Flying High - Anything That Flies!

 Hi everyone, Summer is on it's way...isn't it? Wind and rain isn't what I was hoping for! 

We have a new topic at Try It On Tuesday - 'Flying High - Anything That Flies' You will see from the Design Team that that certainly does lead to lots of possibilites

I have made a little Zine about birds - I do love making Zines 

They are easy to make

I started off with lots of scraps and a piece of copy paper folded in half lengthwise. Stick scraps on the bottom half and the turn the paper and stick scraps on the other side. This means that if you use anything with text on it will be the correct way up when complete.

At this point if you want a focal image on each page it is easier to fold gently so that you can position them. Fold to line up the short edges  then fold again - take care not to press too hard - this is just to help line things up.

At this point you can add flowers, words, buttons etc.

THEN - either scan and print, or take a photocopy of your page.

Fold your copy in the same way as you folded the original - it will fold much flatter. Fold the two short ends with the images on the outside and cut from the centre to the next fold

I have done this with a clear sheet of copy paper to show you where to cut

When you fold the page lengthwise ..

...this is what you will have

Bring them together and ....

..you have your Zine!

It's a great way to use up scraps.

Here are two I made a while ago.

I hope you will join us at Try It On Tuesday - 'Flying High' this time.

Thanks for looking, Chris

Going Round In Circles

 Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying this warmer weather. Our new theme at Try It On Tuesday is 'Going Round In Circles' and as you can see here the Design Team have found lots of ways to do this.

I enjoyed working in the cool of my craft room to make this page. There's lots of stencil use, both through the stencils and reverse stencilling by painting the stencils and printing with them.

The stencils I used have been in my stencil box for years but the Funky Fossil stamps, paper and rub ons are fairly new. The paper is a substantial weight so to make things lighter I used clear tape to lift the top layer and add to my page.

I hope that you can join us this time at TIOT - as usual you have two weeks in which to enter. The Rules and Guidelines are here

Thanks for looking, Chris

Keep It Simple

 Hello everyone, we have a new theme at Try It On Tuesday - we're going to 'Keep It Simple' this time. The Design Team have some fabulous examples to share with you - please take a look on the TIOT blog. You will also find Rules and Guidelines there too.

I love a simple fix, and when left with a few strips of cut off paper, I decided to weave them together and arrange them over some randomly stamped letters and spatters. I added a Black Cockatoo as the recipient of the card is planning (at some time ) to move to Australia. All I needed then was to add a sentiment.

I hope you will join us at Try It On Tuesday this time, as usual you have two weeks to get your entry in! 

All you need to do is 'Keep It Simple'

Thanks for looking, Chris

Counting on a new theme for Try It On Tuesday

 Hi everyone, It's time for a new theme at Try It On Tuesday and it's 'Numbers'. There are so many ways to interpret this theme as you will see from the Design Team.

I have a journal page and I have added numbers in the form of a stamped Aall and Create clock by Bipasha as well as some added numbers and flowers using Aall and Create stencils.

I used Distress ink with the stencils and coloured in the image with Daniel Smith watercolours

I hope you can figure out how to join us at Try it On Tuesday this time. The theme runs for two weeks and you can find the Rules and Guidelines here

Thanks for looking, Chris

Make your own...

 Hi everyone, we have a new topic at Try It On Tuesday - we'd like you to 'Make Your Own Background'. You can see the variety here that the Design Team have made. 

I must say that this is something that I love to do, whether it's just spattering some paint around, smudging ink, using my gelliplate or, as I have done today, use one(or two) of my many stencils.

 I used a favourite Lavinia stamps stencil, masked off with some copier paper with a hole torn out of the middle. I added some sponged paint around the edge. The stamps are by Paper Artsy and Chou and Flowers.

I hope you will have fun when 'You Make Your Own Background' for our TIOT challenge this time, which runs for the usual two weeks.  

Thanks for looking, Chris

I would also like to enter at Art Journal Journey where Gillena has chosen a brilliant theme 'Trees Are Awsome  Aren't They?'

Cute!

 Hi everyone, the year is moving on at quite a pace and it's time for our next Try It On Tuesday topic - 'Make It Cute'. The Design Team knows all about CUTE - just take a look here

I have made a journal page.

I have used a paper napkin for the greenery and a small piece of napkin for the lamb, flowers and eggs. My little creature is my favourite cute stamp - I think he would be perfect for delivering Easter eggs but the lamb isn't so sure! I coloured the image and the sky with watercolour paints.

I hope you will join us with your cutest creations at TIOT, where the theme runs for two weeks.

This is also my last page for my 'Spring Forward' theme at Art Journal Journey - I've had a great time. Thanks to Elizabeth and the AJJ team and to all those who entered their pages.

Thanks for looking, Chris 

 

More Spring Flowers

Hi everyone, I have other pages but this is a favourite and I really wanted to share it as part of my Art Journal Journey 'Spring Forward' theme. I suppose I am just obsessed by flowers, especially Spring flowers, and partly because by now hubby and I would have visited several of the gardens around here. It will be a while before we can go out and have a walk, although I have seen lots of signs of Spring from our windows.

When I was a child we would often go for walks with my Gran - there was field we used to pass and as soon as the cowslips appeared we would climb over the gate to pick some.

I spattered the page with watercolour paint and added some scraps of designer paper. The flowers and heading were cut from an old Matthew Rice calendar.

I have really enjoyed seeing the variety of pages everyone has produced for my Art Journal Journey theme - Thank you all so much.

Thanks for looking, Chris