Today I am showing you a page with 2 of my favourites bugs, dragonflies and butterflies.
I covered my journal pages with a printed paper and added both Tim Holtz/Ideology tissue tape and Prima Spread Your Wings washi tape around the borders. The Prima (new) is very wide (5cms/2") and also more resistant to water/waterbased paints than the Tim Holtz tape. I bought it specifically for its width as it can be torn in half for a straight line on the outside of the journal and distressed on the inside. Also, since the Eclipse tape (a tape use to cut out masks for stamping) is impossible to find, I will be able to use the Prima tape instead, I know it sounds like waste but there is a lot of tape on that roll!I then stencilled with Paper Artsy Fresco paints using PS126 and PS092 stencils (also Paper Artsy) and the Dragonfly stencil (That Special Touch) .
The sentiment, embossed in white EP, is from the Paper Artsy Hot Pick 1206.
To finish, I gave the left hand stencilled flower a stalk and leaves with acrylic paint and a paintbrush and added a butterfly made of 2 layered die-cuts and stitched together in the middle.
I hope that I have inspired you to join our Country View challenge, hop on over to see my teammates makes and don't forget a random player will scoop up a £20 voucher to spend on crafting goodies...
Thanks for coming by,
I am entering the SSS Wednesday, Bleeding Art, We Love To Create challenges.
Fabulous pages. Eclipse tape is my favourite as well. You know I saw some online the other day. Was other the moon I had found some and now forgotten where it was!!! lol! Oh, thats going to bug me. If I remember I will let you know.
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Hugs Flo xx
This is gorgeous! Thank you for joining us over at Bleeding Art this Month.
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Linda xxx
Bleeding Art DT
Fabulous pages with great colours!!! Have a lovely June!!! Big hugs
ReplyDeletegorgeous pages - lovely work indeed! Hugs rachel xx
ReplyDeleteThere's an amazing sense of movement about this page spread... it reminds me of an Impressionist painting, capturing a moment and a feeling as the dragonflies hover over the rippling water.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
You and I often choose the same theme don't we Christine...it's dragonflies for me too! This is a gorgeous page..it really looks 3D, I love it xx
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous, I love the bugs and white embossing always does it for me! Have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteElle est magnifique, j'aime bien sa profondeur et l'atmosphère que tu as créée avec brio !!!
ReplyDeleteLovely pages ! Great colours !
ReplyDeleteCorrie xx
Fabulous page spread! Love the depth you've created and the colours used!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create With Polkadoodles! Jane (DT) xxx
Such beautiful pages! I loved seeing how you created them too, so inspirational 😀. Happy and creative wishes! Jo x
ReplyDeleteLoving this. Gorgeous choice of colours. Happy creative week, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteGreat page Christine - love it!
ReplyDeleteWow this is stunning. I love the watery feel. I'd happily have it on a wall. I also love the Eclipse paper...I have a bit left on a roll for when nothing else will do! Glad to hear there might be an alternative though.xx
ReplyDeleteLovely pages, Christine! I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteEvelyn xx
This is a gorgeous spread - I love the colours (my favourites, so I would) but the whole effect is wonderful...love the strong contrast of the white EP.
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