabbed chipboard page and trim away excess paper, as shown below.
Cut 4 sheets of the French General paper measuring 1-5/8" x 7-1/4" for the inside book mark chipboard pages.
Cover both sides of each chipboard bookmark and trim away excess paper, as shown below.
Cut 4 more sheets of the French General paper measuring 5" x 7" for the back side only of the corrugated chipboard pages.
Cover only the smooth side of each corrugated chipboard page, as shown below.
The pretty red and blue ticking pieces from Canvas Corp matched my papers perfectly, and so I wanted to cut and fray the edges of each color to make additional fabric pages for my art-journal-turned-mini-album. I punched holes and added eyelets to each page the same as I did for my canvas pages. I found a couple of pieces of ephemera in the French General collection and stitched them to each page, as shown.
You can make pockets to any size you wish to fit onto your page(s), whether larger or smaller. The measurements I used for my pocket, shown below, are 4"H x 6"W. The top was punched with a decorative edge punch. The remaining sides and bottom were scored 1/2" in on each side, folded, and corners were mitered for a clean corner.
I added score-tape along the folded edges, as shown, and then these can be added to any page you chose. Just adjust your measurements for whatever size you want or need, such as journaling cards or other ephemera you want to store.
Use packaging from 7Gypsies Architectures Treasures, and trace around frame with pencil. Cut out middle section and glue to back of frame.
Glue framed piece to front cover.
Computer generate a title for your book to fit onto one of the Stackable Labels Shape Set labels. I chose "Needles and Pins" for my title. Glue to top piece of label and distress with brown ink. Heat emboss bottom piece of label with Charred Gold embossing powder. Glue both together and glue to front cover. (See photo of finished cover)
Heat emboss stand portion of dress form with Weathered Wood embossing powder.
(TIP: I added brown archival ink over the embossing to give it a deeper browncolor). Cover body portion with self adhesive print fabric from the French General collection. This will be glued to front cover (see photo of finished cover).
Heat emboss stand portion of dress form with Charred Gold embossing powder. Cover body portion with self adhesive print fabric from the French General collection. Set aside for use on inside pages.
Heat emboss stand portion of dress form with Hammered Metal embossing powder. Cover body portion with self adhesive print fabric from the French General collection. Set aside for use on inside pages.
On the back of a tag, use the Architextures Parchment Rub-On - Inspire to add the quote and whatever image you like. This is just one example of many I used throughout the book. They are really fun and easy to use, and they add a real vintage feel to your project.
The rest of the pictures are of those pages I "finished", at least for now. This is not all of the pages inside this book. A journal of this size will be a work in progress for me for quite some time. Even when I think I have finished, I will continue to collect, save, and add more to my pages as time goes on. But in the meantime, I wanted to show you the pages as they are "finished" at this time. If you are using this as a photo album, then some of the pages are perfectly suited to the addition of family photos. Just simply mat your photo with coordinating solid paper and slap it in there. LOL
Page with tags and cards removed Reverse of tag shows Canvas Corp rub-on added
Page with Canvas Corp parchment rub-on (dress form)
Corrugated page with tags and cards
Corrugated page with tags and cards removed Reverse of tag shows Canvas Corp rub-on added
Page with fussy cut spools from 7Gypsies paper with tags and cards
Page with fussy cut spools from 7Gypsies paper with tags and cards removed
Page with GSL dress form shape Canvas Corp 7Gypsies Architecture Junque Pack (hanging lamp)
Page with tag inserted in pocket GSL Dressforms 2 Shape Set
Page with tag removed from pocket Reverse of tag shows Canvas Corp rub-on added
Corrugated page with handmade flowers Canvas Natural burlap piece holding small stick pin
Two pages made from Canvas Corp Ticking (red and blue) Tags sewn onto each piece of fabric
Inside back cover Canvas Corp 7 Gypsies Architexture Treasures - Old Scissors
Outside Back Cover Canvas Corp Natural Canvas covering
