A Page for Eileen

 

 

The current journal page I completed was for my online friend Eileen.  She picked "faces" as the them for her journal. I thought about this one for some time. I wanted to make a page that would make her smile and think happy thoughts.

Well what I finally came up with was the vintage faces of comedy!

 

I love this stamped phrase I thought it would be perfect for the page.



 

8 different faces of Comedy cover the front of the page. How many can you name?

 



This is the back of the page that I covered in Tim's paper which list places in NY where Eileen lives. I created a pocket and included a tag that says Laugh! I finished the page off with a Happiness embellishment.

 

I used a Laurel and Hardy stamped image as the on the back of my journal page and its kinds become a theme for my book.

 

 What better way to put my "stamp" on Eileen's book than include their comedic faces on the back of her page. I love the way it turned out and hope she does too.

Mary Beth's Journal

 

The Journal swap I'm playing in is winding down and the journal I just finished creating a page for belongs to Mary Beth.

 

Her theme is Illustrated Phrases. As you can see I used the

"A Little Birdie told me.." phrase. 

The birds I used are from K and Company.

 

 

 

Just for fun I gave the little birdie a crown from Heidi Swapp that I embossed gold.

 

 

This is the back of the page, complete with chandelier, bling, and  2 more little birdies.

 

What did the little birdie say?

Everything Happens for a Reason.

 

 

I hope she likes it. This swap has been so much fun. I hope I get the chance to do it again.

Time For Love

That's the Theme for the latest journal swap I'm playing in and below is the page I created for Rhea.

I just love it when you know exactly what you want to create and it turns out how you envisioned.

I created a pocket watch using Tim Holtz Bigz Die.

Added a chain, a charm, a pair of tickets and a word stick and its ready for romance.

 

This is a close up of the clock. I made multiple layers of the die cut and filled it with gears and a heart. There is even a "crystal" made from repackaged plastic packaging.

 

 

 

Even the back has a heart. I hope she enjoys it as much as I did creating it....

With One Image Card Swap

Yeah, I know it looks like a kaleidoscope, but its just my latest creations from a swap I'm playing in.

 

Every player got the same image and you were to create 6 -5x7 cards using the same image.

 

Still wanting mine to all be one of a kind I decided to make each one a different color.

 

Here are all of my creations. I pixelated the image just slightly and colored each one with Distress inks through a stencil to really give them a "pop art" look.

I'm really happy in the way they turned out and hope the recipients like them as well.



Lynn's Round Robin Journal

 

The current journal I just finished on the round robin is for

Lynn Stevens. The theme of her journal is vintage Paris and this is my page for her.

 

When I saw this image I knew I just had to use it.

 

 

Here is a close up of the flowers I created. I used vintage buttons for the centers. 

I double layered a die cut of the Eiffel tower to give it more depth.

 

 

And this is the back.

I found this incredible vintage fashion image and knew it would be perfect for the theme. I added some rub ons and rosettes.

Of course I had to add some bling to add some texture and highlight to the black and white imagery.

 

I hope she likes it....

A Page for Carol



 

As most of you know Im in an online Journal Round Robin.

The current one I have is for Carol Sweeney. She has chosen Inspriational Quotes for her theme and this is the page I created for her.

 

Since the quote I picked has wings I thought this image was most appropriate.

 

This is the back of the page where I created a tag that will fit over where the book will be bound.

Since the front quote mentioned wings, I thought I would carry the wing theme on to the back with butterflies and a bird.

 

 

Close up of the tag.

 

 

I couldn't resist adding another Inspirational quote on the back too.

 

Hope she likes it. 

Journal Page for Gloria

As most of you know by now I'm involved with a Journal Round Robin Swap on Kindred Souls.

The book I've been working on this week is for none other than Gloria Alexander.

The theme she chose was Vintage Shabby Chic. I hope she enjoys it as much as I did making it.

 

 Here is a close up of the tag I covered using a napkin collage technique. You basically decoupage the napkin to the piece and then I used iridescent watercolor to hand paint in all the details.
 I just love doing this for it transforms your piece to look like actual canvas.
The cut out pieces are by K and Company.

 

This is a close up of the small embellishment I made from a small envelope and tag cut from some patterned paper.

 

 

 

This is the back of the page. I love the vintage feel of this print and thought it went perfectly with the theme.