Hello Friends
I was so thrilled to be able to create some projects for Tracy Evans with her latest release of stamps for AALL & Create. I am continuing this week with another of Tracy's beautiful new stamps,
Wild and Free (#238), to create a journal.
I die cut one of Eileen Hull's Notebook Journals for my base. The mountboard was given a coat of Gesso to give me a good base for watercolouring.
I coloured the flower with watercolour paint, let it dry and then spritzed the journal lightly and just dribbled paint in sections over the cover, letting them blend and dry naturally. I mixed in a little Iridescent medium into the paint to give a light shine.
This is a close up of the finished cover, you can see a little of the Iridescent shine. I coloured a second flower and decoupaged this up on the cover and added an elastic closure.
For the inside I created a small notebook and also a writing block.
For the cover of the writing block, I used a 'tissue' technique that Tracy showed in one of her Hochanda demos last weekend, I was quite pleased with the result! I painted it with watercolours.
You can find a list of stockists for the whole of the new stamp release HERE, including countries around the world. Whilst you can purchase direct AALL & Create advocate the use of your local stockist to purchase the stamps and stencils.
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Finally, I am sharing a few of the samples that I made for Tracy's recent shows,
it was lovely to see them on TV!
Thanks so much for your visit, it is much appreciated and I hope to see you
again soon.
Hugs, Anne xxx
Your samples are simply gorgeous. And I adore your journal. So much detail. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous Anne, the yellow is fantastic and really pops and I am so thrilled you enjoyed the tissue technique 😘😘
ReplyDeleteYour notebook is stunning! Love the colours. I must have a go at Tracy's tissue technique, it looks cool on the cover of the writing block. Your samples are awesome! It was so exciting to see them on the shows. You are very talented my friend! Hugs xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteFantastic Anne, love the journal, I may have to have a go at that later! I loved seeing your work on the TV, now to find time to have a go at doing some making inspired by your work. Axxx
ReplyDeleteYour notebook journal is fabulous, Anne . The colours are gorgeous and Tracys stamps is the perfect fit! A useable beauty .
ReplyDeleteAll your TV samples are fantastic. You have done of sterling job of showcasing the products on a wonderful range of projects . Love them all . Sadly missed seeing them 'live' though - I'll have to try 'catch up' ( story of my live at the mo , lol )
Hugs x
WOW, I love the colors you used...so happy and fresh, and all the stamping highlights these great images!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Annie, I feel like I've seen seven posts in one with that incredible collage of your creations at the end! I'm in awe, truly! You are so productive and so versatile with your talent!! I love the journal you showcased, and I'm so happy all these other creations were shown on TV!! Hugs, Darnell xxoo
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece as alwas xx
ReplyDeleteYour journal is gorgeous Anne! The colours are a beautiful mix and I love the technique used to create such a stunning effect on the cover! The stamps are incredible and I adore all of your stunning samples!! hugs xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful Anne! I love seeing your samples on Hochanda, you could always pick yours out. Have a very happy weekend, Sue xx
ReplyDeletewow, Anne! You have been a busy girl! I love your journal with the bold flower atop the shimmery water color background. I'm so curious about the technique you learned using the tissue--looks great! And all of these samples are just gorgeous, perfectly made and diverse. If I had to choose a favorite, I think it would be that thistle on the purple background--love the colors! Sending hugs!
ReplyDeletePS congratulations on your TV appearance--you are certainly a ***STAR***!
DeleteHa, ha Sara, it wasn't me on the TV, just my samples, but it was nice seeing them on there! xxx
DeleteAnne you really do such an amazing job showcasing these stamps, it’s no surprise that Tracy wanted to use your work for the tv presentation! Gorgeous colors and layering! congratulations
ReplyDeleteGorgeously sunny and happy makes Anne! You are so talented. I'm sure Tracy is thrilled with all your creations. She did a star turn on Hochanda and everything looked fabulous. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely journal, Anne - the bright pop of the yellow flower against the blues and browns is great. Lovely version of Tracy's tissue stamping too - I saw it over at her blog and thought at first she'd been stamping into texture paste - it's a cool effect and looks lovely in blue and brown! Fabulous samples for the show - it's easy to see you've been having lots of fun with the gorgeous new stamps.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Wow love this- you really do make me have to buy these stamps!!! Fun color combo on the notebook & what a lovely collection of samples!
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