Crafty Adventurista: Flowers/Mother's Day March DT Project 1 For Country View Crafts and Challenges

Hello,

Here I am with my first DT Project for March to share with you, that I’ve made for Country View Crafts and Challenges on Facebook.

As it’s the month where we celebrate Mother’s Day here in the UK, the challenge theme as chosen by Cassie is ‘A Flower/Flowers/Mother’s Day’ and runs until the end of the month.

The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post. You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly. There is a fabulous Alison Bomber Paperartsy stamp set for the lucky winner for this month.

So, for my project I made a floral scene in my journal using mixed media.

First, I applied some torn book paper and masking tape to the page, using collage medium.

I then used Paperartsy Fresco paints to create a background wash of multiple colours and then I knocked this back with some white paint. I went a bit too heavy handed and the torn book paper can hardly be seen now.

I stencilled Paperartsy Fresco Winter Green through the Tim Holtz Stencil THS086 that looks like stones, around the edges of the page.

Using some flowers from the Tim Holtz Floral Trims CMS461 set, I stamped these onto white cartridge paper that I'd coloured with the same PaperartsyFresco paints as in the journal, and then painted more in depth with the Paperartsy Fresco paints to make them stand out. I used a stamping platform to first make the print, then paint, then stamp the print again to bring up outline. I then splattered with white paint.

I found a picture of a lady in a magazine that I wanted to use as my focal point. I glued her first into some copier paper to make the image a bit sturdier. Once glued in place, I blended her around edges in with Chipped Sapphire Distress Watercolor pencil.

I also found a sentiment from a magazine to match and glued this also onto copier paper before adding to the page and blending around with the Chipped Sapphire pencil too.

And there you have it. My journal page to commemorate our wonderful Mothers, with flowers, for this month. I hope you like it and may be inspired to join in our challenge.