May Kit Journal Page with Gelli Plate prints and Stencil Girl:)

Hello again!! 

I'm loving our May kit so here I am up again with my next project...a spread in my 

Gratitude Journal.

I'm so grateful for good friends...friends that know all your flaws and love you just the same:)

For this project, I used 

Oil Pastels

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paint (beach hut) 

Stampendous, n*Studio Stamp Set 

Stencil Girl typewriter stencil 

Scarlet Lime pen 

Uni-ball Signo pen (white)

Pitt multi-liner pen (black, XS)

Gelli plate prints (from previous May project)

Super heavy gesso

So, I started by adding blocks of color with the oil pastels.

Next, I brushed on (with a foam brush) the Fresco Finish Paint

It's transparency allows the beautiful color beneath to come through.

I loved using the Fresco paints with my Gelli plate, so I made plenty of prints during my previous card and envelope project this month.  You can see how I created these here.

I tore them into pieces and applied them to the pages with matte medium.

Next, I used super heavy gesso to stencil this cute Stencil Girl typewriter. 

I added bits and pieces of detail with the my three favorite pens...

Uni-ball Signo (white) , Scarlet Lime, and Pitt multi-liner (XS)

It's all in the detail:)

(except for the pencil lines I forgot to erase!)

I used a Brilliance ink pad in moonlight white to apply the "chain link" stamp

Hope you feel inspired to journal with our great May Kit!!

As always,

It's a joy to share with you!

Sue

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Elmer's Glue Resist with Oil Pastels

Hello!  

Happy Tuesday:)

I think I like the process for this project even more than the completed page...

I really enjoyed experimenting with ALL the products in our wonderfully made May Kit!

So, here it goes...

I grabbed a piece of black card stock to create this page.

Using clear Elmer's glue, I drew a design on the right and left sides. 

(You don't have to use clear...white glue dries clear as well- it's just what I had on hand.)

Next, I colored in the design with the Oil pastels.

I love how they look on the black background.

Next, I used the cute Prima Marketing Chalk Edger Ink (pastel green) & the Stencil that came with the Stampendous n*studio stamp set 

(on the black paper, the green looks almost white)

         

I wanted to tone down the stenciled "dots" above, so I stamped over it (in black) with one of the stamps from the Stampendous n*studio stamp set....see below.

I used another stamp in the set (I especially LOVE this one!) and applied the very cool Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paint (pumpkin soup) with a Q-tip

For a little more "pop" to help my sentiments stand out...

a little Brilliance in moonlight white...

using a third stamp in the kit...what a great value to receive all 3 of these great stamps!!!

I added some detail with one of my favorite pens...Uni-ball Signo in white.

The Fireworks spray mist (new sprout) looks great on black too, so I "dripped on" some fun "splatters."

As always, so many of the kit products will last for a long time to come...

THANK YOU FROG DOG!!!

Hope you are inspired to create today!!! 

It's a joy to share with you,

Sue

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Gelli Plate and Fresco Finish Paints...a match made in heaven:)

OH WHAT A KIT!!!  

I feel like I say that every month, but Tina puts the most amazing products together!!!

This project utilizes the delicious 

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paint (Beach Hut) 

Stampendous n studio Stamp Set (wired)

Clearprint, 6X8 Clear Vellum Field Book 

& 

Prima Marketing Chalk Edger Ink (Pastel Peach)

The Clearprint Vellum Book made me think of Vellum Envelopes right away...

this was where my inspiration for the mini notes with envelopes began:)

I decided to try the Fresco paint on my Gelli Plate.  They are a match made in heaven:)

Squeeze out a small amount of paint, spritz with a little water and roll out on the 

Gelli Plate using a brayer.

Lay a stencil down on top of the rolled out paint.  (At the time, I didn't even realize the Stampendous n studio Stamp Set came with a 6 x 6 circle/dot stencil...same idea as the one used here)

The print you see above to the right, is the image created by laying the Vellum page on top of the stencil, on top of the "loaded" Gelli plate.

Not wanting to waste any paint, I flipped the stencil over (paint side down) onto another piece of Vellum and got the print below.

Below, I started the process again....dab of paint, spritz of water, roll with the brayer.

Press the stencil onto the Gelli Plate and then pull off...below is the imprint left.

I really like the transparent look of these Fresco Paints!

Next...Vellum on top.

Below is the print from this.

Again, I took the stencil from the Gelli Plate, and pressed it onto another piece of vellum. 

(paint side down)

Below is that print.

So, now that I have some printed vellum ready, I drew the envelope pattern on each.

(a 6 x 6 stencil is the perfect size for this envelope pattern)

You can get the pattern here.

Trace the pattern with a pencil.

Once traced and cut, erase the pencil lines.

Fold...

& glue the bottom using kraft glue or matte medium. (this is what I used)

Back

Front

For a little more detail, I used the very cool stamp (above) from our kit.

For the card to go inside the envelope, I DID use the circle/dot stencil that came with the 

Stampendous n studio Stamp Set

I opened the Prima Marketing Chalk Edger Ink (peach) and stamped right over the stencil onto a piece of white card stock.  Then cut each card to measure "just a hair" over 2 1/2" square.

I added some details with my Scarlet Lime Pen

Adding a bit more with the card stock cut out and stamped words on white.

On the back of the envelope flap I stamped, using a small section of the "wire circle" in the Stampendous n studio Set.

The texture on top of the peach card stock came from the "wire grid" stamp included in the 

Stampendous n studio Set.

More projects to come with the rest of the GREAT products included in our May Kit!!!

It's a joy to share with you!!

Sue

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