Darkroom Door Stamps Pink and Orange Journal Layout

Hi guys, I'm sharing the last few pages in my year long journal round robin with you.  Today's spread was for my amazing friend Susan, who is crazy over bright and happy designs.  She chose the colors Pink & Orange for her theme.  (Sorry for these weirdly lit photos - it was snowing outside...)

This was the biggest challenge for me because I usually do grungy drab color work - lol!  I decided to channel my inner Rachel Greig and do some happy journaling with these amazing Darkroom Door stamps.

I based my design around the Wander quote stamp.

I used a funky mandala stencil and my Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals in Plumeria Pink and Magical Mai Tai from the Hawaiian Islands Flat Magicals Set.  I put a pile of paper towels beneath the papers so I could spray water and move the color around without damaging the other girls' pages.

I edged my pages with stamps from the Grunge Marks set.  The embossed circle is from Coffee Time and I layered with a circle die cut.  I curled the wings of the Butterfly Ecclectic Stamp and perched him on the layers.

In case you missed my earlier posts, you can see my vintage lace spread HERE.

And my Native American spread HERE.

And my spread in my own Aqua/Green journal HERE.

Vintage Lace Mixed Media Journal Layout

I'm thrilled to finally be finished with a year long journal rotation with a group of artsy friends.  I'm sharing my second to last spread today and will share the final one with you soon.  This is one of my favorites in the rotation.  The owner loves vintage laces, trims and imagery, so I tried to combine those things into a mixed media project in her chosen color scheme, denim and ivory.

First I set the stage with some drama by using a damask stencil and Distress Stains.  While my texture paste was wet I poured on chunky glitter.  It caused the color to intensify in those areas, which was quite an unexpected pleasure.  I chose a found relative by Tim Holtz and a butterfly from his botanical ephemera collection.  The chipboard letters and star brads are also TH.

I found several bits of note taking in an old book I bought.  This one was explaining the process of doubt, which intrigued me very much.  I layered it over a die cut chippie then cut off the bottom and adhered some favorite (hoarded) trims.

Next, I raided my stash of true vintage papers and found this beautiful envelope.  The lady reminded me of the same girl I had chosen for the opposite page, so I decided she would be the grown up version of this pitiful girl.  Isn't she proper?

I arranged a bed of laces for her and adorned the collection with a filigree metal piece from my sweet friend Remya in India.

Some of my laces are from my very dear sewing friend that passed away this summer.  I treasure them and think of her and softly hum her favorite hymn while I work, "How Great Thou Art...."

To the side I layered a vintage coat ticket with a Prima packaging tag and a tassel.  The spread is so big I could hardly photograph it all.  I hope you have enjoyed this peek.  I have missed this type of work and so enjoyed playing again.  Hugs, Autumn

I'm sharing with:
Happy Little Stampers: Mixed Media ATG

Love to Craft: Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart: Many Layers
STAMPlorations Mixed Media: Anything Goes w/ Stencil

Altered Eclectics: Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft: Anything Goes
An Inky Mess: Anything Goes

Last Minute Christmas Cards and Tags for PaperArtsy

I'm sharing in the current topic, My Favorite Things, at the PaperArtsy blog today!  My favorite things are stamps & inks, particularly making backgrounds with them.  Check out the details and discover the beautiful PaperArtsy: Ink & the Dog Collection {Noel} stamps.

Click each image to purchase.

I'm also sharing with:

Simon Says Stamp: Christmas

Words 2 Craft By: "I will honour Christmas in my heart, 

and try to keep it all the year." ─ Charles Dickens

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers: Christmas

Dream Valley: Christmas

Stinkin' Inkers: Celebrating the Holidays

Personalized Christmas Gifts - Tim Holtz Burlap Panel

Happy Saturday friends!  I'm sharing a Step by Step over at Frilly & Funkie today with details on how to create your own Tim Holtz style Personalized Christmas Canvas Gifts.  I made four of these little burlap panels for my crafty BFFs.  I hope you'll hop on over and see process and closeups.

Play along in our current challenge Most Memorable Gift!

I'm also sharing with:

Simon Says Stamp: Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters: All About Christmas

Words 2 Craft By: "I will honour Christmas in my heart, 

and try to keep it all the year." ─ Charles Dickens

The House that Stamps Built: Tic Tac Toe

(I chose Christmas, Red & Green & Glitter)

That's Crafty: 'Tis the Season

Country View Challenges: Chrismtas

Creative Artiste: Always Anything Mixed Media Goes

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Simple Stamped Christmas Cards with Patterned Paper

Tonight I get to celebrate a Christmas party with my dear friends - I can't wait!  A few weeks back we all got together for an artsy play day and we all designed a simple Christmas card for each other to make to build our stash before moving on to mixed media projects.  What an incredibly fun day!  Everyone in our group is so unbelievably creative and talented, and each person finished the cards her own way.  Here's my version of Barbara's beautiful snowflake card.  The snowflakes were cut from the inside of a Kleenex box!  Who knew there was a silver lining to having a cold?!  :)  I added a SSS "autumn blessings" die cut, minus the "autumn" ha!  I added this card to the current SSS Flickr challenge.

Next, I made Madelyn's design exactly as she did because it was just perfect.  She cut the trees from her Cricut.

Bonnie gave each of us a different chipboard shape, which we covered with paper.  I added a gold washi tape band and another die cut sentiment.  What beautiful ribbon!

I went the craziest with Carol's card and jazzed it up a lot more than maybe I should have, but I was delighted with every element.  I embossed one of the bg papers with the TH tiny dots EF, added some reindeer washi and pom pom fringe.  Some scrap greenery dies with a twine bow and bell.  I used a chipboard Ornate Frame die sponged with DOX to frame my deer.  Then I handwrote the little list.  Perhaps you recognize the list from a famous carol.

Last was my own card design, which the other girls switched up and made so much prettier by placing the sentiment at the bottom, then wrapping silver embroidery floss with a little bell.  I just wanted to do something flat for mailing.  This is a new HL stamp which I'm in love with!  The paper is from Michael's last year.  I love the subtle foil detail.  Thanks for looking and I hope you are inspired to make a few simple cards yourself.  Hugs, Autumn

I'm also sharing with:
Simon Says Stamp: Christmas
Penny Black: CAS
Stinkin' Inkers: Celebrating the Holidays
Crafty Cardmakers: Christmas
The Crazy Challenge: Christmas is Coming
Use Your Stuff: Christmas is Coming
613 Ave. Create: Anything Goes Option Christmas

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