The Theme is Green

 Go Green-A Color Challenge is the Theme for Inspiration Emporium this month. Check out the other DT members all month here!!!

So here's my contribution to GREEN.....

(Everything with the  Purple link is available for Pre-Order at IE all other colored links are available now)

I used a lot of products here, some new, some not so new....ALL fun!

I started with the new Tissue Tape Commute on a Large Manila Tag. I put a piece across the bottom and one down the side.

Then I laid down The Crafters Workshop Template by Julie Balzer Designs called Daisy Doodad.

Next I added all kinds of GREEN Distress Inks on the tag.

Pine Needles, Forrest Moss, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, and Crushed Olive.

This stencil is so cool!!!!!

Then I outlined it with a black pen.

I added stamped images from the Dylusions set Around the Edge using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I used a script stamp from Artistic Outpost Ephemera Backgrounds and Coffee Archival Ink over the tag.

 

These stamps are extremely fun for tags and journal pages!!! I'm just sayin'....check them out at Inspiration Emporium!

The vintage photos are from Tim's new paper stash Destinations.

Then I added lots and lots of white and black pen marks for kicks.

This is just an old addiction of mine...doodling around everything makes me happy!

The  $2 Cash Key  is added to the dyed  Crinkle Ribbon  with a  Wire Pin.   Alcohol Ink adds a little color to the Cash Key and Distress Stains and Inks to the ribbon.

The  Mini Numeral 3  is colored with Alcohol Inks  and punched with the  Drill Punch.

Then lastly I want to show you the wonderful affects of the Distress Markers on Kraft Resist paper.

I photographed the tag on top of the paper that I had played around on with the markers. But I thought you'd like to see the whole sheet.

This is just the middle of the paper...the possibilities are endless!!!

Very fun, and the resist is so cool with the markers....easy to do.

I also used the green markers on the tag in spots...like on the leaves.

And one more thing, have you checked out Tim's new CREATIVE CHEMISTRY 101?? I'm all signed up and ready to go! There's a video to introduce you to it here.

Have a great weekend....we're going to I'm sure.

Linda

Old Enough to Know Better...A Journal Page

More and more layers on watercolor paper.

I found this saying and decided it needed to be added to my page.

I had the background for several days....just needed something in the middle to state something profound....ha!

 Here is a corner of the page.

  

Always ready to try something new. And usually my kids or grandkids guide me along the way.

That's my life in a NUTSHELL.

  

 The numerous layers of color were painted, stamped, sprayed, and colored with watercolor crayons.

Then I added the letters and outlined in white marker.

They didn't show up very well until I added the white outlining.

 The 5 in the bottom is a Bingo stencil, like the BING at the top from Balzer Designs and The Crafter's Workshop.  They are added with Distress Inks.

The Barn Door Distress Marker over several layers of watercolor are show up differently all around the page.

 This is the 2 page layout in the Journal.

If you look closely in the upper right hand corner in the background, you can see the upside-down 4 of the wood mounted stamp from Tim that started the whole collage.

 Here you can see just one stage of the layering of the page.

Numbers have always been one of my favorite things to doodle.

 The old foam stamp added on the left is outlined with white to make it pop. (This pic was taken under an Ott light at night, and made the Coffee Archival Ink look black...yes, I'm a nightowl!)

I LOVE how the Chickenwire Stencil came out with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and a touch of Chipped Sapphire to shadow.

It's freezing here today. But the sun is shining.

Tax day with Anita is on my schedule for the afternoon.

Just glad I live in the USA.

Linda

The Rest of the Story....

I really am having fun with the Journaling.

This is the other page.

I used Dylusions stamps, The Crafter's Workshop Templates, Distress Inks and the new Distress Markers again.

All kinds of other stamps, stencils and watercolor crayons found their way to spots along the journey.

I LOVE the raindrops!!

 

Julie Balzer's stencils are so fun....and the other ones are from YEARS ago.

Dyan's Dylusions stamps are great to add....the leaves are wonderful.

The Music is an Artistic Outpost Ephemera Background stamp.

I added old foam stamps and used black pen to make the colors pop.

The white Sharpie is still my favorite for adding highlights.

Erin had to try her hand at making a page.

I LOVE the colors she used.

Kids have no fear of color....great job ERIN!!!

Off to a Symphonic Band Concert tonight.

Support the ARTS!

Linda