What a Wonderful Life Gift Set with Bella Crafts Publishing

Start your gift giving projects using mixed media products along with the XL Card Box Die from Sizzix.

The XL Card Box Die inspired me to create several gift sets already and hope this project will inspire you also. 

Begin by die cutting the Sizzix XL Card Box Die from chipboard. 

Die cut the Skinny Mini Elements Die from cardstock to use as a stencil. 

Lay prepared card stock stencil on chipboard, apply DecoArt Crackle Paste on card box. Dry.

Add paper strips to card box. 

Stamp images on card box and pattern paper with black ink. 

Fussy cut flower out; add to front of card box with Liquitex Matte Gel Medium. 

Fussy cut bee from patten paper; add to front of card box with Liquitex Matte Gel Medium. 

Add Prima Tropical Watercolor Paints to prepared card box. Dry. 

Stamp Makers Forte/Eileen Hull Snail Mail stamp images to box. Dry. 

Add Glossy Accent to centers of flowers.

Add metal handles and pen tip to card box. 

Create a gift card to place inside using pattern paper and senitments. 

Create a gift bag filled with products. 

Create a topper to match the card box. 

Enjoy creating gift boxes all the year through. 

Supplies

Sizzix/Eileen Hull Designs XL Card Caddy Box Die #665981

Sizzix/Eillen Hull Designs Skinny Mini Elements Thinlit #665980

Makers Forte/Wonderful Life Stamp Set 

Makers Forte/Eillen Hull Designs Small Mail Postage

Graphic 45 Let It Bee Collection

Prima Tropical Watercolors

DecoArt Crackle Paste

Liquitex Gesso, Matte Gel Medium and Clear Gesso

Ranger Archival Black Ink

Ranger Black Soot spray

Ranger Glossy Accent

Border Scallop Border Punch

Corner Rounder

Metal Handles and Pen Tip 

 

Today is Your Day Art Journal Pages

Today is your day...your weekend! 

So, let's create art pages using leftover Ephemera Elements!

Simple Storie Vintage Weathered Garden Bits and Pieces are used here. 

Begin by using Prima Tropical Watercolors to create a marble effect on your pages.

HINT: Make sure each color dries completely before adding the next!

Stamp borders from Stampers Anonymous Urban Tapestry using Vintage Photo ink. 

Stamp background images using Stampers Anonymous Faded Type Stamps and Orange Blossom ink and Fern Green inks. 

Lay Stampers Anonymous Grime Layering Stencil on pages; apply crackle paste with palette knife. Dry. 

Stamp sentiment from Stampers Anonymous Urban Tapestry stamp set with black ink. 

Ink Ephemera Bits and Pieces with Vintage Photo inks. 

Add prepared pieces to art journal pages using matte gel medium. 

Go around edges of bits and pieces with Derwent Graphitint black pencil. 

Doodle lines on pages with black pen. 

Color open areas of stamp sentiment with orange ink. 

Spatter with white gesso and Ranger Distress Black Soot and Wild Honey Sprays.

Enjoy creating your art pages using leftover bits and pieces. 

Pam

Supplies

Arteza Watercolor Sketchbook

Stampers Anonymous Grime Layering Stencil, Urban Tapestry Stamps and Faded Type Stamp

Liquitex White Gesso and Matte Gel Medium

Simple Stories Vintage Weathered Garden Bits and Pieces

Ranger Distress Sprays and Archival Inks

Derwent Graphitint Black Pencil

Pigma Micron.0005 Black Pen

Encourage Hope Art Journal Pages

Crazy Cats going after those little trials of life! Let's Encourage Hope in our art journal pages! 

Add washi tape randomly on pages. 

Stamp cats on circles and bugs on scrap paper. 

Fussy cut bugs out. 

 Adhere to cats and bugs to page with matte gel. Dry. 

Stamp sentiments and elements on pages with black ink.  

Lay stencil on pages; apply crackle paste to top. Dry. 

Apply whitewash of gesso over pages. Dry. 

Mist pages and apply small sprays of distress over pages. 

Dry between colors 

Add graphitint black work around images on page. 

Add line work with pen. 

Stamp background randomly with red ink. 

Spatter with black soot distress spray ink and white gesso

Supplies:

Ranger Distress Sprays: Wild Honey, Saltwater Taffy, Evergreen Bough, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot, Rusty Hinge

Ranger Speckle Stencil

Stampers Anonymous: Going Somewhere Stamps, Specimen Stamps, Crazy Cats, Mixed Media Stamps

Arteza Watercolor Sketchbook

Liquitex White Gesso, Matte Gel

DecoArt Crackle Paste

Derwent Graphitint Black Pencil

Archival Red and Black Ink

 .005 Black Pen

Washi Tape

Palette Knife

2 1/2" Circle Punch

Discover Be Brave Find Yourself Magazine Collage Mixed Media Art Journal Pages

 

Art Journaling today using images from one of your favorite magazines. I used images from Southern Living Magazine, but you can choose any images. 

Prepare you pages using gesso and allow it to dry. 

Adhere fussy cut magazine images along with torn paper and book page pieces to the prepped pages. 

Allow it to dry. 

Apply clear gesso over the top to help maintain and seal the colors of the papers. 

Lay stencil to top of pages; apply crackle paste to top. Dry. 

Mist pages and apply watered down watercolor paints to top. 

Make sure to dry between color applications so your pages don't become mucky. 

Add rub-ons randomly on pages. 

Add stickers here and there on pages. 

Spatter with white gesso. Dry. 

Apply black graphitint pencil randomly around pages. Smear out graphite with finger. 

Apply some pen work around images, rub-ons, stickers, etc.

I hope you are enjoying Saturday art pages. 

I also have a video on my You Tube Channel HERE... sharing photos on how pages were created. 

Please follow my blog and You Tube Channel. 

Enjoy

Pam

Supplies

Southern Living Magazine Photos

Ranger Crackle Stencil

Derwent Graphitint Black Pencil

Prima Tropical Watercolor Paint

Arteza Watercolor Sketchbook

Liquitex - Gesso, Clear Gesso, Gel Medium

DecoArt Crackle Paste

Blank Page Muse Tattered and Worn Paper

Book Paper

13 Arts Flora of 5 Stickers

Prima Photo Passion RubOns