Colourful Christmas...

So for something a little different, I thought that I would do a Christmas page using a few non traditional colours.  I have used a few techniques on this page.

I used the tree stencil and instead of drawing or inking over it.  I wrote my journalling inside of it.  This is a technique that I have seen used before and I think it is a great idea.  I is also like a hidden story.  I can see that I am going to be using this some more.

The other technique that I used was to ink with the stencil and then set the stencil off center and using my white Sharpie so dry around the shapes and doodling inside the shapes.  Effective isn't it?

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Tracey
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Playing with new Stencils...

Have to say I just love it when I find some new stencils.  I got my hands on some cool cog stencils and I just could not wait to play with them.  Don't you just love it??

This is the finished product.  I have been having so much fun playing with the different way to journal. Finding interesting way to accent the page.  it is so amazing what a little white can do for a page.

Just a few squiggles here and there can make all the different.

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Tracey
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Lady Beetle...

So I was cleaning up my scrap room the other day and found this cute little Lady Beetle stamp.  Oh course I just had to use it.  I really don't need an excuse to open up my art journal and play.  This was a fun one.  Nice bright colours and a little red to lift it all.

I have to say it is a very cute little Lady Beetle.

And again on top of my favourite stamp.

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Tracey
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Love you Dad...

My Dad has Motor Neuron Disease.  It has to be the most awful thing a person could have.  I took the boys up to see him the other weekend.  He is now in the high care facility at a local aged care unit.  He cannot walk any more and has great difficulty speaking.  However, he still loves to zoom the boys around the hallways on his wheelchair.  Always the hoon!!

Love you Dad..

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Tracey
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Its been a while...

Well we have had a very busy month.  I can't believe that it has been a month since I did a blog post.  On 9th September we were lucky to be heading off to Vanuatu for a holiday with the family and friends.  It was the most amazing holiday.

We visited a local school - This is the Peter Pan private school.  We are so lucky to have schools like we do in Australia.

We also visited a local scrapbook store!!  I have to say it is not really a scrapbook store if it does not even have cardstock.

Our hotel was fantastic.  The water was just so clear.

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Tracey
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Live Life...

I wanted to play with borders in this layout.  I have used my paint dabbers over my screens to create the borders.  I then used my Sharpie marker to make the border pop.

Blue hair and handbag to match.  It is always great to play with different stamps.

This just says it all.

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Tracey
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A little bit of Christmas...

Dylusions have release their Christmas range and oh course I just had to play with it.  I love the border stamps.  They are so versatile.  I have used a different technique for the background.  I prepared a paint wash and covered the page.  You can still see the ink spray colours underneath but it leaves a very muted look to the page.

Isn't he cute??  Not sure if he likes the spiders!!

Love this saying.  I will just have to make sure that my kids dont' see it!

I love this holly border stamp.  It is fantastic.  This also shows you that you don't need to be perfect with your colouring.

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Tracey
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