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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Card Blitz!

I have had a great crafty week! The temperature is cooler, the kids are mellow, and I was able to sit down & make all sorts of fun stuff. We are off on an overnight trip & of course last-minute-Lucy that I am challenges are ending before we get back, so here come a bunch of posts. Oh! And before I forget, some photos of the latest update to my tattoo - not the best quality, being car selfies of the back of my own arm, but you can get the idea at least :)
The newest part is the colour for the large lily & rose. The lyric around the rose reads "With every mistake...we must surely be learning," which is from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."



So let's see...first up I'll share a journal that I made with the Naughty or Nice challenge & The Stamping Chef challenge in mind: 



Supplies: So. Many. Demented Beauty digi stamp from The Stamping Chef; Dylusions sentiment; Tim Holtz stencil; Dreamweaver embossing paste; Peacock Feathers distress ink; Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders butterfly die
If there's something I didn't list that you're curious about, just shoot me a comment :)


This sentiment is pretty perfect for most of the Stamping Chef images ;) To tint the embossing paste, something I am forever mucking up, I scooped a small amount of the paste into a piece of plastic packaging (free mixing dishes! Save those little things!) and added 2 drops of "hot pink" Ranger ink. You can see that it thinned the paste enough to allow some bleeding through the stencil - but I like the overall effect. Next time I try one drop. 


After colouring this pretty girl, I gave her some sparkly strands of hair & of course, sparkly eyeshadow. The piece of tulle was folded into a triangle (and then folded again) and tucked in behind the doily.

To attach the beads to the binding, I use jewelry wire, wrapping it around the coils as I go. Since I've done it a number of times I have a feel for how much the binding can support without making the book impossible to open. Last touch was tying a ribbon at the top coil to use as a bookmark.

Naughty or Nice Challenge - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge - Anything Goes

Be right back!
xoxo,
Jessi

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9 comments:

  1. Chris DringAugust 23, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    I just love this! What an awesome altered journal! Love all the beads, that image and sentiment, and your coloring is fabulous!

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  2. jimlynnAugust 23, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    Great journal and love that sentiment on it! Precious.
    Your tat looks great too!
    lynn

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  3. Cibele GlazerAugust 23, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    I saw this on FB and I'm so glad you thought to enter it into the challenge. It's stunning and very creative. I love your background! Thanks for joining us this week at The Stamping Chef!

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  4. Andrea WAugust 23, 2014 at 5:30 PM

    So many pretty details! I love how you added the tulle and the colors are terrific.

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  5. Amelia LambAugust 24, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    Saw this on Facebook and I loved it! so different. That sentiment is absolutely fabulous I love it!!
    Thanks for joining us at The Stamping Chef this week xx

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  6. Melissa CraigAugust 24, 2014 at 10:08 PM

    Great journal! Fabulous tattoo!

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  7. PeanutAugust 27, 2014 at 6:23 AM

    Can't take my eyes off your tattoo! WOW WOW Ooow! I hope it didn't hurt much. From the corner of my eye I spy a lovely journal.... still gawking at the tat! AWESOME!
    hugs, Asha

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  8. LindseyAugust 27, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    I do love these journals you make, Jessi! Total wow. Love the new and improved tattoo as well!

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  9. DanaAugust 28, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    Wow the tattoo is looking good!! And the journal is fabulous !!!

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