Cathy has a super-easy WTUI challenge for us this week ~ Spritz It or Spray It .
Again, I've combined it with the CCEE Stampers challenge from Amber. She's asked us to make a card or a project suitable for giving to a teacher on the first day of school. Since a back-to-school card isn't much good to me I decided to alter a notebook with an inspirational sentiment in chalkboard format.
Normally I make my cover slightly larger than the notebook front and fold the edges over and mitre them on this inside, but I was feeling lazy for this and just made the cover marginally larger then the actual notebook size, stuck it on REALLY well and trimmed it to size. I started with wrinkle free distress using old paper, weathered wood and iced spruce. Then I stamped the script stamp with Smokey Grey. Then I used a diamond stencil and some DIY mister. The first one was already on my desk and came out too pale, mostly just adding gold shimmer, so I added some Wild Honey re-inker to darken it up. After sticking it to the notebook I trimmed it, sponged the edges with Walnut Stain and added a little paint with drywall mesh tape.
Sentiment stamped on black card, embossed with white EP and smudged with white ink while in the die. I added a colourful butterfly cut from a scrap of paper, with Stickles on the body.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 GMT Views: 1879
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92635
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 2:41 PM
First, Sabrina...a BIG Congrats on your new status on SCS. I always wondered why you weren't a DD girl before with your talent and the time you devote to SCS. Glad that is rectified now!! Most well-deserved.
Now on to your project. Love how you altered the notebook into a portable piece of art...,and something fun to use. Your mastery of so many techniques is enviable and always done to perfection.
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 2:55 PM
Sabrina, this is so lovely. Any teacher would be so pleased to receive this! Well done......say, liken the new avatar. Looking good! TFS :0)
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 2:59 PM
Oh, I love how you layered ink and mist here - what a fabulous mixed media look - to top it all off you've got a wonderful sentiment done with perfect chalkboard technique. This Verve set is done in one of my favourite styles, I wish Julie would do more like this!
Registered: February 22, 2012 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 43340
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 4:44 PM
Awesome journal cover! I've had a spray bottle of walnut stain for years and used it for the first time on today's challenge. I love how it ages the look of your cover!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Aug 21, 2014 @ 6:23 PM
This is awesome, Sabrina! I love that background and thanks for sharing all the wonderful techniques you used to create this! A definite WOW effect! That addition of the chalkboard and sentiment is SO perfect!