When I saw the Light & Bright Tuesday Trigger picture on the Moxie Fab blog, I immediately knew I wanted to play along! The colors are so fresh, bold & fun!
Aren't these itty bitty composition books, only 4 1/2" x 3 1/4", cute?? I had so much fun making an altered journal for myself last month, and I thought it would be nice to have a mini version that would be small enough to fit into a purse for those creative random thoughts on the go!
The colors in the inspiration photo are what drew me in, so I reached for them in cardstock, ribbon & paints. The Bermuda Bay cardstock was embossed with one of Tim's fabulous texture fades and then painted over with a yellow pearlescent paint, for the 'Light & Bright' element from the inspiration pic.
I used the same yellow pearlescent paint to put a top coat on the painted yellow 'K' grungeboard (more crafty goodness from uber creator Tim Holtz!), and one more place. I painted yellow pearlescent paint all over the wide pink grosgrain ribbon! I have never tried putting those paints onto ribbon or fabric before, but a whole new shimmery world just opened up and I like it.
I tried my best to capture the fantastic shimmer, shine & sparkle all over this little mini composition book. All the areas that look like a camera's flash is putting a white-light look to it are indeed that shimmer, lit up not by any flash at all, but the sun. (All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.)
It's a simple, sparkly little book that is making me all smile happy right about now. And I wore that smile the whole time I made it because I got a chance to get crafty AND because I had my little Princess sitting across from me with recycled colorful tissue paper, a glue stick in her hand, and many Little Mermaid songs escaping her lips.
What's making you smile today?
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay (retired) - Stampin' Up!
Embossing Folder: Dot Matrix of the Dot Matrix & Gridlock Set - Alterations by Tim Holtz
Embellishments: 'K' Grungeboard - Tim Holtz; Wide pink grosgrain - Stash
Paints: yellows - Making Memories; Yellow Pearlescent Paint - Yasutomo
Ooooooh GIRL! You are the craftiest of all crafties when it comes to new coolness with paint! That shimmery shine? Come ON! You KNOW I am drooling over that. And I also now have major Tim texture envy! BRavo friend!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! Love your little altered journals. The texture and colors are just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSo clever and creative! Love!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute Karen! Love the shimmer!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderfully crafty project!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat makes me smile??? reading your post and looking at your wonderful little journal!! simply adorable, karen!! and love the shimmery paint, too...
ReplyDeletePretty much this post is making me smile today! I love the colors!!! I need to branch out from white.
ReplyDeleteI am almost done recovering/painting a footstool and The Boss has claimed it for his own, and right now that is making me smile.
Oh wow that room is so beautiful. I drooled over the colors too... so cherry and fresh! I love altering the journals too - haven't done that in a while! Great idea!
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Hi, Karen! Such a cool mini-journal! I love your bright, cheerful, textured cover! Enjoy! :-)
ReplyDeletethis makes me happy and i don't even journal!
ReplyDeleteThat definitely is a cute and sparkly journal!! Now get to writing those football statistics and injury report updates in it so we can kick some butt this year and win our league!!!! lol
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love decorating things that are personal to me. Today my Stott Pilates Intensive Matwork Plus Intructor Training Course made me smile! Visiting from BF SITS. Have a great day and keep smiling!
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Brilliant Karen! I love the embossed finished and all the sheen!!! Lovely altered journals! :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Karen! I love the embossed finished and all the sheen!!! Lovely altered journals! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your notebook -- very cool. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute lil' book this is! And I love all the shimmer!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my, this is such a cute little book! I just love the colors and shimmer paint on top. I had experimented a bit with glimmer mist and such but only with moderate success as there were so many blotchy areas. Maybe I should have a try with a glimmery paint like yours?! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteOoooooowwwww! Oowwww, oooowwww, oooowwww! KAREN! *Gasp!* The tactile gorgeousness of this shimmery masterpiece has me sittin' up in my chair, applauding like a trained seal! This is positively exquisite, friend! Well done you craftilicious wonderWOMAN! Yee HAW!
ReplyDeleteKaren - love this take on the trigger! Great texture and sparkle, just like the photo.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute - nice job. Stopping by from SITS.
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation of the Trigger!
ReplyDeleteHey Karen! What a cool approach to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! Thanks so much for playing along! :)
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