I have finally gotten around to doing an entry for a teddy bear journal CJ that I am in. I know it is safe to post, as my friend doesn't read my blog.
I thought I would take photos and post straight away, otherwise I get a bit disorganised.
We are supposed to have taken photos with the bear at the place we've chosen to go, but my entry today is a bit of a cheat. I did intend to go, but didn't get there thus far, and really needed to send the bear on its way.
I love the drama and mystery of Egypt, so I decided to have this bear, Bliss, go to the British Museum. She is a very ladylike bear, in her crochet dress and pearls, so I thought a trip to Ancient Egypt was a nice break from afternoon tea parties and visiting with friends!
I just used scraps for the background, also printing on to patterned paper. I've had some Jolie's Egypt stickers for ages and they came in very handy here. I used my Graphicus stamps that I've had for years and years - the etching is extremely fine, and I was never happy with the way they stamped. Until I tried stamping onto Whisper White cardstock from Stampin' Up - it made a world's worth of difference. I coloured in the images with my Promarkers and Copics, using mainly the skin tones.
I think my favourite part of my entry is the tag - I think my CJ entry is a bit messy as I didn't plan it very well, but I was able to have more control with the tag.
Tag front. Scraps of K and Co, and a PaperArtsy stamp, coloured in with Ranger Distress Inks.
Finished off with one of those Jolie's images. Here's the back of the tag -
The tag was green, which I altered with Adirondack ink, and dried off with my heat gun. Before I did, I added some gold embossing powder in a few judicious places, before stamping over the top with a Clarity stamp and another Paperartsy journalling stamp. Finally, some chalk ink around the borders for a bit more definition. A gold ribbon finishes off, with some Glossy Accents to stop the ribbon fraying. That's all for now, folks! :)
Alison, you are truly an artist!!! such gorgeous work on a cj!
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I love your pages and the tag is just gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeletethis is just beautiful, she'll love the cj.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful CJ entry, I am sure she will love it.
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