A Mini Journal from Upcycled Packaging

 I posted a Mini Journal on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today. Lots of details and step out photos there.

It's an upcycle/recycle project using packaging materials.  I recently received a package in the mail in a bright pink bubble mailer.  Inside, the contents were in a bright blue plastic mailer bag.  My mind immediately started to think of how I could upcycle the mailers. They make a fun journal!

 Whenever I get Kraft paper packing in a box, I have a hard time throwing it away!  Recently, I ironed several pieces to use some day.  Well, I used them for pages in this mini journal.

I'm really please with how it turned out!  It's a small journal filled with 36 Kraft and yellow notebook pages.  A very flexible little book! A fun notebook!

 And inside the front cover, I added this Keepsake Envelope to hold paper clips or whatever.

You'll find all the details for making it on Scrapbook Adhesives blog post.

Thanks for visiting!

Judy

Stencils and Watercolor Play

 Last week one evening, I tried watercolor with stencils. I laid out some stencils on watercolor paper and colored them with watercolors.  Pure experimentation!  

I used a large 9x12 stencil by Pam Carriker with a small piece of watercolor paper to get just a portion of this face.  This photo shows stencil in place after I washed on color.

Here's what it looked like after removing the stencil. I really like the face! 

I decided to play and just let go and color it with watercolor !  I like watercolor but I'm still learning how to use it.  Not sure where I'll go with this next.  I may add it to an art journal with more stamping and some collage....  

I also worked with this Icelandic church stencil by Tina Walker.

I controlled the watercolor more with this than the face so it wasn't so wet.  In this photo, stencil is in place, it's wet and set aside to dry.

After drying, it looked like this.  I really like all the detail that came through even with watercolor!

But then since I was playing, I added more watercolor above the church and washed light brown over the ground.  Now, looking at the photos, I prefer it as it looked after stencil and before I added more color.  Either way, I really like this stencil!

It was fun art experimenting!

Judy

 

Two JOY Cards

 Hello!  Today, I have two cards on Scrapbook Adhesives blog. 

I cut the letters for "JOY" for blue card and used the negative for the black card.  Two very different cards!

Lots more details at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog.

Happy Creating!

Judy

Just Because Card

Here's a card I created for Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.  It was posted on January 29th.  You can find step out directions and more details on their blog here.

Happy Creating!

Judy
 

It's been a long time...

 WOW!  It's been a long time since I wrote a post!  It seems other things have taken priority.

2020 was quite a year!  Once the pandemic settled in, I didn't go out much.  I missed occasional shopping for fun trips to Hobby Lobby or Thrift stores.  I did eventually venture out well masked.

I spent many hours making masks for family and others. My cousin and I sewed masks for our local grade school.  The best part is that it got me back to sewing! 

  

Although the pandemic has been hard in many ways, it has created many opportunities for creative learning.  I've take many free classes.  I also signed up for some paid classes. It's been great! I never would have been able to take many of these classes if I had to travel to them, plus the cost of that travel. Instead, I could sit in my craft space for each class!  Many artists offered FB live demos.  I loved all the Saturdays with Tim Holtz!  

I especially enjoyed classes by Seth Apter.  I took Mini Book Madness in May 2020.  I loved the class!  I love making books!  I made a 2.5 inch square book. 

I have a video on my Facebook Page - Judy Hayes. I hope this link works:

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I also took Seth's class One Layer Away. It was a bit more challenging for me to let go and make lots of layers.  I managed to do one background.  

Just last month I took Seth's class - Beyond the Background.  I started with a background that I had quickly painted before class!  Nothing like last minute pressure to get things done!

Actually I had backgrounds from first class ready to use but decided at last minute to do something new. I must say I "let go" of thinking and just created.  

This photo shows a moment in the layering process. The circles are still in my finished image, yet they don't look the same.  Under the word Unsettled is actually the word Energy.  I didn't like it so I stamped and painted over it.

If I thought about it, I wouldn't have chose the word "Unsettled". Seth told the class to stop thinking and just create! That's the word my hand went to when I was looking at stencils! My mind wanted to choose something else. It's been fun to do some painting.  It's different from many things I usually do!  Sometimes I look at this and find it hard to believe I made it.  Haha! 

Well, it's been fun to ramble a bit here.  I wonder if I even have any followers anymore!? 

Happy creating!

Judy