A Photo A Week Easel Book

Here is a project designed to have a weekly entry that runs for a year ........ so 52 entries.  My crafty friend Jean had a plan..a photo a week.... there is a subject list posted on the Scattered Scarlet blog. There are 52 of them and the subjects don't have to followed in any particular order as long as you document one a week.

With this one you can start at any time of the year.

I followed Effies idea for making an easel book and made mine in the same way.

I then decorated the front in a suitable fashion mainly using Washi tape, printed paper and stickers from 7 Gypsies along with a little hardware.

I shall be publishing one per week, hopefully ! So watch this space.

Why not join in and let us know what you are all doing?

Sid xx

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Perfect Day Journal Page

Here is Week 5 of the Mini Journal weekly challenge over on UK Stampers Forum.  This weeks requirements are:

1.   What is/ would be your perfect day?
2.   Include a picture on your page.
3.   Use some stamping on your page.

I always love being in a warm climate, sat on a beach with my partner drinking cocktails.  So Sun, Sea, Sand & Cocktails is the theme.  Wish I was sat there right now !!!

I started with a white card cut to 4.5 x 6 inches and smooshed with Impress dye inks in lavender, ultramarine & lemon yellow as the base.  I then stamped a postoid from Invoke arts on the bottom left in archival black ink.

The picture was printed onto ordinary copier paper, trimmed and stuck in place. I found a couple of different diameter round lids and used these to mark some circles in yellow and ochre acrylic paint as shown.

I got to work with the Posca markers in black, yellow, white and journalled the words on the page along with some doodles.

A plate was cut and coloured with Impress in chartreuse and lemon yellow with the recipe for my favourite cocktail 'Nothing' and actually looks very much the colour of the finished cocktail.  This was stuck in place and some holes punched with the Cinch to finish.

Sid xx

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Mini Journal Page

This is my first piece of crafting for this year !  Simply have had no time with other things getting in the way.  I am taking part in a weekly mini journal challenge being run over on UK Stampers Forum by Efemera.  We are to do one postcard sized page at 6 x 4 ins each week on a theme.  This weeks theme required:

1. A Photo

2. A handmade background

3. 3 things you want to achieve this year

I cut my card and allowed an extra 1/2 inch on the left so that I could punch holes with the Cinch.  I then used a selection of Dylusion paints in Yellow, Orange & Pink from Dyan Reaveley to colour the background. For the circles I used lids of various sizes dipped in the paint and applied direct.  Some paint was applied with a sponge through some sequin waste too.

I stamped with a frayed linen stamp with Brilliance moonlight white and sprayed with some Teal Glitz Spritz mica spray. White opaque pen and silver and gold pens were used to decorate as shown.

I then diecut a slide mount with the sizzix and used a pic of Avatar behind the mount aperture.  The mount was coloured with blue and orange Memento inks applied direct with the word 'Chameleon' written on.

The journalling was done on a cut up clocking-in card, coloured with orange Memento and written on with fine black rollerball pen.  I chose to 1 - Do More Craft, 2 - Finish what I start & 3 - Go places !  I have also written around the circles Goals, Aspirations & Targets.

Let's hope I can keep up with this challenge in line with my second goal.

Sid xx

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