tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006786257114492022024-03-05T09:50:13.818-05:00Linda Edkins WyattMixed Media and Fiber ArtEdzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-80646043176612896762024-01-22T22:17:00.000-05:002024-01-22T22:17:59.223-05:00Yoni Girl<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4YNU9muWNcUhmQg5mWVReUgCFYLZgtiu5whiG7hOZPRFUI7vAwefnsqVIS05tXgEiqBz0HP0rJWe0bI6Cm7zDmkPceCJoFPtHJXNXHTs-U4Hk8vyOL1LfbS35Bzgc2WcH81D5zN66L8qTJyQyhuqPv256y6KdY50L7CsSt1dSn-B78h7M_LNxUDPGnnG/s651/YoniGirl%20cropped%20small%20for%20social%20media.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4YNU9muWNcUhmQg5mWVReUgCFYLZgtiu5whiG7hOZPRFUI7vAwefnsqVIS05tXgEiqBz0HP0rJWe0bI6Cm7zDmkPceCJoFPtHJXNXHTs-U4Hk8vyOL1LfbS35Bzgc2WcH81D5zN66L8qTJyQyhuqPv256y6KdY50L7CsSt1dSn-B78h7M_LNxUDPGnnG/w265-h400/YoniGirl%20cropped%20small%20for%20social%20media.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A few nights ago, I couldn't sleep and was up late watching YouTube music videos. I realized that there were so many songs I loved, and jotted their names down with plans to download them. The next day, as I was checking titles against my existing music list, making notes, and listening to snippets of songs, I traced the shape of my iPhone and doodled inside it. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">I took a look later at the doodle and wondered if it was symbolic, so I asked in my women's spirituality group if anyone had any insight on it. Moments later I realized it looked like a Yoni, an ancient symbol of female divinity and fertility. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_GtDcG5lHAV4Ueqsd34GqpNeS0p50GzjgBWWTF2J1T7auCJG4zLzq5yO8a_lH85zbT7ev3qtHuS6iisvtYOtQ-vssdBIqBl73w80rbvRXcbjG9TMUkGWarcy1Z3ZTyzMBd6ZAX96ZIeDj8B8-K5ibBYAoNppxfGSh6IUV5qMz2Mp10MEsu1hUvPpckQD/s2388/IMG_5132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="1318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_GtDcG5lHAV4Ueqsd34GqpNeS0p50GzjgBWWTF2J1T7auCJG4zLzq5yO8a_lH85zbT7ev3qtHuS6iisvtYOtQ-vssdBIqBl73w80rbvRXcbjG9TMUkGWarcy1Z3ZTyzMBd6ZAX96ZIeDj8B8-K5ibBYAoNppxfGSh6IUV5qMz2Mp10MEsu1hUvPpckQD/s320/IMG_5132.jpg" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This is a close-up of the symbol doodled in my journal. </i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">I decided I would incorporate the design into a portrait, and use the symbols on the neck, as I had done on my old "Broken Chakra Girl" artwork from around 2006. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vfX_p3ZjLtMcllE-ePI1Bv816wDgKvoGEmExJRqYSRxX8HK5EZph5odakACmOspmZVFLyEonbtLDxYdaPwcBLDBzZikcPcwGdhwAAW5aIAyLUICfjouIGFxPSBLUZhJLIJ0V-1QEhbzezONCk2-3-18u2I_pwSuhs8QHPjoxdJMeTHUJWbbky9V3-2J7/s705/BCG%20BASE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vfX_p3ZjLtMcllE-ePI1Bv816wDgKvoGEmExJRqYSRxX8HK5EZph5odakACmOspmZVFLyEonbtLDxYdaPwcBLDBzZikcPcwGdhwAAW5aIAyLUICfjouIGFxPSBLUZhJLIJ0V-1QEhbzezONCk2-3-18u2I_pwSuhs8QHPjoxdJMeTHUJWbbky9V3-2J7/s320/BCG%20BASE.jpg" width="204" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Broken Chakra Girl design was done on white cotton using fabric markers.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgx6kCOzixcsMBVPWeeadqm7BlHhlMT57a8tbuy-bze6IgSGZYJ5fagMTaAIVH9eU8teALeL6PuSiPPD3n9HspLs-bxtNPENltQ3j7yZIM5C19q_XrsIPeDZWbv1cw3EmpeZXFKKJxyRgbiLQCThbER99QV990DtSGYxH7cWUDh_xo5kfEVODz3IA8ROkL/s500/BrokenChakraGirl%20artquilt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="500" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgx6kCOzixcsMBVPWeeadqm7BlHhlMT57a8tbuy-bze6IgSGZYJ5fagMTaAIVH9eU8teALeL6PuSiPPD3n9HspLs-bxtNPENltQ3j7yZIM5C19q_XrsIPeDZWbv1cw3EmpeZXFKKJxyRgbiLQCThbER99QV990DtSGYxH7cWUDh_xo5kfEVODz3IA8ROkL/s320/BrokenChakraGirl%20artquilt.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Broken Chakra Girl was scanned, combined with several of my fabric designs, printed on cotton, and stitched for this art quilt. It was included in the 2008 book <b>1000 Artist Journal Pages</b> by Dawn DeVries Sokol.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I set to work tracing the doodle and transferring it to a piece of primed chipboard that had some pretty splashes of pink and yellow.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Su5yqWDhxLhMz_gL5vKjMde406ML8WWkYmZgcCO9JT_hexG2MwkCbqq0suYvIYDH7q5gc8_WZDMWiIz189PuJeSQdqM3z2x_t3hhTQSaBVJRNJ-02TjFVoJHoIsSlDuybA1VLzbXOsgpMWQ6k2JIzqNhUoBOp-osNNuA_y-XrOz8i2Ai8kr1yHMcRTc/s2048/IMG_5137.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Su5yqWDhxLhMz_gL5vKjMde406ML8WWkYmZgcCO9JT_hexG2MwkCbqq0suYvIYDH7q5gc8_WZDMWiIz189PuJeSQdqM3z2x_t3hhTQSaBVJRNJ-02TjFVoJHoIsSlDuybA1VLzbXOsgpMWQ6k2JIzqNhUoBOp-osNNuA_y-XrOz8i2Ai8kr1yHMcRTc/s320/IMG_5137.JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The doodle was traced, then transferred onto the neck of the sketched figure.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">The painting went through a lot of phases. I couldn't get the doodle symbol to look right, and kept painting, then painting over what I had already painted, until I finally realized it was too hard-edged. I softened the symbol and lightened the color, making it much more subtle and feminine, and it finally came together.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The last things I added were <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">stenciled leaf shapes with one of my favorite old stencils from my first StencilGirl collection</a>, and a Rumi quote that popped into my head as I was painting. I had scribbled the quote on the back of the painting so that I wouldn't forget. I handwrote the words with a gray posca pen to keep the soft, feminine mood rather than grabbing a harsh black sharpie.</p><p>Here's some photos of my process:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiYFJnc0Lu_qyhRSHNTiANkzzj06ATyI5nQj9sfl4lnd5UC07On6ZKR0vg7c6bZqj09pfaCZ95Zii3Xf2YJaoSMufknlrHEh1sX7ML1KKjfCQhOiCXRiCWxur3LVi10y-eHClOqPfOihcTplR_YoZ76sbx9Wz8vH1ZDNUrhpJc5ypXdEh3VlSLnNqzCpu/s2048/IMG_5134%20with%20no%20apple%20id.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiYFJnc0Lu_qyhRSHNTiANkzzj06ATyI5nQj9sfl4lnd5UC07On6ZKR0vg7c6bZqj09pfaCZ95Zii3Xf2YJaoSMufknlrHEh1sX7ML1KKjfCQhOiCXRiCWxur3LVi10y-eHClOqPfOihcTplR_YoZ76sbx9Wz8vH1ZDNUrhpJc5ypXdEh3VlSLnNqzCpu/s320/IMG_5134%20with%20no%20apple%20id.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The painted chipboard and my journal with the Yoni symbol</i>.</td></tr></tbody></table>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iVVUJCdOz-tGqLfJi_Zo6P7n-lo1fr6Y3-Ojpwohb8x9BhIQCnDgZy3fXFU9uW5UXrnjU6N7pRIXCRmPIG03i9GMnBcMHaHupjdii6T6VETX33XFQC-ydiyg7dVFvfhNVkBVG0zDvzMA6PUPhbfbprX3KljLzktAxD3nZPA_kGTPlSO7hR3nrzpV_KcU/s2048/IMG_5145.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iVVUJCdOz-tGqLfJi_Zo6P7n-lo1fr6Y3-Ojpwohb8x9BhIQCnDgZy3fXFU9uW5UXrnjU6N7pRIXCRmPIG03i9GMnBcMHaHupjdii6T6VETX33XFQC-ydiyg7dVFvfhNVkBVG0zDvzMA6PUPhbfbprX3KljLzktAxD3nZPA_kGTPlSO7hR3nrzpV_KcU/s320/IMG_5145.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The design was transferred and outlined with black sharpie.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2GRDFq5N10En4tga_ZANiIuuu5X6fJP3H8eBYmnIebaUjy1u5zAwxxn7OilzIapbf7bNEltNfJ9wbL9UJcNrYn5JfXvDLDOMBY79IVVRn5oshxvSFXl43E0RTE5DC9QjtOPLi2NTR3ZG8GfWiN0jXxTqieURfai6iMJlnY7AmihXrf5iaNWvGK0WD4Vm/s2048/IMG_5146.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2GRDFq5N10En4tga_ZANiIuuu5X6fJP3H8eBYmnIebaUjy1u5zAwxxn7OilzIapbf7bNEltNfJ9wbL9UJcNrYn5JfXvDLDOMBY79IVVRn5oshxvSFXl43E0RTE5DC9QjtOPLi2NTR3ZG8GfWiN0jXxTqieURfai6iMJlnY7AmihXrf5iaNWvGK0WD4Vm/s320/IMG_5146.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgvLWz9Bxdllxlb8YK3qS8BTzU_Uby6wZ4EgMkA44FbSoh2kwpFRjXbUegUOnInWuiJXYuy3QNCv1z-K3j8G34VKxleOI4zOw4lh6ngkpYhv0KCerpWPaDmEt7il4iISB2MZjsq0dFS3BDcRFlpqUTd70DsycxjvuMaMuMEhemu6AKq5PVafJtbbRM_su/s2048/IMG_5147.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; 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it's color and wholeness are in sharp contrast to the broken heart on the figure from 18 years earlier.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCb2yflcd9UgB52yyf4JuaTDdonfnKG4oiOP-1RvCWEnXKvst4AN957aYuF-9h0iDho8Xj33E1eTs1ymXSINgtWDL-myddEhkmiGa4RThwBXG0-HwjWwAQnC0Jfjs12l75jsVALMc-oqBMuhpvnrvXNhyLYZRQ79NiyZq8ucpBTtKh8vQZ1HOpuZjZNIY/s2048/IMG_5174.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCb2yflcd9UgB52yyf4JuaTDdonfnKG4oiOP-1RvCWEnXKvst4AN957aYuF-9h0iDho8Xj33E1eTs1ymXSINgtWDL-myddEhkmiGa4RThwBXG0-HwjWwAQnC0Jfjs12l75jsVALMc-oqBMuhpvnrvXNhyLYZRQ79NiyZq8ucpBTtKh8vQZ1HOpuZjZNIY/s320/IMG_5174.JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I added strong brushstrokes of thick white acrylic and finally covered up the sharpie lines.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zMvbhNJRYAugWrM5SRDPyQzt0-jKpI9MZlLAtc5aSV_nbBnjtS9EOoudOEKyl_ChFki23Phnj9WFhHpd-oh5j9cBbFxxUNYvW2dDGRK5KcLePcZ-guy6mq_g_uUnuCfmUsm7Gl0WQS1_F_jtFI5Ed5NyRyA51LbcP3kOIPIn7UcdQBDxpoDgcH1CVLG5/s2048/IMG_5175.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zMvbhNJRYAugWrM5SRDPyQzt0-jKpI9MZlLAtc5aSV_nbBnjtS9EOoudOEKyl_ChFki23Phnj9WFhHpd-oh5j9cBbFxxUNYvW2dDGRK5KcLePcZ-guy6mq_g_uUnuCfmUsm7Gl0WQS1_F_jtFI5Ed5NyRyA51LbcP3kOIPIn7UcdQBDxpoDgcH1CVLG5/s320/IMG_5175.JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The painting seemed incomplete without adding one of my own stencils, so I used my Lemurian Leaf to hint at wings and give her a goddess feeling.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNlgmtrErAPr_pfraX2lIJBHtuRJ1g6aCdEsLul-KcGgSPgE2lKH-9WYftpwiRVEEuMKyQkabUY5UDkhkOk-F7KMRB5oRSe26VRL7GsxxSUsUbRUJpFSXeG9Or45HaFTOMYR5gE6NR6l9P9C3m6-m_IobEqqaLpTCfglrnpTW7Kh9u6L6MgnmrtEArN7l/s2048/IMG_5176.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNlgmtrErAPr_pfraX2lIJBHtuRJ1g6aCdEsLul-KcGgSPgE2lKH-9WYftpwiRVEEuMKyQkabUY5UDkhkOk-F7KMRB5oRSe26VRL7GsxxSUsUbRUJpFSXeG9Or45HaFTOMYR5gE6NR6l9P9C3m6-m_IobEqqaLpTCfglrnpTW7Kh9u6L6MgnmrtEArN7l/s320/IMG_5176.JPEG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Above is the almost finished painting, before a favorite Rumi quote, "The wound is the place where the light enters you," was added.</i><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4_mStXz9w7S18QCPHL27Jp4ohHwBqBHM8QyXUoUZuz6VHcrTLlEd7tb9n-sjJTkZxJ2SZr8RFNdiyCBeSJoBVhCGiDP5CVrUQGFTgofnq6lQLp3jZBTwzEKEfemN677d3CsnpzP1TjpFpzS0wfPpGSzi-fx9iFkroELn15a4dFC5FB4vl9Vm6iRrD81I/s432/close%20up%20of%20final%20neck%20cropped%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4_mStXz9w7S18QCPHL27Jp4ohHwBqBHM8QyXUoUZuz6VHcrTLlEd7tb9n-sjJTkZxJ2SZr8RFNdiyCBeSJoBVhCGiDP5CVrUQGFTgofnq6lQLp3jZBTwzEKEfemN677d3CsnpzP1TjpFpzS0wfPpGSzi-fx9iFkroELn15a4dFC5FB4vl9Vm6iRrD81I/s320/close%20up%20of%20final%20neck%20cropped%20small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-12705735976090572482023-10-23T00:00:00.004-04:002023-10-23T00:42:09.382-04:00Stenciled "Zine" Challenge: Reiki Daily Prayer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzQQfrHbtzMw9vdwHBfWSbC3QVmdQlv9SSecq1dCO0Ybsmy6tXpNoTYothM7Wwx6aIKJjIA2t6lXzsBsUKBixGW2634z86i-hRYF_5tYk1lsKjTdgAmasd3DdBFsWpAk0VnHJrhfZgkZ9_RYZc8nlDCXzlH0dWcnuFQCrDueM2ZnKqI7dS5KM4ffWfXs/s1080/collage%20of%20all%208%20pages%20for%20video%20cover%201080%20with%20words%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzQQfrHbtzMw9vdwHBfWSbC3QVmdQlv9SSecq1dCO0Ybsmy6tXpNoTYothM7Wwx6aIKJjIA2t6lXzsBsUKBixGW2634z86i-hRYF_5tYk1lsKjTdgAmasd3DdBFsWpAk0VnHJrhfZgkZ9_RYZc8nlDCXzlH0dWcnuFQCrDueM2ZnKqI7dS5KM4ffWfXs/w400-h268/collage%20of%20all%208%20pages%20for%20video%20cover%201080%20with%20words%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc30rO6MaZTupsmjX2Gwy1yCCnc5jQDLN2Xs4cSEI6HKH_XHMtB5LuG0Mn0LpmisUcttCE0KYEG4Wf95SAZcdt5b6b3uKOVzRXCl1lmN_4-I3ooG5pthYGWASD5gXE3BgJHnj0r6ZXdb6s3VC29JJnzKHJ9JvehXUCyPAyEQFojQ1yhIvRsiv6weFWkvDI/s1080/IMG_4252%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1080" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc30rO6MaZTupsmjX2Gwy1yCCnc5jQDLN2Xs4cSEI6HKH_XHMtB5LuG0Mn0LpmisUcttCE0KYEG4Wf95SAZcdt5b6b3uKOVzRXCl1lmN_4-I3ooG5pthYGWASD5gXE3BgJHnj0r6ZXdb6s3VC29JJnzKHJ9JvehXUCyPAyEQFojQ1yhIvRsiv6weFWkvDI/s320/IMG_4252%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I always love Tina Walker's art challenges, and I joined her "Zine" challenge without knowing what a Zine was. It turns out that it is a special way of folding a sheet of paper into 8 parts, cutting the paper partially in the middle, and then folding it so you have 4 back to back pages.<p></p><p>I took some lightweight paper (mine was 14" x 20" but you can use any size) and stenciled all over with an <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">assortment of my own stencils</a> in pastel colors. Here's my process:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNhyU4kAQA725fA_1RciNYbw8p71Q3Qwu0d-X9WIanES0WZ00vktTebAwUdnc1EmEZc1K-x9ItIKtOF81aiv5pebi-HSN5FPRMCBOdZou2f2iaN-dAvckQV3Eo_4tH7hZsgdifjuzesLI1y-_fCrNcuUJTQoDiSyoA1nd8hXm6YSAKD3NmF6PSGhgNeOa/s1080/IMG_4012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNhyU4kAQA725fA_1RciNYbw8p71Q3Qwu0d-X9WIanES0WZ00vktTebAwUdnc1EmEZc1K-x9ItIKtOF81aiv5pebi-HSN5FPRMCBOdZou2f2iaN-dAvckQV3Eo_4tH7hZsgdifjuzesLI1y-_fCrNcuUJTQoDiSyoA1nd8hXm6YSAKD3NmF6PSGhgNeOa/s320/IMG_4012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSo_mTbI26iAv6J2QgRUwx2wyEIGgf4CHEJ0xcIFVFr0BQDc0PSuXnKgfsc2YhjikNxgn1JSAFo4SWAMa32invcy7_zLleW8-zI5VLrvnXQaXinSSIZmXEQ_lut3wWhXeFw1on8LPXb_98Av-9qpw0bx7OTlhtRBUfy3sd2wxX9Oijvxc7fG0eF6281Ok/s1080/IMG_4013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSo_mTbI26iAv6J2QgRUwx2wyEIGgf4CHEJ0xcIFVFr0BQDc0PSuXnKgfsc2YhjikNxgn1JSAFo4SWAMa32invcy7_zLleW8-zI5VLrvnXQaXinSSIZmXEQ_lut3wWhXeFw1on8LPXb_98Av-9qpw0bx7OTlhtRBUfy3sd2wxX9Oijvxc7fG0eF6281Ok/s320/IMG_4013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started with my <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Tossed-Poppies-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l902.htm" target="_blank">Tossed Poppies </a>stencil and light aqua paint</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLWuRuiMFakGB3OZTZqLkBfnbyg0nZKNytm8vLMotjXyeo9nkIIcbSf4Ax_kRpKy24xwyS5Ohyphenhyphendogr62Fh7Lj8BaPacrlPgFu5xjpkNQgKD3lVB4HbU1qjsrbQ0HoYb5_i7Fw1FmoFZmdGovpqV39U9Xn1Y0mbe74M2YZxGx6Cqg5w5jk7Lz-XXGa4oUQ/s1080/IMG_4014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I decided to stencil images that would illustrate the Reiki Daily Prayer. I used a Versamark stamp pad with gold embossing powder on tissue paper, then cut the excess blank paper from the images, and glued them to the pages.</p><p>I chose the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Crown-Chakra-Kathryn-Costa-p/s704.htm" target="_blank">Crown Chakra stencil by Kathryn Costa</a> for my cover. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblcAwP78h_ey582a-B2-0tVHhAT-GdzPPdXIfnCUbaaWKcCsNQIMXKzAg2uOMsJ_8LwlHP2RuHTLzSu-zpg-sVsklGqUYrIJFBnSxtsz5XralPZ3Mgw5mG3T31BQcruUnot99GL_CTVXD3hTs-2i7-EGouW-2XPSDyBX7ty4ZOBX2nnLR2GxeGYuSbLtc/s320/IMG_4110%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pAtU5VTs8bbvDuIZCR91VWdXwmedEjHhjJhmpWtTjgMBOgq-7z3hCThCvDlFGfJfm9ZHxxqGOg-puZXducfRhy3Lmzw_pA947hRoYwCNfJv43s8m16MyGC65rqQICrHw1AcZNmIrGZKgSko5S2O3hh15r7Ntvx7YYkAoeMvS7Ui-tMAZxk2wu65Tle1I/s1080/IMG_4111%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pAtU5VTs8bbvDuIZCR91VWdXwmedEjHhjJhmpWtTjgMBOgq-7z3hCThCvDlFGfJfm9ZHxxqGOg-puZXducfRhy3Lmzw_pA947hRoYwCNfJv43s8m16MyGC65rqQICrHw1AcZNmIrGZKgSko5S2O3hh15r7Ntvx7YYkAoeMvS7Ui-tMAZxk2wu65Tle1I/s320/IMG_4111%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After all the tissue paper images with gold embossing were glued, I printed the Reiki Daily Prayer on thin tracing paper from my laser printer, carefully cut the words, and glued them in place.</div><div><br /></div>Here's how the finished pages look next to each other:<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQwKHuHmYfxuD4hyphenhyphen-Z182NuziakTV4TOCYYWWZBohOHaEao5hwhf9KDbIwct39NRP_bXngmnI9B9SQz6FQWpYOEY0J6-l0y9U3Nz2rUfpy6m1DOfPRCmYXDM7zm-car2jYHA6j7ooJ7HalLoYdDBNFnd3olp8ZJPzUiSfvOga_XGblz5y2rgNn_T8O8TQ/s1080/IMG_4254%20copy%20CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1080" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQwKHuHmYfxuD4hyphenhyphen-Z182NuziakTV4TOCYYWWZBohOHaEao5hwhf9KDbIwct39NRP_bXngmnI9B9SQz6FQWpYOEY0J6-l0y9U3Nz2rUfpy6m1DOfPRCmYXDM7zm-car2jYHA6j7ooJ7HalLoYdDBNFnd3olp8ZJPzUiSfvOga_XGblz5y2rgNn_T8O8TQ/s320/IMG_4254%20copy%20CROP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Reiki is an energy healing method, and is not associated with any religion.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the Reiki Daily Prayer I used in my book:</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Just for today, I will let go of
anger. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Just for today, I will let go of
worry. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Today, I will count my many
blessings. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Today, I will do my work honestly. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Today, I will be kind to every
living creature.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.7127753 -74.00597289.9056800572896 -109.1622228 71.5198705427104 -38.849722799999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-50796167793082161982023-09-04T17:38:00.000-04:002023-09-04T17:38:28.632-04:00Marbled Notebook Transformation<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoYxDUDD_uYRaV4zVrJ495FQe0RSV3XhgjETCoIOA-Er3Qtdl2j013g5ImZE5AyPwOTVN904JYYmircDdZDj2ClK72V_nVdECoGngJsGdcPI7XSkSe3aBdp-QrOX55zh9T4Ixp4w-cxSwY91wbCzyqUA26l86qab-TPiRn_-ayu5Q2J9uBx9kJtwvO9H-/s4500/IMG_3986%20with%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="4500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoYxDUDD_uYRaV4zVrJ495FQe0RSV3XhgjETCoIOA-Er3Qtdl2j013g5ImZE5AyPwOTVN904JYYmircDdZDj2ClK72V_nVdECoGngJsGdcPI7XSkSe3aBdp-QrOX55zh9T4Ixp4w-cxSwY91wbCzyqUA26l86qab-TPiRn_-ayu5Q2J9uBx9kJtwvO9H-/w400-h300/IMG_3986%20with%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's back to school time in my city, and that means school supplies are everywhere, especially the classic marbled notebook. Being a super frugal bargain hunter, I picked up a few from an off-season sale rack a couple months ago and tucked them on a shelf. When I got a recent shipment of goodies recently from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/" target="_blank">Gwen Lafleuer's website</a>, I knew what I wanted to do with a couple of my favorite papers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX13XXxUQEvDrw4qCzxUc7LU_mnWT5vLyWD6ggqTPJCBg_qIb97jP9Uk8-3-jvzCrdhxmb06OLfGWUb4cY3o4mqMK2riaxtVmx2VZED0jS-e9BCy0oFBFicwD1a3tGhGABAujihh7J5K0qcXTUqQNmE6mOoWZTY96zn7HRr8-QJEmlL2H6VM39KGAEZZF/s2048/IMG_3884.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX13XXxUQEvDrw4qCzxUc7LU_mnWT5vLyWD6ggqTPJCBg_qIb97jP9Uk8-3-jvzCrdhxmb06OLfGWUb4cY3o4mqMK2riaxtVmx2VZED0jS-e9BCy0oFBFicwD1a3tGhGABAujihh7J5K0qcXTUqQNmE6mOoWZTY96zn7HRr8-QJEmlL2H6VM39KGAEZZF/s320/IMG_3884.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Here's a selection of some of Gwen's papers that came in my goodie box</i>.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EPQGiDsKsrBk5_IWfJudA2uhOMLmkad1lj3pYsVURfx18Yb9Q-6TJwyc2oJXDsEluEWsZb5qI5spn0AnB-DQVgzJjCOAUvEyHnwWCTicmp4EjrpRUHN8NGXTgDpjOb5-3WDyodIgLD6WP8XDwEKgooWxkRAZ9DZtxEob85La6WgjePtt3KsauXobsk5D/s1773/IMG_3882.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EPQGiDsKsrBk5_IWfJudA2uhOMLmkad1lj3pYsVURfx18Yb9Q-6TJwyc2oJXDsEluEWsZb5qI5spn0AnB-DQVgzJjCOAUvEyHnwWCTicmp4EjrpRUHN8NGXTgDpjOb5-3WDyodIgLD6WP8XDwEKgooWxkRAZ9DZtxEob85La6WgjePtt3KsauXobsk5D/s320/IMG_3882.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p79/florentine-patterned-paper.html" target="_blank">Florentine paper</a> is a great weight to cover a marble notebook, but there are many others to choose from on the website</i>.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I carefully measured my notebooks and paper, then laid out the paper and cut it with my knife using a metal ruler on my well-worn green cutting mat. Next, I laid out my Teflon art mat, then placed some parchment paper inside the notebook to protect the inside papers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyt1E2s0xVT-1Mj4qYXdRmn-3iHJ8NzdTvlui0kVhRMXGDS6tOVZ2HxOYSxSdq_lvZw-SYZ1KH9NJkRXKehLb3Kf8ttiwP5F7SJBPcp_pWWftxHHsm1fdJHvub2rCbfSlmjBaWBDYdC9hT7IEcayfPi69tTbttitQv_rg6DHeoeCXsGjrV9R41ZqclihO/s2048/IMG_3887.JPEG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyt1E2s0xVT-1Mj4qYXdRmn-3iHJ8NzdTvlui0kVhRMXGDS6tOVZ2HxOYSxSdq_lvZw-SYZ1KH9NJkRXKehLb3Kf8ttiwP5F7SJBPcp_pWWftxHHsm1fdJHvub2rCbfSlmjBaWBDYdC9hT7IEcayfPi69tTbttitQv_rg6DHeoeCXsGjrV9R41ZqclihO/s320/IMG_3887.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Using some DecoArt Decou-Page, I covered the front with the glue, and super carefully laid the paper on. I smoothed it out with my fingers as I was adhering the paper to the notebook, then took my round baren tool and gave it a little more pressure and smoothing. I put the notebooks under a heavy weight for a few hours to dry, but since it was really humid, I used a blowdryer to finish the job, and used my baren to smooth the paper as I applied heat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEQBKRi_3GpaKrd94DlawIaBqUpIZdC8LkGUPqC3K6BF0dgZsWatx7TSdEw3hwGEEZj_LpomoYy1kakuiimeGEADBnp6GbhPW_YIVj3bad9rNKk6s2HfcXtI9a52l9QKMtW1zfTBLbKIUdChfnaACGYpxmHz49QLHpOHQZ92218ogCcnI_mXIzQovTCIi/s2048/IMG_3886.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEQBKRi_3GpaKrd94DlawIaBqUpIZdC8LkGUPqC3K6BF0dgZsWatx7TSdEw3hwGEEZj_LpomoYy1kakuiimeGEADBnp6GbhPW_YIVj3bad9rNKk6s2HfcXtI9a52l9QKMtW1zfTBLbKIUdChfnaACGYpxmHz49QLHpOHQZ92218ogCcnI_mXIzQovTCIi/s320/IMG_3886.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I debated whether to keep the existing black tape from the binding of the marbled notebook, but since the papers were both light in color, I decided it was too much contrast, and cut an extra strip to cover the binding.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5pptFiANi8SpFq2qszOpq_rHnEVxYIeVH20nQxoaYqXIhUP58xhcwUQvYwBRhk9I9Je2zcTZXMagois3C1xJTvm3uddvz3nIhzGyfFk8ktnhCjw-zyR9mZPwVdbebWfeKiJSN00TT5MS-28euWVtp2HIJJrWc2bnI2lwbgzVcB9mg9gPFHVp9cf3tk9p/s2048/IMG_3925.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5pptFiANi8SpFq2qszOpq_rHnEVxYIeVH20nQxoaYqXIhUP58xhcwUQvYwBRhk9I9Je2zcTZXMagois3C1xJTvm3uddvz3nIhzGyfFk8ktnhCjw-zyR9mZPwVdbebWfeKiJSN00TT5MS-28euWVtp2HIJJrWc2bnI2lwbgzVcB9mg9gPFHVp9cf3tk9p/w400-h300/IMG_3925.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p>They looked so pretty that I was tempted to stop then and there. But I kept hearing one of my old textile surface design teachers saying "More is more is more!" </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME81HW3vwQJiu8eJDHN8I_krcEhqG6Ka9MCdXrq06n3JNhDllXqIc3DQfdXUpPXaQbiByOVnv3yaOTBv3YGHrBjfWVeJCVF57DWEqjU73SmFN68wMHtY8DgXFIdHXafi9loPKgCRnYsLBkyLmTU_aPt05k4BXseXnTGdJh4bBYpaDRr54zLThLYoGGrcU/s2048/IMG_3983.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME81HW3vwQJiu8eJDHN8I_krcEhqG6Ka9MCdXrq06n3JNhDllXqIc3DQfdXUpPXaQbiByOVnv3yaOTBv3YGHrBjfWVeJCVF57DWEqjU73SmFN68wMHtY8DgXFIdHXafi9loPKgCRnYsLBkyLmTU_aPt05k4BXseXnTGdJh4bBYpaDRr54zLThLYoGGrcU/w400-h300/IMG_3983.JPEG" width="400" /></a></p><p>So, the next step was to poke a hole in the spine with my awl, and thread some fiber through the hole to create a built-in page marker. I decided I wanted a tassel with beads on a long string as the marker. First, I started the tassel by winding embroidery floss around my fingers. Next, I threaded some jewelry wire through the top loop and twisted it shut. I cut and trimmed the bottom of the tassel. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6j_YKrzhKU-f3n682QDoncxI7hRf6FFb2SaErthmn061Hw-GO0yb168IQmKlZRt9kD4F0mxY3EnMQ33xllbmFrPt0U0Hjf78J6lbO-gzh7pMCch_MK_dBPPKbCumN_amIRVEcwA2g-4pG_DiQyvxjH05HKGJcghGJNuREeATYzarnBxlFuY_Kxmm_DLq/s2048/IMG_3985.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6j_YKrzhKU-f3n682QDoncxI7hRf6FFb2SaErthmn061Hw-GO0yb168IQmKlZRt9kD4F0mxY3EnMQ33xllbmFrPt0U0Hjf78J6lbO-gzh7pMCch_MK_dBPPKbCumN_amIRVEcwA2g-4pG_DiQyvxjH05HKGJcghGJNuREeATYzarnBxlFuY_Kxmm_DLq/s320/IMG_3985.JPEG" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qvpLwJVv9ht-1pkHqNjBqe-L2a7H3-nt0WrHa-68W1PofU4i7NxbvI4elE4RczBtahelHY9OSL-TO1MoU_KQN7MpcOXQvmgb-Q8hOhsdVvX8HwA1TEY6PLcO_Pz5BUx3DsDhmsYZsU3_qVyV1kPVbgxNbjf62AoGYrnD_HIxkpFLv_yEoAz-BOEoGgYV/s2048/IMG_3979.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qvpLwJVv9ht-1pkHqNjBqe-L2a7H3-nt0WrHa-68W1PofU4i7NxbvI4elE4RczBtahelHY9OSL-TO1MoU_KQN7MpcOXQvmgb-Q8hOhsdVvX8HwA1TEY6PLcO_Pz5BUx3DsDhmsYZsU3_qVyV1kPVbgxNbjf62AoGYrnD_HIxkpFLv_yEoAz-BOEoGgYV/s320/IMG_3979.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nz6LNY55YZ5H2fx78LOiRnmr2QZWX_OUMAlndfuFKC61M1S1XmAwOar8wKSmkfGaUKngc9-5AZNk5aOiqiDt8JVpor3yQ_svAVc_oGAACuzb0cN1v-VDfMdHfy9L2ILjrlst5TICWlGOFwY7tzj_huRqOaaDqqDf0ehTz0e-qTwAiak5ZEbAS444W8wZ/s2048/IMG_3981.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nz6LNY55YZ5H2fx78LOiRnmr2QZWX_OUMAlndfuFKC61M1S1XmAwOar8wKSmkfGaUKngc9-5AZNk5aOiqiDt8JVpor3yQ_svAVc_oGAACuzb0cN1v-VDfMdHfy9L2ILjrlst5TICWlGOFwY7tzj_huRqOaaDqqDf0ehTz0e-qTwAiak5ZEbAS444W8wZ/s320/IMG_3981.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">To embellish, I added some gorgeous African Trade beads from Gwen's<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/boho-bazaar.html" target="_blank"> Boho Bazaar </a>and smaller beads from my own stash to the wire, then and created a loop at the top. (I took an <i>Ornaments and Amulets</i> online workshop a few years ago where Gwen taught us how to make beautiful dangly pieces.) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">I wired the cord to the beaded piece, making sure that the cord would lie flat inside the book and the beads and tassel would hang out the bottom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRS_PXPh-Q3oh3NkjMCJdTPNvEzbjIycRxnt0Jn1pObF1h3Fu-lwlN3wSS5IjWw5acot3nnmXggSuTE17_MYpVmUbdxVLTjsu2JfvK2J2sik5amu-9GblhQJyyIxpfEW9ERDgu553ei7DDtCl_fnk1GAmBkEkBMZ71rPBLyIZbFa1TYA9KxvRcuHphj5f/s2048/IMG_3986.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRS_PXPh-Q3oh3NkjMCJdTPNvEzbjIycRxnt0Jn1pObF1h3Fu-lwlN3wSS5IjWw5acot3nnmXggSuTE17_MYpVmUbdxVLTjsu2JfvK2J2sik5amu-9GblhQJyyIxpfEW9ERDgu553ei7DDtCl_fnk1GAmBkEkBMZ71rPBLyIZbFa1TYA9KxvRcuHphj5f/s320/IMG_3986.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">I did have some gorgeous scraps left over after making the books, so, if you know my work and how my mind works, it should be no surprise that I cut paper doll parts using <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Paper-Doll-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/s959.htm" target="_blank">my new Paper Doll stencil</a> available from StencilGirl. I added a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/613474140/art-tea-life-coin-heads-collage-sheet?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=art+tea+life+coin+heads&ref=sr_gallery-1-5&frs=1&cns=1&referrer_page_guid=f679a7b3878.ca6a5d511d6e88516d2a.00&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">whimsical ArtTeaLife face </a>and put it all together with mini brads from <a href="https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/" target="_blank">Eyelet Outlet</a>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2DBS2SJZtY7KA_gGwsFV5F7CGYCWSTsDTrgNwpQsJ1taeAmTdwNWUFNZItBbGpXi37UsUD8T3ggSe2MAURReuNzciTqJoJRDiuljC9iBy3wJExiTMsh-Gek9fr7tRnTqrEz4iGWg91XqlVscnZXzd9QM-ikq7Azwzk44I82GySkOGU83eALtN6Vq7rTx/s1773/IMG_3924.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2DBS2SJZtY7KA_gGwsFV5F7CGYCWSTsDTrgNwpQsJ1taeAmTdwNWUFNZItBbGpXi37UsUD8T3ggSe2MAURReuNzciTqJoJRDiuljC9iBy3wJExiTMsh-Gek9fr7tRnTqrEz4iGWg91XqlVscnZXzd9QM-ikq7Azwzk44I82GySkOGU83eALtN6Vq7rTx/s320/IMG_3924.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Using my Paper Doll stencil, I cut body shapes, arms, and legs from the leftover paper that had been glued to 140 lb. watercolor paper for extra strength.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since "more is more" she needed wings and a crown. Using a <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark embossing stamp pad</a>, I inked up the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c31/products-designed-by-gwen" target="_blank">stamps and stencils</a>, printed them on black cardstock, and sprinkled the images with Ranger superfine gold embossing powder. When I heated the powder, the dull gold powder turned a magical shiny gold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's some photos of the combinations of faces, body parts, and accessories that I considered.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAc-8inlnWLo8R6EPtlR77QnPlGfxUtdUCrzXtt2Os7HKuGQXiWEu3yTraXi1rQMlbgXXQvDaMQQllUmQ4sxii1Hqx6QAflf0JKP0s6JA9qBKJ5Cn5Uk0Cauu3lpQ05f7RD6pYEpdHiibOsB3kb2ym7g3XjbYPTibfENTzBFghHETxrx5G3ORfEBNEuyW/s2048/IMG_3929.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAc-8inlnWLo8R6EPtlR77QnPlGfxUtdUCrzXtt2Os7HKuGQXiWEu3yTraXi1rQMlbgXXQvDaMQQllUmQ4sxii1Hqx6QAflf0JKP0s6JA9qBKJ5Cn5Uk0Cauu3lpQ05f7RD6pYEpdHiibOsB3kb2ym7g3XjbYPTibfENTzBFghHETxrx5G3ORfEBNEuyW/s320/IMG_3929.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSVr93CKKqjR_OnRpdczVulMzJ6KQQjyMKBq-NVqeMEHk1V8TcxeICZDVQ1DOsjV8WtGzWQlPBvuzzyqP4T66PeWRyKTw9eGSMUzRzuvEtntd0KWbN5zSuoKcLNilmsowzvc2eTyRUWqVcA4KcMrBWRn2paVsDhoxOtJ1sZrRxJsDgYJq5RVMxOqdKS8L/s1773/IMG_3972.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSVr93CKKqjR_OnRpdczVulMzJ6KQQjyMKBq-NVqeMEHk1V8TcxeICZDVQ1DOsjV8WtGzWQlPBvuzzyqP4T66PeWRyKTw9eGSMUzRzuvEtntd0KWbN5zSuoKcLNilmsowzvc2eTyRUWqVcA4KcMrBWRn2paVsDhoxOtJ1sZrRxJsDgYJq5RVMxOqdKS8L/s320/IMG_3972.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> Above are some gold on black possibilities that I considered.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV0Bwhnm51Kgf-rh3uFnV2NXsJ-bckXEZ5AfqFw_kSxZRrUgflaOKd1yaKTLdjaL10XQePqGpbluP6HWpM0W9H7LLfdIQtwCV0wkwKnzr_tH9h64wIzY6CTUPJK9iylof7R_id0yuJ1jITqiGilbN09O8MyqpcVkyytVTMe1urcZDIdHueAN0xhIPDmGw/s2048/IMG_3974.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV0Bwhnm51Kgf-rh3uFnV2NXsJ-bckXEZ5AfqFw_kSxZRrUgflaOKd1yaKTLdjaL10XQePqGpbluP6HWpM0W9H7LLfdIQtwCV0wkwKnzr_tH9h64wIzY6CTUPJK9iylof7R_id0yuJ1jITqiGilbN09O8MyqpcVkyytVTMe1urcZDIdHueAN0xhIPDmGw/s320/IMG_3974.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Using the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p455/rubber-stamps-egl34-paperartsy-angels-icons-faces-renaissance.html" target="_blank">crown from Gwen's new EGL34 set </a>was a natural, but I wasn't sure about the wings. Sometimes I like giant wings, but the tiny <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p379/rubber-stamps-egl-23-paperartsy-eclectica-build-a-collage-ullassa.html" target="_blank">butterfly wings from set EGL23</a> was just right.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7QjhQ1D3KDaDo3d6XpPAMq6zJyuBPW_J_AAyxe8Ar8MeM0I5rBpw3uhFcd3c3gwgMdgdqk3c8nMK1lgFSoPm6wP_K1muQVv5dCy-WVfZ6Mu9YQsX4F1z8elY5psVxTgl2tZB_f4YdMIAALSU9u-TjhvtXHdQ0vlZIhrsRT445jEwooBMvSHFI8CjNCh-/s1500/IMG_3977%201080%20w%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7QjhQ1D3KDaDo3d6XpPAMq6zJyuBPW_J_AAyxe8Ar8MeM0I5rBpw3uhFcd3c3gwgMdgdqk3c8nMK1lgFSoPm6wP_K1muQVv5dCy-WVfZ6Mu9YQsX4F1z8elY5psVxTgl2tZB_f4YdMIAALSU9u-TjhvtXHdQ0vlZIhrsRT445jEwooBMvSHFI8CjNCh-/s320/IMG_3977%201080%20w%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">The notebooks are a quick and easy gift to make, and certainly dress up the basic marbled composition notebooks! A doll made from the leftovers can be a gift on its own, incorporated as part of a greeting card, or perched on a wrapped package as an extra treat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>PLEASE NOTE: ***The paper inventory on Gwen's website gets updated regularly, so keep checking to see what new and gorgeous designs are available!***</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0bX6I4a6MFP3s93mKQ3JllZZlErpWEcTiuZt5kutR329xOd5jKTb5fGdi66lOd7Vq1lz73Ca9CEulWXujcJVVYmY7S9Y_zWOAdyJuIvdfcJE98OzDxL6KYQswmMf8bNdjZDrb_ntfP8anCYozon25CTeiZkoWzsYYKQeEGLe8A0rchJbQUdRRUDsv4Vv/s4500/IMG_3988%20with%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="4500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0bX6I4a6MFP3s93mKQ3JllZZlErpWEcTiuZt5kutR329xOd5jKTb5fGdi66lOd7Vq1lz73Ca9CEulWXujcJVVYmY7S9Y_zWOAdyJuIvdfcJE98OzDxL6KYQswmMf8bNdjZDrb_ntfP8anCYozon25CTeiZkoWzsYYKQeEGLe8A0rchJbQUdRRUDsv4Vv/w400-h300/IMG_3988%20with%20tribe%20words%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-48445048971524952752023-06-22T00:37:00.000-04:002023-06-22T00:37:03.958-04:00New Stencil Release! (and a Give-Away!