Just Journal January 2023 - Day 5

Day 5 prompt for Just Journal : Loaded.

I had fun creating my loaded page!

First I adhered a napkin on my page for my main background. This is from one of my Your Creative Studio Subscription boxes. Also from there, I added some paper, a tag and ticket.

My Latte spot tuck and Coffee pocket are using a digital paper by Lilli Rain Designs called Vintage Coffee Papers Set 1. 

I got the sewing machine out and stitched the sides of my Coffee pocket and then added a ticket and a clip with a lovely flower from Ephemoire to bring it all together.

Love it, and using up more of my stash which is my aim this year!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Little Robin

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Little Robin by our resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs. 

                  

I printed my image out twice, but the second one is slightly smaller so I could layer them for a shadowed effect.

I added a gold doily underneath and that was all I needed to do,

A simple but gorgeous card to give away this year.

I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Vintage Travel

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with  Vintage Maps Set 1, Vintage Travel Collage Set 1 and Vintage Travel Ephemera Set 1 by our resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs.                   

I created a double page layout in my junk journal I made late last year and used for my project last month. 

The second page is a large doily folded in half, so I decided the map was good to go across onto it. 

Of course I had to use the Australian Map! The stamps are from New Zealand, so they had to go off on the right there too.

I used a music sheet that I had wiped off excess red paint and folded it to make a 3 Pocket Holder that I adhered to my page. A strip of washi tape to help coordinate my page and all done.

I am quite happy with how it turned out and I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Pretty as a Picture

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Pretty as a Picture, and Pink Ephemera Sheet 1 by our resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs.                   

  

I decided this month I was going to create a journal page in my junk journal.

I printed my images and sponged the edges with Walnut Stain distress ink.

I then grabbed my Watermark Stamp set by Bee Arty and used both Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo distress inks to stamp them on my journal page. 

I then placed my images where I wanted them and stamped them as well.

I then adhered them onto my page.

Lastly, I grabbed some labels I have from a Coffee Adamo Prints file in my stash and used two of them.

Now you have seen what I have done, it's your turn! I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Dapper Gentlemen

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Dapper Gentlemen Set 1 and Coffee Paper Set 1 by our resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs.       

            

I decided to make a 2 Pocket Holder for my Journal.

I used 2 of the Dapper Men and added a cardstock backing to make them sturdy. They are blank on the back so journaling can be added.

My Holder I used one of the coffee papers and printed out A4 size and then trimmed to 10 x 6 1/2 inches. I then set about folding, cutting and assembling.

I added two of the Coffee Chip chipboard by CAS-ual Friday Stamps after I used my Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain distress inks on them. 

I am very happy with the end result.

Now you have seen what I have done, it's your turn! I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Arty Divas 3rd Birthday

Happy 3rd Birthday to us over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month we are having an extra bonus Challenge for our Birthday! 

It will run August 7th to September 7th, 2pm GMT.

It is still "Anything Goes" and I have a birthday present for you that you could use if you like.

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Please grab our Birthday badge for your blog, again, right click and save.

Here are my projects to get you inspired.

Now you have seen what I have done, grab your sheet and enter our challenge.

We'd love to see your creations over on our Arty Divas Challenge Group Facebook page too! Not a member, click here and join us. You can also share your creations with us over on our Lilli Rain Designs Facebook page too! Click here to like and follow.

I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Pretty in Green

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Pretty in Green and Vintage Green Paper by our resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs.                   

I made a card and a tag bookmark this month.

Both projects are easy to make, just grab your lace stash out and have a go.

The tag ends for my tag bookmark are using Uniquely Creatives Tags, Tops 'N' Tails die, and I used a decorative flower die on the bottom to hide the hole. A piece of ribbon in the top hole and a beautiful bookmark to give as a gift, or use yourself.

I have to say that I love that coppery lace, it is one continuous design which I snipped two pieces off for either end and adhered down. 

Now you have seen what I have done, it's your turn! I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Dear Mother

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

This month's theme as always is "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Dear Mother and Vintage Postcards Set One by our Resident sponsor Lilli Rain Designs.  

I made a card to start with.

And then because I was having so much fun, I created a 3 x 4 journal card and put in my Junk Journal.

The lovely background paper on my card is called Lemon and is from The Molly May Collection.

My Journal card is using the Rose Quartz paper from The Emily-Rose Collection.

It is great to be able to look through your files and find coordinating papers to use for your projects.

