Apologies to all as I have been AWOL again for a week or two, but you will be pleased to know I have not been sitting around doing nothing. I have been falling behind a little with my Wanderlust pages and projects so I thought it was about time I knuckled down and did some catching up. The pages below came from a prompt we were given write fast, furious and cover the page.
The pages started with a coat of Gesso and texture paste through a new paperartsy stencil by Sara Neumann followed by a wash of some of the newest distress colours.
As you can see I have very small writing which is usually quite neat, but with writing fast over the uneven Gesso it looks very messy, cue the ink splats with one of my Indigo blu stamps to make it even messier!
Still keeping with the writing theme, I added a die cut ink pot and feather quill, not sure why I wrote ink on the pot as it it fairly obvious what it is!!??
The picture below shows the texture through one of the patterns of the stencil which was just dots and looked a little lost on the page so I linked them up and penned around each one.
The page was finished with a few torn strips of tissue tape.
I still have at least 2 projects to complete before I have caught up with the Wanderlust journey so I will be working on those this week. I would have finished these too had I not been busy with another project which involved a tidy up of my craft room. I am lucky enough to own a beautiful drawer unit made by my Dad many years ago which holds all my card/paper/stencils etc, see picture below.
For a long time now I have wanted a shelf unit to hold all my paints/stains/mediums etc. so I asked a local carpenter if he could make me one to fit the desk. I took delivery of this last week and took a couple of days staining it to match the drawer unit. I am so pleased with the result and wanted to share it with you.
If you zoom in you will see that I have used inspirational word bands to decorate each shelf
I have already started to fill it up, with some of my stash as you can see below, the top shelf is perfect for displaying projects already completed.
Look at that tidy desk, I don't think it will stay like this for long! I have just got to sort out my die cutting area out now which is on the other side of the room and I should be organised.
Thank you for your visit, have a good day.
Mo x
Your page is beautiful Mo, I love your colour choices and wow - that is a heck of a lot of writing, think I may have to skip that lesson!
ReplyDeleteYou know how much I love your drawer unit already and the shelving is such a perfect compliment - it looks amazing and I love that you added the inspirational words! Hugs, Anne xxx
Oh wow Almo, you have been busy, your page looks fantastic! I really admire how you are so dedicated to Wanderlust, to my shame I have to admit, life constantly takes me in other directions and all I have managed so far is one journal page, - I bet it's going to take me 5 years to get through it all. I absolutely love your new shelf unit, it is the perfect match to your chest of drawers, wow, what a stunning craft room you must have!! I am feeling quite jealous....
ReplyDeleteHello Mo,What fabulous art filled pages you have done. I am behind too, as chose to make the Kate Crane journal from scratch and it's taken me ages to get it completed. What beautifully crafted chest of drawers and your shelf unit looks just the ticket. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous journal pages . I can't believe I have not even started the course yet. Love love your cupboard, it's fantastic. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteLove your pages of writing - and the fabulous outlined texture... I'm on hold with WL obviously at the moment... but longing to get back to my desk and play. I'd be even more desperate to get back there if I had those beautiful drawers and shelves to organise it all!! Beautiful furniture in themselves, the drawers must be a joy to use, and now those purpose built shelves to go with them... the paints and inks look great, and will be so easy to get at - and I love that you've added the WordBands to the shelves!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Your pages are beautiful mo. I love the added stamps and the soft pastel colours. I am struggling to keep up with wanderlust ... its not helped by my computer/ internet conection which means i can only access things at my mums. Your shelving looks amazing!hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteYour pages are beautiful mo. I love the added stamps and the soft pastel colours. I am struggling to keep up with wanderlust ... its not helped by my computer/ internet conection which means i can only access things at my mums. Your shelving looks amazing!hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteCOOLNESS! I want one! Love the Tim plates on each shelf. <3
ReplyDeleteWOW that is one gorgeous storage unit!!
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