A festive journal page

 

Good Morning Ladies, 

The weather was back to dark, wet & gloomy yesterday,  we couldn’t even see the hills that we love to look at while doing the dishes 🤣.   So different to Sunday when we got a load of washing virtually dry.  Even with my desk lights and my daylight lights it was still almost too dark to do any crafting!  But I give it my best effort. 😅😂

Just as I suspected my body wasn't wanting to 'play' yesterday after an afternoon in the garden with Paul,  I dream of a day with no miserable pain!  I do my best to not let it rule my life but there are days that I don't win the fight!  

This is where I have been enjoying making journal pages,  they are for me,  to experiment,  play and more importantly allow mistakes to be part of the learning process.  I don't dislike the pages I create but I wouldn't necessarily be happy to send them as a card to anyone.  

We are all our own worst critic, which isn't healthy,  sometimes the 'perfect  Pinterest pieces we see and love are digitally perfected,  all slight imperfections erased.  As long as you have enjoyed creating a card or journal page and it looks like something you'd be delighted to open yourself,  that's all that matters  

So with that in mind I am sharing yesterday's craft session. 🤣

I started by  creating a 'messy' background using Wisteria Lindys pigment shaker, sprinkled over a 6 x 4 inch piece of card,  spritzed with water and put to one side to 'do its thing' .  I then stamped an older Tracy Evan’s stamp 'Poinsettia' using 'Hawthorn Rose ' Versafine Clair ink, which pairs nicely with the Wisteria Lindys Shaker,  I used  watercolours to colour the larger sepals of poinsettia,  adding some of the Lindys mixed with water to add shimmer to the poinsettia too.  I left the top layer how they were stamped, although I did fussy cut them and added a swoosh of the lindys shimmer!   

When the background was dry I added some stamping in the Hawthorn ink,  Its hard to pick up on camera but I added lots of dots of glue and sprinkled Tim Holtz Rock Candy  which gives an amazing sparkle!  

I hand cut a tag by tracing around Tracys Tag and adding a light blend of Lost Shadow Oxide ink, I placed it on the background using Glue Gel, I added some scrumpled cotton underneath for texture.  I stamped and fussy cut so leaf sprigs and tucked them under the poinsettia.  A few ink splatters (some a little bigger than intended) finish the page. 

I will say that I love the shimmer of the Lindys combined with the sparkle of the Rock candy!   You can't have too much pizazz at Christmas!! 

I hope that you all have a good day,  

Love and hugs to all, 

Sandra xxx