Whites, watercolors, ferns - freestyle journal page with Sizzix

Hi again, I hope you had a great creative week! 

It is good to create something more "airy", lighter- from time to time. For me it is important to play with white spaces and more flat  structures - especially after a weekend full of grungy, dimensional projects I teach during my classes. This page below is a great example of such "mind-cleaning": white background was painted wuth Distress Inks, Watercolor Pencils and Pencil and the main elements of composition are ferns - cut outs from one of my favorite dies in last days - Garden Greens Bigz Die by Tim Holtz.

To show more beautiful details of the floral shape I lined it a bit with very soft pencil. It looks fresh and artsy - I'm really happy about this look! I also repeated the shapes of "petals" of the intricate flower die and added a bit of dots and free-hand journaling.

Here are the Sizzix dies I used for this layout:
- 659117 - Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Springtime
- 659436 - Sizzix Bigz Die-Garden Greens

I hope you will all have a great weekend - I surely will! This year I'm attending CraftHobby and Stitches Show in Birmingham for the very first time - and I'm super excited about it :)
I hope to meet you there:)
hugs
Finn

Unexpected stop in Paris - journal page with Sizzix :)

Hi again friends!
There are some days that should simply not happen - one of these, during which you shouldn't get out of bed,  or at least - out of your house. I had 2 days like this in a row like this this week... and it was all because of the strikes on the Paris Airport - starting just on the day of my planned flight home! Grrr!
I'm not the master of planning, but I'm trying to get organized as much as possible with my crazy, busy life - this unexpected stop made me lose my balance completely... of course there were some advantages: spending more time with friends, having more time for sleeping... or this small project I made one evening in my altered book journal :)

Limited access to supplies makes you creative and opens your mind, I think:)
I made this journal page using just a bit of gesso, tea stain, some small tags and white paper scraps I got from my friends,masking tape, thread and twine and a crochet flower. Luckily I had a paper doily and one Sizzix cut out left from the class on Saturday: 
- 657996 - Sizzix Sizzlits Die - Card, Scallop Circle Insert
So I could work some more on layers and details.

In the end, I had really great creative time playing and splashing tea in my journal. Great company, music, chocolate and free evening eased my stress and made my life a bit better.

Soon I will share some photos from my classes I had with my lovely students from France - see you soon!
Sending warmest hugs
Finn

Life is a canvas - paint on it!Scrapbooking page by Janna Werner.

Hello everyone, this is Janna. Today I am sharing a scrapbooking page. The title means "Life is a canvas, paint on it" and the journaling is about my desire to use more paint and colors in my work.

Material list:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honey Comb
658289 Sizzix Framelits Die Set/Stamps - Banners
and any shape dies, for example
squares, circles, flowers and hearts & stars
cardstock: American Crafts, Stampin´Up
alphas: American Crafts
glitter paper, patterned paper, crepe paper, ink, stamp: Stampin´Up
spray: Studio Calico
twine: Garn und Mehr
other: washi tape, pen, sewing machine, pencil

Instead of using the embossing die with the Big Shot machine, I put the paper into the die and pressed with my fingers. This creates a decent and subitle structure.

As you can see, I also used the negative shapes from the banners, heart and circle. I don´t like to waste beautiful supplies, so these can be used as great style elements as well.

Have a great and crafty day, everyone!
Janna

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Hallo ihr Lieben, hier ist Janna. Heute zeige ich euch eine Scrapbooking-Seite, die sich mit meinem Vorhaben, mehr Farbe in meine Arbeit zu integrieren, beschäftigt.

Materialliste:
655268 Sizzix Big Shot machine
655098 Sizzix Accessory - Extended Spacer Platform
657846 Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders - Bubble & Honey Comb
658289 Sizzix Framelits Die Set/Stamps - Banners
alle möglichen Formen, z.B.
squares, circles, flowers und hearts & stars
Cardstock: American Crafts, Stampin´Up
Alphas: American Crafts
Glitter Paper, Patterned Paper, Crepe Paper, Tinte, Stempel: Stampin´Up
Spray: Studio Calico
Twine: Garn und Mehr
Andere: Washi Tape, (Blei-) Stift, Nähmaschine

Anstatt die Embossing-Die mit der Big Shot Maschine zu verwenden, habe ich das Papier in die Die gelegt und mit den Händen draufgedrückt. Das hinterlässt einen subtileren und dezenteren Abdruck.

Wie ihr sehen könnt, habe ich auch die Negati-Stanzform der Banner, des Herzens und des Kreises verwendet. Ich schmeiße wunderschöne Materialien nicht gerne weg, daher ist dies eine gute Lösung für die Reste, außerdem sind sie ein tolles Stilelement.

Habt einen schönen Tag!
Janna