Your Journey by Lynne Moncrieff

Hello

This project actually came about by happenstance, in the most wonderful of ways. 

I was organising some supplies and before my eyes, a fragment of stamping (leftover from a few days earlier, when I had been stamping the new Everything Art stamp) floated up in the air, fluttered, before landing onto a previously stained RELICS & ARTIFACTS Papillion!  Imagine that! I was transfixed by this especially when you consider that as an animal totem, the butterfly symbolises personal transformation, moving through different life cycles which is exactly what I see in the stamped fragment of the Everything Art stamp. I surely could not have made this happen if I had tried especially as I had no thoughts of using that stamp with the butterfly.

It led to this project, “Your Journey”, a young woman and the passing years, into maturity, a new life cycle. The butterfly represents her wings, which carry her on her journey through the stages of her life. If she is willing to give herself permission, she has the key to unlock that which is within her, to lead her further on her journey with courage and hope as signified by the butterfly.

Supplies

That's Crafty! Surfaces Upright Torn Notebook

That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Sets Lynne’s Affirmations Set 1 (partial use of the “Sprinkle Starlight Along Your Journey”)

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil Brick Repeat Background TC001

PaperArtsy Stamp Set - Everything Art EEA06

Staz-on Jet Black

Infusions – Blackcurrant, Sleight Blue

Grunge Paste

Gel Medium

Gesso – White

Plaid Folkart Rust Finish Kit

RELICS & ARTIFACTS Butterflies

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher

Mister Bottle

Extras: Old key, re-cycled corrugated cardboard, vintage French book pages, calico, tea bag, rusty wire

Instructions

After painting Upright with Gesso, sprinkle with Infusions and mist generously with water.  Apply Grunge Paste to Brick stencil, only applying small, random areas near edges of Upright and on base. Once dry, lightly sprinkle with Infusions, again misting with water.

Tear partial signature from old book. The book I used is falling apart so it wasn’t necessary to tear the pages. Layer all to Upright. Stipple Rust Finish onto edges of upper book page and to corrugated pieces. Some of the pieces I incorporated had previously been stained with Infusions or painted with Gesso. To upper right corner, layer found papers and textiles, including scrap of calico stained with Infusions, attach with Tiny Attacher.

My butterfly had previously been stained and the faces stamped onto paper but to replicate – apply Gesso to butterfly (it isn’t necessary but I prefer to do so when working with Infusions). Lightly sprinkle Infusions, focusing on edges, misting with water. Adhere stamped faces, which had been stamped onto natural paper, with Gel Medium, allowing one corner to curl. Stipple Rust Finish onto edges of butterfly, antenna and a vintage key. Once finish is dry, wrap key with rusty wire before adhering to centre of butterfly.  Adhere butterfly to Upright. 

Onto teabag paper, partially ink up the Affirmation. Staple to Infusions stained crochet lace before adhering to Upright.

Insert Upright into base.

Until next time,

Wishes

Lynne