Saturday, 20 April 2013

Spring at Last ! ! Flowers for the 'e Team Picks April Challenge'

Hi everybody, it's time for another 'ePicks Challenge' over at the eclectic Paperie blog. Sherry is our hostess this month and you can see her gorgeous canvas as well as some of the other inspiring projects by following the link here. Sherry has chosen the topic of' 'flowers' for the April challenge so there is loads of scope for you to get creative. So why not make a project featuring flowers, hop over to the eclectic Paperie blog, follow the challenge guidelines and you could be in with a chance of winning a $15 gift certificate for Kim's wonderful online shop. I'm submitting this mixed media journal spread as my design team contribution. I've been seeing some fantastic journal pages by my fellow DT members lately that I really felt I wanted to get my rather neglected journal out and have a good play session. I started off by collaging the blank pages with various textured papers. I've use Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium in matte finish for gluing the papers down. I then gave the pages a coat of white gesso which provided a great base for applying the layers of acrylic paints for the sun and sky background.
 I used Wendy Vecchi's white Embossing Paste through a Donna Downey  mask to create the flowers and one of Dyan Reavley's masks for the leaves. The raindrops have been made using a Prima Stencil with Ferro Paste in Old Gold. The colouring on the leaves and flowers has been done with Pan Pastels. These could be joining my growing list of favourite craft products, I hadn't realised just how lovely they are to use. The quote I've used is from the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, when describing spring " It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine" to me this perfectly describes a good old English spring!


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14 comments:

  1. Redanne20 April 2013 at 21:00

    Hi Toni, I love how you created the raindrops, your flowers are stunning on these lovely pages. The quote is amazing too. Hugs, Anne x

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  2. Anonymous20 April 2013 at 21:36

    Hi Toni
    The flowers and leaves are stunning.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  3. Lorraine20 April 2013 at 22:11

    Fabulous Toni. The texture is amazing. Great job.

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  4. Tracy20 April 2013 at 22:18

    Oh my Toni..truly stunning..I want to reach out and feel all the textures..your flowers are gorgeous!!!
    Hugs
    Tracy xxx

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  5. Giggles20 April 2013 at 22:35

    I love this page, just gorgeous...those flowers are amazing with great texture!

    Hugs Giggles

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  6. Jenny Marples21 April 2013 at 07:33

    Love this Toni - my favourite elements are the leaves and flowers as they have been coloured beautifully on top of that gorgeous texture. Hugs, Jenny x

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  7. Alison Scott21 April 2013 at 17:58

    Beautiful. Love the colours and that sentiment is great. Just right for a UK spring.

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  8. Marjie Kemper21 April 2013 at 19:42

    Oh, Toni... your pages are beautiful! Love the flowers, especially how you added the centers. Gorgeous!

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  9. Krisha21 April 2013 at 19:45

    Oh My Goodness!!! this is just lovely! Love the colors and the textures!

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  10. Words and Pictures21 April 2013 at 22:36

    These pages are so lovely, Toni... the leaves, especially, look so cool! Love the huge, vivid flower heads, and the sentiment is delicious!
    Alison x

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  11. Broni22 April 2013 at 00:03

    Your flowers are gorgeous and I just love your depiction of Spring!!

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  12. sara j23 April 2013 at 22:06

    Hi Toni-
    What a beautiful entry in your art journal this is...just gorgeous. The colors are perfectly blended and I love the story you are telling across the page. And the flowers themselves? Only one work for those: YUMMY. Okay, another comes to mind: LUSH. contented sigh from this viewer...really lovely.

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  13. sara j23 April 2013 at 22:10

    Now that I'm looking at those flowers again and reading about how you created them I am blown away. That paste (which I have only recently order) must take color exceedingly well. Great use of all the supplies to make these stunning flowers.

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  14. Kim26 April 2013 at 18:11

    Oh my, Toni, these are some beautiful pages! The colors are great and I adore the use of the embossing paste...divine!

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