EVERGREEN
Time: <4 hours
Yield: 1 journal cover
Wet Ingredients:
- Ink – Alcohol
Mushroom, Rust; Distress Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, Old Paper, Walnut Stain
- Other
– Distress Crayon Black Soot, Fossilized Amber, Frayed Burlap, Ground
Espresso, Picket Fence, Pumice Stone
- Other
– Distress Grit Paste; Emboss IT Dabber, Gesso (clear & white); Micro
Glaze; Opaque Crackle Paste; Opaque Texture Paste
- Paint
– Distress Black Soot, Cracked Pistachio, Ground Espresso Lucky Clover,
Mowed Lawn; Distress Crackle Brushed Pewter
- Spray
Stain – Distress Frayed Burlap, Old Paper
Dry Ingredients:
- Chipboard
12x12”, GrungeBoard (small piece)
- Cardstock
– Metallic Kraft; Old Ledger Book Pages
- Embossing
Powder – Distress Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo
- Hardware
– Elastic Bands, Hex Fasteners, Transparent Tiles (alpha), Word Bands
(Incantations)
- Other
– Design Tape (journey), Remnant Rubs (special delivery)
Tools/Equipment:
- Adhesives
Distress Collage Medium (matte), Wonder Tape
- Dies –
heARTfelt Journal, Mat-Cirles-1
- Other
– Craft Knife, Guillotine Cutter, Piping Bag, Sanding Grip, Steel Wool
- Stamps
– Cling Foam Mount Block Upper
(first pages)
Wet Ingredients:
- Ink –
Archival Ground Espresso, Sap Green; Distress Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn,
Old Paper, Walnut Stain ; Distress
Oxide Cracked Pistachio, Walnut Stain
- Other
– Distress Crayon Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, Walnut Stain
- Other
– Distress Collage Medium (crazing), Micro Glaze
- Spray
Stain – Distress Old Paper
Dry Ingredients:
- Old
Ledger Pages (cut to 8 ½ x 8 ½ folded to 4 ¼ x 8 ½)
- Other
– Remnant Rubs (life quotes), Vial Label
Tools/Equipment:
- Other
- Crop-a-dile, Paper Trimmer
- Stamps
– Etcetera, Ladies & Gentlemen, Numeric
- Stencils
– Gears
Brilliant make! Swooning over the grungy cover. Those circles on the cover are a nice touch.
ReplyDeletelove it i need this die
ReplyDeleteIN-SPIRING!!! Love this grungy look, and the best part is the crackle soldering you did on that #'d embellishment! Oh, lot's of inspiration all balled up into one fabulous journal! Love those vintage ledgers that provide some great signatures! How do you dream up this stuff?
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulously grungy and wonderful Journal! I love the Journal Die and seeing what you did with it is so fun. =)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous. Adore the colourway and all your ageing. Fantastic. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteLOVE how you used the Journal die, the holes add so much interest to the cover too!
ReplyDeleteVicki- this Journal is fantastic! Love watching your process- cool binding technique and colors are awesome!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely grungy fabulous! WOW!
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Thanks for sharing your techniques.
ReplyDeleteI just love the way you did the numbers - stunning and so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteSo many cool techniques! So inspiring. Your style are so unique. I still waiting for my die to arrive, longing to have a go with it. Thanks for the tutorial. I'm now waiting for next ;)
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Such a lot of new techniques love the 'piped' crackle paint effect. Thanks for a great tutorial x
ReplyDeleteWow! this is SO awesome! Wonderful layering, inking stenciling. ageing and super how to shots! A beautiful journal using Eileen Hulls Sizzix journal die! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteUtterly beautiful grunge crackle cover - brilliantly worn and weathered - and the internal pages are stunning too.
ReplyDeleteAlison x