@2021 by Amanda Southern

 Hi Everyone

and a Happy New Year to you all, be it that the start of this year begins as a challenging one for us all. 

For my first post of 2021 I begin with an art journal spread in my little That's Crafty! white/greyboard journal that was my favourite to create in last year and I am sure will continue to be so for this coming year. 

The pages I have created represent my stand to what 2021 may throw at us all.

Here's What Did:

I started by covering 2 of the facing pages with paper from an 13@rts 4' x 6' paper pad and glued to the page using That's Crafty! craft adhesive, using another of the pages from the same pad I tore out some floral pieces and added those.

I then blended the edges using some white gesso after which I brayered paint over the pages. I used That's Crafty! Teal Multi Surface Paint. Over that I added some stencilling using Rich chalk paint Urgup and did some stamping using Rich chalk paint Retro Red using one of Carabelle Studio texture coasters. I also drew through That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil Punchinella with my favourite white pen of all time the Sakura jell roll pen 

I then added some black contrast stamping and stencilling

Stamps used are from AALL & Creates Visual Ingredients set and more stencilling around the Punchinella stencil along side the addition of AALL & Create washi Tape.

Next was to stamp out the images onto watercolour card and they were coloured using Zig Colour Clean pens and then cut out and added to the page.

to finish the page off I added my words which I created on my PC and added some doodling around the edges.

Here's what I Used:

That's Crafty! 3" x 5" White/Greyboard Art Journal

13 @rts Paper Pad 4" x 6" - Sunrise

That's Crafty! Multi Purpose Craft Adhesive

That's Crafty! White Gesso

That's Crafty! Multi Surface Paints - Teal

Rich Multidecor Chalked Paints - Retro Red & Urgup

AALL & Create Stencil #102 Secret Stars

Carabelle Studio Vintage Wallpaper Textured Coasters Birgit Koopsen

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil - Punchinella

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen 

Versafine Clair Ink Pad - Noctourne

AALL & Create Stamp Set #404 Visual Ingredients

AALL & Create Stamp Set #406 Housewives

AALL & Create Washi Tape - #1

Kuretake Colour Clean Brush Pens 

Watercolour Card

Uni-ball Black Fineliner Pen

Stay safe everyone and create. 

See you all next Tuesday

Love

Amanda X