Hi everyone. It's Tuesday so it's time for a new challenge over at Try It On Tuesday.. Thank you everyone who joined our It's Cold Outside challenge. That's always a good way to start the new year, even though I know for many people it wasn't cold outside at all. 😏
For our new challenge, you need to Add Some Text. Here's my journal page.
After I sent this page off to Try It on Tuesday to get it added to our main post, I then decided to ramp up the romance a little bit. Here's my page with some hearts added. I think the colorful hearts finish off the page a bit more without changing it too much.
My journal page is covered with some pages from a small and very old dictionary. I left them a bit "rough" to create some texture. Then, once I decided what I was going to do with this page, I used a green ink pad and added a bit of color to the background to emphasize the texture.
The giant rose is a sticker from a John Derrian sticker collection book. I was thinking spring and a bit of Valentine's Day too since when I cleaned up my work space I took out a small bin of Valentine inspired supplies. I die cut the lace along along the bottom using black paper. I added a couple of "fake" postage stamps (49 and Market) and used some postal rubber stamps to cancel them and add the postmark. I also stamped this cute little frog, colored and fussy cut him. I was originally thinking spring and about the spring peepers who start chirping, but then when I added the cupid and the quote (both stamped on acetate), I got thinking that maybe if someone kissed the frog he would turn into a prince. 😉
Be sure to check out the other design team members blog posts. I think this one should be easy as most people add text to their cards or journal pages. I am also linking my journal page up to my "What's Up?" challenge at Art Journal Journey. My Art Journal Journey challenge runs through the end of the month (art journaling only please) but our Try It On Tuesday challenge runs for 2 weeks into very early February.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, and I hope to see your creation(s) at our Try It On Tuesday text challenge.
18 comments:
Very cute, awww - hugs and to a romantic day!
I only recently came to know John Derian. I love his work but I've never seen a sticker book. It's a pretty design, Erika.
Erika que esplêndido amei os corações, feliz terça-feira bjs.
...rose looks lovely on this cold winter morning.
Good morning Loving your page Erika we are still super cold here so wonderful to see flowers hugs
LOVE all your text on the background of this incredible art journal spread! Beautiful flower as well! ((HUGS)) Helen
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That's a really lovely page. With that pretty rose in center, this can be a Valentine's day page too.
What a wonderful journal page, a great design!hugs Elke
Such a beautiful page! Loving the text from the page in the background and the hearts really finish the design perfectly - fabulous 😊. Sending happy wishes your way! Hugs, Jo x
I think the addition of the small hearts does take this piece to a new level. My eye was drawn to the tatting along the bottom of course. From the picture, I was unsure whether it was actual tatting or a paper image. My question was answered when I read the post :-)
It's lovely!
A lovely page Erika ... and pink is my favourite colour :)
All the best Jan
Its a fantastic background for your page Erika, The rose is beautiful and the hearts are a great addition to the feel the page gives when looking at it.
Have a good week and I hope all is well with you and the family.
The super sized Rose (?) drew my attention straight away what a beauty, looks fab against the stained text background. Great extra embellishments, funny as I have been playing with postage stamps today too.. ') Here's to brighter days where we can all get outside for longer Hugs Tracey xx
The rose image on your page looks stunning against the text background, and I love the little romantic details you've added. A fabulous page Erika. Avril xx
How absolutely brilliant Erika, Love the addition of the hearts! Hugs, Chrisx
This is an interesting page, Erika. Great for your challenge at AJJ!
Hugs,
Mia
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