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YKspGH8cIhXDhFywVNFFey2o7Pi7ApYcr3TOmsB330uc6547p6WrI4oniQlmSxE2RltW-blyFTCf5O67M007naOJe-lP-Ni7ziPZ4MKr8EDXtgV6gsyWe1e8EvYQmeEEDoH2l6J0sO6n0KKA3tdrGsgcESnxS9kIHKJhVhRxznmmoPkp3-bN-iE0Ag/s1080/Wyatt%20new%20stencils%20june%202023%203%20girls%20in%20frame%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1080" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YKspGH8cIhXDhFywVNFFey2o7Pi7ApYcr3TOmsB330uc6547p6WrI4oniQlmSxE2RltW-blyFTCf5O67M007naOJe-lP-Ni7ziPZ4MKr8EDXtgV6gsyWe1e8EvYQmeEEDoH2l6J0sO6n0KKA3tdrGsgcESnxS9kIHKJhVhRxznmmoPkp3-bN-iE0Ag/w400-h326/Wyatt%20new%20stencils%20june%202023%203%20girls%20in%20frame%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm super excited to have my 4th<a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank"> StencilGirl group of designs</a> debut today. This group has a geometric I call Picnic Check; a leafy floral called Woodcut Garden; and....drumroll...a Paper Doll! I have been making and trading arty paper dolls for years in various online groups. You can see the dolls I made over the years <a href="http://lindaedkinswyatt.blogspot.com/p/paper-dolls-for-big-girls.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I have used all kinds of templates and vintage dolls, and nothing was quite perfect, so I finally decided to come up with my own design. Can guess whose little face (from her kindergarten photo) was used for the new stencil design? </div></span></div><p>I like to mix and match doll parts, so for some of my samples, I experimented with other StencilGirl stencils as well as stamps and downloadable images from The Graphics Fairy and ArtTeaLife. For the middle doll, I used a goddess/princess dress by Carol Wiebe. The wings were a stencil by Kristie Taylor, and the crown a stamp from Gwen Lafluer for PaperArtsy.</p><p>Here's a few things I made with my new stencils:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoRpqZQlXgi14H22RIoSuEkMLtlcbB5MzVjL2VsMe0QfbVwPZP0yFmhsQuV-nSiwbxwx-PJZPJxG_bu8PSOnwHKo9LYnvtdtG8_SF9eniblXpB854gsuLYnlY5PXsLABDvAd5Z0tQR7xUi-bfqfXycmcH8M-devTQJX2QuImb58RojUaPFqzhxI0tWw/s1405/3%20dolls%20for%20blogpost%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1405" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoRpqZQlXgi14H22RIoSuEkMLtlcbB5MzVjL2VsMe0QfbVwPZP0yFmhsQuV-nSiwbxwx-PJZPJxG_bu8PSOnwHKo9LYnvtdtG8_SF9eniblXpB854gsuLYnlY5PXsLABDvAd5Z0tQR7xUi-bfqfXycmcH8M-devTQJX2QuImb58RojUaPFqzhxI0tWw/w640-h270/3%20dolls%20for%20blogpost%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I made a folding ATC doll (above on left), a journal page about loving your inner child (center), and a poseable paper doll with limbs made from the Woodcut Garden used with pink spray distress ink.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fXa4BxpQ5Y9pyZ77_MyBVRwtgQL3zrwh1pxzPVakj0yV_5kWtflI3hsjj3RGag_QMWB4uOb5jtwcf8bedhVmrHNHs0YrHIFpG637oHbfXqCZdzP4BEyhrWhbyX52CdWsjhT5dvksyRmGI6aqpbGjqmuKKFNdGObcEEYViRQKpvzHLAbBbd5d2Khk1A/s4267/4%20picnics%20together%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="4267" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fXa4BxpQ5Y9pyZ77_MyBVRwtgQL3zrwh1pxzPVakj0yV_5kWtflI3hsjj3RGag_QMWB4uOb5jtwcf8bedhVmrHNHs0YrHIFpG637oHbfXqCZdzP4BEyhrWhbyX52CdWsjhT5dvksyRmGI6aqpbGjqmuKKFNdGObcEEYViRQKpvzHLAbBbd5d2Khk1A/w640-h162/4%20picnics%20together%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Four versions of the Picnic Check: a blue gelli print, and orange and yellow gelliprint, tan embossing powder on black cardstock, and a red and blue acrylic stenciled picnic design.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwjoM7A8Ru9TJodNX1666KUlft8qFB7gyTX2Gz7-PqI2LAdv2AlBMPKpiHDSOmWsd6OIKfncGVFzmKuwQjykNpVaqcQqUN7ALz_CLLpgVf5lAYQ6mzuYYRbnvA-gKh7uE2d0LmyiOjah2m-vHzTQVld5Z8RUsfSfo16FCnBtFQo4XyiLrC0mahqGJWg/s4343/4%20woodcut%20samples%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="4343" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwjoM7A8Ru9TJodNX1666KUlft8qFB7gyTX2Gz7-PqI2LAdv2AlBMPKpiHDSOmWsd6OIKfncGVFzmKuwQjykNpVaqcQqUN7ALz_CLLpgVf5lAYQ6mzuYYRbnvA-gKh7uE2d0LmyiOjah2m-vHzTQVld5Z8RUsfSfo16FCnBtFQo4XyiLrC0mahqGJWg/w640-h160/4%20woodcut%20samples%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Depending on the colors and mediums used, the Woodcut Garden can look very different. I made an light aqua gelliprint, a white embossed design with a deep pink watercolor resist, an multicolor design using assorted distress oxide inks, and a bold looking version with black ink on tan cardstock.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here's a short video I made that shows my dollmaking process:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzqPPjS-BAqeHQd-tiU17uzP1Q6GU5J4krbEumeudTCAn9ZQkdL58Nxop6JBsNxnACvFo4G6PiV9PvGMZuOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><b>GIVEAWAY! Post a comment here, on my Facebook page, or on my Instagram by June 26 to be in the running to win a set of all three new stencils.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-10376579884910363742023-05-07T21:26:00.000-04:002023-05-07T21:26:53.155-04:00Queen of Hearts <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRldsxwy8W64FHm6ke3V7glBvOmiUW0_8hOEelxdSHI_sOLB7HNzzv-WI1PLpKobAVATCXlecY8AUWI0MmqT4wgaaDv7Yc_PZ5n5KqrNFhCngrbz0Iw25jKQboTt8MT_1EH11hwKNf0EBJk21SqKngZmiK6dFI0zMOidESxdnfYDwZMJYb0i_wDY_OA/s1512/Wyatt%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20Lafluer%20ArtistTribe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1512" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRldsxwy8W64FHm6ke3V7glBvOmiUW0_8hOEelxdSHI_sOLB7HNzzv-WI1PLpKobAVATCXlecY8AUWI0MmqT4wgaaDv7Yc_PZ5n5KqrNFhCngrbz0Iw25jKQboTt8MT_1EH11hwKNf0EBJk21SqKngZmiK6dFI0zMOidESxdnfYDwZMJYb0i_wDY_OA/w400-h381/Wyatt%20Queen%20of%20Hearts%20Lafluer%20ArtistTribe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I've always been fascinated with the art on playing cards, especially the face cards. One day when I was toying with the idea of making some ATCs out of a few old playing cards, I had the inspiration to make a giant card using some of Gwen Lafluer's new (and older) stamps.<p></p><p>I didn't want to mess up my good watercolor paper in case I stamped a little imperfectly, so I decided to stamp a few on tissue paper, then cut out the best ones, arrange them on the heavy paper, and glue in place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aU-l_Jz45_ipwYRAFm3tiBXdF0CINRkIx_KkuRSa_KLtPpbwSxBwhO3FvU9AahixQomyTI7SBZ_VCJf00YH5ekaiyBq7xmJ3He60QCmqcIcDyUV2Ah8bWHM_cnQbH3B1ewGoaujpTXgJWb3o9ZxQ2d2Q1EF6j1Glg83gTRb2__1bo-YaYPc64ek4nA/s2016/IMG_1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aU-l_Jz45_ipwYRAFm3tiBXdF0CINRkIx_KkuRSa_KLtPpbwSxBwhO3FvU9AahixQomyTI7SBZ_VCJf00YH5ekaiyBq7xmJ3He60QCmqcIcDyUV2Ah8bWHM_cnQbH3B1ewGoaujpTXgJWb3o9ZxQ2d2Q1EF6j1Glg83gTRb2__1bo-YaYPc64ek4nA/s320/IMG_1925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used stamps from both new and old sets:<div><span> * </span>the corner Q is from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p359/rubber-stamps-egl-16-paperartsy-eclectica-alphabet.html" target="_blank">EGL16</a>, Gwen's Art Deco alphabet</div><div> * the collar and heart: <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p457/rubber-stamps-egl36-paperartsy-angels-icons-faces-tribal.html" target="_blank">EGL36</a></div><div> * the crown and face are from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p455/rubber-stamps-egl34-paperartsy-angels-icons-faces-renaissance.html" target="_blank">EGL34</a> (I had a hard time choosing whether to use the heart from EGL34 or 36!)</div><div> * the fleur-de-lis decorative compass is from one of the earliest sets, <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p194/rubber-stamps-egl-03-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">EGL03</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaQw6DTJhmffjPwT9E6ZpPtcPHKzh81NubBJv0pImsv1_Awv2X2ZmCHyzpDRVn70ZrXm-bp-HlkllG3MK4LvI2WdeKQCPeUxEyRuXOt_IxBqjY7MTQW9ztEbj8J7RqEoPGmzzjfLkz5CqEGSb5HIL0GYyyhg2gdPCl-h6RSVLZqszxr4wVGUj2kjkeQ/s1629/IMG_1924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1629" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaQw6DTJhmffjPwT9E6ZpPtcPHKzh81NubBJv0pImsv1_Awv2X2ZmCHyzpDRVn70ZrXm-bp-HlkllG3MK4LvI2WdeKQCPeUxEyRuXOt_IxBqjY7MTQW9ztEbj8J7RqEoPGmzzjfLkz5CqEGSb5HIL0GYyyhg2gdPCl-h6RSVLZqszxr4wVGUj2kjkeQ/s320/IMG_1924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />After I stamped a bunch of each of the possible designs onto tissue paper, I cut and arranged them in various ways until I found something that I liked. Below is one of the possibilities. I taped them gently in place on my paper so that I could switch pieces in and out. You can see that I had thought of using the decorative compass cut in half, and that I had trimmed the collar a bit, but left it larger in the final version.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhbniXZ-DVp_Ub0PglVniSCdtV6RWYzdW2_eZUnlzTOIXdwdp4BlKYWNXGd-lmYcibhVKiKpiQst7YcyE4QwZJM9laS_buXaHdf42QHHAiQwlF_fkj3dzGCcJgfgzV8K-BNV_DNQlNW39dU3kfNRz6ZBY96_Xaf92L6YpKC8Wm98SP9d5FHJ-O9swtQ/s2016/IMG_1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhbniXZ-DVp_Ub0PglVniSCdtV6RWYzdW2_eZUnlzTOIXdwdp4BlKYWNXGd-lmYcibhVKiKpiQst7YcyE4QwZJM9laS_buXaHdf42QHHAiQwlF_fkj3dzGCcJgfgzV8K-BNV_DNQlNW39dU3kfNRz6ZBY96_Xaf92L6YpKC8Wm98SP9d5FHJ-O9swtQ/s320/IMG_1927.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Here is the final design, and a playing card for size comparison and design inspiration.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_D_S3wmihuvMJLHfFlSNk8yeMKIqLAj7iTzTdHDFKoN_NbGQSel8kZb3rxrg_dn_IqjpdwvnkwKsdFf3DDGwKXRURWcc1H1lHKEcnGpIid4e65l7gCtVMJIi01OXWbcf4Vll6M6S3duq0cwZK_oE649kpTY2VhArz7nEIQ-nGjzlo_kJkhS6TeDoA/s1571/IMG_1929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYe_D_S3wmihuvMJLHfFlSNk8yeMKIqLAj7iTzTdHDFKoN_NbGQSel8kZb3rxrg_dn_IqjpdwvnkwKsdFf3DDGwKXRURWcc1H1lHKEcnGpIid4e65l7gCtVMJIi01OXWbcf4Vll6M6S3duq0cwZK_oE649kpTY2VhArz7nEIQ-nGjzlo_kJkhS6TeDoA/s320/IMG_1929.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On my almost final design, I had flipped the Q with the tail going the wrong way! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFVU681AFRp0itMU1s7wQl5UF5kn2TlRBm7kbMYxvi7LAU-ApwIMwhioWnYbm1aVjrEuxCb4m9day5gQL8uVzR4GxSSbF5lsrZNaeP1stXJbmD3xAckMEhq-7sViWsbhqFgSM59eMASknebAuAoWTILZEtFKD6vwJpNzL_0iX7kNvPpqnpQEbsWofzw/s1280/IMG_1947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFVU681AFRp0itMU1s7wQl5UF5kn2TlRBm7kbMYxvi7LAU-ApwIMwhioWnYbm1aVjrEuxCb4m9day5gQL8uVzR4GxSSbF5lsrZNaeP1stXJbmD3xAckMEhq-7sViWsbhqFgSM59eMASknebAuAoWTILZEtFKD6vwJpNzL_0iX7kNvPpqnpQEbsWofzw/w250-h400/IMG_1947.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div>When I was done with the design, I discovered that some of the ink had smeared and gotten messy from over-handling and from the addition and removal of tape. What was I to do? Rather than starting over, I decided to scan the design, tweak it in Photoshop, and print out a clean version. The unfinished version below was printed on high quality 28 lb. laser paper. I added color with brush tipped Tombow markers and posca paint pens.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also added some dots to indicate earrings and a striped shape to the left of the face to make the Queen a little more feminine.</div><div><br /></div><div>In photoshop, I added a thin black border to mirror what was on the design of the small playing card and unite the elements.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfo0qWSiYMwB4swV2Vt5tQuJOBYchhvUOdNL1nnzAaj11_jhCCgCaGoFM9O1oKywHic37IUgLyvWLBqjho_hNXslaEim1LXo3cQyR8LkPVTvIxtwLDPa8vcqcgNHrssS9TnFOg6RONbU5ToEt5G8NJXU5Gh1EaU2xbsUwaKiRDxjfEsZ-QexXbZX86A/s2016/IMG_1941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfo0qWSiYMwB4swV2Vt5tQuJOBYchhvUOdNL1nnzAaj11_jhCCgCaGoFM9O1oKywHic37IUgLyvWLBqjho_hNXslaEim1LXo3cQyR8LkPVTvIxtwLDPa8vcqcgNHrssS9TnFOg6RONbU5ToEt5G8NJXU5Gh1EaU2xbsUwaKiRDxjfEsZ-QexXbZX86A/s320/IMG_1941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have what some kindly call a "loose hand." My inner critic just calls it sloppy. I had some trouble when I added the diagonal sections of green and yellow background color, so again I scanned my almost finished colored design and tweaked it in photoshop to even out the color and make a precise diagonal line from top left to bottom right. Below are two copies of my final 5" x 8" Queen of Hearts cards ready to print on a standard 8.5" x 11" paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOI6RU76CepCbEJeUOt8JkcKRYuNjqcNX3N1fZsmxwr1v8hX4ovjrlwG7Cl6kDjdtdAC2saj1hLt04ofWLcG-W0GeiNIOz-gUYsG7aPO6jrJqjN-trsxzen56fzf3_HfS0fDq2tno9XwERkz0tKRXcqZiFsrOR6QGSio5vns03PmuDpdPkEN_nxCpHA/s3300/two%20colored%20cards%20to%20print%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOI6RU76CepCbEJeUOt8JkcKRYuNjqcNX3N1fZsmxwr1v8hX4ovjrlwG7Cl6kDjdtdAC2saj1hLt04ofWLcG-W0GeiNIOz-gUYsG7aPO6jrJqjN-trsxzen56fzf3_HfS0fDq2tno9XwERkz0tKRXcqZiFsrOR6QGSio5vns03PmuDpdPkEN_nxCpHA/w400-h309/two%20colored%20cards%20to%20print%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-51253545136720440522023-02-21T15:10:00.001-05:002023-02-23T09:23:22.920-05:00Stamped Blizzard Book<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRI0GuhmWKjhO7SMpWEK-GbCgv_aE41BU1cXFT5dQbB4XUn6zzvTxQXLwKwhTeqf6MUmBCwHTkTJkSA_teGqA7zZIocHH0GdPGtYN51ruENFg5r0DWbU_oJnK_Y6YF8ZCoD8DEovTt--D8jo7gV0vVfY2EXDgD58CEl8bFRTSUhJFjX3uIsMiCc4uwg/s2016/wyatt-blizzard-w%20watermark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRI0GuhmWKjhO7SMpWEK-GbCgv_aE41BU1cXFT5dQbB4XUn6zzvTxQXLwKwhTeqf6MUmBCwHTkTJkSA_teGqA7zZIocHH0GdPGtYN51ruENFg5r0DWbU_oJnK_Y6YF8ZCoD8DEovTt--D8jo7gV0vVfY2EXDgD58CEl8bFRTSUhJFjX3uIsMiCc4uwg/w300-h400/wyatt-blizzard-w%20watermark.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There were so many possibilities with <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c29/embossing-powder-rubber-stamps-accessories" target="_blank">Gwen Lafluer's new PaperArtsy stamps EGL34 and EGL36</a> that I spent a lot of time experimenting with them and ended up with quite a pile of collage elements and expressive faces piled up on the table in my studio. A light bulb went off in my brain when I realized that if I used ALL 15 of the stamps on a big sheet of paper, I could make an overall pattern and then fold it up into a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fold-Innovative-Books-Structures/dp/1786272938" target="_blank">blizzard book</a>! The book <i><b>The Art of the Fold</b></i> has lots of creations that are done just by folding paper. Their blizzard book is my favorite style from that wonderful publication.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With the other elements I had stamped and painted, I decided to make cards to tuck into the eight pockets of my blizzard book.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRid8mT6GoTdpJm7r68RaxGBwwtlnwDKCjGEXddDyiECfdXhTS5A-1r78h9fvdPgfZB7mXzQ7Pb8ugSG8qIfSsCA0cUVASIAYVexjOvly_chMJhtRyMi_UvuK3tacsDl05COO3RbqjxRkg8eUN4-i9-687HiLJ4eFXoETwRijRaoBG7l6kYkU2DwllA/s1280/messy%20table%20full%20of%20stuff.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRid8mT6GoTdpJm7r68RaxGBwwtlnwDKCjGEXddDyiECfdXhTS5A-1r78h9fvdPgfZB7mXzQ7Pb8ugSG8qIfSsCA0cUVASIAYVexjOvly_chMJhtRyMi_UvuK3tacsDl05COO3RbqjxRkg8eUN4-i9-687HiLJ4eFXoETwRijRaoBG7l6kYkU2DwllA/w400-h150/messy%20table%20full%20of%20stuff.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I conducted a bunch of experiments with my new stamps and made quite a mess on my worktable!</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't have any really big sheets of plain paper to make the blizzard book. I needed a full sheet of strong, lightweight paper 13" x 29" that could be folded to yield the size book I wanted, 5.75" x 3.5". However, I DID have a beautiful full sheet of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p79/florentine-patterned-paper.html" target="_blank">Florentine paper</a> from Gwen's online shop. I decided it would be perfect to stamp the plain back of the Florentine paper since on a blizzard book, both sides show. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used all of the stamps from both sets with sepia, black, indigo, and gray <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank">Archival ink</a>, stamping them in every direction to create an allover pattern. They harmony of earth and neutral colors kept the design from getting too busy and added a vintage feeling. Here's how I did it:</span></span></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lc0Yebfn_ia6AOCGIfE11vN_TU8-c_HABwM6wBAJmTOgI0qI7WPMKbrbU2j3K3bWMR-RYKxSTI0gVaihyKlsUbQ211ZaaKtmTX1I5YKwz880ekFOe5kwk-LPFwFHPDk52bBz-Jyj1bhpaZj1ucJj3mlIQy0XCkQY-1Zcn0Stqu3ekJ4xdBRgjLyh-w/s1920/6%20to%20start%20w%20labels%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lc0Yebfn_ia6AOCGIfE11vN_TU8-c_HABwM6wBAJmTOgI0qI7WPMKbrbU2j3K3bWMR-RYKxSTI0gVaihyKlsUbQ211ZaaKtmTX1I5YKwz880ekFOe5kwk-LPFwFHPDk52bBz-Jyj1bhpaZj1ucJj3mlIQy0XCkQY-1Zcn0Stqu3ekJ4xdBRgjLyh-w/w640-h320/6%20to%20start%20w%20labels%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here's the finished paper before I folded it up:</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvXWijcLstvofm63qC0To7geFVgl5n9ox3QTkQ3NJjIsccE_DQ9wjnC7fUZEo468-6n5Krul3UpgNKsyoFQ055xwMNnSbUKSyFk3WebncjQXhzdi0kevYa_eifwzf4CpqSZeWQUMFUmVHTnKXfiXUggvGz-6fB1aEKdZpCa9e0m7ryLWFpUNiE880qg/s3726/full%20sheet%20hq%20crop%20adj.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="3726" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvXWijcLstvofm63qC0To7geFVgl5n9ox3QTkQ3NJjIsccE_DQ9wjnC7fUZEo468-6n5Krul3UpgNKsyoFQ055xwMNnSbUKSyFk3WebncjQXhzdi0kevYa_eifwzf4CpqSZeWQUMFUmVHTnKXfiXUggvGz-6fB1aEKdZpCa9e0m7ryLWFpUNiE880qg/w640-h278/full%20sheet%20hq%20crop%20adj.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I cut the stamped paper to 13" x 29". The Florentine paper is on the other side</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used both the book T<a href="https://www.artofthefold.com/" target="_blank">he Art of the Fold</a> and a YouTube video to get the blizzard book folded correctly. The first time I folded it too many times and had the inside where I wanted the outside.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiyytLHLcOaeWcRS2hwG8yyhE0fWzsQQpzr4qQl8zPY8IANEjbBRSHl5G7uqtOGwaS-UNTzh-fe0ctlGobeUZwVJ2AoP2sDTHvPWILmvunXBdrPw2Bv177Pd2eqALCkq7emEHdSgLn6XGc9_4OPiOwezjHEm_3766qwkKXr1FjiMz6D9JDkxMz-axzw/s640/IMG_1685.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiyytLHLcOaeWcRS2hwG8yyhE0fWzsQQpzr4qQl8zPY8IANEjbBRSHl5G7uqtOGwaS-UNTzh-fe0ctlGobeUZwVJ2AoP2sDTHvPWILmvunXBdrPw2Bv177Pd2eqALCkq7emEHdSgLn6XGc9_4OPiOwezjHEm_3766qwkKXr1FjiMz6D9JDkxMz-axzw/s320/IMG_1685.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>On my first try, I had too many folds.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, I reviewed the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvfMopyCg0U" target="_blank">video</a> and eventually got the book looking the way I wanted. One of the advantages of the folded pockets in a blizzard book is that they don't need to be stitched, glued, or secured in any fancy way; the crisp folds keep the pages in place and securely hold the cards, tags, or whatever you tuck into the pockets.<br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46IzCyV84OWWFBX10DYUJvNhK5h2Y8SWfRGwIT9yv5p4vxw_UrAr33LSW5oPe7RGEU9oXGTJkqPzINvsfdlnkPCT6ZOz9K8tAbBVFjoedvMkZMm6f72AcKmqOCAFtiSir54fprxK1R3pvatLeWX05OMvtXblG97IBAgeWLiMEWtisnYwzHvKjsd2NfA/s1272/two%20views%20of%20folded%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1272" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46IzCyV84OWWFBX10DYUJvNhK5h2Y8SWfRGwIT9yv5p4vxw_UrAr33LSW5oPe7RGEU9oXGTJkqPzINvsfdlnkPCT6ZOz9K8tAbBVFjoedvMkZMm6f72AcKmqOCAFtiSir54fprxK1R3pvatLeWX05OMvtXblG97IBAgeWLiMEWtisnYwzHvKjsd2NfA/w400-h201/two%20views%20of%20folded%20book.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>On some of the interior pages, the Florentine paper shows, on others, only the stamped paper. No stitching or glue is needed; the crisp folds allow the artwork to slide in and out of the pockets.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to use the Florentine paper for the outside of the book because I wanted more of the stamped paper to show, which it does on all the inside pages. For the front cover, I chose a bit of a <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p230/vintage-sheet-music-collage-packs.html" target="_blank">vintage music sheet</a> and combined it with a brown kraft paper tag. Using <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">versamark</a> ink, I stamped the small sacred heart on the tag, sprinkled white embossing powder, and zapped it with my heat gun. I attached the embossed tag and sheet music to the front of the blizzard book with an industrial-looking brad.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pllKIVNXABtKUwPXcSI6k8dx1N8IxG999f_LLt8DKC5yRZcvjnIMRX5cuaZKUbkkZULCHuWKnrrq0_AGWvknJSchbYIbh4tGR_e0CQpip9SlfsyesYoH1n5EZynNqIFUrR2oKKnoJhejGL1EVYB9X3XRvwD5RoHkFe4IscbHZqM8ola0ibCOAcmi7w/s640/IMG_1703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pllKIVNXABtKUwPXcSI6k8dx1N8IxG999f_LLt8DKC5yRZcvjnIMRX5cuaZKUbkkZULCHuWKnrrq0_AGWvknJSchbYIbh4tGR_e0CQpip9SlfsyesYoH1n5EZynNqIFUrR2oKKnoJhejGL1EVYB9X3XRvwD5RoHkFe4IscbHZqM8ola0ibCOAcmi7w/s320/IMG_1703.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Attaching the tag and sheet music with a brad allows the cover elements to be movable.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now it was time to fill the book. Fortunately I had a bunch of small 3" x 5.5" pieces I had been working on with the many stamps in sets EGL34 and EGL36. I also added some elements from other sets to complete the book. Here's the whole creation:</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCq0stxaQYnLBpoqGzGVjPTS2CwO_-2XGIwul2sGPDhJqNdyAkMMjw5qursEPe6au1DsS8izpLmBtQfOhwMDY0KjGyCcfAdTB9yve65c-uayAOAly_trR8nH38aCSjusFMgAV892YEfFLCl18FVjkwJztCIHSEn_XevlixW3FI1xS6vRz0zIZGC-B-Q/s1800/collage%20of%20finals%20copy%20on%20gray.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCq0stxaQYnLBpoqGzGVjPTS2CwO_-2XGIwul2sGPDhJqNdyAkMMjw5qursEPe6au1DsS8izpLmBtQfOhwMDY0KjGyCcfAdTB9yve65c-uayAOAly_trR8nH38aCSjusFMgAV892YEfFLCl18FVjkwJztCIHSEn_XevlixW3FI1xS6vRz0zIZGC-B-Q/w400-h334/collage%20of%20finals%20copy%20on%20gray.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The male face on the bottom left uses the same stamp as the female face on the top right. Isn't it interesting how a change of hair or face color can give a whole different look? The card on the top left uses a frame from set <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p348/rubber-stamps-egl-14-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">EGL14</a> and the green and yellow card on the bottom right uses stencils from <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/category-s/2190.htm" target="_blank">Gwen's Boho Vibes StencilClub</a> set plus the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html" target="_blank">Cyrillic Alphabet stencil</a>. <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-66162040651703110272023-01-12T11:28:00.000-05:002023-01-12T11:28:31.645-05:00Sari Scrap Deco Queen Doll<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEHuD3jDo0OuXTg4H_lTQJG5sgm3gPbRJuqbNK0odu0sIQdwhiXjJpCgxyodLnBFpEQ1yZ4V_sI4oN-56oYTic2okuZp0ykA7CQLLYBZOfG1OdAgq4xXBKe2KU4b-twQ8J87qt6WZnMKvB-JbtRE6KMUEztzeS35OA1-wAZ01N_DF81zE1_GWxD_XBA/s1306/Wyatt-queen-sari-scrap-doll-stencil-Lafluer-Tribe-watermark%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEHuD3jDo0OuXTg4H_lTQJG5sgm3gPbRJuqbNK0odu0sIQdwhiXjJpCgxyodLnBFpEQ1yZ4V_sI4oN-56oYTic2okuZp0ykA7CQLLYBZOfG1OdAgq4xXBKe2KU4b-twQ8J87qt6WZnMKvB-JbtRE6KMUEztzeS35OA1-wAZ01N_DF81zE1_GWxD_XBA/w276-h400/Wyatt-queen-sari-scrap-doll-stencil-Lafluer-Tribe-watermark%20copy.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Sari Scrap Deco Queen Doll came about quite by accident. It was one of those projects where an item on my worktable sparked an idea, and another nearby object built on that first spark. The ideas kept snowballing as I puttered and played. Some would say my Muse completely took over. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXDbzZL5nikYRCI8o2oG3X9FKgvzOfuaTXVDdaMNkPhVoySQp-693WXZ1zJ7reBvoN0OdFy1i-9MiUHCQwTq-OrT7QMWQXcSL6bPgeea329gafYK6JnJ965E-lYZYVMUPJjkPMQownCphsdk03EeabfGS4Q4FQAdhAZrBUMZOXapFsiuj6yxNUGt_lw/s1080/IMG_1309%201080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXDbzZL5nikYRCI8o2oG3X9FKgvzOfuaTXVDdaMNkPhVoySQp-693WXZ1zJ7reBvoN0OdFy1i-9MiUHCQwTq-OrT7QMWQXcSL6bPgeea329gafYK6JnJ965E-lYZYVMUPJjkPMQownCphsdk03EeabfGS4Q4FQAdhAZrBUMZOXapFsiuj6yxNUGt_lw/s320/IMG_1309%201080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She (I'm calling her Agnes) started with a cardboard tube from a roll of toilet paper. I had made a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9pQ4HuQIV/" target="_blank">3-dimensional paper doll</a> a few weeks ago using a roll as a base so I had an extra one hanging out on my desk. I happened to be pawing through my bag of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p168/embellished-sari-scraps-india.html" target="_blank">sari scraps (from Gwen Lafluer's online shop,)</a> and a beautifully embroidered purple scrap landed on the table. It looked like it had been cut from the neckline of a dress, and the shape looked like it just might make a good circle skirt on the tube.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNX1gXBmJ24PGbYqDEndIs9CIl8fxu2JqIq6cfUyY49uE1IgG4JxuQmudwpyM3MmUV6MofJQKZKUtnLVFAVkZ58KCRnh7exK9jOQKERjfYc9AW4pI8FVPfXf3YOKMDNdXwLZm5Bj_a4gCMnesLVN7qspSrvsHFp_oqQD18WzQX-xpqXlYxEI3Nxj7wA/s1080/IMG_1310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNX1gXBmJ24PGbYqDEndIs9CIl8fxu2JqIq6cfUyY49uE1IgG4JxuQmudwpyM3MmUV6MofJQKZKUtnLVFAVkZ58KCRnh7exK9jOQKERjfYc9AW4pI8FVPfXf3YOKMDNdXwLZm5Bj_a4gCMnesLVN7qspSrvsHFp_oqQD18WzQX-xpqXlYxEI3Nxj7wA/s320/IMG_1310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I tried it on and it was juuuust right. So, I used a little gloss heavy
gel and glued it in place, securing it in back with a clip and small
piece of parchment paper until it dried.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yet another bag of scraps was on my computer table. It contained a bunch of test pieces that I made but hadn't used for my project with the<a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/category-s/2190.htm" target="_blank"> September 2022 StencilClub mashup </a>set created by Gwen Lafluer and Marybeth Shaw. Below is the StencilClub set that I used, as well as <a href="http://lindaedkinswyatt.blogspot.com/2022/09/boho-vibes-first-love-yourself.html" target="_blank">the project I made a few months ago with the BohoVibes stencils</a>. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhTjw-QEm45672EDFoyNNutwoBKhhFhZMBgOvDH4gXQflcje1d1XU-U3w_aMJiwZuQRVl5nkP267YGHNPJEIxWXHtxvEavlXZ55MN64FuyRSRDjJSZe9KaQjPNq1kTJ6IIKvXHN5hE5LhMHU0XyWcrEgDWWZ2F1idGyfFS2MxbohCoOIwDaycl2FpnQ/s500/2190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhTjw-QEm45672EDFoyNNutwoBKhhFhZMBgOvDH4gXQflcje1d1XU-U3w_aMJiwZuQRVl5nkP267YGHNPJEIxWXHtxvEavlXZ55MN64FuyRSRDjJSZe9KaQjPNq1kTJ6IIKvXHN5hE5LhMHU0XyWcrEgDWWZ2F1idGyfFS2MxbohCoOIwDaycl2FpnQ/w320-h320/2190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofjeQyW0mgOWnq_SjG0XQXNrR_mqIh-33yzhGuvIkf1b49E6l8cYH56xDsDs4pUiqowax_wt7tYaXYJkhdR5YGbd7qI7iZVVa1x-XLKoDE81K-7Em6Y9RoEQfdl3330E5Q3Atgms0OXAC2Lll1oIySUXgfDN2LQa_3Q0kMextaEVAl3oi_qt0TCvB3Q/s1080/FINAL%20FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1080" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofjeQyW0mgOWnq_SjG0XQXNrR_mqIh-33yzhGuvIkf1b49E6l8cYH56xDsDs4pUiqowax_wt7tYaXYJkhdR5YGbd7qI7iZVVa1x-XLKoDE81K-7Em6Y9RoEQfdl3330E5Q3Atgms0OXAC2Lll1oIySUXgfDN2LQa_3Q0kMextaEVAl3oi_qt0TCvB3Q/s320/FINAL%20FINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I thought I might use some of the leftovers for doll parts, especially arms and legs. I saw the art deco floral medallion and thought it kind of looked like an Elizabethan collar, so I popped it in the tube.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksTUJhIf19Lt_yMFMrhn4PPfrPX5CBHDOsV__xz-eolkWNIS2cSqoYjKzx0iRk7qjyqiG140_pimKjwLoRj2SuuXy2LPoxywkPLlemIo4wHvVRgjIVJj0zOKSD5RtA9XosWOsSmQN13W9qXi8XLKoajEk3h0Gg_3FQT4AQLy1L4n7zkeLLiQJIhSZOw/s1080/IMG_1312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksTUJhIf19Lt_yMFMrhn4PPfrPX5CBHDOsV__xz-eolkWNIS2cSqoYjKzx0iRk7qjyqiG140_pimKjwLoRj2SuuXy2LPoxywkPLlemIo4wHvVRgjIVJj0zOKSD5RtA9XosWOsSmQN13W9qXi8XLKoajEk3h0Gg_3FQT4AQLy1L4n7zkeLLiQJIhSZOw/s320/IMG_1312.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I realized that if I added a face, it could look kind of cool. I
rummaged through my bag of faces and found a few, auditioning them until
I found the one that worked best. I used one from<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/227143210/party-with-paper-doll-printable-digital?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jleeloo+paper+dolls&ref=sr_gallery-1-7&pro=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank"> J Lee Loo's Etsy
shop</a>. I also found some gold and black scraps, cut arm pieces, and
