Thursday, October 14, 2021
Days of December Mini Album -Lydell Quin
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Just thought we would put together a little bit of information on how the July Album in the Fresh Folk Kit can be altered to create a fun landscape version.
This album holds in excess of 60 photos (mine are all printed 2x3 inches ie-4 to a 6x4 print) To start with I edged them in black ink by running the edges along a black permanent marker and then matted them on white copy paper. This just lifts them a little when mounted on printed paper.
After constructing the album (see video for tips) I cut up papers from the collection to cover each page. Just measure them and cut to fit. Glue on each page to prepare the album for production. I also cut up a bunch the same height as the album pages but only half as wide to create page extension flaps on any pages I wanted them on. Just score and fold 1 inch in from the edge to create the hinge, then glue that piece on the existing page.
Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy making your own album!
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Isolation Mini Album
I created a memory album about being in lockdown last year. There are lots of memories I wanted recorded, so we can look back to these strange times we have been currently living in!
Uniquely Creative Products TRUE NORTH COLLECTION
Uniquely Creative True North Kit, Isolation Cut-a-Part sheet, Doily Elements Die, Small Lower Case Alpha Die, Cork Alpha Stickers, Lacey Tabs Die, Little Lace Die
Other products used
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot, Bind it all machine and metal binding coil, beads and jewellery findings, clothing tag, metal key, black string, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher (stapler)
Monday, August 24, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
I'm in Planner Heaven........
I am sharing something today here (and at Paper Flourish a couple of weeks ago) that I have recently gotten into, that I am quite excited about. My Daily Planner! I have tried all kinds of planning. I thought something on my phone would be the best course of action seeing I have my phone with me constantly, and I trialed several apps and even bought a couple, in my quest to find something that worked and got my life in order! Being a predominantly 'Stay at Home Mum', I feel like I am on a constant mission to declutter, stay on top of house hold 'stuff' as well as keep up with all my creating duties, both work and play, and nothing was working for me.
Recently I caught sight of Midori Travellers Notebooks and Journals. and it piqued my interest.
I didn't love the price imported from Japan, so after filling my cart and pausing before pushing that 'Buy Now' button.... I stumbled across other handmade versions and faux-doris on the net. Never one to buy something I can make, I decided to go that route and make my own.
So thus began my love for this system if you will.
I will explain it a little further.....
So The Midori Notebooks are this lovely soft leather cover with elastic bands threaded through it. It gets more worn and lovely with age, as leather does. It feels nice and looks good. Ticks all the boxes!
Next the 'proper' Midori brand sells all these lovely little notebooks, with all kinds of insides, lines, graph, plain, diary, journal, different paper etc. These are thin little notebooks that you add into your midori cover and band then altogether using the elastic band system.
Now that you have the planner elements.....You can add in what ever you need. A sketch book, diary, work planner, Calendars etc and then you plan your life!
Best of all, because I jot down so much about daily life, I include each notebook after the month has passed, in my Project life album. It helps me catch up, with my Project life when I am behind, and it will be cool to see what each day entailed in the future!
So with that -I will leave all this info sink in, and maybe it will spark a bit or inspiration with you and your desire for a pretty and functional planner!!!
Have an awesome day :-)
Watercolour Background, Hand lettered Bible JournalingProcess Video.
Unfortunately I could not embed the original one I used with the most beautiful music (Unstoppable Love by Kim Walker Smith......See this original one HERE)
It was perfect for the verse but because of copyright restrictions on Youtube I could not load it anywhere.... But I did replace the music in the video below with a nice piece. Not quite the same but anyway!
So if you are into hand lettering you might find this interesting.
The page is the inside cover and the first page in my Bible. I covered each with my favourite Gesso for my Bible. 'Pro Art Economy' Gesso, which I got sent over to me from the US in a HUGE 2.9 litre tub! (LOVE IT!!!) Read More about that HERE.
I then added a layer of Daniel Smith 'Watercolour Ground' which is a paste you can brush onto a non absorbant surface, to accept watercolour better. I dried that well before beginning my page as you can see in the video above.
Its certainly the perfect piece of scripture to have in the very front page!
Anyway. I will leave you with that.
Hope you enjoyed the quick look into the process.
See you again soon.
Lydell :-)
Monday, March 9, 2015
Watercolour Art with Stencils and Pan Pastels
I created a guide on how I used The Crafters Workshop Stencils and Pan Pastels to create pattern in my watercolour Painting.
Check out How to Use Stencils in a Watercolour Painting by Lydell Quin on Snapguide.
Thanks for stopping in today!