The Documented Life Project

A couple of weeks ago I joined the Documented Life Project on Facebook, we're given a challenge each week but as I've only just started I've got a lot of catching up to do. I spent last weekend decorating the covers of my journal. This is the result.

I really enjoyed decorating the cover and am looking forward to starting inside.
I used Dylusion sprays and acrylic paint and doodled everything except for the flowers and script. I used Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Creative Layers Stamp for the flowers.

 Front Cover

Back Cover

Blooming Canvas

Last Sunday I went with my friend Alison to the Craft Barn for a workshop with the lovely Jo Firth-Young. We made a canvas and a door hanging.

This is the door hanging.
I painted the wooden base with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints, then when it was dry I spread a layer of Fresco Finish crackle glaze and when this was dry I added another coat of a lighter paint, I love the crackle effect. When all the paint was dry I went round the edge with some Distress ink. The flowers and leaves are Claudine Hellmuth Blooms, stamped onto white card with the paint and then cut out and attached to the base, then I added a few buttons.

The canvas is 12" x 12" and I painted it with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint. I stamped the Claudine Hellmuth blooms with the paint onto sticky backed canvas and cut them out, the fence and some of the flowers were stamped onto an old book page. I added some buttons and liquid pearl dots.and one of the things that I bought whilst at the Craft Barn was the Tim Holtz Sizzix/Alterations Decorative Strip die so I added a border to the top of the canvas.