Live Laugh Love

Over at Try it on Tuesday our challenge for the next 2 weeks is Use a stencil or two.

I had fun creating this page using a couple of stencils for the crackle texture and the background text. I hope you’re inspired to use a stencil to join our challenge too; it would be lovely to see you there!

I started by applying Distress Inks to the background by pressing the stamp pad onto a blending mat, spritzing them with water and then pressing the mat onto the page; the colours included Speckled Egg, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade and Salty Ocean.

When dry, I stencilled some Ranger Crackle Texture Paste over the top using a Moroccan stencil from Creative Expressions and left it to dry overnight.

Next I added the text using a stencil from Crafter’s Workshop and some Speckled Egg Distress Ink. The pretty flower was a Penny Black sticker which I mounted onto some white cardstock and stuck in place using double-sided tape. The wording was a Kaisercraft sticker and reads “Live Laugh Love”. To finish, I recycled three stone discs from an old necklace to embellish the page and I added a pearl gemstone to the centre of each stone.

For more inspiration please pop over to Try it on Tuesday and take a look you at the amazing creations from our Guest Designer and my Design Teamies (grin!).

As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing my cup of Ceylon Tea with a hot cross bun which was lightly toasted and buttered – yum! Happy T Day everyone!

Hoping that you’re all staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Here is a list of the materials that were used to create this art journal page:

• Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Speckled Egg, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade and Salty Ocean)
• Creative Expressions That Special Touch of Mica Masks (Moroccan)
• Ranger Crackle Texture Paste
• The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Template (Art is Stencil 6×6)
• Penny Black Stickeroos (In Bloom 10-208)
• White cardstock
• X-Press It! double-sided tape
• Kaisercraft Sticker Sheet (Secret Garden SS283)
• Old necklace
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Love To Craft (Adhesive Pearls LCDOT002)

Challenges As well as joining Try it on Tuesday, I’m pleased to be able to join some the other challenges today, they are: The lovely Sheila’s Single Flower challenge over at Art Journal Journey with the single vintage flower that I added to my page. The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog and their Anything Goes challenge with my vintage designed page. LTCCB #56 – March Anything Goes challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog with my mixed media art journal page. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and their Recycle challenge as I used some recycled bead discs from an necklace to embellish this page.