attached them with mini star brads.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWckIN4rlLRKAWxiRKLkHk0TedGp0BeNYIE6ouObwYogwl3qXEdLvxmayo1LiJp3WMpkv1vh6LkCFru3rQ51hHJxsJmJvGGYXoEtcYMm20-IEUdfPzGwqxNoWMJp0C9IK95P2LiwzEM6Mkl45kT4gFvsqtAnpUaSzt2Yy4GWVmwnC6id8h3QCTrMn4xQ/s1080/IMG_1314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWckIN4rlLRKAWxiRKLkHk0TedGp0BeNYIE6ouObwYogwl3qXEdLvxmayo1LiJp3WMpkv1vh6LkCFru3rQ51hHJxsJmJvGGYXoEtcYMm20-IEUdfPzGwqxNoWMJp0C9IK95P2LiwzEM6Mkl45kT4gFvsqtAnpUaSzt2Yy4GWVmwnC6id8h3QCTrMn4xQ/w320-h320/IMG_1314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I carefully cut the face out, aged the edges with a fingertip dauber and <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank">sepia ink</a>, and glued it in place. So far, so good!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But Agnes' neck looked naked. I rummaged in my jewelry-making caddies for some bling. Purple might have been perfect, but I didn't have anything purple that worked, so I settled on some red vintage flat bottom gems that were a gift from my Lafluer ArtistTribe sister <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pnjackie/" target="_blank">Jackie PN</a>. There were small red accent beads on the purple and gold skirt, so the red beads coordinated nicely. Later I added gold acrylic between the beads on the bottom of the neckline.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4s8Y2AuX1xZKusS3n49B-6PKSV5SWIkBwfMro1wdJO33gIwR3P15NM4XTy5vyQWqpvZZFPBB0vzgbCL_GvcrsJHhHlKpUVRSHOYwtGsKC-iiPrP3cm8PV3IZt9-kRnej9yAcag0TYYAheXw_g9GsUoX7rukTQtW6FaMihX9bGt-GnJmL2b7pQYJSvw/s1080/IMG_1315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4s8Y2AuX1xZKusS3n49B-6PKSV5SWIkBwfMro1wdJO33gIwR3P15NM4XTy5vyQWqpvZZFPBB0vzgbCL_GvcrsJHhHlKpUVRSHOYwtGsKC-iiPrP3cm8PV3IZt9-kRnej9yAcag0TYYAheXw_g9GsUoX7rukTQtW6FaMihX9bGt-GnJmL2b7pQYJSvw/s320/IMG_1315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Agnes was coming together nicely. It was time to work on the skirt. There was a little gap in the very front, so I painted it gold to match the embroidered flower on the center top. That wasn't quite enough, so I pulled out my stash of beads, found some gold ones, and stitched them on using a <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p423/vintage-japanese-kinkoma-japan-thread-bright-gold-spool.html" target="_blank">beautiful gold thread from Gwen's website</a>.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcID6efZtCr_XqGbvG4qOjfYUHQfC_Hwj1ykV9AyqLltGKc5vvfqDKWToAcGQtrBT2elMSg0sZQ9TPnJHperewU5QXaQXaPLepLyYWqwydbDvREkAQvMIThtQX1fFtEoi-_7r8xwLwYG_2fUFarkLbMjl87NTTyszYxjfLkB0TVNfhwnNRljl3E4S0w/s1080/IMG_1318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcID6efZtCr_XqGbvG4qOjfYUHQfC_Hwj1ykV9AyqLltGKc5vvfqDKWToAcGQtrBT2elMSg0sZQ9TPnJHperewU5QXaQXaPLepLyYWqwydbDvREkAQvMIThtQX1fFtEoi-_7r8xwLwYG_2fUFarkLbMjl87NTTyszYxjfLkB0TVNfhwnNRljl3E4S0w/s320/IMG_1318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhmPy-OBrvFoOzI_ovdlmw2Ao0e2xqK5QCHW-o3WJedw79EcGHrxchHwtHQmGAxQK8rrgFb33wAxevJf8Lq217A24NlEMl0TXoP2ySlIeFm4KUaK659F4-a71K_JFkCBjF1HzFq9pZaZcoIJKaP_tLSgRQ0WVOHJUUEH1ouPafTbfBhVakLZC2Tdw_Q/s1080/IMG_1319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhmPy-OBrvFoOzI_ovdlmw2Ao0e2xqK5QCHW-o3WJedw79EcGHrxchHwtHQmGAxQK8rrgFb33wAxevJf8Lq217A24NlEMl0TXoP2ySlIeFm4KUaK659F4-a71K_JFkCBjF1HzFq9pZaZcoIJKaP_tLSgRQ0WVOHJUUEH1ouPafTbfBhVakLZC2Tdw_Q/s320/IMG_1319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wanted the skirt to have some fullness and shape rather than just draping over the cardboard tube. So, I wound some inexpensive yarn around it to create a bell shape (thicker on the bottom) that the skirt could drape over. I loosely stitched the yarn to the bottom of the tube so it wouldn't fall off. </span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB9QidC6Cm1DQhXylzzBr0q7dR-7tTtiTlMayxIbM_P5oXJeOL6GCYPXiltsdyGOKpaAv_6wLmHeY_ShhH8gm5lN-V8vi1_1b1BYUVI9s_ayX5dzL_N4Tq3GPT32cFdW7_yAWIKljMchuMpbX8mBhjsmbT-Nn9gFlphOnlnNAjniLY6r676FxRe3qHg/s1080/IMG_1321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB9QidC6Cm1DQhXylzzBr0q7dR-7tTtiTlMayxIbM_P5oXJeOL6GCYPXiltsdyGOKpaAv_6wLmHeY_ShhH8gm5lN-V8vi1_1b1BYUVI9s_ayX5dzL_N4Tq3GPT32cFdW7_yAWIKljMchuMpbX8mBhjsmbT-Nn9gFlphOnlnNAjniLY6r676FxRe3qHg/s320/IMG_1321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNGNVXBKw7tBfQSilXevLwpzpRPcKCrd5lNyUvjkzqfliZ_AuWRIzWeilCI6xZ1DDi2HwNY9O9Z8YBad8eSLM_vux8tTTYpaoEGu90NhIvMVhQyiLX9B3syqNIM4aujdmNf6YpCm143Vz3OZQ629fJ1bGMvRtVH2GFZY7Jz_E2xYSsyXiUwAjMS4mAg/s1080/IMG_1347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNGNVXBKw7tBfQSilXevLwpzpRPcKCrd5lNyUvjkzqfliZ_AuWRIzWeilCI6xZ1DDi2HwNY9O9Z8YBad8eSLM_vux8tTTYpaoEGu90NhIvMVhQyiLX9B3syqNIM4aujdmNf6YpCm143Vz3OZQ629fJ1bGMvRtVH2GFZY7Jz_E2xYSsyXiUwAjMS4mAg/s320/IMG_1347.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I debated whether or not to attach the top to the base, and decided to keep them separate. Instead of attaching the pieces, I added a bar that the "waistline" could rest against. Again I sifted through my jewelry-making components for a suitable solution. I decided to use a long headpin. With an awl, I poked a small hole, added a decorative gold bead to the headpin, threaded it through the tube, poked another hole, added a gold bead, and, using small pliers, twisted the pin into a tiny loop to secure the bead.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqxXBR4Ssbq7MnM_nxtFfc4Ch4qbbmi-g7URyvYUWkKMKMeK_alj3P4dcY8X0OTxajHK-HjlyTFEA5LnQQebxxYw_9oO1sKo-QGP3Gz0DD7BTgZxQsWavn38TRu3os0rNts2FErUNuUmg16DkHWexrmbkeTxy2zbfnQIR_-jhwK6MRaVYRjqBBbS_Dw/s1080/IMG_1323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqxXBR4Ssbq7MnM_nxtFfc4Ch4qbbmi-g7URyvYUWkKMKMeK_alj3P4dcY8X0OTxajHK-HjlyTFEA5LnQQebxxYw_9oO1sKo-QGP3Gz0DD7BTgZxQsWavn38TRu3os0rNts2FErUNuUmg16DkHWexrmbkeTxy2zbfnQIR_-jhwK6MRaVYRjqBBbS_Dw/s320/IMG_1323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGcjafk6VDLxCevidgO-FrTcuhxrmMGAZ-wSfyKXch0ntCnDXwbIY6oj7luOx8KGaZSaOD54Zlb3U9DxSGCzNmw52G3i_6awMHbg4LbNe0mUuso02RRitnrLldmGlC3gDNk2mxF-KIk7Rnm0mIMIjWC6PTaKUmyAff6z7IfyDMZ_hBaDuXwkvTnsRZg/s1080/IMG_1326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGcjafk6VDLxCevidgO-FrTcuhxrmMGAZ-wSfyKXch0ntCnDXwbIY6oj7luOx8KGaZSaOD54Zlb3U9DxSGCzNmw52G3i_6awMHbg4LbNe0mUuso02RRitnrLldmGlC3gDNk2mxF-KIk7Rnm0mIMIjWC6PTaKUmyAff6z7IfyDMZ_hBaDuXwkvTnsRZg/s320/IMG_1326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was nearly done! All that remained was to gently press the wrinkles out of the skirt, and hand-stitch the hem.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a few detail shots of Agnes, the finished Deco Queen. I hope she inspires you to save your scraps, "shop your stash" and see what can be created from little bits and pieces in your studio</span>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxi5-rIAozVbVeANWmeIM9nygGM4Kch6O24OhtY-fN7JtxOzhQbEft6f3fBljHYVtQrtfv8GieOtVTW-4dtyYUBI7cl_gnxX8-8zY4OoslYynaC8hdH7Ftu8YNeAvSFlBAGdKIu9cQjMpxfLcyGbIwUBIHaNJuTz5QL0-v8z7B4IBQmueP5_XNSrTg/s3300/detail%20triptych%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="3300" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBxi5-rIAozVbVeANWmeIM9nygGM4Kch6O24OhtY-fN7JtxOzhQbEft6f3fBljHYVtQrtfv8GieOtVTW-4dtyYUBI7cl_gnxX8-8zY4OoslYynaC8hdH7Ftu8YNeAvSFlBAGdKIu9cQjMpxfLcyGbIwUBIHaNJuTz5QL0-v8z7B4IBQmueP5_XNSrTg/w640-h210/detail%20triptych%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-82529176614562559852023-01-04T14:50:00.000-05:002023-01-04T14:50:16.518-05:00From Paintbrush to Digital<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd-ZkxShCPZVIJk4N4UoEEfzqnbAoKFfWz2oNLRo7H3n9Tor-ZcazjbARqNFpDlWU2z-A8cPt-6bchX-CU_U27nxtQT_j66K1iISZDu-EIOlvP57-Uz--tEU4CZZpZOyjOKNXM_f37HuUYWpOrp7htEWU2Zr6vPKhX-Z5FqmxqOXD95PDsk6v8iQRTw/s969/IMG_7408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizd-ZkxShCPZVIJk4N4UoEEfzqnbAoKFfWz2oNLRo7H3n9Tor-ZcazjbARqNFpDlWU2z-A8cPt-6bchX-CU_U27nxtQT_j66K1iISZDu-EIOlvP57-Uz--tEU4CZZpZOyjOKNXM_f37HuUYWpOrp7htEWU2Zr6vPKhX-Z5FqmxqOXD95PDsk6v8iQRTw/s320/IMG_7408.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A long, long time ago, I came to New York to follow my dream of becoming a fabric designer. I loved art school, and after I graduated, loved working in the fabric business. We did everything by hand: the designs, the repeats, the colorways. It was magical when we could have designs reduced or enlarged on a copy machine, and even more amazing when the color copier helped save time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was one of the first repeating designs I ever made and screen printed; it was the spark that got me interested in a career in the fabric business.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpA2PMiLUKPAOZ7MyzHbQbGDB90oJHPXsbD7B0EV9lwToyGQ65ZapgAtXG_3ZzTqiv5rm8elrsDhr3NgJ8Qm-eIPqJiODfUpGIk0V9k5x5nT1bsaMnRI6B9O6CDX0whvtMt3ZD-pVEuPlyX9S9912mWPtp2rDfkC_UFZi6tmwDZyXZaDz7KIxTYDucQ/s397/1977%20recolor%20edit%20touchup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="308" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpA2PMiLUKPAOZ7MyzHbQbGDB90oJHPXsbD7B0EV9lwToyGQ65ZapgAtXG_3ZzTqiv5rm8elrsDhr3NgJ8Qm-eIPqJiODfUpGIk0V9k5x5nT1bsaMnRI6B9O6CDX0whvtMt3ZD-pVEuPlyX9S9912mWPtp2rDfkC_UFZi6tmwDZyXZaDz7KIxTYDucQ/w172-h222/1977%20recolor%20edit%20touchup.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I loved selecting designs, traveling to the mills and seeing thousands of yards of fabric rolling off the print
machinery, watching as each color rolled through the screen and onto
the cloth.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The years went on, and I had a family and didn't want to travel any more. I shifted into doing layout design, and later, writing. I never stopped loving art, and kept painting and designing in my free time. Fortunately, I learned to use QuarkXpress and Photoshop in my work as a layout designer, so I wasn't in the dark digitally. I explored Photoshop on my lunch break and created patterns that I printed and used in my artwork.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also discovered stamps, stencils, geliplates, and mixed media. I made a lot of art quilts, and through a SAQA project (<a href="https://www.saqa.com/" target="_blank">Studio Art Quilt Association</a>), had work in shows and began designing my own line of fabrics. I printed my favorites at Spoonflower. It was really rewarding to see my designs go from paint and paper to actual fabric. I had some sales, but mostly it was just for the joy of creating. </span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkrhqTNqGeFoMrAPe3hbBO9N0h50wxYAZYD4lDpIARH7_xM65ie6o7fv4RqUH29yZaUW7imnzD8Y8uZG75yYXZbJJiqSFa5M2LXjcf3PwZ0EvHcx3xhY3MHKVSafFs3SmK3D8gJFCQpUPaJubxewwABDeyqBgRZKWSe2LIp4JL2SIRJSh7uPTlq9law/s1823/eye%20of%20panic%202%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkrhqTNqGeFoMrAPe3hbBO9N0h50wxYAZYD4lDpIARH7_xM65ie6o7fv4RqUH29yZaUW7imnzD8Y8uZG75yYXZbJJiqSFa5M2LXjcf3PwZ0EvHcx3xhY3MHKVSafFs3SmK3D8gJFCQpUPaJubxewwABDeyqBgRZKWSe2LIp4JL2SIRJSh7uPTlq9law/s320/eye%20of%20panic%202%20copy.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This art quilt, Eye of Panic, was in the Sacred Threads show as well a magazine, book, and newspaper article.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Along the way, I joined some creative teams, started blogging, joined Instagram, and started teaching local mixed media classes. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2020, was fortunate to have <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">StencilGirl</a> begin producing my designs. Still, my heart was in fabrics. I used my Spoonflower fabric for art quilts, journal pages, collages, dolls, and journal covers.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcm7JszAqVapKAVSXXhKR6yTejB-j4ZqJ_-ZVVsdz0MFp1BW6zs8f9OqhGgisZDRtLMq9hpM96_sqzKiqnvKea55o4QFrzyS0lxaKKp9ThJ-dBxsxphSxZGEZ5I-aB6-79y0NpVrS3qKabNw70qGEeT-kgowXVghdxK0VN6Yzzqk8OcdlGRXVIbKyaw/s1440/E0378A35-142A-4D62-A40E-F4D3CCB80F17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcm7JszAqVapKAVSXXhKR6yTejB-j4ZqJ_-ZVVsdz0MFp1BW6zs8f9OqhGgisZDRtLMq9hpM96_sqzKiqnvKea55o4QFrzyS0lxaKKp9ThJ-dBxsxphSxZGEZ5I-aB6-79y0NpVrS3qKabNw70qGEeT-kgowXVghdxK0VN6Yzzqk8OcdlGRXVIbKyaw/s320/E0378A35-142A-4D62-A40E-F4D3CCB80F17.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My third collection of stencils, with samples of designs I created using each one</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the fabric business changed--companies went offshore and went digital. When I thought about re-entering the fabric design world, I discovered that I had a lot of catching up to do.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRO_0LG13yuemUdI0ggsIp36Ez1Tk1UymC-saSGMTnhS0f1N8q5Ipt6MafBQcOSF0WRkvy0jGe5vcJsr5QUeu1Tuf_D42ZK4T4pOm3Kc17llYmZQUaYJ64VoNY_Lrv3yJ98xNWa8Cp3aCvLJzg7ZnLAeMHzE-faOm1_U_lKMJqHCmUz4BBcE2W7bOhg/s1440/B37A36AA-FBCC-417F-B9DF-088C9D2A4EE9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRO_0LG13yuemUdI0ggsIp36Ez1Tk1UymC-saSGMTnhS0f1N8q5Ipt6MafBQcOSF0WRkvy0jGe5vcJsr5QUeu1Tuf_D42ZK4T4pOm3Kc17llYmZQUaYJ64VoNY_Lrv3yJ98xNWa8Cp3aCvLJzg7ZnLAeMHzE-faOm1_U_lKMJqHCmUz4BBcE2W7bOhg/s320/B37A36AA-FBCC-417F-B9DF-088C9D2A4EE9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Surface designs made with hand drawn doodles that were colored and manipulated in Illustrator</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, I took a couple courses in digital design with Adobe Illustrator.
It's an amazing and powerful program. Maybe some day I'll master it. For
now, I am puttering and seeing what I can do. Some things are super
fast, like producing a repeat (once you have the design technically
correct of course.) Trying new colorways is as fast as spinning a wheel.
Some days I want to cry and break my computer. But some days I'm amazed
at what I can create digitally.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqHiPmELGRjxFvu-H1otzTeTpAr1Z6PcYrGBk7LZ72xLkYvCNsKNpgdl1ghmq9kFhoQfOs3f7oyJHHcL4oC4cOOfLn1d6TW79axQ5PPXQZLTjqS1_alwc-9Lvskkp25fj-5V5m1TQXK3hJK3X0dwWYzBbhYN6Begbzo5nHco4j5t3z7j5PcHqik1uhw/s3600/collage%20of%20designs%20from%20bw%20to%20ai%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqHiPmELGRjxFvu-H1otzTeTpAr1Z6PcYrGBk7LZ72xLkYvCNsKNpgdl1ghmq9kFhoQfOs3f7oyJHHcL4oC4cOOfLn1d6TW79axQ5PPXQZLTjqS1_alwc-9Lvskkp25fj-5V5m1TQXK3hJK3X0dwWYzBbhYN6Begbzo5nHco4j5t3z7j5PcHqik1uhw/w400-h200/collage%20of%20designs%20from%20bw%20to%20ai%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The black and white shapes were scanned, translated in Illustrator, and used to create floral patterns.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-20610016276971670282022-12-29T12:30:00.004-05:002022-12-29T12:30:22.711-05:00Quilted Stenciled Apron<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DnVhtAP26eRs6SN7CkMVfUURoRLSKL-Qqs6MN3eesi15BEfFTZzvt-ysoBDAFAk9qwC8oYp6zDjJR_vc8vXNR40KL5ak_AtzCsBtEWPXY3c1X3zwdnL8vjyyjeRgUbUqgJfuaK0_9SnTW_X84hHaQWzDdBUWhDLTXStQuUUBSVryvFJDqhEa-dD8/s1080/Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-quilted-stenciled-apron-stencilgirl-lemurian-garden-final1080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1080" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DnVhtAP26eRs6SN7CkMVfUURoRLSKL-Qqs6MN3eesi15BEfFTZzvt-ysoBDAFAk9qwC8oYp6zDjJR_vc8vXNR40KL5ak_AtzCsBtEWPXY3c1X3zwdnL8vjyyjeRgUbUqgJfuaK0_9SnTW_X84hHaQWzDdBUWhDLTXStQuUUBSVryvFJDqhEa-dD8/w400-h394/Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-quilted-stenciled-apron-stencilgirl-lemurian-garden-final1080.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">(This post originally ran on the December 21, 2022 StencilTalk blog)</span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Aprons
are a signal to my brain that creative joy is about to commence. When I
put on an apron, my inner child starts percolating with ideas and
excitement. Whether I'm cooking a meal or about to start making a
beautiful artistic mess with paints, or collage, or stencils, or a
gelliplate, donning an apron means I'm sliding into my happy place, and
ready for some serious fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tucked into my <i>very</i>
small studio space (also known as a corner of my bedroom!) is a special
box, full of fabric scraps and samples. Some large, some small, and all
dear to my heart. There are tests on fabric of almost all <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">my stencil designs</a>. Also in the box are scraps from fabric that I <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/lindaedkinswyatt" target="_blank">designed myself and printed at Spoonflower</a>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr-UqraWiziDb7IHObPg20aT9HQAwLzJPPaL9vv564ZR93JD0kgQG6gM0EfAFZQUHkPDHfTQ7xpIxNWoR1Wmv6XKrY0Qp7W9CHVCyoB3qRNZwxkYa4BUmokauzrZ7GgYWsl2jjytQgBj3U2OiEWXOJJ942d4eoOAqQ6e4OkQ3Vh21Ehbz-FEJ2J7y/s1080/wyatt-spoonflower-originalprints-stencilgirl-apron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1080" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr-UqraWiziDb7IHObPg20aT9HQAwLzJPPaL9vv564ZR93JD0kgQG6gM0EfAFZQUHkPDHfTQ7xpIxNWoR1Wmv6XKrY0Qp7W9CHVCyoB3qRNZwxkYa4BUmokauzrZ7GgYWsl2jjytQgBj3U2OiEWXOJJ942d4eoOAqQ6e4OkQ3Vh21Ehbz-FEJ2J7y/s320/wyatt-spoonflower-originalprints-stencilgirl-apron.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><i>Here's a few of my original fabric designs that I printed at Spoonflower on 100 percent cotton.</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One of my favorite stenciled fabrics was an allover design in bright, summery colors made with some of the designs from my W<a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">yatt ATC MixUp, Blooming Violet, and Lemurian Leaves</a>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUsVWu46BFNYXHBm3Gk5_n-CBwc6H2rBFTp247Mac784lZTu8yIRS209q5-FNeYb3CUbl9Fi1lLwJN-eDtXcddkVMSQcCp9OFuLH0HxVdFoavcZ42z0CKzOX0NUXHYtaN5GTUUp7ND-xGhI8TgyTaCa2-FiMtLHZ2ibPHRGqWKp0C9CZglp09Rtkd/s1080/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-lemurian-garden-allover-brightcolors.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="1080" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUsVWu46BFNYXHBm3Gk5_n-CBwc6H2rBFTp247Mac784lZTu8yIRS209q5-FNeYb3CUbl9Fi1lLwJN-eDtXcddkVMSQcCp9OFuLH0HxVdFoavcZ42z0CKzOX0NUXHYtaN5GTUUp7ND-xGhI8TgyTaCa2-FiMtLHZ2ibPHRGqWKp0C9CZglp09Rtkd/s320/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-lemurian-garden-allover-brightcolors.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><i>This
is one of my favorite stenciled fabrics. It was hard to cut it up for
the apron, but fabrics are for sewing, so I sliced it into ATC sized
pieces! I also used a strip of it for the neck ties.</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I
decided to finally do something with the fabrics and debated just what
to create...a throw pillow for my couch? A patchwork teddy bear? A tote
bag? A blouse? I didn't want to make something that I would wear once,
then tuck away in the closet, saved for special occasions only. It
occurred to me as I was putting on my apron to prepare dinner that a
patchwork apron would be just the right thing.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So, the next day, I took inventory of what I had. There were lots of little ATC sized pieces from testing my <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-ATC-Mixup-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l852.htm" target="_blank">Wyatt ATC Mixup</a>
stencil in dark and light colors, brights, and pastels. Since I had so
many ATC sized test prints, it seemed logical to make my patchwork
rectangular (2.5" x 3.5") rather than the standard square shape. Using a
piece of mylar, I cut my template 3" x 4", which allowed for a 1/4"
seam on all sides. I also had stenciled fabric samples left over from
the clothing I made for my <a href="https://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2021/12/stenciled-wisdom-doll-by-linda-edkins.html?m=1" target="_blank">Wisdom Doll</a> last year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EfuhS6itN-qpXS8KoxfzOeLWOfKCjUAgIl3AtQq0fL7j_lHVnro6oNxHolXkKIsx4LD8j0NcmOohBc2SXm7LHygqQvOyawe159tPWo76WB38OjaMFm1MNLCC1FJJoa2YOdvwF_ZDlW4dMTmJKTlhMxA0bZfWfKj1HCx7Z07UE_tAkXQ9ekiEe7Li/s1440/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-cutting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EfuhS6itN-qpXS8KoxfzOeLWOfKCjUAgIl3AtQq0fL7j_lHVnro6oNxHolXkKIsx4LD8j0NcmOohBc2SXm7LHygqQvOyawe159tPWo76WB38OjaMFm1MNLCC1FJJoa2YOdvwF_ZDlW4dMTmJKTlhMxA0bZfWfKj1HCx7Z07UE_tAkXQ9ekiEe7Li/s320/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-cutting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I got out my green cutting mat, my metal-edged yardstick, and my rotary cutter and set about carefully cutting the blocks. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's
the old, worn, favorite apron that my mother made years ago. I love the
way it fits and feels, so I decided to use it as a pattern. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTRMdHXzAevirQM7z_cgKypq3nJDrp_P60lEjvJlARtSE1wer08NF-vOu4Oya_A8uxiAT5ujO07e0yAZgukIvxTrEebhQhx9FaZ2FfuHmJiYBQfa2pM0c1BelUxiS8n6DzmG9ufmv4I0JtY_feMoDnEJJf1hM1rEtPM_SeDxk-AdY76euBMDZ9OFF/s1962/wyatt-apron-original-1080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTRMdHXzAevirQM7z_cgKypq3nJDrp_P60lEjvJlARtSE1wer08NF-vOu4Oya_A8uxiAT5ujO07e0yAZgukIvxTrEebhQhx9FaZ2FfuHmJiYBQfa2pM0c1BelUxiS8n6DzmG9ufmv4I0JtY_feMoDnEJJf1hM1rEtPM_SeDxk-AdY76euBMDZ9OFF/s320/wyatt-apron-original-1080.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I
measured the size I would need for the top and skirt of the apron.
Next, I arranged the blocks, shuffling them to get a good distribution
of dark and light, while being careful not to have the same stencil
shape too close to itself. I took pictures so that I didn't forget what
the arrangement was. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeJJTkSVwAQ3o081AU4cm4ZWgV-WS76n59n4rPXz3hXgbPlzzMEmryV_krNGsd_Ixs47nn-4OwuQL42phxn1p0ofmqqFqbsvxXD0_aA87poHvmhUMF6RbcuYp4LqtertZws2qRqXh8FligALjs9vT5eWktAGlB8M_-mqeoUo6pugDlBoELsghob_P/s1440/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-layout-top%20of%20apron-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeJJTkSVwAQ3o081AU4cm4ZWgV-WS76n59n4rPXz3hXgbPlzzMEmryV_krNGsd_Ixs47nn-4OwuQL42phxn1p0ofmqqFqbsvxXD0_aA87poHvmhUMF6RbcuYp4LqtertZws2qRqXh8FligALjs9vT5eWktAGlB8M_-mqeoUo6pugDlBoELsghob_P/s320/wyatt-stenciled-fabric-layout-top%20of%20apron-stencilgirl.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I tried to balance the light and dark fabrics, the large and small patterns, and have variety in the colors.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihew1Fxw-UeMLI9VrFta6ON6RyNr8hkcTa6yUu6P18UrWOrmZds_6lf9WFiHOTj98T4Vk9cWdMPXJ1xC9soU0NT_QcT5-Yr5JnaBLZGi_eMBwSVMD0qgKIBNCg0lhTu0omFLZbnh5m9wR14NDQ4f56vOuEux37SKeDPv07nWI8l61WEr8gjwSI0v2J/s1080/wyatt-quilt%20packs-stenciled-apron-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1080" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihew1Fxw-UeMLI9VrFta6ON6RyNr8hkcTa6yUu6P18UrWOrmZds_6lf9WFiHOTj98T4Vk9cWdMPXJ1xC9soU0NT_QcT5-Yr5JnaBLZGi_eMBwSVMD0qgKIBNCg0lhTu0omFLZbnh5m9wR14NDQ4f56vOuEux37SKeDPv07nWI8l61WEr8gjwSI0v2J/s320/wyatt-quilt%20packs-stenciled-apron-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Once
the arrangement of the squares in rows was decided, I clipped each
batch together. On the right, you can see my notes, measurements, and
sketches.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXzZZXSMB47Ba3SGNP74ZG1hz3O3veeXu06qxNExAnZEsjjiBQvFTOb5zBAOVp1Xt5JRmcXhUs8hMXQC_evt5_BNFA7_nxR7metXhzyd6eXsLYL_Xng9w_pWQ7sAc24In-eIULeeQ_GmVP55FtNTOzC_FxHQLdniZ6sKT7h-U1cf76-4tch5UtiwP/s1080/wyatt-fabrics-stenciled-apron-spoonflower-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXzZZXSMB47Ba3SGNP74ZG1hz3O3veeXu06qxNExAnZEsjjiBQvFTOb5zBAOVp1Xt5JRmcXhUs8hMXQC_evt5_BNFA7_nxR7metXhzyd6eXsLYL_Xng9w_pWQ7sAc24In-eIULeeQ_GmVP55FtNTOzC_FxHQLdniZ6sKT7h-U1cf76-4tch5UtiwP/s320/wyatt-fabrics-stenciled-apron-spoonflower-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Here I have more of my Spoonflower fabric yardage, and in the background, some of the cut and uncut stenciled fabric pieces.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next,
I carefully sewed the rows together, pressing the seams open with my
steam iron. When the rows were done, I sewed the top pieces together,
then the bottom sections.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBAd-tEreO06ElouPoi6S8fxn3qCFdEyXNA7RDjYH5GwMwNSSMPLBWYV2KYmm5Ta287S3AOrHxuqoCLmWKtfk113lOWJP0886uqXu8HDn0cKHk5YDxxjwZ-QahoplVKme0nBN69wKYNIzsW-jtUQ22Z_ebRjLJ0YMbmGCgr-Ojb8l0dlQAvnATh3A/s1080/wyatt-quilted-apron-ironing-strips-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1080" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBAd-tEreO06ElouPoi6S8fxn3qCFdEyXNA7RDjYH5GwMwNSSMPLBWYV2KYmm5Ta287S3AOrHxuqoCLmWKtfk113lOWJP0886uqXu8HDn0cKHk5YDxxjwZ-QahoplVKme0nBN69wKYNIzsW-jtUQ22Z_ebRjLJ0YMbmGCgr-Ojb8l0dlQAvnATh3A/s320/wyatt-quilted-apron-ironing-strips-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I pressed the seams open carefully on the ironing board after stitching each row.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe4Ir4WClgixmW68QWF52xkxbiOGcVz2oq8q9N7u9L3hDx5GcMFifsoDIc_6tdwp8jfoTwBtQyNY2g10Ll65J9r_u4d5MJBQcZQ1VgI8aZnGSR2jh6RMeWUvBfDwJc4Y-bmnWCXo1nQYch_IQKow1RuWoKHtISFqJq2ifJBk1_1yeDgjVgR-gmzQE/s1080/wyatt-quilted-apron-chalkmark-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe4Ir4WClgixmW68QWF52xkxbiOGcVz2oq8q9N7u9L3hDx5GcMFifsoDIc_6tdwp8jfoTwBtQyNY2g10Ll65J9r_u4d5MJBQcZQ1VgI8aZnGSR2jh6RMeWUvBfDwJc4Y-bmnWCXo1nQYch_IQKow1RuWoKHtISFqJq2ifJBk1_1yeDgjVgR-gmzQE/s320/wyatt-quilted-apron-chalkmark-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I
used chalk and a clear ruler to mark where I wanted my quilting lines
to be. It easily brushed off when I was finished quilting.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I
decided to quilt the top piece; it seemed a logical next step. I used a
full piece of one of my fabrics, stitched a 1/4" seam on all three
sides, turned, and pressed it. I cut a piece of felt to fit just inside,
pinned it in place, and stitched.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The
original apron has two patch pockets, which are very handy, but I
decided it would be too busy and bulky with the patchwork fabric, so I
omitted the pockets from my new design.</span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDkEoC6kvt-0_TC9nyEde9W6O_wf8Lx3EYPvk_01lc3tDaU7ptT4DXy52839oOsPQJszj490vM4qeDxXOVAj70prEl7Mlr3e2ULGXaaF7vUI-bOJnUGI7B68gw4GSD_08kt2nFwLeIfbgC1_hlIioVG_8xfjLxWhVcqPhx5Z_9ZAhp5n3vxg4BYGn/s1080/wyatt-studio-halfway-apron-quilted-patchwork-spoonflower.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDkEoC6kvt-0_TC9nyEde9W6O_wf8Lx3EYPvk_01lc3tDaU7ptT4DXy52839oOsPQJszj490vM4qeDxXOVAj70prEl7Mlr3e2ULGXaaF7vUI-bOJnUGI7B68gw4GSD_08kt2nFwLeIfbgC1_hlIioVG_8xfjLxWhVcqPhx5Z_9ZAhp5n3vxg4BYGn/s320/wyatt-studio-halfway-apron-quilted-patchwork-spoonflower.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I hung the finished top and bottom pieces from a shelf and stepped back to see how the apron was shaping up.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The
old apron had a gathered skirt, so I put in two rows of machine basting
across the top of the skirt, pulled it until it was the same length as
the top, adjusted the gathers so that they were even, and pinned it in
place. Just to be extra careful, I hand-basted the gathered section to
the top, removed the pins, checked to be sure the gathers were
distributed evenly, then slowly stitched the pieces together.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9510_6egDmgiuIWWIWoAWWA8sl1CAzVW_Ojr-kjECZYfqUho3sgfp8XhQmo9dk4JGNW_chAwZmy7oizXu7ankOUZSKylNwlK-D7PemNazJ1sExG1CzWwxPuj9Dw2oN3scE_qMZr9AI-SaZBEScBnfl6J6oY9j5y1VdaxyjlJclA-9J0fsMZuaDfzl/s1080/wyatt-apron-inside-gathered-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9510_6egDmgiuIWWIWoAWWA8sl1CAzVW_Ojr-kjECZYfqUho3sgfp8XhQmo9dk4JGNW_chAwZmy7oizXu7ankOUZSKylNwlK-D7PemNazJ1sExG1CzWwxPuj9Dw2oN3scE_qMZr9AI-SaZBEScBnfl6J6oY9j5y1VdaxyjlJclA-9J0fsMZuaDfzl/s320/wyatt-apron-inside-gathered-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The
backside of the apron shows my mini paisley Spoonflower fabric that I
backed the quilted top with, as well as the basting on the gathered
bottom.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the almost-finished apron. The finishing touch was adding long strips of fabric for ties at the neck and waist.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVnYQGZ8h15GcGveq0Bo_F8DPhVIlAx2b9B5jwxHyD8Y8yZFMIGIhFQrHSGvamkb6cq92E9M6uCQcAm3kt9za3GPps8WzNNLERHCVhwJw6ReV5XtE1kPZEb2RreWVijkgxf5AxsPyArhImaT0HoVev8zj0ucJN0vwHQZL2liABkDjvNfKAUsd4Mje/s1080/wyatt-stenciled-apron-closeup-stencilgirl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVnYQGZ8h15GcGveq0Bo_F8DPhVIlAx2b9B5jwxHyD8Y8yZFMIGIhFQrHSGvamkb6cq92E9M6uCQcAm3kt9za3GPps8WzNNLERHCVhwJw6ReV5XtE1kPZEb2RreWVijkgxf5AxsPyArhImaT0HoVev8zj0ucJN0vwHQZL2liABkDjvNfKAUsd4Mje/s320/wyatt-stenciled-apron-closeup-stencilgirl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>It was a bit of a happy accident that my stencil of the word ART fell right in the middle, above the waistline! </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm really pleased with the way my quilted patchwork apron came out, and the best thing is that
100 percent ME...my own fabric designs, my own stencils, even my own
pattern design. While I kind of want to save it for special
occasions, I also can't wait to put it on and make some
creative mischief!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Many thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dean-the-Singing-Blue-Jeannes-116551773574821" target="_blank">Jeanne Waller</a> for modeling my special creation!</i></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82-o49S4LDrxnN4oshP1YNz2qEnNpHvoMVgMBzbsLJuO5ZKfDaqs5Ww62DQPNQx0IXyLIjpv_Oq2O1NYWrfTmkoF04Gn-uL1yQh1qasRuL0H9W_dti_xDaUpsl-qANGFVLCkiYdQe0VHvoXGoA0iZt47Bauki4ZcG8XP0FQ_0rLiA0fZLm1XrUwsg/s1575/linda-edkins-wyatt-apron-stenciled-quilted-1080-lemurian-garden-stencilgirl%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82-o49S4LDrxnN4oshP1YNz2qEnNpHvoMVgMBzbsLJuO5ZKfDaqs5Ww62DQPNQx0IXyLIjpv_Oq2O1NYWrfTmkoF04Gn-uL1yQh1qasRuL0H9W_dti_xDaUpsl-qANGFVLCkiYdQe0VHvoXGoA0iZt47Bauki4ZcG8XP0FQ_0rLiA0fZLm1XrUwsg/w274-h400/linda-edkins-wyatt-apron-stenciled-quilted-1080-lemurian-garden-stencilgirl%20copy.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-50168238637910923102022-10-26T01:00:00.001-04:002022-10-26T09:26:40.827-04:00Up-cycled Calendar Pages<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl7vyBGnh0cUZ1vvBVYg7BMEki2pcdit5jPdnv3omcL5XFWnXtgB4iu954jESMuOr-v0ebSX9GaIuDLTwMSTCriQmacDmNrd3icwwDoCdmljnqOvLTxd19Uhn-UPxX8tq574hyiJriuOO13X0tCKA5Y5zX9ktHc-1m9aZjdpwXApG9tlgIcBgQOm1Ag/s2897/january%20and%20february%20side%20by%20side%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="2897" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl7vyBGnh0cUZ1vvBVYg7BMEki2pcdit5jPdnv3omcL5XFWnXtgB4iu954jESMuOr-v0ebSX9GaIuDLTwMSTCriQmacDmNrd3icwwDoCdmljnqOvLTxd19Uhn-UPxX8tq574hyiJriuOO13X0tCKA5Y5zX9ktHc-1m9aZjdpwXApG9tlgIcBgQOm1Ag/w640-h294/january%20and%20february%20side%20by%20side%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of my favorite projects for 2022 was up-cycling a calendar that arrived in the mail, unsolicited, from a charity. It was not particularly beautiful, but it was free, so I hit on the idea of using each of the 12 existing calendar photos as a background and painting, gluing, or collaging my own creations over them.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When the package of new goodies from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/" target="_blank">Gwen Lafluer</a> landed at my doorstep, I thought it would be fun to use some of her new PaperArtsy stamps from set EGL31, along with her gorgeous new embossing powders from WOW, to start on my 2023 calendar.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's my worktable as I was about to start testing all the stamps with black Archival ink in my art journal.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMZ-Sx_ydfkzbZ6d19okg1fsPHIJTXuZuLTOBYyOlAQtkBZcY17qHl7RcUUCZRaOSXW4qu7t7-opa6tHPsO0hVRWBaXNnHHIB-P7AcvX1316cSBA3pcsuEPlHSrs2LhhBLVuevev89Fkp3F863snly9NjLDjxNOyCLRO8z_kIst3wPQ14gXcwPNlPeQ/s640/IMG_0522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMZ-Sx_ydfkzbZ6d19okg1fsPHIJTXuZuLTOBYyOlAQtkBZcY17qHl7RcUUCZRaOSXW4qu7t7-opa6tHPsO0hVRWBaXNnHHIB-P7AcvX1316cSBA3pcsuEPlHSrs2LhhBLVuevev89Fkp3F863snly9NjLDjxNOyCLRO8z_kIst3wPQ14gXcwPNlPeQ/s320/IMG_0522.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I
also tested the embossing powder (EP) with a couple of my older favorite stamps to see how the colors looked.<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzczOcOmYWSfriybXmNAozCEtsUgFJgmwuE4e1lIRuPsxM2gnuiWnlXe1h0mMmJns8W89qfzENxoFwZg-pFd5sImKCxGAUS00OA2WZzNJdz25BgqLUL2bnAD0PlkIdl690-AjY33Bdna32RzXsmZeNBh_J-ObwC80h4KFVAHDNyyEU9mFIQ2fk7WLm-w/s463/color%20swatch%20copy%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="463" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzczOcOmYWSfriybXmNAozCEtsUgFJgmwuE4e1lIRuPsxM2gnuiWnlXe1h0mMmJns8W89qfzENxoFwZg-pFd5sImKCxGAUS00OA2WZzNJdz25BgqLUL2bnAD0PlkIdl690-AjY33Bdna32RzXsmZeNBh_J-ObwC80h4KFVAHDNyyEU9mFIQ2fk7WLm-w/s320/color%20swatch%20copy%20crop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And then I wondered...hmmm, how would the stamps and embossing powders look on black? (I felt like a bit of a mad scientist!)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I randomly stamped the geometric tile-inspired designs on black paper using </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark </a>embossing ink. Next, I sprinkled the whole page with</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Tarnished Brass, </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">shook off the excess, and heated it.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
It looked a little dark in powder form, but the minute I blasted it
with my heat gun, magic happened: the color lightened and brightened,
and the lines reproduced clearly. Like the manufacturer's name, the look
WOWed me.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ-yLTqJQ2-VYAz1NRuDNO1xKlV9OTpa43f48_MnAyMSogcHrUz6ONXotF2ljlHj_Q10oZnJ74lVP_HGPhKC9vgFRCb0WBMW2DFhewyQOiwQWoO9L0cbaIXJiCJZaisXq8BJ_ql22lXcQSVqU5zdQLBl5WzA0Av2CPczcFRUUzWyy7cSuYxik4WlatQ/s1944/APPLYING%20POWDER%20TRIO%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1944" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ-yLTqJQ2-VYAz1NRuDNO1xKlV9OTpa43f48_MnAyMSogcHrUz6ONXotF2ljlHj_Q10oZnJ74lVP_HGPhKC9vgFRCb0WBMW2DFhewyQOiwQWoO9L0cbaIXJiCJZaisXq8BJ_ql22lXcQSVqU5zdQLBl5WzA0Av2CPczcFRUUzWyy7cSuYxik4WlatQ/w640-h158/APPLYING%20POWDER%20TRIO%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>From
left to right: embossing powder covering the page; images before heat
was applied; the page with applications of tarnished brass and Chinese
