I actually made two projects for the Summer of Color this week. I started with a journal page, that at first went horribly wrong. While I was thinking about how to proceed with the journal page I made two ATC’s. I think they turned out really cute.
I finally knew how I wanted to finish my journal page and even made a video.
Since I filmed the whole process, I don’t have progress pics, but I do have loads of detail shots. So be warned, this is a picture heavy post.
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This time Not a photo of what’s on my workdesk, but one of what isn’t on my workdesk anymore. I got this really cute hanging rack at a discount. It has lots of room for all sorts of little thingies. Really happy with that.
I also decided to clean out this old ship trunk and store my recycled papers, cardboard and my dies in there. I finally got rid of the last remnants of my kids toys, the playmobil has now taken up residence in the attick.
I’ve been working on several things last week, but I can only show you some small previews, since they are either not finished, or they are finished but the video that’s supposed to go with it isn’t.
Here are some quick shots of what I\ve been working on.
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I know, I am really, really late making the june tag for the 12 tags of 2013. So this will be a really, really short post. I loved the tag Tim made as an inspiration and the techniques he used, butI just couldn’t get it together to go and make this tag.
This afternoon it hit me. I just wasn’t in the mood to make a tag. I wanted to make books. The feeling of booklets and the fiddling with paper just makes me happy. So I decided to make the cover of a booklet with the techniques Tim showed us.
I didn’t have all the products Tim used, so I used substitutes that I thought would work. I did make some progress shots and detail photo’s.
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A while back I told you I was working on a japanese stab book. I finally finished the book this week. The book was made as part of a swap for the Hinges group at Milliande’s art community for women.
Every month there is a prompt and a theme to make a book. This month the idea was to make a japanese stab binding book with quotes. As I wanted to make a book with a japanese stab binding for some time now, I decided to join in the swap.
So I looked in awe at all sorts of beautiful binding patterns and figures, but decided to go with the simplest form of binding for my little booklet. Especially since it was for a swap. In hindsight I’m so glad I did, because binding it proved to be a bit of a challenge, as you can see in the video I made.
So here’s my little book. I didn’t make many progress pics, but i’ll try and explain what I did to make this booklet. In the video you can watch me struggle with the binding =).
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It’s time again for yet another workdesk hop all around the world. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go and check out Julia’s blog, Stamping Ground and she’ll explain it all to you. From there you can also visit all other participating workdesks.
My workdesk this week is a rather funny one, as I’m getting to grips with making youtube video’s .
On the desk you can see the journal page I was filming. Which I finished right in time to post the video and the page here.
First things first. Last week I posted a birthday giveaway and I promised to let my daughter draw a winner from among the comments, both here and on Youtube.
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Yesterday I was playing with some new sprays and embossing with a new stamp. I made a page I was realy pleased with. As it turns out the colors I used were the colors from this weeks artists choise for the Summer of Color 3. So since I like the page and the colors match this weeks colors, I will be able to submit my entry for this week really early =).
The above images are scans and It would appear that my scanner is not big enough for this booklet, because the edges are snipped off. Not much though. I forgot to make progress pics but I do have some detail photo’s to show you.
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By special request a quick blogpost with the recipe to make a permanent gelatin plate with gelatin leaves, in stead of powdered gelatin.
I got the original recipe from Lindsay, The Frugal Crafter, but since the powdered gelatine isn’t easy to come by here in the netherlands, I adjusted her recipe to use the materials I could find here easy. I also found another great blogpost by Shaz in Oz, she doesn’t use alcohol, but substitutes it with sugar. When I made my plate I couldn’t find her post anymore, so I used Lindsay’s recipe as a starting point. I’m glad I have since found it again.
Here is Linsay’s recipe:
I finally done with the journal page for the summer of color, week two. This weeks chosen colors were Hot Pink and Orange. I think it’s a gorgeous color combination. I loved dressing up my baby girl in these colors, when she was youger. She’s now 16 and won’t take any advice from me. Which, of course, is how it should be =).
I love painting with these colors, but somehow this page has been giving me a headache and it took a while for me to wrap my head around what it was that was bugging me and finish the page.
Instead of telling you a realy long story, maybe I should let the progress pictures tell the story for me.
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Just a quick post today, showing you yesterdays workdesk, since it is time for another WOYWW over at Julia’s Stamping Ground.
As yesterday was my birthday, I didn’t do very much, but enjoy the weather and play a little with my newly made Gelatine plate.
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Tomorrow is my birthday (well, by the time this is posted it’ll be today…) and as I understand it, it is customary to do a giveaway for your birthday here in this crafty blogland =). Since I do like to give presents, I thought I would join in the fun. So, being in book making mode, I made a little booklet for you.
This journal has been made with a huge junk mail envelope, some kraft paper bags from when I was in Paris, scrap papers with a movie theme (can’t remember the paper line) and cardstock. I added an Eifel tower keychain embellishment, bought when I was in Paris and several other things. I will add some more bits and bobs that might be nice for the crafty winner of the birthday giveaway.
To be entered in the drawing, just leave a comment stating that you would like to be entered in the drawing. You don’t have to become a follower, only if you realy like what you see here =). There is a youtube video with a flip through of the booklet and when you leave me a comment there you’ll be entered twice in the drawing. You can find the link at the end of this post.
Here are some flip through photo’s of the booklet.
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Falcon Travelers 