Now you have seen what I have done, it's your turn! I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2022 - # 9 Found

Next card # 9 - Found. 

Week 2 Theme is: Collage, found paper & Acrylics.

Amazing what you find floating around on your desk isn't it!

So I "Found" the other half of the black silhouette die cut I used on my icad #7, so now it's mum's turn!

Teamed up with another die cut I cut from patterned paper a few months ago for a project and only used the one of. 

I am in the middle of another project and have a left over piece of digital paper by Lilli Rain Designs called Rose Quartz from The Emily Rose Collection. Perfect to use for my collage background.

My 3 new, unused Art by Marlene Acrylic paints - Wine, Desert and Mudfight, along with a Dusty Attic Stencil - DA1473.

Looking for my script stamp, I found my Tim Holtz set so was able to use "Found" from it!

I love it! It is different to what I had planned when I started, but that is how it goes some days isn't it.

I would love to see what you create, if you are playing along, just tag me @8806angela  if you are on Instagram.

See you tomorrow!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Cute Vintage Halloween

A new month, so a new challenge starting over at This is Halloween.

This is Halloween is a Halloween and/or Gothic themed Monthly Challenge.

So both themes are accepted all year round when stated!

This month I decided to make 2 projects using the Cute Vintage Halloween Mini Scrapbook kit by Lilli Rain Designs. 

Using the Pumpkin background paper, I die cut a dex card for my base using my Heidi Swapp Rolodex die.

I then also die cut my black cardstock piece using the Imagine die from Bee Arty.

Last piece of the puzzle is one of the images from the kit and sponging all the edges with Black Soot distress ink and then adhering to finish my dex card.

My card centerpiece is using a playing card and adhering a piece of tissue paper from my stash that I had created when I played with alcohol inks a few months back. I did peel back a bit to have my 3 of Clubs peeking out a touch. I fussy cut another image out and sponged the edges of it and the playing card with Black Soot distress ink and then adhered together and then onto my black card base. 

Hope you get a chance to play along with us - enter here.

I am entering my Dex card in the following Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge # 678

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Sweet Little Birds

Are you ready for a new month's Challenge over at Arty Divas Challenge Blog.

Yes, I am pleased to say I have joined the Arty Divas team - LOL, an appropriate title for me I would have thought!

This month's theme is as always "Anything Goes", doesn't get any easier than that does it!

This month we are playing with Lilli Rain Designs Sweet Little Birds as well as French Ephemera Set 1.

  

I started by resizing and printing off the images I wanted to use on 160 GSM Digital Paper - my go to now for prints.

After trimming and fussy cutting, I sponged the edges of all the images and card bases with Vintage Photo distress ink.  

For my Sweet Little Birds image, I die cut a stem and flowers from my Tim Holtz Small Tattered Florals thinlits and again, sponged the edges. I then gave the flowers some shape and adhered the sizes and then set aside.

Using a piece of Asian printed book paper, I tore the sides to a size I wanted and sponged those edges as well.

Now it was just a matter of placing it all on my card base and moving it all around until I got it to the places I was happy with. Then adhering it all down in place.

The same process for my second card using the French Ephemera images as well.

Now you have seen what I have done, it's your turn! I look forward to seeing your entry in our Challenges.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Halloween Cuties

This is my first month of being on the Design Team over at This is Halloween.

This is Halloween is a Halloween and/or Gothic themed Monthly Challenge.

So both themes are accepted all year round when stated!

I decided to make a bookmark with this cute photo of twins dressed as witches from Halloween Cuties by Lilli Rain Designs. The background paper is also from the same file.

I used my Jaded Blossom Halloween Luggage Tag stamp with versamark ink and heat embossed with Black embossing powder. Hard to tell, but it has given the words a nice dark shine and shimmer.

I used the little tag hole die from Uniquely Creative and added some black tulle and black glitter ribbon from my stash to finish it off.

Hope you get a chance to play along with us - enter here.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Nautical Dreams

I decided that since I had caught up on my swaps and DT projects for the month, I would look through my stash and use something I haven't worked with before.

I made 2 cards using Nautical Dreams Set 1 and Set 2 by Lilli Rain Designs.

Apart from the card base, I only added a few ephemera stickers from my stash, lol, yes I had not used them from their packet either!

I love when you put them side by side they appear to be talking to one another!

I am entering my first card in the following Challenges:

 Sparkles Monthly Challenge # 150

Bizzy Becs # March

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!