lantern.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used Vintage Turquoise EP for the small star stamps, and also Chinese
Lantern EP with the 12 small circles stamp on the black paper. Although
the EP colors looked much different on black than on white, the
resulting shades of blueish gold and reddish gold gave depth to the
piece.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYUzqHHHHZX3ibMSVPWQoXM77PatkgJhgKA8vMFG51oL4_yD6uU8n1_46EYtnDoCHInlbqfaAYFm91LSYBsgvLjztajkSuwOB0al4H7xKk2sa_MIgeeDsYft00xL1-liAQ8fqt5o684Xwot32yiov1JsDHAJsd87vKUE-0slbWBRC1jV4C-nf7xXsIQ/s1856/STEPS%20IN%20EMBOSSING%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1856" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYUzqHHHHZX3ibMSVPWQoXM77PatkgJhgKA8vMFG51oL4_yD6uU8n1_46EYtnDoCHInlbqfaAYFm91LSYBsgvLjztajkSuwOB0al4H7xKk2sa_MIgeeDsYft00xL1-liAQ8fqt5o684Xwot32yiov1JsDHAJsd87vKUE-0slbWBRC1jV4C-nf7xXsIQ/w640-h166/STEPS%20IN%20EMBOSSING%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Here you can see the process of applying the different stamps with assorted embossing powders until nearly all the solid black areas were covered.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">While
the shades of gold and the stamp details were gorgeous on the black
page, I knew I needed a central focus. I tested several companion
elements: shipping tags stenciled with gold molding paste, a circular artist trading coin with the cyrillic writing stamp on a silver disc, and several
stamps on black with the Tarnished Brass EP. I played around with the
arrangement of the various elements until I was happy, then glued it all
in place.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzex6DMqcDeT46h9oaF_HzFf0OrasxOCD6o84YpeYhlRbpXGT0ma-Z30uYCj_-UFx_NrebhUcxCgIssNBr3cosZfyXRVtpdXuKxf89AI-IO2dEnFDsd0eU_Xi2zIZhzM1Td69XPoRiYl25tm50xA6Ldq8mVC704Tu9wfPhkssdNkKysECJZWZNpz1aHA/s640/IMG_0551.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzex6DMqcDeT46h9oaF_HzFf0OrasxOCD6o84YpeYhlRbpXGT0ma-Z30uYCj_-UFx_NrebhUcxCgIssNBr3cosZfyXRVtpdXuKxf89AI-IO2dEnFDsd0eU_Xi2zIZhzM1Td69XPoRiYl25tm50xA6Ldq8mVC704Tu9wfPhkssdNkKysECJZWZNpz1aHA/s320/IMG_0551.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I debated whether to use the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html" target="_blank">cyrillic alphabet</a> tag or my
own Tossed Poppies stencil on my up-cycled February calendar page.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluUlzLeO9O-6rdn4YtWzU1euepeP6GMCCB0_FmSm8ex7r0ZZJUTxCqBwth5PSzB0j9KDg0e9_gKdLikgd41g52Z7gJ31fZuXnq6CTyxqb4EmaajawWiRJDGM22e1k7ICFy9ll4mrS2wgXUXY00FO0HBVe9sgkWg4fVqgkaEudMMSI-MV8cEE9rorKlQ/s640/IMG_0552.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluUlzLeO9O-6rdn4YtWzU1euepeP6GMCCB0_FmSm8ex7r0ZZJUTxCqBwth5PSzB0j9KDg0e9_gKdLikgd41g52Z7gJ31fZuXnq6CTyxqb4EmaajawWiRJDGM22e1k7ICFy9ll4mrS2wgXUXY00FO0HBVe9sgkWg4fVqgkaEudMMSI-MV8cEE9rorKlQ/s320/IMG_0552.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This
arrangement of the tossed poppies tag with the embossed pieces looked okay, but I
liked the final choice, a symmetrical arrangement, more.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's a couple close-ups of the final calendar page. I used a tag made with my <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Tossed-Poppies-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l902.htm" target="_blank">Tossed Poppies</a> pattern, which nicely compliments Gwen's new stencils. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This
became my February calendar page...I had already started a January page
but put it aside once I started embossing on the black background!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7luZ_U_50G9qCszqrKQkxg5H8Yp3mmFZqWoL3jJdzFg7zV5MyIG6xgnslX5rZCQ3UFgQqstoAkng2WwE678HqQon9-vJJG4lBKb703SD58pmYaT0RhQhHj1wDuGe5C60AW9t2AfxS-FkM3Dhw9OoW4xbkP-6Ve8OtrhN8Dcc2BagcABSiZHFdxJk_5Q/s2016/CLOSE%20UP%20BLACK%20AND%20GOLD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7luZ_U_50G9qCszqrKQkxg5H8Yp3mmFZqWoL3jJdzFg7zV5MyIG6xgnslX5rZCQ3UFgQqstoAkng2WwE678HqQon9-vJJG4lBKb703SD58pmYaT0RhQhHj1wDuGe5C60AW9t2AfxS-FkM3Dhw9OoW4xbkP-6Ve8OtrhN8Dcc2BagcABSiZHFdxJk_5Q/s320/CLOSE%20UP%20BLACK%20AND%20GOLD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15JAKaGQwiAfE5Whqwakp6iohd02XHosF_h7ENODGKjN-7ESSNI_h2E-R3VhFyafPg82w3kQIoQDBlmZ2lXJOiTeF3zDRawjRvtGlgC91JOUju9IxZFqliVfoJvZd8kury05wkP9AxgmismagKis-dmUSzEKItc3oVr1WnvNZ5thR4xpWoK8ovJ0Onw/s1469/CLOSER%20UP%20CROP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15JAKaGQwiAfE5Whqwakp6iohd02XHosF_h7ENODGKjN-7ESSNI_h2E-R3VhFyafPg82w3kQIoQDBlmZ2lXJOiTeF3zDRawjRvtGlgC91JOUju9IxZFqliVfoJvZd8kury05wkP9AxgmismagKis-dmUSzEKItc3oVr1WnvNZ5thR4xpWoK8ovJ0Onw/s320/CLOSER%20UP%20CROP.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once February was finished, I revisited the January page. I really wanted to use the background I had started, which incorporated a silver foil paper that my friend Kimberlee gifted me with. The <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html" target="_blank">cyrillic alphabet stencil</a> was still calling to me, so I used it with black ink over the silver paper. </span><br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixiRs9JAhr4gYNL9mR9rgicecispSjS6ddZtg_HDCYPLpWa1XxS5bnlL2B5gK-uAEqC7ag2g62WGjtBKU8GiWboCkhyZ427u4o6nglRw674aBFGd8NxvbXBEyhCfs5gMz6fFeBtbjHFFauX9U9vKf3gU6H_84TUz18zkrpDPTwE17qv1p4_9aznG9LA/s640/IMG_0541.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixiRs9JAhr4gYNL9mR9rgicecispSjS6ddZtg_HDCYPLpWa1XxS5bnlL2B5gK-uAEqC7ag2g62WGjtBKU8GiWboCkhyZ427u4o6nglRw674aBFGd8NxvbXBEyhCfs5gMz6fFeBtbjHFFauX9U9vKf3gU6H_84TUz18zkrpDPTwE17qv1p4_9aznG9LA/s320/IMG_0541.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">I used Gwen's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html" target="_blank">cyrillic alphabet stencil</a> with <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank">black Archival ink</a> over the silver foil background.</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgDZoHIll7Dt-qGfW5Pb3C3kSn6X32OjwnaNDVfMhwjbD9NVV5m2FqUKwyfrJO5YMCJ4umZGRnywryjilRQ1R7b9P9tlDHd4BFT7cwowl8s1FJH1b0QDeegT209bgFWgNBlsnu50a_whoFBqkfGd4QA1gF1NAHv31ErJFwx1EQ5QiSCU9zjaKIfHnXg/s640/IMG_0563.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgDZoHIll7Dt-qGfW5Pb3C3kSn6X32OjwnaNDVfMhwjbD9NVV5m2FqUKwyfrJO5YMCJ4umZGRnywryjilRQ1R7b9P9tlDHd4BFT7cwowl8s1FJH1b0QDeegT209bgFWgNBlsnu50a_whoFBqkfGd4QA1gF1NAHv31ErJFwx1EQ5QiSCU9zjaKIfHnXg/s320/IMG_0563.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>I tried out some pieces from the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/category-s/2190.htm" target="_blank">September Boho Vibes StencilClub set </a>on the silver cyrillic alphabet background. Peeking out on the middle left is the pink circle stamped with the seaweed leaves, that I later added more color to and turned into a mermaid crown.</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwkmIiKeiXC5exkBBH1vATzA9Ouhh6n-HuIyZJDQTMox3TBvo-F-pMLWN86To9N8qMKu7szpgbUs2sQq8mhUq9aO_AXOMz7YcdL5ImBc3p5wF98mkaG_vWorZUPRpLVRtSoZaoFPjyqzB9ITvT_k0IEDoQ7vGQgty5r-O3zLwN81486oQJks1WJAZkw/s640/IMG_0628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwkmIiKeiXC5exkBBH1vATzA9Ouhh6n-HuIyZJDQTMox3TBvo-F-pMLWN86To9N8qMKu7szpgbUs2sQq8mhUq9aO_AXOMz7YcdL5ImBc3p5wF98mkaG_vWorZUPRpLVRtSoZaoFPjyqzB9ITvT_k0IEDoQ7vGQgty5r-O3zLwN81486oQJks1WJAZkw/s320/IMG_0628.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>I tried the tag (which had been changed to have the color of clear, clean ocean water) horizontally with the fish and some seaweed to create an underwater mood.</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">With a tag I had already prepared (it was made with the
cyrillic alphabet and gold modeling paste) I added a beautiful blue
</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">salvaged patina distress ink </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">background.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">Sometimes inspiration hits when you least expect it: I was killing time waiting for my computer to warm up and started adding color to a stamped artist trading coin. It was the leafy seaweed stamp on a pink paper. I used some beautiful <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p288/shinhan-PWC-extra-fine-watercolor-sets.html" target="_blank">ShinHan watercolors</a> that Gwen sells in her shop to bring out the details and add depth. When I was finished puttering, I thought, "this would make a beautiful mermaid crown!" I rummaged around in my stash and found a pretty face (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">a downloadable image from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/188738858/art-tea-life-doll-printable-kit-artful?click_key=cb42f35a2c8622a091027306e61590ebcda59c4e%3A188738858&click_sum=d1f632b5&ref=sim_visual_sug_search-2&frs=1" target="_blank">ArtTeaLife</a>) </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">to use for my mermaid. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">I used some of the ShinHan watercolor to add a neck, ears, and some extra color to the face.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">I had already made an artist trading coin by stamping the fish on a blue and yellow painted circle using black ink, so I included that also.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkmGN38pMUtHwuqyGHPRSIfLZNHHcJ06BEJKjx2K2PQNH5Gqe_x2nyueSrMApREgMt1AnwE2Phjd3P1ZQlySFTOtVLscncI2EBWPOdU2nBw00bDjcYEbNd6p-8gUaKtTOJLqNrbII_v-MmLjwNypgcwzAgUp6zLj8X11WL1x7EfWNHKqy4k0eILX4UA/s640/IMG_0523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkmGN38pMUtHwuqyGHPRSIfLZNHHcJ06BEJKjx2K2PQNH5Gqe_x2nyueSrMApREgMt1AnwE2Phjd3P1ZQlySFTOtVLscncI2EBWPOdU2nBw00bDjcYEbNd6p-8gUaKtTOJLqNrbII_v-MmLjwNypgcwzAgUp6zLj8X11WL1x7EfWNHKqy4k0eILX4UA/w200-h150/IMG_0523.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">Used together, the fish circle and the small cyrillic writing stamped on silver paper circle made a vague body for the mermaid. Finally, I fussycut some of the small stars that I had stamped on black paper with <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark ink</a> and embossed with the new Tarnished Brass WOW embossing powder, and tossed them on the page to add magic.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">The look was totally quirky, a little weird, and totally me!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">Here's a closeup of the mermaid:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE5jKd-E-raCTJCDtnuIv8Qt7qq2cBXXKD9C_0cSzXiTSKrWRN6-udwksFPVWLHaG2KSbAcObFOx2CQ0JmVDIM9-DOvU-5Y1cIv3cldui6rtlQADx8e7yBAbQ4MfSbONoOq7PKAJ3_fxPDCHp2V35pilvUmTk81IMYwFRsKSaAlVV7PKbTMRCe4x2MQ/s1512/mermaid%20square%20tweak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1512" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE5jKd-E-raCTJCDtnuIv8Qt7qq2cBXXKD9C_0cSzXiTSKrWRN6-udwksFPVWLHaG2KSbAcObFOx2CQ0JmVDIM9-DOvU-5Y1cIv3cldui6rtlQADx8e7yBAbQ4MfSbONoOq7PKAJ3_fxPDCHp2V35pilvUmTk81IMYwFRsKSaAlVV7PKbTMRCe4x2MQ/s320/mermaid%20square%20tweak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/" target="_blank">Gwen's online store</a> is closed right now because she's traveling in India,but she'll have the stamps and embossing powders
in her store mid-November...or, while she's closed, you can support one of your favorite
independent art supply stores. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br />Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-71517989865159331072022-09-07T15:19:00.000-04:002022-09-07T15:19:07.992-04:00Boho Vibes: First, Love Yourself!<p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDLcism_CAzjfIXJYy4qEX-G7g4MEO1Cohgp3jkI2-MeFJ8jiduJA1bC7cCoO3frg9FSae9NRxlGvRPL1DWeYC4ofj9ivVnFo3OexeAUQkG4r1pmQlXMHoCSTSlLIZ7SNZta7iS-Wc3bEZo_GF2LtjSxgN13njkpo0gsRwbZb2QqEZIv3ulq95wC_Pg/s1080/another%20final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDLcism_CAzjfIXJYy4qEX-G7g4MEO1Cohgp3jkI2-MeFJ8jiduJA1bC7cCoO3frg9FSae9NRxlGvRPL1DWeYC4ofj9ivVnFo3OexeAUQkG4r1pmQlXMHoCSTSlLIZ7SNZta7iS-Wc3bEZo_GF2LtjSxgN13njkpo0gsRwbZb2QqEZIv3ulq95wC_Pg/w400-h300/another%20final.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />While experimenting with the September 2022 <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/category-s/2190.htm" target="_blank">StencilClub Boho Vibes</a> designs from StencilGirl<span style="line-height: 107%;">®</span> (a beautiful mash-up designed by Gwen Lafluer and MaryBeth Shaw), the words "first, love yourself" popped into my head. Words and song lyrics often come to me as I do artwork<span style="line-height: 107%;">—</span>I think making art is a lot like meditation. While I am creating something new, I'm both relaxed and inspired, operating on pure instinct, and I can really hear my inner voice</span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's a great way to use up paint, and gives a headstart on new backgrounds. I used part of one of those prepainted papers for the above background.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started testing the stencils with a bunch of different colors, and settled on a blue/yellow/lavender palette. I thought I might make a greeting card with a coordinating envelope, but things just weren't gelling. The plaids I made with the <a href="https://www.the-sustainable-fashion-collective.com/2015/08/28/need-know-ikat-weaving" target="_blank">ikat</a> stencils looked masculine, and the deco/floral stencil didn't quite work with them yet. </span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw4CjT-p8WoVir8XjdjxFOreCDpv4JhU8EVeiCA64k_DZvc2BC3cWeJisNnLOmTot2KN1P4e2s_DaCVccxKYlpLXuRPS1wrXw5Oqky7Rb-ZpL0CirIYdM_UucUQh9Fbd7HjXUINYuAZzmj0Nx89df5yy7lAmALlHUkezSbMDhVkGeH8qaPX7oJCs8Yg/s1080/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw4CjT-p8WoVir8XjdjxFOreCDpv4JhU8EVeiCA64k_DZvc2BC3cWeJisNnLOmTot2KN1P4e2s_DaCVccxKYlpLXuRPS1wrXw5Oqky7Rb-ZpL0CirIYdM_UucUQh9Fbd7HjXUINYuAZzmj0Nx89df5yy7lAmALlHUkezSbMDhVkGeH8qaPX7oJCs8Yg/w200-h200/12.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The randomly painted paper looked good with just one ikat stencil done in black ink</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3J4FV4o2q0jGZRriiCYEdZZmvf_UCJSw35jpVAdOP_1HkbNCwWhjX7AX0rIM3GpEPPYfMcMt7MmrtDpMAezKVZbkUWnY0oJhe6fhBS4zfWq8dS4FWKTmh74hiXyzHn63gnnLQecO_wamaxksyq4eLicwteerFAhAPq0HpWAAY2YhiPRu2Evo01Y2IQ/s1080/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3J4FV4o2q0jGZRriiCYEdZZmvf_UCJSw35jpVAdOP_1HkbNCwWhjX7AX0rIM3GpEPPYfMcMt7MmrtDpMAezKVZbkUWnY0oJhe6fhBS4zfWq8dS4FWKTmh74hiXyzHn63gnnLQecO_wamaxksyq4eLicwteerFAhAPq0HpWAAY2YhiPRu2Evo01Y2IQ/w150-h200/14.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I couldn't resist adding some horizontal stenciling with Cobalt Archival ink, turning the stripe into a plaid.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, I put the first samples to the side and decided to work in my new lapbook the next day. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I began stenciling on a blank page spread, with shades of aqua and lavender, adding darker colors, then softening the contrast with white stencils over the top. 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The pattern looked good, but I felt it needed more. 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The shiny sections on the top left had melted, the dull sections elsewhere had not yet melted</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyjoQ5JCB5-fv_l-rkVHqioo5Rs9w33wbQ2waXn0zxV6U_LDsJAO4zeZuRyxHGevXOOfxhm1c_rKI48rmc4wrVSIgVtSA5UMm-K07_HtI2sDfxxAdfJse3ICNU8NOrQx20iQ8xdhk-alz4YB-kIdenFljK9MbFHN1EWcaA3mcjEDzZgz5P743ULDCIw/s1080/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyjoQ5JCB5-fv_l-rkVHqioo5Rs9w33wbQ2waXn0zxV6U_LDsJAO4zeZuRyxHGevXOOfxhm1c_rKI48rmc4wrVSIgVtSA5UMm-K07_HtI2sDfxxAdfJse3ICNU8NOrQx20iQ8xdhk-alz4YB-kIdenFljK9MbFHN1EWcaA3mcjEDzZgz5P743ULDCIw/w320-h240/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The deco floral shape seemed too monochromatic against the blue and lavender background.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The background with the embossed deco flower looked pretty, but a little too safe. Even "auditioning" my favorite lace on the page didn't make it exciting.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While rifling through my storage cubbies looking for inspiration, a small piece of a <a href="https://www.retrocafeart.com/item_4443/Chipboard-Gothic-Arches--3-Sizes.htm" target="_blank">gothic arch from Retro Cafe Art</a> fell at my feet, and an idea came to me. I could use the arch shape and
create a "tip-in" for my lapbook! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took two of the pieces that I had thought were going to
be made into cards<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">—an ikat plaid of yellow, blue, lavender, and brown</span>, plus a yellowish painted background with an embossed black mandala<span style="line-height: 107%;">—</span></span>and cut them to the gothic arch size. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXXBPCwsSHfE8w9c6i1z6HSlQ7p3DRuoELFkagf9CUH91s2RGTr3laF1tYX84bL8srKq41bOZU2BIJ3ARIyNeBvi2YRfR4hwYDNUWsKEwlc3QuQYm5yXYucVxhRXOko4Hr5Fm8XFHAJWzGmBnEIJZW2K771DnKBpTrao8ULu-bAfLwQ0hDNxmtqMlg/s679/merge%20for%20yellow%20dot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="679" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXXBPCwsSHfE8w9c6i1z6HSlQ7p3DRuoELFkagf9CUH91s2RGTr3laF1tYX84bL8srKq41bOZU2BIJ3ARIyNeBvi2YRfR4hwYDNUWsKEwlc3QuQYm5yXYucVxhRXOko4Hr5Fm8XFHAJWzGmBnEIJZW2K771DnKBpTrao8ULu-bAfLwQ0hDNxmtqMlg/s320/merge%20for%20yellow%20dot.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To further unite the colors and jazz up the very
blue deco stylized flower image, I cut a circle with yellowish painted paper that had been
trimmed from one of the arches, and added it to the center of the blue flower. It was looking interesting.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To avoid wear and tear on the arches, I decided to put grommets in the edges, then stitched the arches into the plaid ikat background with a beautiful blue cord from Gwen's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p398/bazaar-finds-boho-essentials-embellishment-kit.html" target="_blank">Boho Essentials Embellishment Kit</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1NcoQvDon5xb5k00hDw8NqsNqkZQaCdjw13edSjhmTS7hjtYT-ky0GYzbaLgse4QzenFeIYhReOo1aMjqm84lUH0_VYe9UfOlVoBe-ZgfYPL9tnnomV0AsJE8s3QkH_sfz6DBEz0CSoCIOSV917-htVDf_P5Qm5xL8LqFfSpmW66vh17iavLrTy2zg/s1080/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1NcoQvDon5xb5k00hDw8NqsNqkZQaCdjw13edSjhmTS7hjtYT-ky0GYzbaLgse4QzenFeIYhReOo1aMjqm84lUH0_VYe9UfOlVoBe-ZgfYPL9tnnomV0AsJE8s3QkH_sfz6DBEz0CSoCIOSV917-htVDf_P5Qm5xL8LqFfSpmW66vh17iavLrTy2zg/w320-h240/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I left the strings of the gothic arch long, and added beads and tassels hanging off the bottom. So far, so good!</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupBDgezhiB7nEPJhkurIVAgqebZEk07-34RHQ9Ke53KyWwezy7S60WvhfiEwOlyu2OX7kg3sRvlNl6LFr4aBWzMImZCp6LHdJII_9Q2ZOrpsr2gGoWQ2FLjNvSPzpuDlWqARe4XEMqadv8QUoQoECbyGBPIVgv7QA3tveRk8bxQXwPE0fIdJafmRq4Q/s1080/MONEYSHOT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupBDgezhiB7nEPJhkurIVAgqebZEk07-34RHQ9Ke53KyWwezy7S60WvhfiEwOlyu2OX7kg3sRvlNl6LFr4aBWzMImZCp6LHdJII_9Q2ZOrpsr2gGoWQ2FLjNvSPzpuDlWqARe4XEMqadv8QUoQoECbyGBPIVgv7QA3tveRk8bxQXwPE0fIdJafmRq4Q/s320/MONEYSHOT.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But what about the backside of the arches? They needed to be finished. So, I used another plaid, one I had stenciled on a blue file folder. There was enough of the stenciled paper to cover both sides of the back of the arches.</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Zwtier8M6UQ72CGLAlsF0CScJ40KFLGmBX0xXB-Ytk5n6v-SmZ3Ukp4bKP-ZYu-YLwS6Sh8Z751qvnpDU9IQih5IsZj8oqPJh8Vo7giABLQyewLp5KpZI_G8iowxXed6x-vuEbkj7owU1ZPW-IYFQsKythT1xCmHximg-1gPkAxkdP7TFkHk1Igghw/s1009/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1009" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Zwtier8M6UQ72CGLAlsF0CScJ40KFLGmBX0xXB-Ytk5n6v-SmZ3Ukp4bKP-ZYu-YLwS6Sh8Z751qvnpDU9IQih5IsZj8oqPJh8Vo7giABLQyewLp5KpZI_G8iowxXed6x-vuEbkj7owU1ZPW-IYFQsKythT1xCmHximg-1gPkAxkdP7TFkHk1Igghw/s320/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Above is the stenciled file folder I used on the back of the arches, and below, a photo of them cut to size and glued in place.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBJBgiQuAZkZj4Iy1s_XsvZZC1T2GicxntsI8q1rBMHeyi8KrJBLnt4ocF3GMtQMWFCgxRUL-pBbZYoxp6vVLzV4wNmFeroB46Ez0f9tebaf8dvT0xSUP0f_m_IlKyJDvygXeM1GSqPNGCFOZex-myw_JgezcNSOLGMlljKf8y1nWSiJ1V5gahylIxQ/s1080/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBJBgiQuAZkZj4Iy1s_XsvZZC1T2GicxntsI8q1rBMHeyi8KrJBLnt4ocF3GMtQMWFCgxRUL-pBbZYoxp6vVLzV4wNmFeroB46Ez0f9tebaf8dvT0xSUP0f_m_IlKyJDvygXeM1GSqPNGCFOZex-myw_JgezcNSOLGMlljKf8y1nWSiJ1V5gahylIxQ/w320-h320/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was looking pretty good, but more is more, right? For the first backside, I added some vintage photos, vintage-looking French correspondence strips, and a little stamped passport circle from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p360/rubber-stamps-egl-17-paperartsy-eclectica-tickets-ephemera.html" target="_blank">Gwen's EGL-17 stamp set</a>.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFyqjHEtgi2EE1wqO5JlYsmr-5C4RYSU54b5v7dD3knJUlp0bxMWfdC_zDG3EXO-_ThfxV9WQiPYXG2xFlGPdIv8lSl0f90eYRZxbDY1nLlOZKJx6G9m5p-RJEl9oKAWi3t7_pwopbE2rwR2goKkn41XfoGn8eWORHrKGmJdSiSNFn4WWisZk9kIquA/s1080/INTERIOR%20FIRST%20BACKSIDE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1080" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFyqjHEtgi2EE1wqO5JlYsmr-5C4RYSU54b5v7dD3knJUlp0bxMWfdC_zDG3EXO-_ThfxV9WQiPYXG2xFlGPdIv8lSl0f90eYRZxbDY1nLlOZKJx6G9m5p-RJEl9oKAWi3t7_pwopbE2rwR2goKkn41XfoGn8eWORHrKGmJdSiSNFn4WWisZk9kIquA/w320-h230/INTERIOR%20FIRST%20BACKSIDE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the second backside, I used a vintage image tag from The Graphics Fairy, some washi-tape faux stamps, more of the vintage-looking French correspondence, and a New York City vintage postcard. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfVOFQBU8TRDN9geKJZU1zR9H3D1jBImW1cIYCvtn92Tf7xZ827MjywT4OTpWQzzGjV4OBj-uWHCpMYyiubYijf87192Gtz6PUjuUXJr6oSVOaiyUhLCM64VaVIApBzSumBXqf-LVtMxkYjyASA52gDdRgVc2EiiwxFgRMN0HHuuRWAxAV9lhJlAkPg/s1080/INTERIOR%20SECOND%20BACKSIDE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1080" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfVOFQBU8TRDN9geKJZU1zR9H3D1jBImW1cIYCvtn92Tf7xZ827MjywT4OTpWQzzGjV4OBj-uWHCpMYyiubYijf87192Gtz6PUjuUXJr6oSVOaiyUhLCM64VaVIApBzSumBXqf-LVtMxkYjyASA52gDdRgVc2EiiwxFgRMN0HHuuRWAxAV9lhJlAkPg/w320-h270/INTERIOR%20SECOND%20BACKSIDE.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the before and after photos for comparison:</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLmzEJu2-eGI1Pbrtx0qzWsBRDlMzwNseXq0VlZBtDXWTOzJRK8VuAgwbKkby7LR3idU8SEJjeiSdJ5t9E7qJpDzq8Hz69zGgLVWc-I6V6GjWlXJkdS6dDhfsbF0fgC-q0CXJNZqJ1k7vZgK29PqEXwe5bjRmci1DNwCoEEF8wbWOXiRcr0Ow8X4fYA/s2160/MERGE%20OF%20FIRST%20BACKSIDE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLmzEJu2-eGI1Pbrtx0qzWsBRDlMzwNseXq0VlZBtDXWTOzJRK8VuAgwbKkby7LR3idU8SEJjeiSdJ5t9E7qJpDzq8Hz69zGgLVWc-I6V6GjWlXJkdS6dDhfsbF0fgC-q0CXJNZqJ1k7vZgK29PqEXwe5bjRmci1DNwCoEEF8wbWOXiRcr0Ow8X4fYA/w400-h200/MERGE%20OF%20FIRST%20BACKSIDE.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Back of the left arch, before (left) and after (right)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ORk5ISoA7LOgmimFc1q7U-HDX9XiRkD0VYgGe9wbrkgYgCihsqgMq74zqbiO6MzAfNgkLf5PmeCnxzMpNLMeaetZ0hf_M9XRIPt81IDD0xJMQ-05sOuZTO924xm3MGE7SYBaHZAraU_ExgczSkCoD8WWLfSeZmoXkJquAlasZ1fw42nTpzKvGlyJJg/s2160/BACKSIDE%20RIGHT%20BEFORE%20AND%20AFTER.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ORk5ISoA7LOgmimFc1q7U-HDX9XiRkD0VYgGe9wbrkgYgCihsqgMq74zqbiO6MzAfNgkLf5PmeCnxzMpNLMeaetZ0hf_M9XRIPt81IDD0xJMQ-05sOuZTO924xm3MGE7SYBaHZAraU_ExgczSkCoD8WWLfSeZmoXkJquAlasZ1fw42nTpzKvGlyJJg/w400-h200/BACKSIDE%20RIGHT%20BEFORE%20AND%20AFTER.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Back of the right arch, before (left) and after (right)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErLq5anY0pj1oE_INZ4a5Oh6b7ReQ4ihap0mgFyxnhWUHdb35amaT1X6_lJDrdziO50Jp7ljq382YzawJQBb5os4lDCTMc3hvw4DhprXdNwfkfysnKC38xgBEHX5Dt2UJlWUzfZ5sbJUNULoDzyr4m66e0bbFiAUs5xCoW8KfArmBI8hWlGoBFXGzsw/s1080/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErLq5anY0pj1oE_INZ4a5Oh6b7ReQ4ihap0mgFyxnhWUHdb35amaT1X6_lJDrdziO50Jp7ljq382YzawJQBb5os4lDCTMc3hvw4DhprXdNwfkfysnKC38xgBEHX5Dt2UJlWUzfZ5sbJUNULoDzyr4m66e0bbFiAUs5xCoW8KfArmBI8hWlGoBFXGzsw/w400-h225/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the new "first love yourself" stenciled journal spread, along
with some other pages in my lapbook. You can see a bit of the beaded <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p61/turkmen-jewelry-parts-going-global.html" target="_blank">Kuchi pendant</a> that hangs on the outside spine, the paper doll on the
large inside spine, and a black and white page done with pieces from
Gwen's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c29/embossing-powder-rubber-stamps-accessories" target="_blank"> EGL-30, EGL-19, and EGL-27 stamp sets</a>. The lapbook folds out
horizontally, and is twice the width that you can see in the photo!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></p><br />Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-90817425405826814052022-08-16T19:59:00.000-04:002022-08-16T19:59:31.254-04:00Stamped Vintage Ledger and Ho'oponopono<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2haSUqHlnGGHN5F6R1d3_ssdTUEGeaLD2sK3B7d0dU5fTTurRPwaA9qqg3OPuBjP049xFDlsqquTX4x1AY9ikByIxOXCFHZFPLHsyJGI3CinXS395JuK4c97l_GZNhKL8gzcahGH4hiGKXLRQTE1tkMTfnJECpqckocTotORraKveICWoGC8vdvDwA/s777/merge%20of%20spread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="777" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2haSUqHlnGGHN5F6R1d3_ssdTUEGeaLD2sK3B7d0dU5fTTurRPwaA9qqg3OPuBjP049xFDlsqquTX4x1AY9ikByIxOXCFHZFPLHsyJGI3CinXS395JuK4c97l_GZNhKL8gzcahGH4hiGKXLRQTE1tkMTfnJECpqckocTotORraKveICWoGC8vdvDwA/w640-h445/merge%20of%20spread.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The first annual Gwen Lafluer ArtistTribe Creative Team Art Retreat was held in mid-July, and wow, did we get creative! Hosted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jackie.pn.5" target="_blank">Jackie Neal</a> in western New York State (minutes from Lake Ontario), we spent creative arty time together from sun-up through midnight for several days. Everyone took turns teaching their specialties, shared yard sale treasures, and puttered happily.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gwenythlafleur" target="_blank">Gwen</a> taught us how to make lapbooks, and I have been slowly working in mine, adding treasures and experimenting on the pages. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsjustjillmcd/" target="_blank">Jill</a> taught cyanotypes and encaustic painting, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrissytinadesigns/" target="_blank">Chrissy</a> taught beading, and I taught paintbrush dolls.<br /></p><p>I wanted to showcase some of the newest PaperArtsy stamps from Gwen's collection in my lapbook, and mix them with treasures from the retreat weekend. Chrissy had found a vintage ledger and gave us all some pages that were 123 years old! I thought stamps from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p444/rubber-stamps-egl-30-paperartsy-test-tubes-sprigs-twigs.html" target="_blank">EGL-30</a> would look good on top of an old ledger page, but I was hesitant to stamp directly on the old paper. Then I hit on an idea...tuck the antique paper into a glassine envelope! </p><p>I carefully trimmed both a large envelope and the ledger page to fit in the journal, and adhered the glassine envelope to my journal with double-sided tape.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5KHVoJ4eiBz399roEMO7_dHAGBIFh6jEHmLmg9DELJj-FRzzh_LzUKdAf_GCVlxheZ4htHQgCxUsTEONrOPktTk9U_e0ymLkIFle4DOE0MWOMzjeAG7hZVxchZJ2ZRuobkbunVzM0wUnJexUdk1d730_Cto1LHwyF0MTOgxotAI1mbZSpPTJbfuNJA/s640/IMG_1612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5KHVoJ4eiBz399roEMO7_dHAGBIFh6jEHmLmg9DELJj-FRzzh_LzUKdAf_GCVlxheZ4htHQgCxUsTEONrOPktTk9U_e0ymLkIFle4DOE0MWOMzjeAG7hZVxchZJ2ZRuobkbunVzM0wUnJexUdk1d730_Cto1LHwyF0MTOgxotAI1mbZSpPTJbfuNJA/s320/IMG_1612.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>Next, I stamped on the envelope around the edges and bottom so that the vintage handwritten ledger page would show through. I decided to also add some of my favorite stamps from other sets. I used a bird from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p368/rubber-stamps-egl-19-paperartsy-eclectica-build-a-collage-birds.html" target="_blank">EGL-19</a> and a chrysanthemum and leaf from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p426/rubber-stamps-egl-27-paperartsy-watercolor-blooms-flowers.html" target="_blank">EGL-27</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8ctBxjPs663XZt3qHs3OyFTOkp9J786fCA92DSJo-tu_Z1YJBZWRAOovj8ij9fWCtq9CFL-r53sHl6jSnIdQNV2tXh0kCZh95nxlvcGaOzznVek9I_WamYROXHszV3vu8K7Yte5fwIONQSwOjC54xSX5FNueeJ3EpbqBTCWC8P6dcmG7nixy6QBAUw/s640/IMG_1615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8ctBxjPs663XZt3qHs3OyFTOkp9J786fCA92DSJo-tu_Z1YJBZWRAOovj8ij9fWCtq9CFL-r53sHl6jSnIdQNV2tXh0kCZh95nxlvcGaOzznVek9I_WamYROXHszV3vu8K7Yte5fwIONQSwOjC54xSX5FNueeJ3EpbqBTCWC8P6dcmG7nixy6QBAUw/s320/IMG_1615.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl6hhMnoFGDFhTzIYyt52eQIf7M_jV3QPEV-3MS9e-tfmlPMPOXMP2bO9X7tpI0EKqmZ0CL58FKw-49Z6NHzQ51yqEAIFy-srafv6pdFGG556ruLoBDgjvtWARxzY1Gd3LPbz39jMaLVYIW2R_31gbfUXJjxOaBngSVaFgus7geOozAqlNts_P69UDQ/s640/IMG_1616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl6hhMnoFGDFhTzIYyt52eQIf7M_jV3QPEV-3MS9e-tfmlPMPOXMP2bO9X7tpI0EKqmZ0CL58FKw-49Z6NHzQ51yqEAIFy-srafv6pdFGG556ruLoBDgjvtWARxzY1Gd3LPbz39jMaLVYIW2R_31gbfUXJjxOaBngSVaFgus7geOozAqlNts_P69UDQ/s320/IMG_1616.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I was using the page on the right side of the journal as a "stamp-off/stamp-cleaning" page, but it started to look good, so I decided to make it part of a journal spread. I recently saw a show that mentioned an ancient Hawaiian method of healing called Ho'oponopono. <span class="s1"> It is based on the work of </span><span class="s1"><span class="s1">Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, who believed in</span> healing through loving oneself.<b> </b></span>You say four phrases: <i>I'm sorry, please forgive me, I love you, and Thank you</i>. <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">It is a method of forgiveness that is believed to clear blockages which can cleanse and release thoughts, beliefs and emotions that are causing physical and emotional pain.<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4iRTuLW2HP1rof6_0uib9JF-Yr6ovkVS-JF948f7UwI82CePRiljccB_GRxfdy4Ddhw28GgCIyByT6tkUw1QpG2EusyDTv5MEF59rbW90mw4l2Xmys2AHVPd6AmY7Chh9l-5Jh-xU6nBJC5ZT8vdD1xASpfieJTX88GbgHCOUsr7AUe_EM-3pb-DUQ/s640/IMG_1621%20unskew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4iRTuLW2HP1rof6_0uib9JF-Yr6ovkVS-JF948f7UwI82CePRiljccB_GRxfdy4Ddhw28GgCIyByT6tkUw1QpG2EusyDTv5MEF59rbW90mw4l2Xmys2AHVPd6AmY7Chh9l-5Jh-xU6nBJC5ZT8vdD1xASpfieJTX88GbgHCOUsr7AUe_EM-3pb-DUQ/s320/IMG_1621%20unskew.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">I liked the simplicity of the idea, and tried Ho'oponopono one night when I woke up in great pain and was too exhausted to get up and do my physical therapy exercises. I have had pain radiating from my neck, up into my teeth, and to the top of my head off and on for months. I don't know how Ho'oponopono worked, but it did. I felt relief in minutes, and I haven't had severe pain since.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">On the Ho'oponopono page, I added a rough circle from set <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p221/rubber-stamps-egl-08-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">EGL-08</a> that reminded me of the grapevine wreaths my mother used to make, then hand wrote the Ho'oponopono prayer inside and outside the circles.