My shining star

My shining star

Thursday 16 April 2015

Journal page prompt - use something new.

Hello lovelies - how are you? I hope you are well and happy. I'm okay - had a good swim - yesterday then went to see my mum and dad. Took dad to the hospital later on and dropped them both off - my mum said everything was fine though so thats good. I went to drama group yesterday evening too and actually read a part - it was fun!

Today I think I'm off to the gym - I'll do my weights circuit then a body balance class I think. Then I have to go and get my eyes tested! I'm hoping we get a bit of the better weather that you lucky people down south seem to be having then I may be able to go out in the garden for what's left of the day!

Today I have a journal page to share with you - the prompt was to use something new - so I've used a new to me 12x12 stencil from crafters workshop, pan pastels, distress inks, jofy stamps, distress markers and some round the edge stamps from dylusions. Here's my make:


I started by using the stencil and grungepaste then, once that had dried I used pan pastels to colour the main background. Next I did the staming and coloured the images with distress markers.


Then I used some other stencils (joggles and imagination crafts) and distress inks to change the background and finally reapplied the main stencil and added some black distress ink.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

panpasteluk: anything goes with pan pastel.

I hope you have a great Thursday and please enjoy whatever you're doing.

Big huggles

Rachel xx

21 comments:

  1. this looks lovey, playing catch up xx hope you have a lovely day too x

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  2. Hi dear Rachel, lots going on over at yours. Great to hear that your running is going well and that you are enjoying lots of inkyness. This is a lovely journal spread and I also loved the Chocolate baroque girl you used in 2 of your cards...beautiful and great to see 2 different colourways. We have been basking in the sun down here so I am sending some your way plus lots of crafty hugs xx

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  3. Stunning Rachel !! Boy do you pack loads of things into your life sweetie !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  4. Rachel, your journal pages are absolutely beautiful;so creative. Vee xx

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  5. A beautiful page Rachel, such gorgeous colours and pretty stamps.
    Pauline
    x

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  6. Gorgeous pages from your journal Rachel, I love the stamps and stencils you've used also the soft colouring. Life seem to be as busy as ever with you, hope the eye test goes well.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  7. Fab pages Rachel although I don't know how you manage to fit everything in....you seem to do so much! Think I need to treat myself to those dylusion edge stamps too lol.
    hugs Jo x

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  8. Helo Rachel, this is a gorgeous page, your colours are beautiful and the stencils make the bachground so pretty. Love the scrip type too.
    Have a lovely day, hugs Kate x

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  9. Fabulous pages and that script stencil looks beautiful. have a great day.
    Lorraine

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  10. Good afternoon Rachel,
    Love what you have done and the wonderful use of stencils
    Patricia x

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  11. Phew Rachel, you sure are a busy bee. I love these pages and the background looks fabulous. Great use of the stencils too.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  12. Great use of stencils on this beautiful page Rachel, so soft and pretty! Really gorgeous!

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  13. This is stunning Rachel. Love the design and the colours. I am exhausted just reading about all the things you are doing, swimming, gym, drama group etc. I just don't know how you fit it all in.
    Mags
    x

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  14. Fab stencilling and colours Rachel. Nikki xx

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  15. Fantastic Rachel! I love the colours you've used & the pages look great!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  16. Beautiful page and such a wonderful color combination! Hurray for you for being so fit!

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  17. I do love that word stencil, have not used mine for ages and you have used it beautifully on your page - great background colours and I love your use of the JOFY stamps too. I would be thrilled if I could create pages like this!

    Like you, I am wishing for some warmer days, it was cold, wet and windy here today... Hugs, Anne xx

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  18. Fab work here Rachel... Love the JOFY stamps and your use of the stencils...
    beautiful page .
    Thank you for the lovely comments you left on my blog
    Eileen xx

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  19. Gorgeous work huni! I am lusting after those stamps - recently I found PaperArtsy's blog and shop and I love the JOFY stamps too Karen x

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  20. Fabulous pages, love the stencilling and the colours are so lovely! Thank you for joining our challenge at Mixed Media World! Ingrid x

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