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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

A TALL JOURNAL..


Hello everyone..

This is a fun project I made when in lock down using a cut up cardboard box..




This was the cover as I planned to make a long, or very tall book..


All gessoed up and ready to go...


I had loads of these chipboard letters from scrapbook days and decided to use them up..I didn't even make a dent..


Then sprayed on my colours...


And stippled on Nuvo gold embellishment mousse which you cannot see here with a shaving brush..


Did not enjoy those colours so darkened everything up with darker sprays..


And we got a reaction,,oxides and kaiser sprays do not like each other...


I just kept adding more and more colours..trying to dry in between layers..




Added the insert which was 50  sheets of computer paper folded length wise and individually glued in..




This took forever to dry and still the oxides come off a bit..I have added glaze but it still reacts..




But I love the colours and it looks nice..

So there we go, thank you so much for stopping by..

 Not sure what I will get up to tomorrow, maybe I will just surprise myself..

And here is a picture of the heart shaped canvases I purchased..
They were from K Mart





Pretty good price for two..

See you tomorrow..


Luv CHRISSYxx























13 comments:

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous journal cover Chrissy love all the different shaped letters and coloured sprays
Carol x

Chris said...

More evidence of your wonderful creativity Chrissy! A fabulous creation from your cardboard box, great use of the chipboard letters- I have loads of them lurking around somewhere too! Love the colours- a great result from your experiments.
xx

KarinsArtScrap said...

you did a great job Chrissy beautiful done and looks gorgeous
Gr Karin

Sarah said...

What a posh notebook!! I love your step by step guides Chrissy and I know I have said it before but it makes me actually believe I can achieve something similar!! Lovely colours and those letters really look fantastic xx

aussie aNNie said...

FANTASTIC once again, and love the use of the huge alphas. I only on the weekend gave a whole lot away to a friend who works in the nursing home in the activities area, great result.xx

Jane Savage said...

Wow what an awesome journal cover, Chrissy I need to make me one of these! xx

Pop's Cards said...

It looks amazing I love that you share you hows, this is something i wouldn't even try but it looks so impressive, hugs Pops x

pinky said...

Cool and amazing! I am sure I could do the sticking down of the alphabets but after that it would just be a mess!

Nancy said...

Oh, yes! It looks just fabulous, Chrissy! It's wonderful! Those heart canvases are great too. I can't wait to see what you do with them! :o)

*Vicki* said...

You're a very imaginative and creative lady with your tall AJ cover here Chrissy! I love it with your lettering in different sizes! I also really look forward to seeing what you will come up with for your heart shaped canvases too!! HUGS

Carol S. said...

Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. I am surprised that I feel like this. I thought I was much stronger than this. Love your project and just what I love playing with. Great colour mix and letters for texture. Big hugs, Carol S.xxxx

Pia S said...

You’ve taken the throne as queen of mixed media. Reactions or not, I love the way these colors turned out.

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Oh how cool is this?!! Amazing and gorgeous notebook. Stunning finish. Can't wait to see what you do with those gorgeous heart frames, what a find, fabulous! Hugs, Wends xoxo