Supplies Used: GSL Art Journal GSL Stackable Labels Shape Set GSL Dressforms 2 Shape Set GSL Flourished Frame Karen Canvas Corp Natural canvas fabric Ivory burlap fabric Ticking fabric (red, blue) Colored Burlap (aqua, ivory) 7Gypsies 12x12 paper - Gypsy Seamstress Collection: Spools 7Gypsies 12x12 paper - Gypsy Seamstress Collection: Buttons 7Gypsies Architecture Treasures - Vintage Sewing Machine 7Gypsies Architecture Treasures - Old Scissors 7Gypsies Architxtures Junque Pack - Library 7Gypsies Architextures Parchment Rub-On - Inspire French General paper collection (Jolee's Boutique by EK Success) French General embellishments and ephemera Floral edge punch (Martha Stewart) Buttons punch (EK Success) Scor-tape (or any adhesive you have on hand) Embossing Powders (Emerald Creek) Lace, metal embellishments, gem stickers, etc. (from my stash) If you are reading this, then I thank you for sticking with me. I will continue to work in this book, adding and decorating each page, which is the most enjoyable part for me. I don't like to rush this part, but I enjoy the "hunt" for more items to add. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, and have wonderful, creative day! Barbara
Primary Elements
Sunburst
Orange Peel
Plumeria
Twinkling H20s
Beachhouse Blue
African Jade
Burnt Umber
Raspberry Wine
Ancient Coin
Sweet Alfalfa
Snap Dragon
The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium
Other Supplies Used:
Dylusion 8"x5" art journal
Paper Artsy HP1507EZ stamp set
TCW 554s Mini Butterfly Collage Stencil
TCW 490s Mini Tattered Lace Stencil
Kaisercraft Crackle Stamp
Montana White Acrylic Paint Pen
Uniball Vision Elite 0.8mm pen
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Walnut Stain reinker
Makeup sponge
Ranger Blending tool
Liquitex White Gesso
Dynasty #6 round paint brush
Assorted paint brushes
Spatula
Pipette
Mini Mister
1" masking tape
I hope you enjoyed todays art journal project. And remember, art journals are really fun because you don't have to be perfect. It is for you and your enjoyment, and allows you to be free to try products and experiment without feeling like it has to be perfect. This is a good place to come, sometimes. So, I hope you will give art journaling a try!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a super crafty day!
This is a process video showing how to draw and color faces for your art journaling. Stencils, pastes, and other mediums are used in this video tutorial to help you get started playing with faces in your art. This is actually my first attempt at face drawing, but I hope I have taken the fear out of it. By doing this in your art journal will also help remove that fear and allow you to play, and practice to help improve your drawing skills.
ColourArte Supplies Used: Silks Acrylic Glaze Oyster Rustic Rose Kiwi Pixie Pink Rusty Mauve Azurite Vivid Ultra Metallics Siam White China Black Radiant Gels Celedon Other Supplies Used: Dylusions 5"x8" art journal Graphite Texture Paste Stencils TCW585-Inspired Words Dylusions DYS44284-Diamond Large FolkArt 31476-Ornamental Flower Fineline Applicator Dynasty Brushes 16 Flat 6 Round 5/0 Angler LePen black marker Fudeball black pen Dylusions White Linen paint pen Finnabair Don't Forget to Fly cling stamp set I hope you enjoyed my attempt at face drawing. More importantly, I hope I have been able to remove your fear of trying this by using your art journal for such purposes. No one has to see your beginning pieces except you, and after all, practice does make perfect. So I hope will will join me on my journey of, hopefully, improving my drawing skills and sharing my efforts with you. As always, I appreciate you so much for stopping by, and if you feel inclined, please leave me a comment and perhaps follow my blog so you can see my hopeful attempts at improvement. Have a wonderful day, and take time to play!
Barbara xo
Hi everyone! I have been have so much fun with my ColourArte Vivid Metallics and my Primary Elements pigments, so I wanted to share this video tutorial I made using them, along with my Gel Press printing plate. It is very addicting and you just want to make one more sheet, just one more.
I decided to turn my printed sheets into an art journal page.
So here is my video tutorial. I hope you enjoy it and are inspired to give these techniques a try.
Here are a few more closeups of some of the sections of the page. Unfortunately, it was very difficult to get the beautiful shimmer and shine, as seen in person, but if you use your imagination, you can get the idea.
A complete list of supplies used are posted in the description area below my video.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a creative weekend!