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">I really love the idea of using more glassine envelopes in my new lapbook. It's a great way to showcase a special piece of artwork. The glassine also adds a little mystery since it is not completely clear, as well as protecting the art inside.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtgAMlPkviH556BIeBg6d0tuyGCM79w3b9EKJHeq1xcORbrxLLOuyZCeBkp6PUb5F1LBVTT2FoBRrxaaPUZnbAKjCciqZROoiQ-gsyufNEFkrjM5kbIIkK1u74ipecz56KJvSnVj1sJvbuTW1Vmxj4NcsGCKwsg-6_0gSVm6uC1L9o78_nKxFrZJDKw/s2880/IMG_1640(1)%20high%20q%20use.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="2880" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtgAMlPkviH556BIeBg6d0tuyGCM79w3b9EKJHeq1xcORbrxLLOuyZCeBkp6PUb5F1LBVTT2FoBRrxaaPUZnbAKjCciqZROoiQ-gsyufNEFkrjM5kbIIkK1u74ipecz56KJvSnVj1sJvbuTW1Vmxj4NcsGCKwsg-6_0gSVm6uC1L9o78_nKxFrZJDKw/s320/IMG_1640(1)%20high%20q%20use.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The antique ledger sheet can be removed from the stamped glassine envelope.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV_O3HhQOtY50o4OabcOA15JF-o9y8gCt60-mgbkpMl1JRhRt-JWArm6u3jHoAFAbOKFelKryzHmyS63qD8OFuCIaF9LhCeyfzeeA1_OvTerz0ZoAeMll2_KfWzTLjNdthcl_P3YPnft9x3a7k_xsFMjjOBD6YttI4vt4ZxUVkGUzK5hcHUJpUZfmpQ/s569/IMG_1636twk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="569" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV_O3HhQOtY50o4OabcOA15JF-o9y8gCt60-mgbkpMl1JRhRt-JWArm6u3jHoAFAbOKFelKryzHmyS63qD8OFuCIaF9LhCeyfzeeA1_OvTerz0ZoAeMll2_KfWzTLjNdthcl_P3YPnft9x3a7k_xsFMjjOBD6YttI4vt4ZxUVkGUzK5hcHUJpUZfmpQ/w400-h255/IMG_1636twk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I used a bird themed paper napkin to cover one of the lapbook's interior covers, which goes nicely with the newly created black and white pages...a happy accident! </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-72959464063953076702022-07-24T23:12:00.001-04:002022-07-27T21:40:08.110-04:0013 Days Adrift: A Black and White Book Project<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_cX1AybWuBs_9LfIqIL1CohLsJWKZWM47KIicYKLXrQfYCx9PTWtsYL_EgruhinYXk5ZlqLUl-O8RImf6o8pad2l9ZT5-W1qfL_O1Eri1PxhRxjjZ2eW3EBvj9eSYQVKD09ddAy88k3sXTuQvvPrdBkMAnIrDuDXuu5pjxHsthtklsCXNw6pzCZx5Q/s1371/FRONT%20COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_cX1AybWuBs_9LfIqIL1CohLsJWKZWM47KIicYKLXrQfYCx9PTWtsYL_EgruhinYXk5ZlqLUl-O8RImf6o8pad2l9ZT5-W1qfL_O1Eri1PxhRxjjZ2eW3EBvj9eSYQVKD09ddAy88k3sXTuQvvPrdBkMAnIrDuDXuu5pjxHsthtklsCXNw6pzCZx5Q/w263-h400/FRONT%20COVER.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />Tina Walker, columnist (and designer!) for StencilGirl Products, specializes in creative collaborations. Some of my best work over the years has been inspired by her ideas. So, when I saw a Facebook notice for her latest collaboration, naturally I wanted in!<p></p><p>The idea was to take a copy of an old book called <u>13 Days Adrift,</u> use all or part of the pages, and create a new book. The requirements were also that it be in ONLY black and white (and shades of gray), and that we use only ONE stencil shape throughout. We could use other supplies too, like stamps and fabric and paint, and any embellishment as long as it was black and white.</p><p>Here's what we started with:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfj4aacqEOy6Mgg062UZX1CfZSc49shu_hgiXYBjVw-uAAvBvruGbAh-zWB1UzXlEcpcJjKxf5e1kJtOsxNKSpvEJDiKhJ4LhdFxgNhrzs3V87LG46m1L7z3UPivfWRn8VDzDYP2CbzPMNDAZCVv4cUCcrKV9YBRRRww19-IkWcz0oYK99Gk3yvFFUg/s1970/COVER%20CROPPED2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="1222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfj4aacqEOy6Mgg062UZX1CfZSc49shu_hgiXYBjVw-uAAvBvruGbAh-zWB1UzXlEcpcJjKxf5e1kJtOsxNKSpvEJDiKhJ4LhdFxgNhrzs3V87LG46m1L7z3UPivfWRn8VDzDYP2CbzPMNDAZCVv4cUCcrKV9YBRRRww19-IkWcz0oYK99Gk3yvFFUg/s320/COVER%20CROPPED2.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><p>After reading the book, I decided to do two things to honor the writer and his experience: 1-keep some of the cover and pages visible, and 2-have a vaguely nautical overall theme. I had a perfect stamp by Lynne Perrella that I chose for the cover, and also a stamp of a nautical compass.<br /></p><p>I thought the original cover was pretty cool, so I played with the image in Photoshop, and after many filters and tweaks, had a usable black and white image that I would use for my own cover. As I was working on converting the cover to black and white, I noticed that the flag on the top of the ship said FORD. I re-read the book carefully, and realized that his job involved sailing around the world and collecting the raw materials necessary for car and truck production.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I1l_VQTJLF3Zt41r5ucdKauo_84Gah6CyfI8LS2Il0xaWgRgjlj26dL4ruxvHHIzgFFMVAv9X0jBJ3d4OEq03DFfDSK3j-dZPeQg4CMcijO86uT7JV8VDbVbpe8-J3Ve4SBPbGdRwiE1EdycfK31D_7uDmhTwJwI4pR-H6GbePvYPPEkApqn_srnIw/s1976/13%20Days%20Adrift%20cover%20bw-Wyatt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I1l_VQTJLF3Zt41r5ucdKauo_84Gah6CyfI8LS2Il0xaWgRgjlj26dL4ruxvHHIzgFFMVAv9X0jBJ3d4OEq03DFfDSK3j-dZPeQg4CMcijO86uT7JV8VDbVbpe8-J3Ve4SBPbGdRwiE1EdycfK31D_7uDmhTwJwI4pR-H6GbePvYPPEkApqn_srnIw/w245-h400/13%20Days%20Adrift%20cover%20bw-Wyatt.jpg" width="245" /></a></div>For my stencil shape, I selected the sacred heart, and used Laurie Mika's designs, the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Sacred-Hearts-ATC-Mixup-Laurie-Mika-p/l784.htm" target="_blank">ATC Mix-up Mika</a>, and the larger scale <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Four-Sacred-Hearts-Laurie-Mika-p/l782.htm" target="_blank">Four Sacred Hearts</a>. I chose the sacred heart for a couple reasons: I love the shape and design of Laurie's stencils, and also to illustrate that it took a lot of love from the universe (and the ocean) for Mr. MacLean to have survived his ordeal.<br /><p>Since the inside pages were from the original 1943 book and quite aged, I used a wash of white gesso to tone them down so my project would be black and white rather than black, white, and yellow. I watered down the gesso so that the words and illustrations would be still visible, giving all the pages two coats.</p><p>Once dry, I started stamping and stenciling and painting in shades of black, white and gray, doing whatever came to mind. I worked on the project off and on for a few months. Once the pages were stamped and stenciled, I gave the pages all a coat of matte medium to strengthen them. Then, I zigzag machine stitched the pages together, and bound the book with a wide black and white gingham ribbon. </p><p>After my book was bound, I added extra stamping, various washi tapes, and markings with black and white paint pens.<br /></p><p>Here's all the pages:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiygMADBLwR4777e4KBGmw1LsxppJW2JvFBWR4_P-JVJmd-CMnVk2Leq2CTMzVc6YcIVS7L8QKkgF6nyFFYoV-ZxX1YMw1YFWLJWt1XdZoForChsDHhoBiyGtyOl6vdSuSb-PfNyaIe2r7TGZwSEZIhaNHsFs65vvL4UXuYx02EWwJd25LM7gpjQbx8g/s1800/PGS%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1800" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiygMADBLwR4777e4KBGmw1LsxppJW2JvFBWR4_P-JVJmd-CMnVk2Leq2CTMzVc6YcIVS7L8QKkgF6nyFFYoV-ZxX1YMw1YFWLJWt1XdZoForChsDHhoBiyGtyOl6vdSuSb-PfNyaIe2r7TGZwSEZIhaNHsFs65vvL4UXuYx02EWwJd25LM7gpjQbx8g/s320/PGS%201-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 1 and 2 are my favorites. I love the contrast between the gigantic sacred heart and the painting of a man, and especially like the way the date and place of publication show on his neck.</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlhbs27bdgIBFHRBoXcC5n4bObAgOow1NirtqgVAcNMV6NFysQb-zJxYDAk9_zcL-iq_ByYoc4TfDoIqZzdsAid0Rm_uKwkgxM_xe4fxpxms_vA5eUDIEI84B-E8wbGCj0LEkX9rm-f7lzPP4m8lWdd6il3g0rC46dn8oXW3Xq7we-l61mbl7oYIsHw/s1800/PGS%203-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1800" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlhbs27bdgIBFHRBoXcC5n4bObAgOow1NirtqgVAcNMV6NFysQb-zJxYDAk9_zcL-iq_ByYoc4TfDoIqZzdsAid0Rm_uKwkgxM_xe4fxpxms_vA5eUDIEI84B-E8wbGCj0LEkX9rm-f7lzPP4m8lWdd6il3g0rC46dn8oXW3Xq7we-l61mbl7oYIsHw/s320/PGS%203-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 3-4: The author was on a trip for his employer, Ford Motor Company, so I
stamped the word "ford" on paper and included it on this page. The
Chinese character means "fortunate" which he certainly was. Although
lost at sea from torpedo damage to the ship during WWII, he survived and wrote
the short story of his experience.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG4Hu7JT0C-tsGNHRmrLXg-cx4PLw3Cx0SbHM4b3sz0bnUSSJ2ioZYk_w4ATgNWtT7qREnDYKN42ThqbKvt0x44NmFO1EfRwbpwBkOnY5plDIFhXUG1252-Gqinm0u7WBsj6i_P-UFNGYKtaLEFafy8SYbDsv7-zTEmqA3hJHP5H6SxyihdagM_oK1g/s1800/PGS%205-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1800" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG4Hu7JT0C-tsGNHRmrLXg-cx4PLw3Cx0SbHM4b3sz0bnUSSJ2ioZYk_w4ATgNWtT7qREnDYKN42ThqbKvt0x44NmFO1EfRwbpwBkOnY5plDIFhXUG1252-Gqinm0u7WBsj6i_P-UFNGYKtaLEFafy8SYbDsv7-zTEmqA3hJHP5H6SxyihdagM_oK1g/s320/PGS%205-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 5-6</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiVHJk6iw4IHqc0YQTVLFAv6DySe3wfgHS6huSJvLcCpDx7g2xVwWo_3_z_G04za_9stneP-vc9BCFFUrXpXzQavunYt9lezRmLtGByqtK-NThdYkzJgteoG1lj-JnNfnWqAdl1_WHq4EpeBimPzf_gAtj-wwGhsANndfWe05AFiOIJzM25rLxWStWQ/s1800/PGS%207-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiVHJk6iw4IHqc0YQTVLFAv6DySe3wfgHS6huSJvLcCpDx7g2xVwWo_3_z_G04za_9stneP-vc9BCFFUrXpXzQavunYt9lezRmLtGByqtK-NThdYkzJgteoG1lj-JnNfnWqAdl1_WHq4EpeBimPzf_gAtj-wwGhsANndfWe05AFiOIJzM25rLxWStWQ/s320/PGS%207-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 7-8: </i><i>I used some woodblock stamps for the fish images, cut them out, and
glued them on the page to enhance the nautical feeling. I believe these
fish are actually fresh-water fish, but took a little artistic license
using them here.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0H58fSgEXHHKFr1C49LkAixoIwf5l23HNGyOzJ_yDAwOmWDkzHpZCun7jngGHPNINjE6rlfOkF0WXsPG1zcclE2u3gqAtgwg-kmA5IDmZvv7uQ1mKzPgZ1Hd2KfKJUbsDE2rYhntdAFnIkoANryxgClYup8NY3OCGSiKihg6L0JBOYLTpuekJDfc-A/s1845/PGS%209-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1845" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0H58fSgEXHHKFr1C49LkAixoIwf5l23HNGyOzJ_yDAwOmWDkzHpZCun7jngGHPNINjE6rlfOkF0WXsPG1zcclE2u3gqAtgwg-kmA5IDmZvv7uQ1mKzPgZ1Hd2KfKJUbsDE2rYhntdAFnIkoANryxgClYup8NY3OCGSiKihg6L0JBOYLTpuekJDfc-A/s320/PGS%209-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 9-10</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3daz1gV0MU_7BVbVzhPT9En29PLd7vFqDZtW9A9OG8zpmzg3ORGNDP9jxAnToTc9hA-peLR6Qn66CFGUFRUzRn-bVxZ1B8cgj0X_t2FSfKpYFJUJRYA3EcCMbcDquR3_PgPmlci2i52CI5LaFjJWPFoTlLXuPKxILQNzCE40tOsPuoOz73KwOV5HOVg/s1817/PGS%2011-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1817" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3daz1gV0MU_7BVbVzhPT9En29PLd7vFqDZtW9A9OG8zpmzg3ORGNDP9jxAnToTc9hA-peLR6Qn66CFGUFRUzRn-bVxZ1B8cgj0X_t2FSfKpYFJUJRYA3EcCMbcDquR3_PgPmlci2i52CI5LaFjJWPFoTlLXuPKxILQNzCE40tOsPuoOz73KwOV5HOVg/s320/PGS%2011-12.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pages 11-12</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtR3OT-iGL_51jLBeF2vrWt0nqS5BSnhlsfl51UR5fjRZD8lRMaThGYt7cQQOn-EGaWuH4lGBe-QXKxkTMU-LaXKPbgMLPZxKC82SN6dsy7r99ZEERn0YcvQqYtjXG1mPtKBSTyRGeANafGv-vmAVGJLkdNPlwPNdZdacRqKf1RBs4kzlUd1RSdu2Tw/s1353/BACK%20COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtR3OT-iGL_51jLBeF2vrWt0nqS5BSnhlsfl51UR5fjRZD8lRMaThGYt7cQQOn-EGaWuH4lGBe-QXKxkTMU-LaXKPbgMLPZxKC82SN6dsy7r99ZEERn0YcvQqYtjXG1mPtKBSTyRGeANafGv-vmAVGJLkdNPlwPNdZdacRqKf1RBs4kzlUd1RSdu2Tw/s320/BACK%20COVER.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Back cover</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-39662617781361074072022-03-10T09:15:00.000-05:002022-03-10T09:15:51.524-05:00New Stencils!
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I am thrilled that my newest collection of </span><a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif" style="color: blue;">stencils</span></a><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> debuted today! There are six stencils:
one 9" x 12" (which is designed to repeat so it can be used on fabric
or paper or a wall or any other large area), three 6" x 6", and two
4" x 4" designs. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0INQgfUZYx9U6WgXhHhuXYyCBU0GqQVvUj26mlh7CmlwhwF-WXpMM_urlm4JK0oeeCKq29oJHZ5IjFcRkxC4mynnWO1yWojHpDMDpK8KJF_ec6TSL8_iOxBzGB_vRiTYMGWHA9kRBf7mw_r67ychAY5NCIekdBIgY9lpIMv11FhzCvM1upPA7-mqSfA=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0INQgfUZYx9U6WgXhHhuXYyCBU0GqQVvUj26mlh7CmlwhwF-WXpMM_urlm4JK0oeeCKq29oJHZ5IjFcRkxC4mynnWO1yWojHpDMDpK8KJF_ec6TSL8_iOxBzGB_vRiTYMGWHA9kRBf7mw_r67ychAY5NCIekdBIgY9lpIMv11FhzCvM1upPA7-mqSfA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgIi5j7trSUmfwPsKEyZ9ew2_8bODYNMcJuetnGPCiLA_COzfaWMapQrNGywW0dB3UviOJRoj39sYmzyVXxFZpolPGGKI2rapyWyt25ezKLybRfSh-YQXS3wWMCRNuCowai6YRhpQ8VlLOh5dYBNX72fpru6GMLobiB1kxX1vznINbNibll0vRJLhmgg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1080" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgIi5j7trSUmfwPsKEyZ9ew2_8bODYNMcJuetnGPCiLA_COzfaWMapQrNGywW0dB3UviOJRoj39sYmzyVXxFZpolPGGKI2rapyWyt25ezKLybRfSh-YQXS3wWMCRNuCowai6YRhpQ8VlLOh5dYBNX72fpru6GMLobiB1kxX1vznINbNibll0vRJLhmgg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jKKvY800YdvgefC2XBp7936fsBbIeX7HHHpCahgLscpK__MPvMkKp0NsdWFOFpTB6EVol1lK_PTCihtoxc6qVvU_uFDKh9wAZuQvWAht09aylbV8bgJwZwuonbKM2isGnthFJO0swz4Ch0kzH-R7YgKqK10LV_YTsQu6zzsBjzfOTGuvRf0w5hqYmg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1080" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4jKKvY800YdvgefC2XBp7936fsBbIeX7HHHpCahgLscpK__MPvMkKp0NsdWFOFpTB6EVol1lK_PTCihtoxc6qVvU_uFDKh9wAZuQvWAht09aylbV8bgJwZwuonbKM2isGnthFJO0swz4Ch0kzH-R7YgKqK10LV_YTsQu6zzsBjzfOTGuvRf0w5hqYmg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">I had a blast playing with them,
using brights, pastels, earth tones, mixing and matching them. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>
</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">My stencil designs usually come from
doodles: doodle should be my
middle name. I doodle when I’m on the phone, in a meeting, traveling, or
watching television. Doodling relaxes me, and the doodles come out of my
subconscious mind and are very intuitive, natural, and unplanned. I save the
ones that I like best, then tuck them in my journal pocket. Later I revisit
them, choosing the ones that seem most special to develop further. I photograph
or scan the doodles, then adjust them on my computer, adding and subtracting details
until the design feels just right. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>
</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><span face=""Arial", sans-serif" style="font-style: normal;">My
stencils are named for Lemuria, believed to be an ancient continent that sank
thousands of years ago, lying below what now is the Hawaiian Islands. Some
believe that it was a Garden of Eden, a spiritually evolved civilization where
people lived in harmony with nature and the universe. Many of my stencils are
derived from designs and shapes that I have been drawing—consciously and
subconsciously—since I was very young. </span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>
</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">I've even got a short video that
shows the process of creating my newest goddess!</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyX7T5LTTknKy2B9RiLoLSAlZ9qckbekMHcS5eTz2tkw7-8CN3-l1ydHunZhzDlUt_PDa_Pjn3U542toFE7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">And here's samples of each new
stencil. You can find them, along with my other two collections, on the
<a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">StencilGirl</a> website.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>
</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">The <b>Lemurian Poppy</b> is the
centerpiece of my third Lemurian Garden group of designs. It started as a
doodle on the margin of a notepad. The flower’s center seemed very organic, and
the leaves and petals seemed to vibrate with energy and movement.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFlZ89X9Uh84JwFgFP8eyFFWUDB7--k1uDM5SW0rzS8N4z-dXN4wdZe5OVZr-u-BN3PraLfsezG7qCftTE5SdN6quflSgzq7XK4WxDy4KUewVvc5RGvYs60h1GkK-NHkgKMYVyqZArP7jbyzC4PWFcBDObfevOMoiOTWh2yQJBcry2bWhYCZyaQ27Wzw=s1187" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFlZ89X9Uh84JwFgFP8eyFFWUDB7--k1uDM5SW0rzS8N4z-dXN4wdZe5OVZr-u-BN3PraLfsezG7qCftTE5SdN6quflSgzq7XK4WxDy4KUewVvc5RGvYs60h1GkK-NHkgKMYVyqZArP7jbyzC4PWFcBDObfevOMoiOTWh2yQJBcry2bWhYCZyaQ27Wzw=s320" width="291" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">I liked the Lemurian Poppy so much
that I reduced the size, flipped it around, and added a small version of my <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Blooming-Violet-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/m332.htm" target="_blank">Blooming Violet </a>(from my second stencil collection) to create the <b>Tossed
Poppies</b>. I worked for many years as a fabric designer, so I enjoy repeating
designs, and made sure the Tossed Poppies repeated on the top, bottom, and
sides. I visualized it used on fabric or wallpaper, or as a subtle background
in paintings or crafts.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmZjMkE4DlmxbFdUyLMmvnuQ7CmX7Mr220tch8i3FQ7lKnR-Q8XVY7Czt4eH5uifxZRmHrXELhsAlSo41yby1pYSf4PXSOElvKnpLfuYpxu_O7Cif-YovGGk7RdTg0lLqKlazxvZDI-jT4N0nPOJmZWnux3hZcLyUWiUtRpH036zKYQ4nL1iS7GJrR5g=s3300" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="3300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmZjMkE4DlmxbFdUyLMmvnuQ7CmX7Mr220tch8i3FQ7lKnR-Q8XVY7Czt4eH5uifxZRmHrXELhsAlSo41yby1pYSf4PXSOElvKnpLfuYpxu_O7Cif-YovGGk7RdTg0lLqKlazxvZDI-jT4N0nPOJmZWnux3hZcLyUWiUtRpH036zKYQ4nL1iS7GJrR5g=w640-h213" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The tossed poppies was used on rusted fabric with white acrylic, on a green background with white embossing powder, and printed with white acrylic on black cardstock using a gelliplate.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">Complementing the two Poppy designs
is the <b>Lemurian Vines</b>. I wanted a rambling, all-over pattern that could
unite the flowers, leaves, and shapes of both my new and old stencils, yet also
stand on its own. Like the others, the Lemurian Vines started as a doodled line
drawing.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHByHactEmMZrSGVIMUB96dazaO6ItArce24lcKvFZELSygvgyjesrRjpclOiIG1N2JXvz2KgfQKUrLIbuRRssydIhPKVuI1vBmWUQouc2XJSeoR2qJlFkXFwKcZC4UCumlgd2HtEb_3bsbBQtafDwS8JUdvk0O2PU6BehO6p-vNK7ySEZOP0kBnjY4w=s845" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="830" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHByHactEmMZrSGVIMUB96dazaO6ItArce24lcKvFZELSygvgyjesrRjpclOiIG1N2JXvz2KgfQKUrLIbuRRssydIhPKVuI1vBmWUQouc2XJSeoR2qJlFkXFwKcZC4UCumlgd2HtEb_3bsbBQtafDwS8JUdvk0O2PU6BehO6p-vNK7ySEZOP0kBnjY4w=s320" width="314" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">Loose Mum</span></b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> was a doodle I made on my lunch break. Unlike the other
doodles that were done on the margins of note paper, this started with a
perfect circle. I created a series of circular mandala-inspired drawings by
tracing a circle around a CD, then doodling, writing, or painting inside the
circular shape. I scanned the drawing, reduced the size, then added and
subtracted elements until the Mum came alive.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMFbxqpDSkjbkK12LhAmMnEBFIirtynC6uiRnm_AHGyvjhd3BXuXqN3OUxXABckuNIGeoYbATZqAqcu2v6_ya4FnJIozps7Hkaj6GHq9hhWjZDjVVN45P5RKPR-VYNn2OSSW6gMVwASAvNRgi3m7v_pn59aDnh5IZBrfRPTRdOpxIcpnzaA6lhCQtjFg=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="2000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMFbxqpDSkjbkK12LhAmMnEBFIirtynC6uiRnm_AHGyvjhd3BXuXqN3OUxXABckuNIGeoYbATZqAqcu2v6_ya4FnJIozps7Hkaj6GHq9hhWjZDjVVN45P5RKPR-VYNn2OSSW6gMVwASAvNRgi3m7v_pn59aDnh5IZBrfRPTRdOpxIcpnzaA6lhCQtjFg=w640-h210" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Loose Mum is very versatile: on the left, it was stenciled in a journal then colored with Posca Markers; in the middle, orange embossing powder on a yellow cardstock; and on the right, a painting combining pastel shades of the mum with leaves from the Lemurian Poppy and Woodcut Mix.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">Woodcut Mix</span></b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"> is a combination of three designs that I had hand-carved
into stamps and often used in my paper and fabric art. Over the years the
stamps had gotten a bit worn out and took on a crackly, weathered look, as if
they had been carved into wood. I printed them in black and white, scanned the
prints, then translated the stamps to stencils. The bold and rustic shapes work
well together and mix nicely with my other designs.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial", sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBYf10RHTwnXRmF9eb1SCNSqOywa11G-uv_0TpnPjiP0O4GJD8e9-971UW4OxT6N5jYaVBvmLxNh1eKB_Ndm9uV-aEnsgH527dX2WmF1mbhR4mo-z1VpraazKcNzbGImzCyljnSbqOpcBaRnbMG5Yo8e1lOc2IBx-Q2N2Glub7HFCEx7kvBqqStJW8GQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1080" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBYf10RHTwnXRmF9eb1SCNSqOywa11G-uv_0TpnPjiP0O4GJD8e9-971UW4OxT6N5jYaVBvmLxNh1eKB_Ndm9uV-aEnsgH527dX2WmF1mbhR4mo-z1VpraazKcNzbGImzCyljnSbqOpcBaRnbMG5Yo8e1lOc2IBx-Q2N2Glub7HFCEx7kvBqqStJW8GQ=w200-h199" width="200" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">Swirly Square </span></b><span face=""Arial", sans-serif">came from a doodle on a small yellow sticky note. The
curlicues make it feel like a party or celebration. I envision it done in both
bright colors and also in metallics, perhaps used on a card or as wrapping
paper.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<![endif]-->Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-22136507095433533302022-03-04T09:14:00.000-05:002022-03-04T09:14:09.655-05:00Beautiful Blooms Chipboard Coasters<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh36t7ivDp0fKY8VnyQIodOdhxBI7bvY2-tUFN_xWqITXuTWDwJIkxPDVqE0q87jez0zJOOYORCoenwbObCR-fCMH2-2osNYQy5SVmmdcVxP337MFv16hh8J470pXKv4597bb7CS6i5YUX1tHMb5PTn-tnMZILHiE2RByvHKErQelfkr_3_NnV491zyNg=s3240" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="3240" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh36t7ivDp0fKY8VnyQIodOdhxBI7bvY2-tUFN_xWqITXuTWDwJIkxPDVqE0q87jez0zJOOYORCoenwbObCR-fCMH2-2osNYQy5SVmmdcVxP337MFv16hh8J470pXKv4597bb7CS6i5YUX1tHMb5PTn-tnMZILHiE2RByvHKErQelfkr_3_NnV491zyNg=w640-h214" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was recently gifted with a pack of 3-inch square chipboard pieces, and they were super cute, but I didn't quite know what to do with them. Then it occurred to me that they would make charming coasters using some of the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c31/products-designed-by-gwen" target="_blank">new PaperArtsy stamps by Gwen Lafluer</a>. I had recently made a pretty, impressionistic journal page with the stamps over some pastel splashes of background color. So, I set about creating a similar look on the little squares.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the journal page that inspired the project:</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDszgdbHESlAtRNdxQseWDZlTUgWDEGgnxEDG3Eij7xmXf1e-dQhxOEZV4mGORZp79uKc1t7YzvEGyqECMYR4sjH9owlgkEaSbYD_svwRPGp6SGUp7oXVOSBZj-gOGjGpyvfHh3Zn1HQdGQvxze3oiP1o_8SOn2yel9OGAIflmFQmVT7UcjtYwv8dF9g=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1080" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDszgdbHESlAtRNdxQseWDZlTUgWDEGgnxEDG3Eij7xmXf1e-dQhxOEZV4mGORZp79uKc1t7YzvEGyqECMYR4sjH9owlgkEaSbYD_svwRPGp6SGUp7oXVOSBZj-gOGjGpyvfHh3Zn1HQdGQvxze3oiP1o_8SOn2yel9OGAIflmFQmVT7UcjtYwv8dF9g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To begin, I mixed up some of my favorite colors and started painting random brushstrokes on the chipboard squares. My favorite color is yellow, so I made loose, impressionistic flowers and added a little pale aqua to suggest sky and light olive green to suggest leaves and stems. The painted squares looked pretty all by themselves, but I knew they'd also look wonderful with stamps on top.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexWrgw6am0KI9p4eLfAmwVNjxvx3_pQETDH0rZpnNAhwwlkXe9PYiWU1Ta7Xj8XM71bJvWqVhHEt-0A9dcXtWBAOFLOmPf8nC3jnhsJebO0C7Cx-9yyH-t9KZfQcwxJ372jPZk0hCVTx0GvU-YgQJmuotsgugCIQksRbUfps2N_pFWCKhz5eDRkr5og=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexWrgw6am0KI9p4eLfAmwVNjxvx3_pQETDH0rZpnNAhwwlkXe9PYiWU1Ta7Xj8XM71bJvWqVhHEt-0A9dcXtWBAOFLOmPf8nC3jnhsJebO0C7Cx-9yyH-t9KZfQcwxJ372jPZk0hCVTx0GvU-YgQJmuotsgugCIQksRbUfps2N_pFWCKhz5eDRkr5og=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVhVrqLn2zIaYVfp8f7pT4JlroYbxNzMEB2NdXni7Jrz2ZSP8XEbNUQQ4YrAGopORSWRGDvv1Mbt_Mwy834sbZD4y2bLIQ0SNojT3tSKFvGhLUJy1rVADVy8GUJzNqnNEnSWpeZErvLOxDKoXngooSf4qYmCQJ7gmvYw4nh8y5hHjjRmNvFxuLB9-Qpg=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVhVrqLn2zIaYVfp8f7pT4JlroYbxNzMEB2NdXni7Jrz2ZSP8XEbNUQQ4YrAGopORSWRGDvv1Mbt_Mwy834sbZD4y2bLIQ0SNojT3tSKFvGhLUJy1rVADVy8GUJzNqnNEnSWpeZErvLOxDKoXngooSf4qYmCQJ7gmvYw4nh8y5hHjjRmNvFxuLB9-Qpg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR5AZZ5o-THtHx42bKbzU6TK-aabNuqAEbcVCCP3bc6D62F3Zh4bwBz2ptP0aHKcMUQbfmun_8DEGQesd3MqV1ysXmpK597VTx8hR_ecPr7YKTeVRkohq3_i5YQ8IQIE_zg7BFvg43uf-a-7hlML6FllmhGCVOp_thy4phaBNC7JU0GInOOqDz1ugcUQ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR5AZZ5o-THtHx42bKbzU6TK-aabNuqAEbcVCCP3bc6D62F3Zh4bwBz2ptP0aHKcMUQbfmun_8DEGQesd3MqV1ysXmpK597VTx8hR_ecPr7YKTeVRkohq3_i5YQ8IQIE_zg7BFvg43uf-a-7hlML6FllmhGCVOp_thy4phaBNC7JU0GInOOqDz1ugcUQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I started with my favorite stamp from set <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p426/rubber-stamps-egl-27-paperartsy-watercolor-blooms-flowers.html" target="_blank">EGL27</a>: the mum.Here's some of the steps I took:</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Again, I painted random strokes of color, let it dry, then played with the stamps on top using <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank">black Archival Ink</a>.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuvmFpqy6INZ_ss1cxcbK6YUuq1EK0Xznyl2ZPsLHIJ1sXEVCfb7zqtnYjdwweR89Igr5CcOFalNJfaguezIinjkEWrHWRn_8GtHDz8mYKOrMuGG0UzqiGZ4HVIsIB3a5BuIf8cl4CGK1PMBKGXY27o1X3Pqxm9HTX2_ELrimTYsZYbEnorrL791czIA=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuvmFpqy6INZ_ss1cxcbK6YUuq1EK0Xznyl2ZPsLHIJ1sXEVCfb7zqtnYjdwweR89Igr5CcOFalNJfaguezIinjkEWrHWRn_8GtHDz8mYKOrMuGG0UzqiGZ4HVIsIB3a5BuIf8cl4CGK1PMBKGXY27o1X3Pqxm9HTX2_ELrimTYsZYbEnorrL791czIA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9AVFKy4c4g5tzJfCzcm2C-8aimVoeEcPmL1n79bcFuL7sZAz4ZheTyGjgv8TsyBZLuNxeJxkEEIeiercq3r7xWkTIdsqaftnmvo3IVAKbaLHx5-NhgCzMnkSjhtiQGG37S1PhOZ3IIbNhRh3AsQztVHHJH7BEVbmfwZxA4ZmSdFIYYDlkQtfnsXnRgQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9AVFKy4c4g5tzJfCzcm2C-8aimVoeEcPmL1n79bcFuL7sZAz4ZheTyGjgv8TsyBZLuNxeJxkEEIeiercq3r7xWkTIdsqaftnmvo3IVAKbaLHx5-NhgCzMnkSjhtiQGG37S1PhOZ3IIbNhRh3AsQztVHHJH7BEVbmfwZxA4ZmSdFIYYDlkQtfnsXnRgQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ7m1H4sgChm0EUb0gTuZHmJCAsl1lTOsVcIbxJyal0fDKtwRNlVflRRzicRJ1DqOmTLsFsEITnaleTlBE0_VBfolTjdxbW2uernBR4_6-48YDwhchdJi8ILVlx5l2rA3APhHcqzsL1mjaanQQYp1gt8aG22yJxNQ29fCYS6HOB3W0Mz6WSZjdD0PrIQ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ7m1H4sgChm0EUb0gTuZHmJCAsl1lTOsVcIbxJyal0fDKtwRNlVflRRzicRJ1DqOmTLsFsEITnaleTlBE0_VBfolTjdxbW2uernBR4_6-48YDwhchdJi8ILVlx5l2rA3APhHcqzsL1mjaanQQYp1gt8aG22yJxNQ29fCYS6HOB3W0Mz6WSZjdD0PrIQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also added dots of color here and there with my Posca Paint Markers for some extra pizzaz.</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2AkwruMu39feRoSgTi2oLOgBvgdRdfbN7gQVt7yuZMU-g5s_VE7caSq4SzBZHj9dpM-H_XeG4B1JABK2B9rczPaTxF01Qqjg3HDoIwfMBFvJPdeMH5YPBH17I3Fm1eUNT_UOXEKcHO4AJzM5dYmRqQ2slmu4V-br_9HBAPfSIw8p4qPZlgl3KfOV-ZQ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2AkwruMu39feRoSgTi2oLOgBvgdRdfbN7gQVt7yuZMU-g5s_VE7caSq4SzBZHj9dpM-H_XeG4B1JABK2B9rczPaTxF01Qqjg3HDoIwfMBFvJPdeMH5YPBH17I3Fm1eUNT_UOXEKcHO4AJzM5dYmRqQ2slmu4V-br_9HBAPfSIw8p4qPZlgl3KfOV-ZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the base being chipboard, which is basically a pressed paper product, I was worried about what would happen with a wet drink on the squares. So, I used some gloss medium to protect the design, and after it was dry, used two layers of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">Versamark Ink</a> with Seth Apter's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p166/embossing-powder-baked-texture-the-altered-page-emerald-creek.html" target="_blank">Vintage Beeswax</a> Embossing Powder by Emerald Creek.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The two layers of Vintage Beeswax gave a beautiful glossy finish to the coasters and enhanced the colors. I tested them out with several of my glasses, and while they're a little smaller than the average coaster, they still fit nicely. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am looking forward to some spring and summer dinning to show off my new creations!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2BUwIg1iMMsli4fMTsWL6rr4zMoulR46D9t_A63N0FZLy9PbhljeHYiIu7Z7lFOthKWeYE0BajD0K3AEiMoLNcLoj9HB2h3eB-qkE1d83A6VY0UnvyLo6qdhTJfJDXpDpqKuRfFONP_qUWaN0offS_DEC8oHnU457C_b5bmF4AhjTBrUhcWQa90EAOA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1080" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2BUwIg1iMMsli4fMTsWL6rr4zMoulR46D9t_A63N0FZLy9PbhljeHYiIu7Z7lFOthKWeYE0BajD0K3AEiMoLNcLoj9HB2h3eB-qkE1d83A6VY0UnvyLo6qdhTJfJDXpDpqKuRfFONP_qUWaN0offS_DEC8oHnU457C_b5bmF4AhjTBrUhcWQa90EAOA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjCeNfuwQ2Qui1rwGGCYrQr8jhWnHKRcfNDjnznop17zNKrY6aeHTlKltqnloMq8VXgcPbNi_dzeCES8xeOz4ZZ14TC0JLZ6m24sCDf8Qd4-mGlDgZOoH-PdF0yJgi5jVz2Z9YmYJuvEc4u1gBR_VTOKdZodqMkTC4BWeg01xr0u8awQdaHbpznrvJBw=s1095" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjCeNfuwQ2Qui1rwGGCYrQr8jhWnHKRcfNDjnznop17zNKrY6aeHTlKltqnloMq8VXgcPbNi_dzeCES8xeOz4ZZ14TC0JLZ6m24sCDf8Qd4-mGlDgZOoH-PdF0yJgi5jVz2Z9YmYJuvEc4u1gBR_VTOKdZodqMkTC4BWeg01xr0u8awQdaHbpznrvJBw=s320" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-70736973539271955252022-02-01T08:15:00.000-05:002022-02-01T08:15:12.443-05:00Radiate Joy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5aNgBX1ohxKUqeEFeujlZESSUCFjfBth9B2iMMJcC4yXJIYyNB5QDV5AyN3jmXly2prQvHH4OFKoDYNFk7N2_JEHP74vVkHUbODnA-ZExRWDvYNKTmIKA3vGjBYEAI7ocCB00V5rcTFvYRQD5LFJWDRV69cAn5kBUtdvN_IICzaapU4Tf5k8pGHVlAg=s1216" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5aNgBX1ohxKUqeEFeujlZESSUCFjfBth9B2iMMJcC4yXJIYyNB5QDV5AyN3jmXly2prQvHH4OFKoDYNFk7N2_JEHP74vVkHUbODnA-ZExRWDvYNKTmIKA3vGjBYEAI7ocCB00V5rcTFvYRQD5LFJWDRV69cAn5kBUtdvN_IICzaapU4Tf5k8pGHVlAg=w395-h400" width="395" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How do I Radiate Joy...by making art! I am the most happy, content, and fulfilled when I am in the "zone" making art. The buzz, or vibe, or as some would say, being in touch with my "muse," creates joy. Knowing that making art is exactly what I should be doing creates joy inside me, and that joy radiates into world, sending positive energy to the planet and anyone who needs it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My favorite place to start creating joy is my art journal. It is my safe place, where sometimes I create magic, sometimes I experiment and test new stamps, stencils, paints, and inks, and often try new techniques. Some pages turn out fantastic, and I am tempted to tear them out and frame them. Others are incomplete, lackluster, and utter failures. Sometimes the pages are full of angry vents, sometimes to-do lists, and sometimes words of gratitude.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGxiv8l5MSr1TFJWCyROWI1ltfGIco6TLC-D0ru4pVcX22QMgAh2gqXiVBSvoTgv4ZY5oNpSD3oIRjOf8lyNF7U00UT6dWr1LqGrvKsjf6rL3j8q8RTxZCNMQbFmL6Lq5POuUgTmlAlM3dq3nCvfTJ86H5MCaqJi0bDx1XjBhf92ACLZCetAoUDMIIaw=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGxiv8l5MSr1TFJWCyROWI1ltfGIco6TLC-D0ru4pVcX22QMgAh2gqXiVBSvoTgv4ZY5oNpSD3oIRjOf8lyNF7U00UT6dWr1LqGrvKsjf6rL3j8q8RTxZCNMQbFmL6Lq5POuUgTmlAlM3dq3nCvfTJ86H5MCaqJi0bDx1XjBhf92ACLZCetAoUDMIIaw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tested EGL23 with black ink on white cardstock before using them in my journal.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes the pages are just full of color blobs and smears where I have used up leftover paint. The Radiate Joy page started as a "clean-up" page, with yellow paint smeared across a page. I decided to test some of Gwen's stamps and loved the painted page with the sepia inked stamp on top. I just kept going and stamped the whole page to create a large tweed effect. I didn't worry too much that the stamping was imperfect because I knew I would be adding other layers over it.</span></span><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw75O_SWDTsjxaSyyS6JZ_C5Wk46HW7V7hMYLHk8ocOjxDYUXfp5dCTPBCoMQH4AB5KgsM3kDxv4nchBXycafY-t_YP67VKiXm9FB1r8AZP8fom_d4bnWnXozLPGZ4dl7X48KjDZwbagD4JsWlXNK-88fI-_4GDldR4QHTFLzj4EKSzEqjyntmNyU6rg=s1440" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw75O_SWDTsjxaSyyS6JZ_C5Wk46HW7V7hMYLHk8ocOjxDYUXfp5dCTPBCoMQH4AB5KgsM3kDxv4nchBXycafY-t_YP67VKiXm9FB1r8AZP8fom_d4bnWnXozLPGZ4dl7X48KjDZwbagD4JsWlXNK-88fI-_4GDldR4QHTFLzj4EKSzEqjyntmNyU6rg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The square "tweedy" stamp was used all over the painted page.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I knew I needed more in the background, so I went to one of my "go-to" stencils, the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p72/ornamental-stencil-collection-gwen-lafleur.html" target="_blank">Ornamental Petals Mask</a>. I carefully taped the stencil and matching mask together, then used it twice on the page with white embossing powder to create an 8-pointed snowflake effect.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFU-RfAPpwQMSYOOeoWWevm5UF-HEi8ALsBwx0E158SXPfkp-JUsR8Z0a6unMoPERTdOYzEM3Mf8wf3jFCOP9rlxasT_o6907NN61ms5YPyfnvk_L2fEkK15mI0L0aLN49OynBE1guUEzKW-V0Fz8VREpJbukDLBdTK0m56jIIaCZo9-svPZABouzNvw=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFU-RfAPpwQMSYOOeoWWevm5UF-HEi8ALsBwx0E158SXPfkp-JUsR8Z0a6unMoPERTdOYzEM3Mf8wf3jFCOP9rlxasT_o6907NN61ms5YPyfnvk_L2fEkK15mI0L0aLN49OynBE1guUEzKW-V0Fz8VREpJbukDLBdTK0m56jIIaCZo9-svPZABouzNvw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White embossing powder looked magical with the Ornamental Petals stencil and mask.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The stamped background looked pretty cool, especially with the white
