Friday, 1 June 2018

Be Yourself

Good morning and happy Friday. It's a new month, so the challenges start all over again at Country View Crafts, and this month's is a very interesting one - Teresa has chosen The Written Word'. Here's my first project (and it's very different from my usual 'stuff')

 I started by gessoing a couple of dictionary pages, then stencilling through one of Olga's lovely AALL and Create stencills.

 Next I added some Distress Ink  with a piece of acetate, dragging the colour to where I wanted it. I used some of the wonderful Tracy
Evans's AALL and Create stamps to add some hearts, and also a threads stamp from 49 and Market. I love to stamp this with  Distress Oxides with the stamping platform 'cos you can get lots of lovely colours and they are always in the right place!

I love these stamps of Tracy's they are just so happy and they make me happy too!
I ended up just using one of the pages. I gave it a few layers of stitching and I just need to decide where I'm going to use it. It's not my usual style at all but I do like it!
I hope you join in with our fun challenge, remember there's a £20 gift certificate up for grabs. Have a happy June, and thanks very much for looking x

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14 comments:

  1. Craftyfield1 June 2018 at 07:04

    Great make Sue! The AALL stencils and stamps look fab, they're on my list...

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  2. Valerie-Jael1 June 2018 at 07:50

    This one is especially beautiful. Have a nice day, hugs, Valerie

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  3. Teresa1 June 2018 at 08:02

    I love this Sue, and I'm glad I got you to try something a bit different! Gorgeous stamps and stencils (one of my favourite brands) and love the stitching xx

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  4. froebelsternchen1 June 2018 at 08:21

    It looks fabulous! Very artsy! Happy June for you!
    Hugs, Susi

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  5. Jane1 June 2018 at 08:30

    What a fab page Sue, so much gorgeous text in there. Have a super happy, sunny June xxx

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  6. Deborah Wainwright1 June 2018 at 08:41

    Oh this is gorgeous Sue - live it a lot Hugs Debsxx

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  7. chrissie1 June 2018 at 08:51

    This is a real fun page with some terrific ideas Sue

    Love Chrissie xx

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  8. Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations1 June 2018 at 09:23

    Fabulous creation Sue, Tracy's bird sits so happy upon your altered page.
    Big Hugs & welcome to June Tracey xx

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  9. Monika Gulyas1 June 2018 at 10:24

    What a great background, Sue!!! I also love your stripy bird, he is really a happy creature :-) Happy June and big-big hugs

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  10. Corrie Herriman1 June 2018 at 16:43

    Fantastic Sue, I love the soft colours anyhow you placed the bird on the heart ! Corrie x

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  11. Redanne1 June 2018 at 16:46

    Tracey's quirky bird always makes me smile and wow, that background you created is stunning!! Love this so much! Hope you have a lovely weekend. Hugs, Anne xx

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  12. rachel1 June 2018 at 19:18

    This is brilliant Sue - love the idea of using book pages but always struggle to actually do it - need to toughen up! Big hugs Rachel xx

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  13. Words and Pictures2 June 2018 at 11:06

    I like it too! I don't think you can go wrong when you start with a book page... and you've used those stamps beautifully. Love the stitching detail too.
    Alison x

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  14. Evelyn Walter29 June 2018 at 16:35

    Beautiful page, Sue! Great background, I love, how you created on the book page.
    Evelyn xx

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