Beautiful Nature Journal by Samantha Read

Hello! Well I've never managed to keep a diary or journal, ever and I keep thinking it would be a good idea but never seemed to find the time to start, until recently!
 

The new journals that were recently on Hochanda are brilliant, they have hard covers that can take a lot of abuse lol and the pages are excellent quality also. 

What I did

I covered the front of the journal with a generous layer of texture paste and then using Lynne's Carved Leaves I stamped directly in to the paste - I do recommend washing your stamp immediately! - pressing just enough to leave an impression without revealing the cover beneath. When the paste was dry I painted with and sprayed spays, whilst adding some arty splats using Pearl Inks.

I finished with a layer of Liquid Acrylic Wax that adds a lovely sheen but also seals the water based sprays and the wax is also a great medium for embedding things in, such as leaf skeletons. To finish my journal I added a little text and ribbons.

What I used:
That's Crafty!  A5 Classic Wire-O-Sketch Book

That's Crafty! Light Texture Paste

That's Crafty! Clear Stamps - Lynne's Carved Leaves, Set 2

That's Crafty! Acrylic Liquid Wax

That's Crafty! Flat Matte Sprays ( I used; Saffron, Tomato and Bluebell)

That's Crafty! Pearl Inks ( I used; Green, Blue, Pearl and Orange)

I do hope you like it, thanks for looking. 

See you next Wednesday!

Sam xx