snowflake, but I wanted more magic and depth. What to add? <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html?fbclid=IwAR0af-SRi4Wiews_Ok3YRDH1u0i_xtzKmvo7GC6zRbFoDWvpHjeL8BYFhtY" target="_blank">The Medieval Cyrillic stencil</a>, of course! I used it all over the page with Ranger's gold embossing powder and it really added a "wow" factor.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKwNFeB19H01dOOi3AZHZB4hqgo2YUt5acc6_cOI2Z6jbTABemkhJYhfkysUbMu56FkQDbAiyHOKun8nR0dr1KE5rCfeIrpxprfo_CcZXYPSQ7sfFVjrlwz7CkViiZk6Eut80WYGp8obO9a_k9Kgmxijt4yfCx0RGzSTATOJGPS7RWPtXDKh3UrLo5yA=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKwNFeB19H01dOOi3AZHZB4hqgo2YUt5acc6_cOI2Z6jbTABemkhJYhfkysUbMu56FkQDbAiyHOKun8nR0dr1KE5rCfeIrpxprfo_CcZXYPSQ7sfFVjrlwz7CkViiZk6Eut80WYGp8obO9a_k9Kgmxijt4yfCx0RGzSTATOJGPS7RWPtXDKh3UrLo5yA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above are the Medieval Cyrillic Stencil, embossing powder, and pieces of the doll.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaOSxbn-QYyoewImfUuXXqovrXUelGj-o11dpoUiIznKGX_b7q83rOxvco5cplSrgop1N1yMwvCkvrblrFtfHuzUFNLW5RVNOCHo9m7iEsqHpgiezDwc2DrsWVlmYKSZ2QSm84m2fUR_wWensFiqsm6HprsgohNieuynLKCLv49oixx6ckAvm8EjCssA=s1080" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaOSxbn-QYyoewImfUuXXqovrXUelGj-o11dpoUiIznKGX_b7q83rOxvco5cplSrgop1N1yMwvCkvrblrFtfHuzUFNLW5RVNOCHo9m7iEsqHpgiezDwc2DrsWVlmYKSZ2QSm84m2fUR_wWensFiqsm6HprsgohNieuynLKCLv49oixx6ckAvm8EjCssA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close-up of the stamped and stenciled page.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used several of the stamps from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p379/rubber-stamps-egl-23-paperartsy-eclectica-build-a-collage-ullassa.html?fbclid=IwAR1SQNDFc40bHPNrRYW9_fhMdbaqaJ862x0h1TwboH2kOe4o9FizZCCpgcM" target="_blank">Gwen's EGL23 collection</a>. I
had been playing with the stamps, adding colors with watercolor and
TomBow Brush Tip Markers. I came up with a doll figure using the same
geometric texture stamp and coordinated the colors with the butterfly. (I used a
face from a portrait I had previously painted; I reduced the size of
the 8.5" x 11" face to about 2" and printed it from my color laser jet.) <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the "snowflake" and Cyrillic stencils were on the background, I carefully glued the figure and butterfly wings. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Almost done, but I wanted to add the words--Radiate Joy--that had come to me as I was working on the page. If I were talented at calligraphy I would have written them in gorgeous, flowing script, but that skill needs some refining! I decided to play with Gwen's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p359/rubber-stamps-egl-16-paperartsy-eclectica-alphabet.html" target="_blank">Deco Alphabet stamps, EGL16</a>, instead. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_UxCfOpnBIjmumXsnBkoGkdA-BYvo6c9YvbAHtr2Q50Ewifx303Hi5F0d_VHUGTbnVvLic3m2yno3zriZjHnq1dk0IvZJ_traGXNnbDihRa0ZRvbNq1LEO2vzIMfbUB5gETUnn1-mukwps4HSsYwdXeoqweqOiqaMoZVRmgIMCgase9ou9PoRjz72sA=s576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_UxCfOpnBIjmumXsnBkoGkdA-BYvo6c9YvbAHtr2Q50Ewifx303Hi5F0d_VHUGTbnVvLic3m2yno3zriZjHnq1dk0IvZJ_traGXNnbDihRa0ZRvbNq1LEO2vzIMfbUB5gETUnn1-mukwps4HSsYwdXeoqweqOiqaMoZVRmgIMCgase9ou9PoRjz72sA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTjYbWRv4JDNRIntV-YTs_FXnIDJVNJWWUB1btGbmKybq_GdXnRZz38b76vCuq3nX_FqL7kOxZiTy5iYsxayF9-rmmitPmSak4ZmlLbnGCM4nEPqU5QFPnXLYtbLPpVcsJdb33vY2J3wBUFWMbqqZrqHNsupUbvd3EsNSbSyhhuZ6DUphl1Y2EQ5sczg=s576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTjYbWRv4JDNRIntV-YTs_FXnIDJVNJWWUB1btGbmKybq_GdXnRZz38b76vCuq3nX_FqL7kOxZiTy5iYsxayF9-rmmitPmSak4ZmlLbnGCM4nEPqU5QFPnXLYtbLPpVcsJdb33vY2J3wBUFWMbqqZrqHNsupUbvd3EsNSbSyhhuZ6DUphl1Y2EQ5sczg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I puttered with the arrangement on a piece of deli paper and came up with the idea of stamping them in a semicircle, then stamped each letter directly on the page with black Archival Ink. I got a little overexcited and stamped JOY a few times on the bottom just for fun and visual interest.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVi38926BBWsA75wSei34AbXRfAC7NlNpO0fP2Ngsaqx5zJuoSQsmm23RdjkyhkHCULVrQ7O8qrcSQjjwMSsaqR71zou3f2IgOM-w2uc42SbBpUQbbC1rSj1z_VYSs4Fp4pnKnIJ__x4ta26WJW4Z9aPY2zh0SAWcaQUCPQij2F-aJxqu-zT06biUWwA=s576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVi38926BBWsA75wSei34AbXRfAC7NlNpO0fP2Ngsaqx5zJuoSQsmm23RdjkyhkHCULVrQ7O8qrcSQjjwMSsaqR71zou3f2IgOM-w2uc42SbBpUQbbC1rSj1z_VYSs4Fp4pnKnIJ__x4ta26WJW4Z9aPY2zh0SAWcaQUCPQij2F-aJxqu-zT06biUWwA=s320" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimfCxcI9e4qaTsfvVHAE8l7SnFVLAkL1Z5zs8VjocDxcwt7mbu5zexc6QHX1iH26EIj4fc7_Q_QgpWhFkIzPsmIwAQ1zhImomDOMOTNCnj4og191ydlJF-6OfxxSsE3KbgFCkl0vbGUeaNwFXtfX7cGHJCaIhmOY_AQqwl6Svdwpp5RkDLpFXOTm3gbQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimfCxcI9e4qaTsfvVHAE8l7SnFVLAkL1Z5zs8VjocDxcwt7mbu5zexc6QHX1iH26EIj4fc7_Q_QgpWhFkIzPsmIwAQ1zhImomDOMOTNCnj4og191ydlJF-6OfxxSsE3KbgFCkl0vbGUeaNwFXtfX7cGHJCaIhmOY_AQqwl6Svdwpp5RkDLpFXOTm3gbQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To add extra sweetness, I stamped a little sprig of a leaf and berries from <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p360/rubber-stamps-egl-17-paperartsy-eclectica-tickets-ephemera.htm" target="_blank">EGL17, the Tickets set</a>. I added color and dimension to the leaves and berries with assorted Nuvo Drops. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhie90bnyRvtbwlj_UQVk3ZYjABK6QBT3tMHAYKjdm46fSM3j5TNzrt8OfNeOVG_FGQS5sFKKqOx-nAe2Asu2iFtKzcXnqgAsprGC5VaoFnD56lkWNa-7ttdJiJzRxMhpCpWR1BYp63yK_QTzV048QG62edotluVTqrou2GMmhTmLNsAQsyiJ9AHL6szA=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhie90bnyRvtbwlj_UQVk3ZYjABK6QBT3tMHAYKjdm46fSM3j5TNzrt8OfNeOVG_FGQS5sFKKqOx-nAe2Asu2iFtKzcXnqgAsprGC5VaoFnD56lkWNa-7ttdJiJzRxMhpCpWR1BYp63yK_QTzV048QG62edotluVTqrou2GMmhTmLNsAQsyiJ9AHL6szA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up detail of the Radiate Joy journal page<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a really short video I made of the whole process: </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcekxtf153UyyE9WYv2Mr0_czCJMrHVXhT0sLwO6C4uhFwXb1rjwoH1_KwznD1Wk7TdMmGyS1ah7E3V0F2MQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-11069006175569809592022-01-24T09:54:00.000-05:002022-01-24T09:54:07.477-05:00Stenciled Self Portrait<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfiykZCOFJUI2JIpaUMeS09zusNAVHT0DMXIZFY-1FqI9idCJ23SFitv0-SemIc2ydhlw9VEGEPEvnNyxT7XRy2k6O96zF_vlUjl_DQBXLjGWO8ZeZxc95D8dfmfEyRheu4eGWfeGCHqFT4IpY7yWeEEdMOL0sZTs2v6fcmIcRYMjQHDlsgYPswPQBDw=w396-h400" width="396" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the latest project organized by artist Tina Walker, the StencilGirl® Self Portrait Collaboration, I couldn't wait to get started. I love portraits and self portraits and Tina's ideas always inspire me to create wonderful work.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My original idea was to build the painting around a gelliprinted photo of myself.This summer my cousin had snapped a candid photo of me on a visit to upstate New York. Using Photoshop, I applied a filter that gave it a graphic look in sharp black and whites. After printing a few copies from my laser printer, I got out my paints and made some gelliprints on deli paper. I chose the best one and glued it to my 12" x 12" canvas. Off to a good start, I thought.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpBKL_7fQAQy7ANeCa5vVE8gOV9QrCycVIJGb5SospXT5kGAmLlsslx8fOpv78bO4gtgomPsk4HQyQj9tB169X8zzP7G644hhpqOmxCy9oEyCWYy97xbLv_SM0H3giGbjBkOENlEhvlUoDQpszLPeLodVfhM4qdq4ZVwM_5PYmiLaQQ_Q63-T1UwjQvQ=s1800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1800" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpBKL_7fQAQy7ANeCa5vVE8gOV9QrCycVIJGb5SospXT5kGAmLlsslx8fOpv78bO4gtgomPsk4HQyQj9tB169X8zzP7G644hhpqOmxCy9oEyCWYy97xbLv_SM0H3giGbjBkOENlEhvlUoDQpszLPeLodVfhM4qdq4ZVwM_5PYmiLaQQ_Q63-T1UwjQvQ=w640-h270" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A candid photo was changed to a black and white graphic image, printed, and used to create the purple gelli print on deli paper.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been doing a lot of collage using vintage images and flowers, so I thought that would go nicely with a self portrait.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQLlNepvQ1ndNLGE4jik7fppXU1q67WIjI9NaiHk7xQKm06C4M9-WTxTzpyf7jDlFnIggvUZvCBRVyv7h6YnMcAc3uktIzCoPvMZL9N8NqHysBdkRitdFs8XfMQ29eYBYTNfOkqnI3LJKoI-zDdJxoqs3imKyutEX9QQXaI1Vva629WkRLStBExa1l6w=s1800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQLlNepvQ1ndNLGE4jik7fppXU1q67WIjI9NaiHk7xQKm06C4M9-WTxTzpyf7jDlFnIggvUZvCBRVyv7h6YnMcAc3uktIzCoPvMZL9N8NqHysBdkRitdFs8XfMQ29eYBYTNfOkqnI3LJKoI-zDdJxoqs3imKyutEX9QQXaI1Vva629WkRLStBExa1l6w=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The purple gelli print was added to the canvas, along with more collage elements. Once skin tones were added, the effect was lackluster.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The results were underwhelming to say the least. The purple face didn't mix in well with the collage elements. I decided to paint my face and see if that would help. It didn't. It was pretty hideous. So, I decided to paste some paper scraps over the face and rethink the portrait. (bottom right photo above)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An art foamie face stamp caught my eye at my favorite shop, <a href="https://www.shoptheinkpad.com/" target="_blank">The Ink Pad NYC.</a> I tested it out in my art journal and really like the look, so I decided to use the idea on the collage background.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5W_lUiOo9KVKx41x9vEwLQdHpeRCvzxZYaTDYo7j8tEP-7vI7TloOEZB7PTJ8PFYqllUcVr9x_XHDPDHl1isk7NZ-lQN863NfZx3IUztB3H-7q9Bpu3kL839wuVnmqjcIzDxejjDvn0LWGCgETada_h7SoQ3nUa4iMZwxYIXHhTC9-yH2UDT6rfNQSQ=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5W_lUiOo9KVKx41x9vEwLQdHpeRCvzxZYaTDYo7j8tEP-7vI7TloOEZB7PTJ8PFYqllUcVr9x_XHDPDHl1isk7NZ-lQN863NfZx3IUztB3H-7q9Bpu3kL839wuVnmqjcIzDxejjDvn0LWGCgETada_h7SoQ3nUa4iMZwxYIXHhTC9-yH2UDT6rfNQSQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick journal page using an ArtFoamie stamp inspired me to continue working on the canvas.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The problem was that the stamp was way too small. So, I stamped a crisp black and white image, scanned it, sized it bigger, printed it, and tested it out on my collaged canvas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE-Wf0osyZMjRH5PK4aS5q5tDvJ5-yD0gE1DytM3w5uEyn_RiCQrm1SMv-Bx-gFELPxQs8sZFf7E44LCAs-amPN_PKRpS0l3E-M_F4m5inxksw3VXXunVGebwGeYq_3u1lsvghj7StdwNUVHhpbLdWUNyh9xpI4H7O2OM1eyxwEI0MAvuIM_IqCwuggw=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE-Wf0osyZMjRH5PK4aS5q5tDvJ5-yD0gE1DytM3w5uEyn_RiCQrm1SMv-Bx-gFELPxQs8sZFf7E44LCAs-amPN_PKRpS0l3E-M_F4m5inxksw3VXXunVGebwGeYq_3u1lsvghj7StdwNUVHhpbLdWUNyh9xpI4H7O2OM1eyxwEI0MAvuIM_IqCwuggw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A print of the ArtFoamie face was enlarged, trimmed, and used as the basis for a new self-portrait.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I had the size I wanted, I trimmed it, then glued it to the canvas.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSv8TFPrObV104huf2JK4TPAemWRuGMMe_0dD0Pvt1v5KxizRJRrB2gS7Iy4MdLU0lGRLuISzTR3rRCAMct8_nnc8zUkWkbprBz8N7ebX6I9SGnCo7g1rUNDUDikV5Ri4WQ0Gs572rYH4m0q4oIAe0LScvlgonBjiw1uzFFyb2jGryh_j7huL88HGMow=s1796" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1796" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSv8TFPrObV104huf2JK4TPAemWRuGMMe_0dD0Pvt1v5KxizRJRrB2gS7Iy4MdLU0lGRLuISzTR3rRCAMct8_nnc8zUkWkbprBz8N7ebX6I9SGnCo7g1rUNDUDikV5Ri4WQ0Gs572rYH4m0q4oIAe0LScvlgonBjiw1uzFFyb2jGryh_j7huL88HGMow=w400-h199" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was time to add stencils, and what better way to express myself than by using <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">my own StencilGirl® designs</a>? I started by using the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-ATC-Mixup-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l852.htm" target="_blank">Lemurian Spiral from my Wyatt ATC MixU</a>p to create the idea of a blouse, as I had done in the journal page a few nights before. I also added <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Leaf-Lemurian-Garden-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/s803.htm" target="_blank">my 6" x 6" Lemurian Leaf</a> as wings. I used a white embossing powder, thinking that if I added more paint the hardened embossing powder would act as a resist but still be visible.<br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-mtxEiisdyPaSA5uUVBTPOcj7rO5wpyN92pf_JlEogTQ1Oie5Cosx-3DZTS6I6sVMT9IPCOEZENvsgAdHmZIO-MxOoISDRN6yRGlDtR74bzji6KKOsvxRV4CCdr-QTDGS0cODU2b3NKrjRmSybANtVoI3UL4cn9vSwqpQdsBOH3bjr3srAuUK9yBzug=s1800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-mtxEiisdyPaSA5uUVBTPOcj7rO5wpyN92pf_JlEogTQ1Oie5Cosx-3DZTS6I6sVMT9IPCOEZENvsgAdHmZIO-MxOoISDRN6yRGlDtR74bzji6KKOsvxRV4CCdr-QTDGS0cODU2b3NKrjRmSybANtVoI3UL4cn9vSwqpQdsBOH3bjr3srAuUK9yBzug=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't love the white wings, nor the hard black spirals on the shoulder. So, I softened the spirals with paint to give them a muted look. I also started working on the face, hair, and eyes, adding flesh-toned paint, yellow for my hair, and yellow to one of the glasses lenses just for fun. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX_znvfSX7Yri5XoQQcySiLPP_YXjU4SIL5JvL-FUqRjZCu88PEGvS35P2tAzbIAUExJrbXazqYPCw1urAEKK2wlxxoMya54WWpXGS6P3isjJjzlK9g2Q8Nwuc5nVQu7hdkA2fgUe68aaoiZfNwOljfnGbDaw6wMrzPFLadF8-O4xilQZVJnfEbiRndQ=s1800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX_znvfSX7Yri5XoQQcySiLPP_YXjU4SIL5JvL-FUqRjZCu88PEGvS35P2tAzbIAUExJrbXazqYPCw1urAEKK2wlxxoMya54WWpXGS6P3isjJjzlK9g2Q8Nwuc5nVQu7hdkA2fgUe68aaoiZfNwOljfnGbDaw6wMrzPFLadF8-O4xilQZVJnfEbiRndQ=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Softening the hard edges of the black spiral helped unite the stencils with the background.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the wings, I decided they needed more punch. I stenciled the Lemurian Leaf on black paper using a VersaMark clear ink and gold embossing powder. Then I cut it out and glued the wing to the right shoulder. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't want to have exactly the same thing on the left, so I placed the stencil back on and used the center section of the stencil with black embossing powder. I experimented with adding elements like bingo numbers, words, and a crown as well as adding an eye to the yellow lens. I decided against the words, crown, and numbers and instead added leaves. I used olive-green acrylic paint on a vintage German-language book page with <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-lemurian-leaves-linda-edkins-wyatt-p/s875.htm" target="_blank">my Lemurian Leaves</a>, and fussy cut the leaves. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Leaves have showed up in my artwork and doodles for years and years, so they felt important. I had worked as a newspaper and magazine writer and layout designer for many years, so having text added another layer of "me-ness" to the portrait.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrnALefxX4_JPgZ6Afr8Oe2brbVEi94u-KusJ49k1oIvfEG4g1F8QOLNfIRdAYYqtqW-DyLfU5qLC-Qds_H7_QPmMSlf_V-4RsvQgNLuALPpr_IOOnU2HCVD4xADTDUhYZCgLJdlddCOTHva9jvGQeuxRB0NGK_4jKl-p81QljG71WDwglx-5N_c2Tw=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzrnALefxX4_JPgZ6Afr8Oe2brbVEi94u-KusJ49k1oIvfEG4g1F8QOLNfIRdAYYqtqW-DyLfU5qLC-Qds_H7_QPmMSlf_V-4RsvQgNLuALPpr_IOOnU2HCVD4xADTDUhYZCgLJdlddCOTHva9jvGQeuxRB0NGK_4jKl-p81QljG71WDwglx-5N_c2Tw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After much puttering with the leaves, I finally decided to put a few in my hair, a few around my neck to suggest a collar, a few floating in the background, and one on the right ear to suggest an earring.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I WAS concerned about finding the right balance on the face: somewhere between young, unlined, and beautiful versus old and haggard. I didn't want to look 20 (well, that would be great but unrealistic!) and I didn't want to look ancient like a dried apple doll. I knew I needed lines and some wrinkles and a few gray or silver hairs in the blonde. I didn't want to look too young, or heaven forbid, too old! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a few detail shots of the final version. While my self-portrait is not an exact likeness of me, it does capture my dreaminess, my love of nature, and my creative spirit.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim6Zq2UpxXUfAvDlsugg5R_2TA-RI57iAKnSIp9QcLcBdFbeiqa-bONpICkaYq9C9_OZ6y5xQpP9r56Yg6Hy0W3VGCrM2OKtwf2Qg8FVtwbUBuy6yH0ytSWIPb9LHGcHx-J8gJcgEAA9bQ6yhHWJlTbsxnLPkQAy8XRVDXBtPc5UWMDWrRT3q3EeJtJw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim6Zq2UpxXUfAvDlsugg5R_2TA-RI57iAKnSIp9QcLcBdFbeiqa-bONpICkaYq9C9_OZ6y5xQpP9r56Yg6Hy0W3VGCrM2OKtwf2Qg8FVtwbUBuy6yH0ytSWIPb9LHGcHx-J8gJcgEAA9bQ6yhHWJlTbsxnLPkQAy8XRVDXBtPc5UWMDWrRT3q3EeJtJw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmQd3LkFyeZLFRmESk-1TerYc_9DM3FsjWIcQB8nfsqdJnF6mN6vwPiaMvFs0SFHRcUWH3fsXVxJbti5LeOIcr1vlQGvdWp7T40O3L5bWBCHImPthZaAZuPwyonhvoZybbKkRlF_Um0BhD-nv-d16MZOGH-_7IPx_Oxapkz3BFWJIYwKn0lv5QCZID5Q=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmQd3LkFyeZLFRmESk-1TerYc_9DM3FsjWIcQB8nfsqdJnF6mN6vwPiaMvFs0SFHRcUWH3fsXVxJbti5LeOIcr1vlQGvdWp7T40O3L5bWBCHImPthZaAZuPwyonhvoZybbKkRlF_Um0BhD-nv-d16MZOGH-_7IPx_Oxapkz3BFWJIYwKn0lv5QCZID5Q=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5et1wA2GJgJdcX6oeM3-WkHwwq5MCKPCf2jwOjfVWtAQbr-hNghv9jrASiIP3tq7RjKul7rk9Hmi4oa119khweZmVMIhW5gZd8SAYftWExkPg7M9wJ9m9HaOOZFeWwCEVSy_aH5pZVUdFk6ZEwweQ_saR_0u_WQm6dvk1ya57P-GnPGe2j5cWybOH2w=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5et1wA2GJgJdcX6oeM3-WkHwwq5MCKPCf2jwOjfVWtAQbr-hNghv9jrASiIP3tq7RjKul7rk9Hmi4oa119khweZmVMIhW5gZd8SAYftWExkPg7M9wJ9m9HaOOZFeWwCEVSy_aH5pZVUdFk6ZEwweQ_saR_0u_WQm6dvk1ya57P-GnPGe2j5cWybOH2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-25902080634771033172022-01-04T09:14:00.000-05:002022-01-04T09:14:24.989-05:00Turquoise, Tyvek, and Turkmen Necklace<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmts0gSA0_o2OZkGySC19RiJNsoPs0G2JmIeCLNlN5JuMvzWdWMaInwe-nYdUSm71Qy6YA8qOBZTzhVZUICYmfjfwwXH7fKGlNPLl8PPXH4sYDv__iW5DrnUCXRoDmHBzu90ls5W8dhh0iir0AWCAR48U8LOTkshrTrDUhEIrBDSLkUmfuVnL30IZA5w=s1033" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmts0gSA0_o2OZkGySC19RiJNsoPs0G2JmIeCLNlN5JuMvzWdWMaInwe-nYdUSm71Qy6YA8qOBZTzhVZUICYmfjfwwXH7fKGlNPLl8PPXH4sYDv__iW5DrnUCXRoDmHBzu90ls5W8dhh0iir0AWCAR48U8LOTkshrTrDUhEIrBDSLkUmfuVnL30IZA5w=w349-h400" width="349" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There's something so magical about <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p61/turkmen-jewelry-parts-going-global.html" target="_blank">Turkmen jewelry parts</a> that make me go oooh and aaaah every time I look at them. I've amassed quite a collection of them--every time I order from Gwen Lafluer's website, I always get a few more...they're like candy without any calories!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Over the years, I've used them for earrings, as <a href="https://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2020/12/prettytough-mask-by-linda-edkins-wyatt.html" target="_blank">extra bling on mixed media pieces</a>, and especially as beautiful "danglies" off the signatures of my handmade journals. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I decided that a necklace with all my favorite Turkmen pieces would be fantastic. So, I pulled out my bead board, thin beading wire, my many supplies, and started puttering.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotuJmoQeR_U-p1BM08gqZPg8xEfCYvIx_vOoBHnfCX8lmsXxoT8ejtpBxz-Tcmfs6G2sJKRBsAENmyZ-gBKVc_VRklRcALHvQt5x850-xLSJfcQ5bsGv9LOo3qF73Hhcz18cSedDNvYdXGsKDwEE6UArknQl8mcLJkJ-g6nRopX60PPB-JX7VAWurLA=s621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotuJmoQeR_U-p1BM08gqZPg8xEfCYvIx_vOoBHnfCX8lmsXxoT8ejtpBxz-Tcmfs6G2sJKRBsAENmyZ-gBKVc_VRklRcALHvQt5x850-xLSJfcQ5bsGv9LOo3qF73Hhcz18cSedDNvYdXGsKDwEE6UArknQl8mcLJkJ-g6nRopX60PPB-JX7VAWurLA=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well, I went a little overboard and the necklace was just too heavy and didn't hang properly so I had to rethink my concept. I wanted to include some of the larger <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p206/turkmen-waziri-kuchi-jeweled-coin-pendants.html" target="_blank">Turkmen coin pendants </a>and </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">the adorable <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p66/elephant-czech-glass-beads.html" target="_blank">Czech glass elephant beads</a>, but </span></span>they made the necklace too heavy. (But I WILL use them in future creations!) <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ayoKIGZSxjdMRy1LzxCsbJWbYTJ3G05uiLnOrJQLnB8xk_0Zw-I2pSyWzXfl4lVvhOtD8P7bZ-FVsA9PyGNb4mPWnTuE9qw4FURFM3SLARMssDbpkeyUd9991lwunvkpWbZGsDx-CQwEyRguWgZvmyVwCTKxivZippsppfpWfiIOTiIjAcB6sVYbdA=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ayoKIGZSxjdMRy1LzxCsbJWbYTJ3G05uiLnOrJQLnB8xk_0Zw-I2pSyWzXfl4lVvhOtD8P7bZ-FVsA9PyGNb4mPWnTuE9qw4FURFM3SLARMssDbpkeyUd9991lwunvkpWbZGsDx-CQwEyRguWgZvmyVwCTKxivZippsppfpWfiIOTiIjAcB6sVYbdA=w640-h214" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's some other arrangements I tried that didn't quite work out:<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6dhrtaQjMxzrh6ZnT3N3s4js2VI7IzE86g_ZFLr5ntlyRWDLbP7a0rAj5zt7PJzrOSMLzQIQcimymU4HLhWyBT4O38LMgzcYypfzKLX43Z_cFFfG6ByL55BFo71-GgWdLCmGZ6AleitpQdSjy6OK6lXQp3qFw8NQhwzEcd_8CPFFFeVYgvqZ5qZ1RYQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="640" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6dhrtaQjMxzrh6ZnT3N3s4js2VI7IzE86g_ZFLr5ntlyRWDLbP7a0rAj5zt7PJzrOSMLzQIQcimymU4HLhWyBT4O38LMgzcYypfzKLX43Z_cFFfG6ByL55BFo71-GgWdLCmGZ6AleitpQdSjy6OK6lXQp3qFw8NQhwzEcd_8CPFFFeVYgvqZ5qZ1RYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I also tried mixing colors other than blues and aquas with the Turkmen parts, but I didn't love it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHdrwtCOEb7PObO-HNOh2IX_T72NYYJGcAZycK9JTTZy9gZOkWPFK2cyCHEJFggahHUmTgxPq_k6jgD29d_UZMkbuDi_VMXkoo88bjp8vloTVylH3-fpp9tHCDsYe2QxWfkty2obFFCqDGWs7y7Vhx0hub0iMGdDW09ROxhJqy_RPaEnkcNbtdU3TaoQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHdrwtCOEb7PObO-HNOh2IX_T72NYYJGcAZycK9JTTZy9gZOkWPFK2cyCHEJFggahHUmTgxPq_k6jgD29d_UZMkbuDi_VMXkoo88bjp8vloTVylH3-fpp9tHCDsYe2QxWfkty2obFFCqDGWs7y7Vhx0hub0iMGdDW09ROxhJqy_RPaEnkcNbtdU3TaoQ=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The multicolored beads did NOT work together, so I scrapped that idea and tried a light green bead with the Turkmen parts. Not bad, but not great, so I went back to the blue tones.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP5bTLgVFjnRyXiG2IcNRJ9CZR6g0sm7Mdx-kG6dCXXaNo-d-5AFREsefiwcG0XrZLx7RY1JpGVVCv_hMqrgQ5hJA7A7-UpDnWbpPK5tDJpB92MolgOGRN7ZLsrEbImIRRz6bWJeeVZPsZW4NO5qSMqBoS8xsUMNmItsKp-Ti04jBsV4UHG_Wuos15YA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP5bTLgVFjnRyXiG2IcNRJ9CZR6g0sm7Mdx-kG6dCXXaNo-d-5AFREsefiwcG0XrZLx7RY1JpGVVCv_hMqrgQ5hJA7A7-UpDnWbpPK5tDJpB92MolgOGRN7ZLsrEbImIRRz6bWJeeVZPsZW4NO5qSMqBoS8xsUMNmItsKp-Ti04jBsV4UHG_Wuos15YA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I finally decided to make some more of m<a href="http://lindaedkinswyatt.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html" target="_blank">y own handmade tyvek beads</a>, created from recycled USPS mailing envelopes and Lumiere acrylic paint so I would have enough for a necklace. They are very lightweight, which was important for this necklace.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxDFuOyRiUbjfxU4RFfnGkMOXOSt44e_8b1PutK5ajnwtYe3SLjRDmHce34fEgUilNuTFSJg9nNLjvGBG33sK70V2JnZ7aSc4qcp93AjJXU3rsMWIXwsVo8KGPoRvECotnHxA8O4kRYkEOYlTeakp36W1UOI-IjoYubMEC9rju8xEaEDNnRRSFg_NRKw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxDFuOyRiUbjfxU4RFfnGkMOXOSt44e_8b1PutK5ajnwtYe3SLjRDmHce34fEgUilNuTFSJg9nNLjvGBG33sK70V2JnZ7aSc4qcp93AjJXU3rsMWIXwsVo8KGPoRvECotnHxA8O4kRYkEOYlTeakp36W1UOI-IjoYubMEC9rju8xEaEDNnRRSFg_NRKw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once I had the bottom of the necklace balanced and hanging properly, I added more tyvek beads, small aqua seed beads, silver separators, and a closure. The finished necklace measures 22" long.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXEHYYF4Z8UuLD4Y2bcnDV7SXVF_7MVPuH2XzbMjafT4gR8vgFL1J1-ywHRsZWfQOpFI9y9gpdWVYQwfCNVUPLZaAYWEzeRT87o-g02JMIUiQZ2XPDrIHowvtgG7pAvABqZQydvuEdgDGIPyBCXTgPT-jHwkDNLgIm0k4xJXQ8HXvwYQ9cdWGRmBVDog=s1044" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXEHYYF4Z8UuLD4Y2bcnDV7SXVF_7MVPuH2XzbMjafT4gR8vgFL1J1-ywHRsZWfQOpFI9y9gpdWVYQwfCNVUPLZaAYWEzeRT87o-g02JMIUiQZ2XPDrIHowvtgG7pAvABqZQydvuEdgDGIPyBCXTgPT-jHwkDNLgIm0k4xJXQ8HXvwYQ9cdWGRmBVDog=s320" width="276" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1sVi9FXUePgD0d_g1HuLdOWZXH4DvcRhmzvsQRV1Gv5PCuZATsY_YTCvL2D_qmXc0yEq2fhRcAmOivJC1MErlalLeQ9bE8F8N8R-KM-jEPfXOi8GwbK_q5SUx8kR0giwUBWpEC4OQNDn8BKcR7RFtjk_1Uz5hAlBaD70x1oW89DNr81qYU6YxdIXlkA=s1512" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1sVi9FXUePgD0d_g1HuLdOWZXH4DvcRhmzvsQRV1Gv5PCuZATsY_YTCvL2D_qmXc0yEq2fhRcAmOivJC1MErlalLeQ9bE8F8N8R-KM-jEPfXOi8GwbK_q5SUx8kR0giwUBWpEC4OQNDn8BKcR7RFtjk_1Uz5hAlBaD70x1oW89DNr81qYU6YxdIXlkA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Check out the many amazing and unique items on<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/" target="_blank"> Gwen's website</a>; I know you'll be as inspired as I am!</span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-32564590888036339512022-01-01T16:37:00.002-05:002022-01-01T16:37:49.753-05:00Stenciled Wisdom Doll<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I recently made my first EVER stuffed doll. I have been making <a href="http://lindaedkinswyatt.blogspot.com/p/paper-dolls-for-big-girls.html" target="_blank">flat paper dolls</a> for years, and using doll images on my journal pages, but for my December 2021 StencilTalk® post, I thought I'd try making a small, folk-art inspired doll. The original post can be found on the StencilTalk® blog <a href="https://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2021/12/stenciled-wisdom-doll-by-linda-edkins.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the final doll...for her face I used the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-faces-in-the-crowd-jennifer-evans-p/s445.htm" target="_blank">Faces in the Crowd</a> stencil, and her clothing is a mix of other <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/default.asp" target="_blank">StencilGirl® designs</a> printed in gold on a wine-colored fabric.</span></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTWM6UnCJJzgWm4rgVz7WpAN9MUHy5pcUUFC87Vsm6gWYmgUSFg6vuLdZK4-SBkyuHXVhEgHi2Kns6HiMVj3NSZ-vAeByMjpRUtRcNodSC_Mh9VJSk89GTxZdAXTJFONiwWk3q-GKzbAVWq0YkWQARl_16TdCStLXncOkLYFsQxQBA55OKSvuKl47o5g=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTWM6UnCJJzgWm4rgVz7WpAN9MUHy5pcUUFC87Vsm6gWYmgUSFg6vuLdZK4-SBkyuHXVhEgHi2Kns6HiMVj3NSZ-vAeByMjpRUtRcNodSC_Mh9VJSk89GTxZdAXTJFONiwWk3q-GKzbAVWq0YkWQARl_16TdCStLXncOkLYFsQxQBA55OKSvuKl47o5g=s320" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And here's how she looks hanging out on top of my supply cabinet with some of my other favorite creations.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbWo0aE4rrnhqVvBuFET0TeO2QpmxQRwOMsXDhWUsFX5XNlzeo9dUg3CIzXE4h1fVco1APakmwRI1X5e4snC_JhDfoI9CIu2L3J_gKqhsCyibyesFBMY84uW_jOVsquN2m2Fe_xZ80pwKDzINA4Nl2RR6XQiszo098xdA2hGWHXAYjifJITLfpI9bPRw=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1080" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbWo0aE4rrnhqVvBuFET0TeO2QpmxQRwOMsXDhWUsFX5XNlzeo9dUg3CIzXE4h1fVco1APakmwRI1X5e4snC_JhDfoI9CIu2L3J_gKqhsCyibyesFBMY84uW_jOVsquN2m2Fe_xZ80pwKDzINA4Nl2RR6XQiszo098xdA2hGWHXAYjifJITLfpI9bPRw=w400-h269" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And if you don't have time to read the whole blogpost, here's a video I made that gives a quick looksie on how the doll came together. Enjoy!