Soft cover journal

What a project!! This was a breeze, the only idea I had when starting it was painting the fusible web!! Absolutely no idea from there, but it took my hand and showed me the way it wanted to go!!  So I started with the painting of the fusible, ironed it in to the heavy stabilizer added some stamping and then took off!!  I knew I wanted to add more sheer fabrics because I wanted the colors to show through. All the layers are totally out of my scrap basket. I tend to save the scraps everyone else tosses, but funny thing is , I use them!! So after adding all the layers I added the last layer of tulle, stitched around the edges and a few lines of stitching through out to help keep it in place!!  I then ironed the whole thing , with a layer of parchment paper to keep it from sticking this was the final step to hold in place!!  I then used a cool stitch on my machine and stitched it together to form the cover!!  I then added my pages with an elastic headband so they are removable when they are all used up!!  Just fold new pages and you are all set to fill ‘er up again!!

Sticks and Stones a wall hanging

Wow this project was a lot of things, before I Settled on a wall hanging! But I will say the title has always been sticks and stones! from the first circle. I am not good at naming my pieces so I am not sure how a name came to play so early!!
I took a lightweight canvas napkin (clearance for $1.50 set of 4!!!) and painted it!!  Using metallic paints and the 5x5 Gelli Plate I did a series of prints lined up to fill the square. then over stamped with the circle plate.  Grabbed me some acrylic paint, stencil, markers and brushes, and doodled and stenciled accents!! Then came the thinking game..  book cover?  Journal?  Wall hanging? Bag? Pillow?  The only item kicked out of the running was the Pillow when I decided to start sewing stuff to the background.  I used scraps of other printed and painted papers, dictionary pages, scrapbook paper, and some awesome black and white fabric.   I also did some wild stitching to add to the hand drawn doodles. This whole project was way out of my normal colors, but the more I added the more I liked it!! I have a slideshow video of all the different things/ways I wanted to do this,  but I decided for now It is staying this way, Because I like it!!I really enjoyed this process, even the moving things around over and over.  I learned how much help taking pics is,  needed them to get things "right!"  #ooakartisans