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzGcREWmvlnIUA2HYRi_lgknNzlJ3PihRQ1CxsRCDoTUXge5XkoteciKGuKYQ8j_9eoPi1GXva6XoJXF_bXng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-75237357000818061482021-11-30T08:48:00.000-05:002021-11-30T08:48:19.465-05:00Little Lotus Journal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7eNCj9H3TJ3wTEKl63QuzRhurytfStCSmmvHhP8ZNhvvdpn5KVKaEGLc9jAQMdFm07KY3PWY_u7ZWnEyQxyfW681EiwuDDzfrEN0oLeEsddkV78qMIT4CHC0pNwrW1WW-FWmLm7YHovWH4vLSyW2XDeECeCFXJ4hWDyFraKLLdmeiut6Ey0PkLi1CLw=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1200" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7eNCj9H3TJ3wTEKl63QuzRhurytfStCSmmvHhP8ZNhvvdpn5KVKaEGLc9jAQMdFm07KY3PWY_u7ZWnEyQxyfW681EiwuDDzfrEN0oLeEsddkV78qMIT4CHC0pNwrW1WW-FWmLm7YHovWH4vLSyW2XDeECeCFXJ4hWDyFraKLLdmeiut6Ey0PkLi1CLw=w640-h453" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirjG1vVxrLP_6jUlKvLNQvQ3hTHhTgWT6wtwC_xW31NgFvRwuJDFgw9CB-JOEj0mL0dso8nB030yHojRo7GbiLKlr2YjvuGTaBkrpN9sX29uCfcidVdvXPORa2VI5N4R3nQ8gEyho2i5O8Lj38r9L5C_Z1-ufRj45UoVyM8sleDb8vxrdI8WT8j5rXoQ=s2250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My latest obsession has been mini-books. I recently taught a live-in-person class at <a href="https://www.shoptheinkpad.com/" target="_blank">The Ink Pad NYC</a>, and made a bunch of samples for the shop. Then I made some during an in-person store demo. Then I made some during the class. And then I made some every day for weeks after the class because they were so cute and so much fun. Here's a few of my favorites:</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9WRl4Oo_A_prm1G0jkH83X1d1U16sU2gFnxKnLPh7g4HEAHN-M3kvcTZnNsTb34UpW71Dc8Z6uBT42VJjVISj0dQfhQi4x-C1hEeS_Yfri3uJIfSevleNgAa9qTGwSRWa6oeyeL-5onK6T4Ws3eTkqm3ijYVbYwDUyyEWjtyekrwk_Rm4PcBk8Vsxbg=s2250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="2250" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9WRl4Oo_A_prm1G0jkH83X1d1U16sU2gFnxKnLPh7g4HEAHN-M3kvcTZnNsTb34UpW71Dc8Z6uBT42VJjVISj0dQfhQi4x-C1hEeS_Yfri3uJIfSevleNgAa9qTGwSRWa6oeyeL-5onK6T4Ws3eTkqm3ijYVbYwDUyyEWjtyekrwk_Rm4PcBk8Vsxbg=w640-h210" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I decided to give the really tiny books a rest, and try going a little bigger. And what better way to start my larger books than with my leftover scraps of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c31/products-designed-by-gwen" target="_blank">Gwen Lafluer stamped images</a>? To make it even more "Lafluerish", I added in some<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p26/romantic-roses-downloadable-collage-cutouts.html" target="_blank"> roses from Gwen's downloadable collage sheets</a>, along with some book pages with foreign text.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3KFG0Z-42DshkZpERrnVU8JRMcfmC7r9yPeOhYKpflFeQrC7PDkFG-AdDU83Qjc5-8uqBA3wycGX_jbKhAeKwPzSSTp4t68xxtEmVscDLlQ9UNmExOym_88FZz4SQFI6Z7QzfYcT5hQwZtaQtZO3948R5ll1Tt834xBeVybXTcotnClNCnBC8HSpgew=s2250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="2250" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3KFG0Z-42DshkZpERrnVU8JRMcfmC7r9yPeOhYKpflFeQrC7PDkFG-AdDU83Qjc5-8uqBA3wycGX_jbKhAeKwPzSSTp4t68xxtEmVscDLlQ9UNmExOym_88FZz4SQFI6Z7QzfYcT5hQwZtaQtZO3948R5ll1Tt834xBeVybXTcotnClNCnBC8HSpgew=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Above are six pictures of my collage process. I started with a messy piece of painted 140 lb. watercolor paper that I had cleaned my brushes on. Next, I gathered the collage elements, then started randomly gluing them them to the paper. Once I got a lot of coverage, I used some brown acrylic and mahogany ink to age the white edges of the papers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To add depth and unite the elements, I stamped some of my favorite natural elements from the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p203/rubber-stamps-egl-05-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">Magnolia</a>, <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p220/rubber-stamps-egl-07-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">India</a>, and <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p347/rubber-stamps-egl-13-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">Wildflower</a> stamp sets onto the collage with <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank">black and sepia archival ink</a>. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYAgdNysu0iLUWU6IPc3hqroXGIgAUc5_GE2_vn3hetFTlwLp0IobcX8GefEBufxf7n4wMSMnhQJ30QTJ4wsF8rChd_c1VKQORdLMy60hgrfBqEG4gUpRNIbYR-sj5bvTuQ2rmUo2tMjF2ZoO3ifqe5B_tNHg29LacL-QG2VgYfVkuPnfo8zgc0mZbKg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYAgdNysu0iLUWU6IPc3hqroXGIgAUc5_GE2_vn3hetFTlwLp0IobcX8GefEBufxf7n4wMSMnhQJ30QTJ4wsF8rChd_c1VKQORdLMy60hgrfBqEG4gUpRNIbYR-sj5bvTuQ2rmUo2tMjF2ZoO3ifqe5B_tNHg29LacL-QG2VgYfVkuPnfo8zgc0mZbKg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted to make a square book, so I trimmed the collage. Next, using a bone folder, I folded it in half, then ran a sepia ink pad around the sides to give it a finished look.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr5hCSYO-5oKYBQ0ZDhAoyACTcQ8tcBJbCWKvVpxMPGB3--6q-ZntB5LYS-a5oPMGw-N3HPoJS_5KWmyuwdR42sCOboDHidGJRZaEC3b4spBOQhfDEb7Nxbfz9rFU0nNSzfR_976KAk9sed9rbNTp6rAU5MJDpbiJUhfegH4Dm5vV0kEivH5Odwi29qA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr5hCSYO-5oKYBQ0ZDhAoyACTcQ8tcBJbCWKvVpxMPGB3--6q-ZntB5LYS-a5oPMGw-N3HPoJS_5KWmyuwdR42sCOboDHidGJRZaEC3b4spBOQhfDEb7Nxbfz9rFU0nNSzfR_976KAk9sed9rbNTp6rAU5MJDpbiJUhfegH4Dm5vV0kEivH5Odwi29qA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The collaged book cover looked really pretty and I could have stopped and left it alone, but I wanted something bolder. I selected one of my favorite Lafluer stencils, the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p186/spring-2019-stencils-lotus-buddha-koi-cyrillic-leaves.html" target="_blank">Lotus</a>. I carefully applied <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark embossing ink </a>through the stencil, sprinkled some fine white embossing powder, brushed away the excess, and zapped it with the heat gun. I used some mahogany distress ink here and there to make the lotus pop.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8N1P_p1GXj1-2Ut-G1c_MRqVRCE4qDSwj4QXljX8eXtSZuPFu5O0Ep3wAbNzMgXmW6wTmaATViuwJrmM8fomw4WVB4QB6VULrF5j_ZKQi-OMhuetuCPCXE5qQQYAD6AosoVLNef6qioXdvlq6bj2wHuluUFi_UN_eCMaQXXSnXQNR0_UJjoPen9KGvw=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8N1P_p1GXj1-2Ut-G1c_MRqVRCE4qDSwj4QXljX8eXtSZuPFu5O0Ep3wAbNzMgXmW6wTmaATViuwJrmM8fomw4WVB4QB6VULrF5j_ZKQi-OMhuetuCPCXE5qQQYAD6AosoVLNef6qioXdvlq6bj2wHuluUFi_UN_eCMaQXXSnXQNR0_UJjoPen9KGvw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was time to add the blank signature pages...but since I used upcycled watercolor paper, the inside was a mess! <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p79/florentine-patterned-paper.html" target="_blank">Beautiful paper from Gwen's online store</a> to the rescue. I carefully glued it in, then cut some blank pages about 1/4" smaller than the book, punched holes with my awl, and stitched the pages in. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxJBZNQbw_GG0QB-JNVzxGW_qZ0FCKJnBGqzpkCr5ITGFh8oGxEeqnZDgY1sItkjwVNCsySTqTKUWO6UsIBUcj3BA27Vj4rjCp1Erw3mhB_UYTBpTgUbOx4XzC951pdJCqnCnKzpcHjb-wYpKgkYcmYLfDrB5dgvrIVBBKSU2rwo0AtIjm9UspR1OHXQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cxML6b4gfGi50ZoQNxkKQCmDQ5m_ueXcQq6i_AyQUTOqC8fqyUEaHZOt7UWMwgO6y7eoP7odF1wNOpcYigcFgDQn7aFb5t99LGO0toMiIFGXiwOEcc2SQ7Z3dQUGpQwi7l_BG5b5VdzGyvSz8rrxBdHR7UW3o_unujukvghgLg5uEltcw-5P52ApTQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cxML6b4gfGi50ZoQNxkKQCmDQ5m_ueXcQq6i_AyQUTOqC8fqyUEaHZOt7UWMwgO6y7eoP7odF1wNOpcYigcFgDQn7aFb5t99LGO0toMiIFGXiwOEcc2SQ7Z3dQUGpQwi7l_BG5b5VdzGyvSz8rrxBdHR7UW3o_unujukvghgLg5uEltcw-5P52ApTQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxJBZNQbw_GG0QB-JNVzxGW_qZ0FCKJnBGqzpkCr5ITGFh8oGxEeqnZDgY1sItkjwVNCsySTqTKUWO6UsIBUcj3BA27Vj4rjCp1Erw3mhB_UYTBpTgUbOx4XzC951pdJCqnCnKzpcHjb-wYpKgkYcmYLfDrB5dgvrIVBBKSU2rwo0AtIjm9UspR1OHXQ=w320-h320" width="320" /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I left the strings long and decorated them with my own <a href="http://lindaedkinswyatt.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html" target="_blank">handmade tyvek beads</a> and some smaller commercial beads.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggLIsZMmcAXl3rCOFMp2vWGVyHuiG-Zvtaubw8-DrVh_RkIbL5iZkkQN5081ANjTuK7r0kHdntHqt1oBqKXX1kJakppOHNDZiSYfYMYC6hRV-FvLrAw6oW4THpIvSSTBWIEVD-6wI73P9oViVy9B68fCf0cdKCSrsxPrsTAS6lE1MxyVFd7c8ZrA-TAA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggLIsZMmcAXl3rCOFMp2vWGVyHuiG-Zvtaubw8-DrVh_RkIbL5iZkkQN5081ANjTuK7r0kHdntHqt1oBqKXX1kJakppOHNDZiSYfYMYC6hRV-FvLrAw6oW4THpIvSSTBWIEVD-6wI73P9oViVy9B68fCf0cdKCSrsxPrsTAS6lE1MxyVFd7c8ZrA-TAA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The folded edge was tearing a little, so I reinforced it with some sheer brown polka-dot ribbon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I added grommets so that I could use sheer ribbon for a tied closure. But, I still wanted some dangling elements, so I puttered with my collection of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p61/turkmen-jewelry-parts-going-global.html" target="_blank">Turkmen parts</a> until I got the right arrangement, added a little <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p66/elephant-czech-glass-beads.html" target="_blank">elephant</a> for good luck, and attached it to the closure with a rustic brad.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBQASsbzSaDDov6nOgkP24_4SgxxQ4iJXAQw22oNvAH6dDN30Zn8C6izsRUfOIsNNNvFEQ4fom9Hs7kAro7c5ywSy3G1gyqnu6HSiWR2R2h3zSw9ni5S1s8JuMyWAs7EFOKczXm7jDhNvkToO8L_gxa1CtvvCtd_kFhNVa4-XA2DGOWA3EG8sxlgJNQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="1080" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBQASsbzSaDDov6nOgkP24_4SgxxQ4iJXAQw22oNvAH6dDN30Zn8C6izsRUfOIsNNNvFEQ4fom9Hs7kAro7c5ywSy3G1gyqnu6HSiWR2R2h3zSw9ni5S1s8JuMyWAs7EFOKczXm7jDhNvkToO8L_gxa1CtvvCtd_kFhNVa4-XA2DGOWA3EG8sxlgJNQ=w400-h131" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a detail shot so you can see how pretty the dangling Turkmen charms and little elephant are.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX-3BnnokU7z6qiE3Uiuh03_R6UXoOstsrpdmLokhXuJpwf0TiuERuJFVxku2og0D0n6e9kZerRcatvufpdML9ZROrRw1PEsox4cobFhshEnso7-Qfr5ppfahOGLEBH__oFaQZ1i4rZCZ4CcHfsgva0wzrd64bD1kNo_jLiI4vBpTIyeHnDQul2DAdIQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX-3BnnokU7z6qiE3Uiuh03_R6UXoOstsrpdmLokhXuJpwf0TiuERuJFVxku2og0D0n6e9kZerRcatvufpdML9ZROrRw1PEsox4cobFhshEnso7-Qfr5ppfahOGLEBH__oFaQZ1i4rZCZ4CcHfsgva0wzrd64bD1kNo_jLiI4vBpTIyeHnDQul2DAdIQ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now the big question is: what will I fill the journal with? Photos? Poetry? Artwork? I'd love any suggestions you may have!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMKr0HHsYGDBx6krsajy55SfvfKauqtjll2RsxpoE_yy-6YqDS0gM4RImGH153PuvAT-IrNr5U_VRAinynfkXEa5sDs2RXHBfJ9Pdwf82HvXRx_YgG5XbvQ8GM232wPablhqV_gJzNO28lb66DyHthgqdVlLTgK_RdRk0PWTywfSdCEvcu9hVSeUO00Q=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMKr0HHsYGDBx6krsajy55SfvfKauqtjll2RsxpoE_yy-6YqDS0gM4RImGH153PuvAT-IrNr5U_VRAinynfkXEa5sDs2RXHBfJ9Pdwf82HvXRx_YgG5XbvQ8GM232wPablhqV_gJzNO28lb66DyHthgqdVlLTgK_RdRk0PWTywfSdCEvcu9hVSeUO00Q=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-71515629038715762312021-10-08T09:57:00.000-04:002021-10-08T09:57:50.987-04:00Turkmen Treasures Sash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqwCZT8k4UG9yVUfKSgANoqabbf0UNIwQHGtsfxHDx9_PYy3u-r6_bj23wdaCFAahEFz34BFMAFJC5AOU3mMPmh1lG0Jhz5y03ooDd55gyaDJPjbY8lggKpd95j-fQjiKuh69asZPLUXK/s2016/IMG_4959+horiz+twk+w+watermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2016" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqwCZT8k4UG9yVUfKSgANoqabbf0UNIwQHGtsfxHDx9_PYy3u-r6_bj23wdaCFAahEFz34BFMAFJC5AOU3mMPmh1lG0Jhz5y03ooDd55gyaDJPjbY8lggKpd95j-fQjiKuh69asZPLUXK/w400-h268/IMG_4959+horiz+twk+w+watermark.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>One of the things I love most on Gwen Lafluer's <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c3//mixed-media-supplies-kits" target="_blank">website</a> are the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p61/turkmen-jewelry-parts-going-global.html" target="_blank">Turkmen jewelry parts</a>. Every time I order (which is often!) I get a bag or two of Turkmen parts. My first idea was to make a necklace with them, but somehow it didn't come together. Then I hit on the idea of using the parts to enhance a plain black sash that came with a "little black dress" that I purchased a while back for a formal event. The sash was a little too long, and droopy, and I kept thinking: "I need something more interesting with this dress, something more ME."</p><p> I made a sketch of my idea and jotted down the measurements I wanted to use.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDGukHEsmzElyJNhk8_YVIKSccbnlGQX1U8rOe6qVveAPl0N-qGaB6WjgV09IEkn2pTIsCzxFEE6L2_DoKpGkeEwpDof6OuW5fKMTJ_goTWAhDeqipjK_jIz7a4JKj3bM9hseCNYebRSB/s640/IMG_4693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDGukHEsmzElyJNhk8_YVIKSccbnlGQX1U8rOe6qVveAPl0N-qGaB6WjgV09IEkn2pTIsCzxFEE6L2_DoKpGkeEwpDof6OuW5fKMTJ_goTWAhDeqipjK_jIz7a4JKj3bM9hseCNYebRSB/s320/IMG_4693.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next, I rummaged around in my closet and found the cast-aside belt, laid
it on my worktable, and placed a few turkmen parts on it. Bingo! It
would be just what the belt needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpsP7_-BpfLMhdvL-dLnIG434yo07aGBNlRT7M46oG8qdSXZNNSXqZHrhGVxjoPWsbURy8LdYshZ6DLevrnyFgNcdkZio_StWFu6-IQ2RlbmzGNNyWmR6NaD8horn7_N5xrLwf2bnqG9z/s640/IMG_4699+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpsP7_-BpfLMhdvL-dLnIG434yo07aGBNlRT7M46oG8qdSXZNNSXqZHrhGVxjoPWsbURy8LdYshZ6DLevrnyFgNcdkZio_StWFu6-IQ2RlbmzGNNyWmR6NaD8horn7_N5xrLwf2bnqG9z/w400-h150/IMG_4699+crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then I ironed the belt, measured the width, and marked the length I needed. (The belt was really long and wrapped around my waist three times!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYYLRx4fQCEDKXcOfnZjI0TcTHuyP5sXnIZuqpTRpXxAnjmh3TMmDqg9iekQXMGjzk_9JsbZeZ3J04UUapGEp5JDZreydp06rkCnO0vsvEnckrUztr-WNHjXf55tlKFInv76KW_DeFzLa/s640/IMG_4692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYYLRx4fQCEDKXcOfnZjI0TcTHuyP5sXnIZuqpTRpXxAnjmh3TMmDqg9iekQXMGjzk_9JsbZeZ3J04UUapGEp5JDZreydp06rkCnO0vsvEnckrUztr-WNHjXf55tlKFInv76KW_DeFzLa/s320/IMG_4692.jpg" /></a></div><p>But wait...it was too floppy to support the Turkmen parts. I decided to
line it with strips of firm interfacing and cover the white interfacing
with black felt. I chose felt because it wouldn't ravel and have a
raggedy edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE0QDX8r9zSSjqUxLCd9qzBj2Y4cjb7yX8xcxVz7IJPSNS7Y-_RbCGwYsLrdEmIQkq86O6CdwzG_jS-6ORlutzPlrxpUiOOXB8Ly01RdeSJl7jw66wJ-ZQPwvKQJ8QJOP3Ob9El3XYTKV/s640/IMG_4697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE0QDX8r9zSSjqUxLCd9qzBj2Y4cjb7yX8xcxVz7IJPSNS7Y-_RbCGwYsLrdEmIQkq86O6CdwzG_jS-6ORlutzPlrxpUiOOXB8Ly01RdeSJl7jw66wJ-ZQPwvKQJ8QJOP3Ob9El3XYTKV/s320/IMG_4697.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9X2ttI3A0hWVEiUGzgCGX56Cdes68qsjfAgmyJmEBZLrMhH7-mjj0DTBUKzU07jnIukYDPLrPLKvW0STRRX4mGvhgMimrDA_ngM9RFIA9XL_-VLfy9MhLSNnnNMzteniL_3fnLHScax6/s640/IMG_4695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9X2ttI3A0hWVEiUGzgCGX56Cdes68qsjfAgmyJmEBZLrMhH7-mjj0DTBUKzU07jnIukYDPLrPLKvW0STRRX4mGvhgMimrDA_ngM9RFIA9XL_-VLfy9MhLSNnnNMzteniL_3fnLHScax6/s320/IMG_4695.jpg" /></a></div><p>Then the question was how to close all the edges: glue? hand stitch? machine stitch? I settled on hand stitching. I decided to leave about 6 inches on each end without any interfacing so that I could tie the belt shut, rather than adding a clasp.</p><p>Now the fun began, auditioning the many Turkmen parts to see what worked together best. When I finally decided on an arrangement, I taped them in place.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgge7Er8Dnb4lic191YeQ6IAQRC_uMkAyG1Luou-hUxMLmkRyRO8AU1HkMwx732SlProV8Vn2lk0GLPvputT91HyLLkp4VAD0n_G_NuNtBcsFk2qaZnYgtqclZb82drOkKVy8xZe8BRAq/s640/IMG_4706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgge7Er8Dnb4lic191YeQ6IAQRC_uMkAyG1Luou-hUxMLmkRyRO8AU1HkMwx732SlProV8Vn2lk0GLPvputT91HyLLkp4VAD0n_G_NuNtBcsFk2qaZnYgtqclZb82drOkKVy8xZe8BRAq/w400-h300/IMG_4706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I thought I would just sew them all on, but each one was a little
different. Some were easy to stitch on. Others had to be wired. A couple
of the flat rectangular pieces were first stitched, but the black thread looked odd on the silver
pieces, so instead of sewing, I attached them with silver brads.<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB9WuD1SurO_uRi9oeJqQmpM4IQLKfcWqbgzNWcdLIWMP3yPRvl80783ZgwJGT9enMtik67sIucRf4RMcrHXgn1Qo-NjE-Mp5A3DwKGpgZcC2ESoWC7c2ljds_3hZOONx_7LSkf3I3e_E/s1872/attachment+process.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1872" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB9WuD1SurO_uRi9oeJqQmpM4IQLKfcWqbgzNWcdLIWMP3yPRvl80783ZgwJGT9enMtik67sIucRf4RMcrHXgn1Qo-NjE-Mp5A3DwKGpgZcC2ESoWC7c2ljds_3hZOONx_7LSkf3I3e_E/w640-h422/attachment+process.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>When I was almost finished, I realized that the wires and brads on the back of the belt might be a bit of a hazard, so I cut small black felt squares and glued them over any wires or brads that might poke into my waist. Finally, it was ready to wear!<br /></p><p> Here's how the belt looks on me with the little black dress:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqGBuR2ZYWstE-mOzHEDh0Wxl5pNCooNqW7GmUkUKpiuTKD4HRuLbzIyl18y8zj2QXI5vk6JAxbKcaSAb5iSKurcvYKUOPxGv4JPc-KYuXvSUL6yQOAonlbg-4ON8NiwKfK9ITABeJhyF/s628/black+dress+with+blurred+background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqGBuR2ZYWstE-mOzHEDh0Wxl5pNCooNqW7GmUkUKpiuTKD4HRuLbzIyl18y8zj2QXI5vk6JAxbKcaSAb5iSKurcvYKUOPxGv4JPc-KYuXvSUL6yQOAonlbg-4ON8NiwKfK9ITABeJhyF/w298-h400/black+dress+with+blurred+background.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><p></p><p>Now, I just need a special event to wear my new belt and the little black dress...although it does look pretty good with my jeans too!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLb2lMR1VMP5AmVJV-Jb3eMOg5Ngo6oz55FxMBL1hkQBwEM7dEEITFhKX-vbiQlcGBnaurXcLM7SUi5R0IFizFXDJVGWhdPkNVuGCW5kxs9p3gQ-jEI_49TGpGKIU7tegLst5pM4zdofR/s1512/IMG_4963+adj+w+watermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLb2lMR1VMP5AmVJV-Jb3eMOg5Ngo6oz55FxMBL1hkQBwEM7dEEITFhKX-vbiQlcGBnaurXcLM7SUi5R0IFizFXDJVGWhdPkNVuGCW5kxs9p3gQ-jEI_49TGpGKIU7tegLst5pM4zdofR/s320/IMG_4963+adj+w+watermark.jpg" /></a></div><br />Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-40368425273450520472021-09-09T14:05:00.001-04:002021-10-25T09:31:35.809-04:00Stenciled Affirmation Card Deck<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAguAUBF0xiFRuoyQJKG-3i05LWVYl059igk_J2lKqhcfn7ufruhVDZ0KarJysgJDycMXMqOedGJwVcYNX5AedU4zuTrCB7SYHsxm_7Wr6rAr7yrPqC3t2m9sAO4l0vJnfdDvEZ8YGPzd5/s640/IMG_7586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAguAUBF0xiFRuoyQJKG-3i05LWVYl059igk_J2lKqhcfn7ufruhVDZ0KarJysgJDycMXMqOedGJwVcYNX5AedU4zuTrCB7SYHsxm_7Wr6rAr7yrPqC3t2m9sAO4l0vJnfdDvEZ8YGPzd5/w396-h400/IMG_7586.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over the years, I have participated in quite a few of <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-tina-walker-s/2089.htm" target="_blank">Tina Walker</a>'s stencil collaborations. They're always fun, creative, and push me to think outside my own box. The StencilGirl Affirmation/Tarot Card Collaboration was no exception...I'm really pleased with the deck I created: the cards have some of my favorite colors, designs, symbols, materials, and words.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3puff1PnEN8B0qCHNBARn6Jx3rryMHZ3wq5cU26JeoIlM7GKOnPSr4zGx-V11ypBa2JrIFMDuIgNuImrk4Y8TsUowVDvNw1hr52cTBt_npgrlXjbKMLtlJ7dpKvCxZOE7nPbYwnlPd44B/s640/IMG_7592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3puff1PnEN8B0qCHNBARn6Jx3rryMHZ3wq5cU26JeoIlM7GKOnPSr4zGx-V11ypBa2JrIFMDuIgNuImrk4Y8TsUowVDvNw1hr52cTBt_npgrlXjbKMLtlJ7dpKvCxZOE7nPbYwnlPd44B/w400-h400/IMG_7592.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rather than beginning with a piece of plain white paper, I stumbled on a piece of 140 lb. watercolor paper that was smeared with bright colors. I thought I'd try using similar brights, and stenciling with <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">my own designs </a>on the paper. I chose some of my newest collection: my <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-lemurian-leaves-linda-edkins-wyatt-p/s875.htm" target="_blank">Lemurian Leaves</a>, <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Blooming-Violet-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/m332.htm" target="_blank">Blooming Violet</a>, and the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-ATC-Mixup-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l852.htm" target="_blank">small Lemurian Leaf from my Wyatt ATC MixUp</a>. I started with the Lemurian Leaf using white acrylic and a cosmetic sponge.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5toqiOWZfPhpMk3ibGYgpS15HVopSiudSqtlhKusaSPO6YsYjZA8bli_HnQgIWvThxGnMB4rLljqmxJdymR0udnG29zCtWC_cWhs17_j_gLOsyWFls6Zk5qpsBCctq8iUY_-nYODSuW_/s640/IMG_7576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5toqiOWZfPhpMk3ibGYgpS15HVopSiudSqtlhKusaSPO6YsYjZA8bli_HnQgIWvThxGnMB4rLljqmxJdymR0udnG29zCtWC_cWhs17_j_gLOsyWFls6Zk5qpsBCctq8iUY_-nYODSuW_/s320/IMG_7576.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIFSF5XxRCOqBtrwgl-x49CD3jfT5tNmT5XskLAQ4c_uuKhPYMRirLBJOeOT5t_TpotPT3YErBGi80EVWBPOzUegAm1bPfwtA0FKoSQ00d3WPRQlXi9OD2wDRwg1hprK4Msjn5GkFrsS0/s640/IMG_7577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIFSF5XxRCOqBtrwgl-x49CD3jfT5tNmT5XskLAQ4c_uuKhPYMRirLBJOeOT5t_TpotPT3YErBGi80EVWBPOzUegAm1bPfwtA0FKoSQ00d3WPRQlXi9OD2wDRwg1hprK4Msjn5GkFrsS0/s320/IMG_7577.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I added more and more of the white leaf, then used the other stencils in brighter colors. Here's how the design progressed:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsy6xSw1gQcPvTyI7sTgfmrDp67gZd2mDpxG-0jAFWhSR3sSIZpXBM6Hfw1zLR7wboyJoOaDZcafCnCqJ6sQZQJckJUAN3FYdkPfQfckoAL7NgrJYxN-X0M_hou0ICvRBnd4hSOtiVQ4L/s640/IMG_7578.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsy6xSw1gQcPvTyI7sTgfmrDp67gZd2mDpxG-0jAFWhSR3sSIZpXBM6Hfw1zLR7wboyJoOaDZcafCnCqJ6sQZQJckJUAN3FYdkPfQfckoAL7NgrJYxN-X0M_hou0ICvRBnd4hSOtiVQ4L/s320/IMG_7578.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv5A_GPLCvJnZzRa2YH5FIU1NpD7Rd22GbGdSSwvf-Q465t1GGO-ea7NfW2Vr4AMoZabxpTUtiMiXDfw5UZ94MIdcj3Xn920Du2CneKeL-I7MmFHOzJuWmxYHT0EGugbmvyF2r7l1exDT/s640/IMG_7579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv5A_GPLCvJnZzRa2YH5FIU1NpD7Rd22GbGdSSwvf-Q465t1GGO-ea7NfW2Vr4AMoZabxpTUtiMiXDfw5UZ94MIdcj3Xn920Du2CneKeL-I7MmFHOzJuWmxYHT0EGugbmvyF2r7l1exDT/s320/IMG_7579.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBqD-vb9aON_jENGz8rAG0fRlU2drJ0Hn1-ftcB6aWPxvWG9DrzVKyWHArGZb0xJxE-Srdp9_rO4UiAFUyYuahSKWOBnsZii7iYaj6S_Dfz9YfSrGM9GWKilp5pOWn9x4by5Whz-Po8zj/s640/IMG_7580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBqD-vb9aON_jENGz8rAG0fRlU2drJ0Hn1-ftcB6aWPxvWG9DrzVKyWHArGZb0xJxE-Srdp9_rO4UiAFUyYuahSKWOBnsZii7iYaj6S_Dfz9YfSrGM9GWKilp5pOWn9x4by5Whz-Po8zj/s320/IMG_7580.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LbZqyg2vO2I4UqSDgCzxP2FXXjQjfg4El236Y6eUB-q0lo-lv6W00nlUOpTvt5UHwEcBP_or_KaSx-2ccPC-eCX31t5FGGNsFMg1BB02x6XkfaVWj0rYx8r_t8a2jd64mRpRq-YY9Md9/s640/IMG_7581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LbZqyg2vO2I4UqSDgCzxP2FXXjQjfg4El236Y6eUB-q0lo-lv6W00nlUOpTvt5UHwEcBP_or_KaSx-2ccPC-eCX31t5FGGNsFMg1BB02x6XkfaVWj0rYx8r_t8a2jd64mRpRq-YY9Md9/s320/IMG_7581.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once I had colors and shapes placed all over the paper, I got out my
cutting mat, metal-edged ruler, and exacto knife, and cut it into 2/5" x
3.5" ATCs. Some of them needed a little extra pizazz, so I added
splotches of color and a few extra stenciled areas so each card would
have a nice flow of color and shape.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Here's the ATCs:</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzRrC-WAdEGKitFL3lTd0QNvtzxcZTDXp3xzigNCwbpx-4Clq1D7oMdlDrgcS5Zf4vhu9b_VooZAwAlFWouh8nCAMq-p0-Z8Abox4HlFsn6KTAjBqOHZS14oMGaw1ZHXjWLlE2FrXrF4Z/s640/IMG_7584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="640" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzRrC-WAdEGKitFL3lTd0QNvtzxcZTDXp3xzigNCwbpx-4Clq1D7oMdlDrgcS5Zf4vhu9b_VooZAwAlFWouh8nCAMq-p0-Z8Abox4HlFsn6KTAjBqOHZS14oMGaw1ZHXjWLlE2FrXrF4Z/s320/IMG_7584.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExQGn9pWqpj0HlvVEqI2iUzxe3LdT12tXSAtnOmd43GDfcioMPRP9AQGHVWFkMpAAX_ULphcy6uTeU0pG5h8JdFSCUbf_cjD2oZr0UuuVpzAig0hwdso8VnxwUGVmbzATS2YKWLz1MkQA/s640/IMG_7585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExQGn9pWqpj0HlvVEqI2iUzxe3LdT12tXSAtnOmd43GDfcioMPRP9AQGHVWFkMpAAX_ULphcy6uTeU0pG5h8JdFSCUbf_cjD2oZr0UuuVpzAig0hwdso8VnxwUGVmbzATS2YKWLz1MkQA/s320/IMG_7585.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I knew I still needed to design the back, and I also needed to find the right affirmations for each card.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a stenciled 140 lb. watercolor paper using a <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-mask-wildflowers-lace-wendy-brightbill-p/l799.htm" target="_blank">gorgeous Wendy Brightbill design </a>a few weeks ago. It was just the perfect shade of pink to go with my cards, and the nature design complimented my ATCs perfectly.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbjoh81bCIN6vozwPwFUuG95IkmJsAdZxbuZapjf-pI7MnOcvLzfzCfksDdrSHI3OnFKE1saCvrtXOtTzC2uDKkcpw79uhlFtlbTd-6S2oGEFAYvK6Vp7WtBmyrceNwZx0FH-vg276rB5/s620/IMG_7565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="620" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbjoh81bCIN6vozwPwFUuG95IkmJsAdZxbuZapjf-pI7MnOcvLzfzCfksDdrSHI3OnFKE1saCvrtXOtTzC2uDKkcpw79uhlFtlbTd-6S2oGEFAYvK6Vp7WtBmyrceNwZx0FH-vg276rB5/s320/IMG_7565.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The paper was really beautiful and I hesitated to cut it up, but I pushed on and cut it into 2.5" x 3.5" sections. Here's how the cards looked together:</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGOH7Ibd3GZiyRUBeyew7pmGCBMAxITKTZHk0p5c70mDVMnmC6GANAj_HrESs8u3DiTuzZvOecYG3FqSfrSvMobuNUsAtsnaBP2F6EQqvwPz_Yp4NXs9p5zre0jDDwWwbL-X7FuqkKvIX/s640/IMG_7582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGOH7Ibd3GZiyRUBeyew7pmGCBMAxITKTZHk0p5c70mDVMnmC6GANAj_HrESs8u3DiTuzZvOecYG3FqSfrSvMobuNUsAtsnaBP2F6EQqvwPz_Yp4NXs9p5zre0jDDwWwbL-X7FuqkKvIX/s320/IMG_7582.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two things were missing: words for the back of the card, and a little something extra for the front.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to use the <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-Sacred-Hearts-ATC-Mixup-Laurie-Mika-p/l784.htm" target="_blank">Sacred Heart ATC designs by Laurie Mika</a> on the front, on top of my colorful Lemurian Garden designs. I carefully applied <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark embossing ink</a> through the stencil designs, sprinkled on <a href="https://www.shoptheinkpad.com/products/wow-opaque-bright-white-embossing-powder?_pos=3&_sid=d43e2f2bd&_ss=r" target="_blank">white embossing powder,</a> shook off the excess, and zapped it with my heat gun. The effect was magical! The sacred hearts added an extra layer of meaning for me and the shiny white looked so pretty on top of the bright colors.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Using heavy matte medium gel, I glued the fronts and backs together and used a small fingertip sponge to apply sepia ink to the edges, which gave a finished look and hid any imperfections. </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLxwlmlb-mzXhDzZmEFC4KqIsN4UW0dn23-5mugArVolGkTFj-jXvYwtGSdLJcPBiBmgjwV5jMJAVPWYRf4a7u_MypYaO_TYsiX3h2Y9m14sUBBvYuhN9yWiKK2CfOiSMw3gX2zjZH9xQ/s640/IMG_7587.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="640" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLxwlmlb-mzXhDzZmEFC4KqIsN4UW0dn23-5mugArVolGkTFj-jXvYwtGSdLJcPBiBmgjwV5jMJAVPWYRf4a7u_MypYaO_TYsiX3h2Y9m14sUBBvYuhN9yWiKK2CfOiSMw3gX2zjZH9xQ/s320/IMG_7587.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To create the words, I used my Photoshop program and typed the affirmations to fit an ATC-sized space, then printed them out of my inkjet printer on giant sheets (8.5" x 11") of Avery shipping labels. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_agCB0mFb8SKpLJv0DHGffSU-kfUcuG3D7k3TwAYtcVHV4YFL64VZnwt12GYKBAyqI51U-B9ealJ1oPRYU1cA9tUHvBitRaMGiNQ66J7dF21LTXiIgFVi4FHHA1aOgzM-ixwNkjf4mcD/s640/IMG_7588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_agCB0mFb8SKpLJv0DHGffSU-kfUcuG3D7k3TwAYtcVHV4YFL64VZnwt12GYKBAyqI51U-B9ealJ1oPRYU1cA9tUHvBitRaMGiNQ66J7dF21LTXiIgFVi4FHHA1aOgzM-ixwNkjf4mcD/s320/IMG_7588.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I cut the labels to fit, peeled away the backing, and pressed them in place. The clear label didn't even show once it was placed on top of the stenciled design...it looks like the words were printed directly on the cards.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOtNUmfWXb_ZqETnOzr6frkUUm_nLjGeAhX6s_6A99b2QW8WJZMJsPz_p1ct6949bKIT2RRujBQ6lNt7pXYkrUng2b-jUX9xvY2sL_eOh5fECIRtZYCT6Noz5IkO2WikAyag8C27fssCe/s640/IMG_7589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOtNUmfWXb_ZqETnOzr6frkUUm_nLjGeAhX6s_6A99b2QW8WJZMJsPz_p1ct6949bKIT2RRujBQ6lNt7pXYkrUng2b-jUX9xvY2sL_eOh5fECIRtZYCT6Noz5IkO2WikAyag8C27fssCe/s320/IMG_7589.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's the finished cards, and a close-up of my two favorites.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAMGyRyEpra8jxfYrej_U-NRWH0AmZ4CE4G3e-vbzbcTIVfwXciYGIr4L_5hjecWynEj9hFgjHnhIFBxcb2YtMgmaJEbvwul3Yz4btfxkWJq5vuOtMbEWbUp6dHGHBW8YEqOnWLS-GRy6/s1172/allcards+front+and+back+merge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1172" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAMGyRyEpra8jxfYrej_U-NRWH0AmZ4CE4G3e-vbzbcTIVfwXciYGIr4L_5hjecWynEj9hFgjHnhIFBxcb2YtMgmaJEbvwul3Yz4btfxkWJq5vuOtMbEWbUp6dHGHBW8YEqOnWLS-GRy6/w640-h336/allcards+front+and+back+merge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4eWAeolNgqk2Lu-pUS-79CVlvR9banGkAnHBoVvdVkZmTavTxgeqlVEoxq69LaQyrePecQ4Spw94Je0Ck7p5LtJwwiACA6vqvQsgsQTHml59vg31AN0_D8msZSuu_xRKAF5PMwkKGJ4/s593/IMG_7593+fav1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4eWAeolNgqk2Lu-pUS-79CVlvR9banGkAnHBoVvdVkZmTavTxgeqlVEoxq69LaQyrePecQ4Spw94Je0Ck7p5LtJwwiACA6vqvQsgsQTHml59vg31AN0_D8msZSuu_xRKAF5PMwkKGJ4/s320/IMG_7593+fav1.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepRuUV4tZRob7rF4IE_A9ghxdKrPRsEUdtWIlioDDVB9D9o6Ic4nRJLZfVSUOpCj6NMmnNwGzV0eRP7VjCeghGGfAdbouvISD0eSIxiBJs36J7mLOTRZjBVuejJZ6sf5Jf9B2D6_s_rQE/s595/IMG_7594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="441" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepRuUV4tZRob7rF4IE_A9ghxdKrPRsEUdtWIlioDDVB9D9o6Ic4nRJLZfVSUOpCj6NMmnNwGzV0eRP7VjCeghGGfAdbouvISD0eSIxiBJs36J7mLOTRZjBVuejJZ6sf5Jf9B2D6_s_rQE/s320/IMG_7594.jpg" width="237" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-86530210786622708482021-09-07T09:24:00.000-04:002021-09-07T09:24:52.951-04:00Sing Your Own Song: Vintage Ephemera Journal Pages<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/u/1/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP017c5pL3eR5hScTfvnBuNRA7FNxeUwzEodTYk0RrFmTPvQKN6iZezLMIHdfNZyT-29od4C0EgpQ9seCBnwYZVwNR-j3VvO6G0vnO8AQdw7CBN2Yd-FzxugnurrBER2YzjM3W8Vvk_PyR/s1038/IMG_6930cropped+adj+sized+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1038" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP017c5pL3eR5hScTfvnBuNRA7FNxeUwzEodTYk0RrFmTPvQKN6iZezLMIHdfNZyT-29od4C0EgpQ9seCBnwYZVwNR-j3VvO6G0vnO8AQdw7CBN2Yd-FzxugnurrBER2YzjM3W8Vvk_PyR/w400-h323/IMG_6930cropped+adj+sized+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ephemera is such a
magical sounding word. Incorporating ephemera (collectible memorabilia) and
vintage images into your artwork really makes it unique and special. However,
finding just the right ephemera can present a challenge. </span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
The </span><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p368/rubber-stamps-egl-19-paperartsy-eclectica-build-a-collage-birds.html" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">new EGL19 Build-a-Collage
set</span></a><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p368/rubber-stamps-egl-19-paperartsy-eclectica-build-a-collage-birds.html" target="_blank"><u><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,</span></u></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> designed by Gwen Lafluer for
PaperArtsy, has the feel of vintage ephemera. All the stamps are hand-drawn,
and the set was inspired by Gwen's travels around the world and her love of the
outdoors. There's a unique mix of natural items, combined with game pieces,
invoices, and other whimsical images. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I tested the stamps on
quite a few different papers, both printed and plain, colored and neutral.
Then, inspired by artist Nathalie Kalbach, I explored the idea of stamping on
vintage ledger paper. Nat filled a vintage ledger with a series of colorful
repeating patterns, stamped using her art foamies and rubber stamps. (Her
series of videos is called “Pattern Monday—video from my ledger”.)</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you don't have a
local source for vintage papers, such as yard sales or antique dealers,
obtaining old images and items can be tricky. Since I didn't have a vintage
journal on hand, I decided to make my own. I found several ledger images on </span><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Graphics Fairy website</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and printed them in a variety of
sizes. I also experimented with printing on some traditional ledger paper,
which brought back happy memories of my mother, who was a bookkeeper.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/u/1/"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmkWbsnyfs2IziNpoaNUllMqQuUUkvUyDFyO4K76x085uHu4SfMYh31ta8qLXbE2q5OhuWZuz2WwxNBsbkiVtnCdxLZ4f_oKgmQGHzX0A7xvwhnsyIfWSdS8Q4GYc13rE-RUQ1tx1H6BY/s640/IMG_6892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmkWbsnyfs2IziNpoaNUllMqQuUUkvUyDFyO4K76x085uHu4SfMYh31ta8qLXbE2q5OhuWZuz2WwxNBsbkiVtnCdxLZ4f_oKgmQGHzX0A7xvwhnsyIfWSdS8Q4GYc13rE-RUQ1tx1H6BY/s320/IMG_6892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Using</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/u/1/" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p240/ranger-archival-ink-brown-black-stamp-pads.html" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">sepia and black archival ink</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, I tested all of Gwen's Build-a-Collage
stamps on the vintage-looking ledger paper…and I was in love! </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF3DXVZtGowRhV3dLEmJyhVVBXKtAAWgRNaySgBKRJ96Bj2n4QKvDiLSc2ChH-o7YnX55TPWGEoe43pb1QrPyWMYr7hC1mxaPG-Nf7I6MLKeNkSa4VTKKcPeFM5dexbOuwbRSRvPR5_lC/s1800/3+pix+of+stamping+on+gf+ledger+paper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1800" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF3DXVZtGowRhV3dLEmJyhVVBXKtAAWgRNaySgBKRJ96Bj2n4QKvDiLSc2ChH-o7YnX55TPWGEoe43pb1QrPyWMYr7hC1mxaPG-Nf7I6MLKeNkSa4VTKKcPeFM5dexbOuwbRSRvPR5_lC/w400-h178/3+pix+of+stamping+on+gf+ledger+paper.jpg" width="400" /></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jwbE64u6qz0BgSnnsaros4teEyRpMMGWbeXc3YcYZnRuIR6ABRQOqNYLeh-6bGmcieUvtkfEwpzs9CNoQgx_e0_-ljauCA-BZg1MRciCEww0E_9olGmWO0pZsOJfv5Vb4dP0RDYn_os9/s640/IMG_6896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jwbE64u6qz0BgSnnsaros4teEyRpMMGWbeXc3YcYZnRuIR6ABRQOqNYLeh-6bGmcieUvtkfEwpzs9CNoQgx_e0_-ljauCA-BZg1MRciCEww0E_9olGmWO0pZsOJfv5Vb4dP0RDYn_os9/s320/IMG_6896.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Next, I used both watercolor pencils
and brush tipped markers to add color to the images.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once I trimmed the
white edges away, the papers were exactly the right size for my 5" x
8" Dylusions art journal! I used a </span><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p223/avery-glue-stick.html" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">gluestick</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and some matte gel medium to adhere the papers to the
journal. Next, I added some dots here and there with my colorful</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/u/1/" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></a><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p268/posca-fine-tip-paint-pens.html" target="_blank">Posca Pens</a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. I also enhanced the eyes with some extra white and touched
up any sketchy areas with a<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p266/marabu-graphix-fineliner-pen-set-12-count.html" target="_blank"> black or sepia fine-line marker</a>.</span></span></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ1rcKqZ6mVsBuy8WYoo5cgNqrPMP7JLod_G5zWni061fKG7-OTMvyoE0s42naoqZylUcayZ3_zcKtGk3LRVd2lz-r4jLgvWaxSCb3HzgICZFN4mJV-kg-ntkhSMS1bjEJw9LZGghasnT/s640/IMG_6914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ1rcKqZ6mVsBuy8WYoo5cgNqrPMP7JLod_G5zWni061fKG7-OTMvyoE0s42naoqZylUcayZ3_zcKtGk3LRVd2lz-r4jLgvWaxSCb3HzgICZFN4mJV-kg-ntkhSMS1bjEJw9LZGghasnT/s320/IMG_6914.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I liked that the right side of the page
was colorful, while the left was more stark. It needed a little more, so using </span><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p359/rubber-stamps-egl-16-paperartsy-eclectica-alphabet.html" target="_blank"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gwen's EGL-16 Deco Alphabet stamps</span></a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, I added words: “Sing Your Own Song.”
As I was working on the pages, the lyrics from an old 1969 Mama Cass song, “Make
Your Own Kind of Music,” popped into my head. I thought the words of the
refrain were appropriate, so I stamped them on. I often have song lyrics
running around in my head when I am art journaling, and usually incorporate
them into the page.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-ramTUxQCB8k7L-GlChUoWcRe89dZaDzwH2FNVoQeq2hh1YuTRPK2nRsSe0oEXrrW1zljMVKwiqm9ZYH_AMRjjtEWbsJofgrqe3apfojoLQTSDyu3hCiTECFZgQzJe-lKsoSHSGvzZUd/s640/IMG_6916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-ramTUxQCB8k7L-GlChUoWcRe89dZaDzwH2FNVoQeq2hh1YuTRPK2nRsSe0oEXrrW1zljMVKwiqm9ZYH_AMRjjtEWbsJofgrqe3apfojoLQTSDyu3hCiTECFZgQzJe-lKsoSHSGvzZUd/s320/IMG_6916.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I used a clear stamp
block that had gridlines, which helped me line up the letters neatly. I flipped
the block over to see if I had them in the right order before printing.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When I was almost
done, I noticed an empty spot on the left page. I decided to add a little bird
going the opposite way. When I was testing the stamps on various papers, I had
stamped the bird with sepia ink onto a dry, empty teabag. I carefully tore the
extra paper away, then flipped the bird image over and carefully glued it in place. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Somehow adding that
little bird felt just right. Can't you just imagine it going its own way and
singing its own special song?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yn50BNSXpVcSPp4X880p4GbWXScEJkuuGTCeQQAhWaCRXOmLxWqX1GYhrCeANLkmqObvyn19daqcYDNPS7I_HXOYfMsbKBatTOMZrUdwkYkPMyPkRwwFXsd65Jq7xGqR41I_80Xo0aN0/s640/IMG_6923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yn50BNSXpVcSPp4X880p4GbWXScEJkuuGTCeQQAhWaCRXOmLxWqX1GYhrCeANLkmqObvyn19daqcYDNPS7I_HXOYfMsbKBatTOMZrUdwkYkPMyPkRwwFXsd65Jq7xGqR41I_80Xo0aN0/s320/IMG_6923.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT-SUVQ5M3eBcgD5hyphenhyphenwx5DxnPzrdB52YbW2v6CDdU5qqdUy92vmjqwJmTN-1ekbF_CuRB1i-rvDAhbPeO6wmQ0Ya0dBDny0czW80_M0f1gMZBJ8iKb4xh6_iLMY7aEy0LhY2xfgDyset0/s1512/IMG_6931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT-SUVQ5M3eBcgD5hyphenhyphenwx5DxnPzrdB52YbW2v6CDdU5qqdUy92vmjqwJmTN-1ekbF_CuRB1i-rvDAhbPeO6wmQ0Ya0dBDny0czW80_M0f1gMZBJ8iKb4xh6_iLMY7aEy0LhY2xfgDyset0/s320/IMG_6931.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m3V87Y5O1mQsJysqwtixxiLZ8TRRh0EogpR2fpGLb5uX0B_K01swgsvazLx8JyCQuNtGfZuwpToVMO3sRCEyUpRnE_qDOo6BrrgkvdhqI_rvr5KES5Sinh5TcIqRjguMkfb_L0JiJRz-/s1512/IMG_6933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m3V87Y5O1mQsJysqwtixxiLZ8TRRh0EogpR2fpGLb5uX0B_K01swgsvazLx8JyCQuNtGfZuwpToVMO3sRCEyUpRnE_qDOo6BrrgkvdhqI_rvr5KES5Sinh5TcIqRjguMkfb_L0JiJRz-/s320/IMG_6933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">*** Many thanks to Kimberlee Foster of <a href="https://backofficediva.com/" target="_blank">The Back Office Diva</a> for her technical assistance, and her eagle-eye for proofreading!</span></span></i><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400678625711449202.post-57294856481707319952021-06-02T09:40:00.000-04:002021-06-02T09:40:48.436-04:00Vintage-Inspired House Book<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtNzonFGW_QVwxwiTbkvGEdcVlKMZb7sWamz1aN37H4M5uq_0Rs9wXkLE-d78-ET7_S1QVa7mkh45Ws1OXIi0A__gbAf1Xfg7IOxgl3dMWsVRuoTzGwLb3xazUz85nHrpJaZJ1IHSrJMT/s1728/ticket+house+all+with+pink+stripe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1728" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtNzonFGW_QVwxwiTbkvGEdcVlKMZb7sWamz1aN37H4M5uq_0Rs9wXkLE-d78-ET7_S1QVa7mkh45Ws1OXIi0A__gbAf1Xfg7IOxgl3dMWsVRuoTzGwLb3xazUz85nHrpJaZJ1IHSrJMT/w640-h480/ticket+house+all+with+pink+stripe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you love all things vintage, you're going to LOOOVE the newest stamp set from Gwen Lafluer for PaperArtsy: <b><a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/c31/products-designed-by-gwen" target="_blank"><i>Tickets</i>!</a></b> The minute I saw the set, I thought of traveling back in time, and of fully blooming roses, lace, old sepia photos, and ephemera. So, I pulled out my stash of papers and started making a beautiful mess.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I tested the ticket stamps on plain, printed, painted, and dyed papers of various weights and textures with both black and sepia ink.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next, I found some 140 lb. watercolor paper that I had sprayed with sepia distress oxide through <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p345/lemurian-garden-stencils-linda-edkins-wyatt.html" target="_blank">my newest Lemurian Garden stencils</a>. I cut the paper into house-shaped pieces, then gathered my <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p22/fabulous-florals-downloadable-collage-cutouts.html" target="_blank">roses</a> and laces and vintage images from <a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a>.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuRyIXSHMutSV1oCVLVKxpDUCL-vVRg1uGc4PYA7T9Vurtm-nfWD0KBjRHwUzaIXZFGz1N8Gn2vZJoVIUaMLNOQ1oCwhTu-deeZwevwmTImtBmbJB6yyLjTQG_d1GnrB_Ta0y0yD3a55p/s640/IMG_6273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuRyIXSHMutSV1oCVLVKxpDUCL-vVRg1uGc4PYA7T9Vurtm-nfWD0KBjRHwUzaIXZFGz1N8Gn2vZJoVIUaMLNOQ1oCwhTu-deeZwevwmTImtBmbJB6yyLjTQG_d1GnrB_Ta0y0yD3a55p/w200-h200/IMG_6273.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I tried out different arrangements of the flowers, tickets, and photos, snapping photos as I found the arrangements I liked. I selected the five I liked best, then glued the pieces in place. </span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYHqr_EzjTS77ITfwDD5Af0FIFfdcJHniVdxvfZ1Zh87mn0rKlkFgEaR9pyqxu4G6qMNbMWxL6fgYdW7PffFkDJBh54Bcizs7-Yi6W1eaDdOK2mJNguDZczvAZaUMhFw6qasPOVn-kFfL/s640/IMG_6274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYHqr_EzjTS77ITfwDD5Af0FIFfdcJHniVdxvfZ1Zh87mn0rKlkFgEaR9pyqxu4G6qMNbMWxL6fgYdW7PffFkDJBh54Bcizs7-Yi6W1eaDdOK2mJNguDZczvAZaUMhFw6qasPOVn-kFfL/w200-h200/IMG_6274.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh6EfSiSpoTIcHPMVhUnz9XeRzkPD61djYdwg-VarmLNYRf9GT2a_szhmKhzvYfqu5MYuHdfiTv-wjvc5WMSUFGVTG6kqeW24nC6Joo0chyphenhyphengwyrvAzjE1ZFiHH8YJJCc96lPOOBoMFPtU/s640/IMG_6275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh6EfSiSpoTIcHPMVhUnz9XeRzkPD61djYdwg-VarmLNYRf9GT2a_szhmKhzvYfqu5MYuHdfiTv-wjvc5WMSUFGVTG6kqeW24nC6Joo0chyphenhyphengwyrvAzjE1ZFiHH8YJJCc96lPOOBoMFPtU/w200-h200/IMG_6275.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLPCZklvwrj7ot0ChL4BgrqxQAxSupFIw_fyHbfDWNe5kChubG8I3rKTnxHDA0enKXt5_sYhSI2C8-JHii3nToGYM3UXLbzaTKdogySnBKni5hl8npm_aGZqr95RYz89icJwiBpHSbZ_i/s640/IMG_6278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLPCZklvwrj7ot0ChL4BgrqxQAxSupFIw_fyHbfDWNe5kChubG8I3rKTnxHDA0enKXt5_sYhSI2C8-JHii3nToGYM3UXLbzaTKdogySnBKni5hl8npm_aGZqr95RYz89icJwiBpHSbZ_i/w200-h200/IMG_6278.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZVgFw7ioGJ9gwUc9N4Nfc1p9myoXmB3AKfaNZFL9xWWr0SKda1MQetoVxguzSVXnpAyhyajL8CbTqpN1kH_dgcb3SLVzyxwNgcf4124M5UoEOOIDF02GnV-olDOwZ8s8XFFwgFs7MPQH/s640/IMG_6281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZVgFw7ioGJ9gwUc9N4Nfc1p9myoXmB3AKfaNZFL9xWWr0SKda1MQetoVxguzSVXnpAyhyajL8CbTqpN1kH_dgcb3SLVzyxwNgcf4124M5UoEOOIDF02GnV-olDOwZ8s8XFFwgFs7MPQH/s320/IMG_6281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHkDnBkZWa1nhR9AEMPuw6OVUI7bUIWMrtbhH-yI5lPwU5WW3wqhKsKnW1Dbx_q3Xumi0s5Ueffd-FVnRbnmoqNj6QoyQwlf6aqWUNcw10enmciu7BK8uupTFKSmAC9PgKY4A4bQ0LvsB/s640/IMG_6285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHkDnBkZWa1nhR9AEMPuw6OVUI7bUIWMrtbhH-yI5lPwU5WW3wqhKsKnW1Dbx_q3Xumi0s5Ueffd-FVnRbnmoqNj6QoyQwlf6aqWUNcw10enmciu7BK8uupTFKSmAC9PgKY4A4bQ0LvsB/s320/IMG_6285.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_twd0iXCMe2r0QFeeq0VuaA6NDg0voMk43AnagQLnumxZI1pk4ZTlJL9iAWrYSvrWlZEgdjiidMGbT9G2fIR_HWtnw4bnwhBgWwPf61lBHSqIu1lJdgBx4vfQcYhY97D-OVSZaf3BSmk/s640/IMG_6286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_twd0iXCMe2r0QFeeq0VuaA6NDg0voMk43AnagQLnumxZI1pk4ZTlJL9iAWrYSvrWlZEgdjiidMGbT9G2fIR_HWtnw4bnwhBgWwPf61lBHSqIu1lJdgBx4vfQcYhY97D-OVSZaf3BSmk/s320/IMG_6286.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had the idea of using a Dresden Gold window on the front of the book and putting a photo behind it. The gold seemed too bright, so I wanted to grunge it up. I finally ended up, after trying paints and inks, using some of <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p166/embossing-powder-baked-texture-the-altered-page-emerald-creek.html" target="_blank">Seth Apter's Patina </a>Oxide to age it.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8lX2Wdo3twCvaRSng8-hnF5vfKchNCPwkLgMHVXXc9tF4dC_tLI0SrMovYgakQ3lSWMJCvB7VK56e05tX94hixFsU8z_r9q9GqdBrQinZIiLsIDckKHZZl6D8iHsa761bklhxbYr8FYL/s1834/window+steps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1834" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8lX2Wdo3twCvaRSng8-hnF5vfKchNCPwkLgMHVXXc9tF4dC_tLI0SrMovYgakQ3lSWMJCvB7VK56e05tX94hixFsU8z_r9q9GqdBrQinZIiLsIDckKHZZl6D8iHsa761bklhxbYr8FYL/w400-h281/window+steps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaVcxn4gLgYaOl9oSUSbDymQBm2a96xi8WloeyItuoFTf77QXSvwzQA32Qu0y5zEFHzxf8Ua1nyE7KWHZodSRHIX3tAHo7FhSt6Bjpxlg6wxmGXaLrpVEsSWRHrjeC6BREsVmMK1GxZBh/s640/IMG_6296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaVcxn4gLgYaOl9oSUSbDymQBm2a96xi8WloeyItuoFTf77QXSvwzQA32Qu0y5zEFHzxf8Ua1nyE7KWHZodSRHIX3tAHo7FhSt6Bjpxlg6wxmGXaLrpVEsSWRHrjeC6BREsVmMK1GxZBh/s320/IMG_6296.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53bDOA4_hB-0bgIHiHpHjWex_6efVK57xzbDUi4WRZ0-pBD7TYmm0aAP0PwL0aB70qrQRWGsLM9lqrpXcJJYucew82EuQYJGrrKqKnM-VG87vVN7w0snFEQkr1NZCCX6xfCKd2IJVybei/s640/IMG_6299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53bDOA4_hB-0bgIHiHpHjWex_6efVK57xzbDUi4WRZ0-pBD7TYmm0aAP0PwL0aB70qrQRWGsLM9lqrpXcJJYucew82EuQYJGrrKqKnM-VG87vVN7w0snFEQkr1NZCCX6xfCKd2IJVybei/s320/IMG_6299.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was time to "bind" my book. I envisioned it as a flip book, with three little rings on the side.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMckPKhIOKQ6VhGnfhpx1ebd00llcf2p92VRQ4PPkdRdXqOrrY-vn0niSmDKnOqqdT3yy8q4lf-zNlriMr2fyLI7xDQg0PBFRcrrLKFZ3qJbGnfiKnXbpwxrxu4qayB1NypXdPSsZi_9gE/s640/IMG_6305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMckPKhIOKQ6VhGnfhpx1ebd00llcf2p92VRQ4PPkdRdXqOrrY-vn0niSmDKnOqqdT3yy8q4lf-zNlriMr2fyLI7xDQg0PBFRcrrLKFZ3qJbGnfiKnXbpwxrxu4qayB1NypXdPSsZi_9gE/s320/IMG_6305.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaZwrOKJqchiOhjErhnEdjlsk0YlH2GNwDhqSNvuCKFRHRarpiyL-jvJowXYrOTUzJv18TgWhq5PsF_OIQ-S-Upk1n_FuMQF3h6F0dQR3UooEqwcIo2V5lcuVLqBv74Jj7VL5ry31NIvT/s640/IMG_6315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaZwrOKJqchiOhjErhnEdjlsk0YlH2GNwDhqSNvuCKFRHRarpiyL-jvJowXYrOTUzJv18TgWhq5PsF_OIQ-S-Upk1n_FuMQF3h6F0dQR3UooEqwcIo2V5lcuVLqBv74Jj7VL5ry31NIvT/s320/IMG_6315.jpg" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I started with some binder rings that could easily be opened and
reclosed, but realized that they were too big and clunky, so I switched
to smaller rings. </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6U4OiqrBPUws7Dd10Nrb-mOknmzWCawU4Dgu7ONURtDcbbGqWe0wnBquoFQr_tZzLVrKs5Y-FaVMx0u7L3Gcx4ky46r3j9UBoGnppQ2aNYY5pR3nVHKyfXgGfj39-tzzDMvvn_zTWu1H/s640/IMG_6321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6U4OiqrBPUws7Dd10Nrb-mOknmzWCawU4Dgu7ONURtDcbbGqWe0wnBquoFQr_tZzLVrKs5Y-FaVMx0u7L3Gcx4ky46r3j9UBoGnppQ2aNYY5pR3nVHKyfXgGfj39-tzzDMvvn_zTWu1H/s320/IMG_6321.jpg" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I was putting the five house shapes together into a book, poking holes in three strategic locations, and adding rings to hold the book together, it occurred to me that the back pages were blank! Well, fortunately I have an abundance of flowers, lace, photos, and tickets, so I created the back pages.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkXWmaed32KaJroBfblK_O11JGs5eV9XmI9i7Hql2yMdVqUo_LOMPHthxbobmE-Zo7dxchfaSW0H51S_yz3B8SwU6jdcj7xNVvtDUGAPS_7g4lgBa5_6Yq2Enrnn1QtWcXFTMAUCzKhK7/s640/IMG_6306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkXWmaed32KaJroBfblK_O11JGs5eV9XmI9i7Hql2yMdVqUo_LOMPHthxbobmE-Zo7dxchfaSW0H51S_yz3B8SwU6jdcj7xNVvtDUGAPS_7g4lgBa5_6Yq2Enrnn1QtWcXFTMAUCzKhK7/s320/IMG_6306.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c850VWL8TEa-076zbwZaFSW_YrRV1BokBOKOeyYZNX5ujSwiKMLWUOKIr4ElNji4DjcDQ2K5nI0a6QgmT2wr-OLc15QB_sgKHT4LUleEeax-wT2s9P7Uq0QJtHEq2u3Z8bYMh7072Y0X/s640/IMG_6307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRi9JQ_PBWCXOcGWeAth79AD_Njyrpwp9BdPQiCQQuqFipltfADpNxgPxyAJQTsaY7RkMDilJeP3KiqEIWLHm4nRg_r9kt9N3y2td1PdRSLfR-gEw7rs8joqF8n-BlEQ_EenGJRXXTybB/s2048/hamsa+mix+w+watermark+square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRi9JQ_PBWCXOcGWeAth79AD_Njyrpwp9BdPQiCQQuqFipltfADpNxgPxyAJQTsaY7RkMDilJeP3KiqEIWLHm4nRg_r9kt9N3y2td1PdRSLfR-gEw7rs8joqF8n-BlEQ_EenGJRXXTybB/w400-h400/hamsa+mix+w+watermark+square.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't know what took me so long to order <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p220/rubber-stamps-egl-07-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">Gwen Lafluer's "India" PaperArtsy stamp set</a>...maybe its just that she has so many beautiful stamp sets to choose from! The set has features completely hand-drawn designs based on Gwen's travels and the motifs and textiles of India. I was especially drawn to the hamsa, an open right hand, an image used as a sign of protection and good fortune.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fVjBY2xA4a_grxharaqZkdbxe903nMfMUHvMbc4qIxCvAPqIfkboS34Mr7GA6sgcrwWe54VU3a8TFGMWaNmLDtUF1HG_8Lusuts82AF67lKKKZrBK7jG9-GUGn3wpKQmjq1gHclOv8Q/s640/IMG_5829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fVjBY2xA4a_grxharaqZkdbxe903nMfMUHvMbc4qIxCvAPqIfkboS34Mr7GA6sgcrwWe54VU3a8TFGMWaNmLDtUF1HG_8Lusuts82AF67lKKKZrBK7jG9-GUGn3wpKQmjq1gHclOv8Q/s320/IMG_5829.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used the <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p243/manila-shipping-tag-packs.html" target="_blank">large size manila shipping tag from Gwen's online shop</a>, and cut a piece of coffee dyed watercolor paper to fit, then and added white acrylic through <a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencils-by-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-s/2118.htm" target="_blank">a stencil from my new collection</a>.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWJt7C6Qm-xvm-ZY1sjq27kEavWBpN9H8Ui1N_wmcT2CGI7MHLGbVpZKeI6ffPDIWdmV0cPOyItPZwym7JkoFkDc26zj_P3oWjc9VQGgesN_5WeJJbEkoTsdCL4KSHdwGTLUfNBkifHgs/s640/IMG_5831.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWJt7C6Qm-xvm-ZY1sjq27kEavWBpN9H8Ui1N_wmcT2CGI7MHLGbVpZKeI6ffPDIWdmV0cPOyItPZwym7JkoFkDc26zj_P3oWjc9VQGgesN_5WeJJbEkoTsdCL4KSHdwGTLUfNBkifHgs/s320/IMG_5831.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The partially embossed hamsa stamp, before heating, on top of my<a href="https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-ATC-Mixup-Linda-Edkins-Wyatt-p/l852.htm" target="_blank"> "dobbie" design from the ATC mixup stencil.</a><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Naturally the first stamp I used was the hamsa. If you're in New York, <a href="https://www.shoptheinkpad.com/collections/stamps-stamping?page=4" target="_blank">the Ink Pad NYC</a> carries the India stamp set as well as lots of Gwen's stamps and stencils. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped the tag with <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p187/versamark-ink-pads.html" target="_blank">VersaMark embossing ink</a>, then sprinkled<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p166/embossing-powder-baked-texture-the-altered-page-emerald-creek.html" target="_blank"> Seth Apter's Patina Oxide Baked Texture </a>embossing powder, then zapped it with a heatgun. <i>Magic!</i> </span><i><br /></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2amQOh1zimx8jKYh8aZHo-5mQYuvBO5sUGnuJu5a4K3N3vhOmz3chFGQoQkpvzc651-mnh1F7wRCrubx7GnNzZehfdqicb27bM5y0aPtGY4l-iu4L5duxp4blqJGMJiJL6w_OrnlIuQVg/s1944/six+process+shots.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1944" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2amQOh1zimx8jKYh8aZHo-5mQYuvBO5sUGnuJu5a4K3N3vhOmz3chFGQoQkpvzc651-mnh1F7wRCrubx7GnNzZehfdqicb27bM5y0aPtGY4l-iu4L5duxp4blqJGMJiJL6w_OrnlIuQVg/w640-h426/six+process+shots.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Stamps were added one at a time to the stenciled base, building the design until the entire tag was covered.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I continued adding other stamps from the set. To fill in a couple empty spaces, when I was almost done, I added dots with an <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p184/versamark-pen.html" target="_blank">embossing pen</a>, and a <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p222/rubber-stamps-egl-09-paperartsy-eclectica.html" target="_blank">little diamond from the Tribal Faces</a> stamp set.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For extra warmth and depth, I swiped the tag with an ink called "pumpkin pie," a delicious caramel color.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After auditioning lots of beads and trim to embellish the tag, I settled on some <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p69/german-dresden-trim-gwen-essentials.html" target="_blank">thick Dresden gold for the bottom</a>, a cinnamon-colored<a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p113/sari-yarn-ribbon-darn-good-yarn.html" target="_blank"> sari silk</a> for the top, my own handmade beads, and a <a href="https://www.gwenlafleur.com/store/p61/turkmen-jewelry-parts-going-global.html" target="_blank">faux coin from a Turkmen parts packet</a>. I "grunged-up" both the Dresden gold trim and the faux coin by dabbing on <a href="https://www.shoptheinkpad.com/collections/ink?page=1" target="_blank">sepia ink, aqua paint, and rust-colored paint</a> until they looked worn and old. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This piece reminds me of the song from The Sound of Music, <i>My Favorite Things</i>. I used my favorite watercolor paper, favorite coffee dye, my own stencil design, my new favorite India-inspired stamps, my favorite Seth Apter embossing powder, my favorite Dresden gold trim, sari silk in an earth cinnamon color, and several of my handmade beads.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3pjLF6xnP-3OvcVbuioM2JzFJbbMQ4WMmCF3tFS3MnXvL-kXPUsaZeEtoEqgkGKxj4DRDdCWyYRzrgzacoa17IHgfsKeFRiGE6SGYjpi281bXGqCYI4qRdQ3OrYqsG-dchYAQRKNtTIY/s1512/IMG_5868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3pjLF6xnP-3OvcVbuioM2JzFJbbMQ4WMmCF3tFS3MnXvL-kXPUsaZeEtoEqgkGKxj4DRDdCWyYRzrgzacoa17IHgfsKeFRiGE6SGYjpi281bXGqCYI4qRdQ3OrYqsG-dchYAQRKNtTIY/w400-h400/IMG_5868.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a few closeups so you can see the delicious textures and colors.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXOcSMql50XplSaKaqAkxaT9o1QuWDUyLYMC3LR3yqr8QVxk8iiJNuvLdYrDCkvrfV4mliZBoGvFvSMFuJ9OcOUWhQrmEzZMX7YQCNoFZKuydNAWWcmzh3wnRzw9eY5kj2O14rPsueblY/s1512/IMG_5864twk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXOcSMql50XplSaKaqAkxaT9o1QuWDUyLYMC3LR3yqr8QVxk8iiJNuvLdYrDCkvrfV4mliZBoGvFvSMFuJ9OcOUWhQrmEzZMX7YQCNoFZKuydNAWWcmzh3wnRzw9eY5kj2O14rPsueblY/s320/IMG_5864twk.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM32Wi9UHjZhJSJ_0u9qTB-4VGEKaGn7rDHzFcui6eIAtGjpJP79JfPOzYi7mSIlF1f9FXWSdkGR5-ze7J2TGj4duGj9xIerI_PyPGG8riTBCvOhDgnvDelngfR9YG8EWq5pak7_Llj8T/s1512/IMG_5865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM32Wi9UHjZhJSJ_0u9qTB-4VGEKaGn7rDHzFcui6eIAtGjpJP79JfPOzYi7mSIlF1f9FXWSdkGR5-ze7J2TGj4duGj9xIerI_PyPGG8riTBCvOhDgnvDelngfR9YG8EWq5pak7_Llj8T/s320/IMG_5865.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqHTEzO2_8ThzG9U7BJG5IHhmnEXwMNpQr5xnCQVe4-nmFO8BFYRenO99p8bR_lSoK5in10SjunNArLPlVjnI9oBkmuzAHLPi3N_Hfv5Zszwcze36EVcvcTRKTrr_rFQWvHDIk6R_V_7U/s1512/IMG_5866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqHTEzO2_8ThzG9U7BJG5IHhmnEXwMNpQr5xnCQVe4-nmFO8BFYRenO99p8bR_lSoK5in10SjunNArLPlVjnI9oBkmuzAHLPi3N_Hfv5Zszwcze36EVcvcTRKTrr_rFQWvHDIk6R_V_7U/s320/IMG_5866.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnIVjuWcIZy1VKy7tefHIjHQaAbKQMvc1uZ-u_AtzmF-TJMfR2TRLDwn6wbV6Qb256Aco9-nkDFguteunh9-X0WEJgW46vBBNN0y4K50UV0nxDfunQ61kfsRa4TZXv6wosPFEKTUx6bl1/s1512/IMG_5867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnIVjuWcIZy1VKy7tefHIjHQaAbKQMvc1uZ-u_AtzmF-TJMfR2TRLDwn6wbV6Qb256Aco9-nkDFguteunh9-X0WEJgW46vBBNN0y4K50UV0nxDfunQ61kfsRa4TZXv6wosPFEKTUx6bl1/s320/IMG_5867.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Edzellinni aka Linda Edkins Wyatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088332568563494672noreply@blogger.com1