APRIL MOOD BOARD CHALLENGE - Everything Old is New Again - EXPLORE

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 APRIL MOOD BOARD CHALLENGE

Everything Old is New Again.

For this challenge I have taken a Journal cover to glam up.

HERE IS HOW

 Step 1

Take a plain journal chipboard cover and some strips of canvas

 Step 2

Cover chipboard journal with Gesso

 Step 3

Add the torn up scraps of canvas

Step 4

Cover this with Gesso

STEP 5

Take a stencil and texture paste and cover the entire front

Step 6

Your journal cover should look like this

Step 7

Add lots of embellishments to the wet cover

Step 8

Cover these with Gesso

  Step 9

Allow to dry then spritz with various colour sprays, I used brown, gold, aqua and blue

(I removed the flower as I wanted to fit the keyhole in). 

PRODUCTS USED 

Chipboard word EXPLORE - CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS

Chipboard Journal - Poundland

Various other chipboard and burlap flowers from my stash

Brown brads

Door knob from my husbands garage bits

Various spritzers.

CLOSE UPS

AND NOW FOR THE PRIZES

Our Sponsor this month is:

Established in 2000, 7gypsies has enjoyed being a part of the craft and scrapbooking industries. 7gyspies has taken a few journeys along the way, with the caravan’s final destination with Canvas Corp. 

a bit of the 7gypsies story…

A young architect who wanted to be a painter met an Australian school teacher with a penchant for collecting things. They married and traveled the world together, having 7 kids on 3 different continents. As age mellowed them, they settled in the southwestern US and began designing for the scrapbooking industry, drawing upon a lifetime of traveling and experiences. 

  

The Canvas Corp family welcomes this amazing brand, with a penchant for preserving the original inspiration behind the brand.  This catalog brings together vintage and brand new 7gypsies products.

the gypsies today… 

With a focus on preserving the inspiration for the brands and the product line, the 7gypsies development team has designed a number of vintage inspired collections that have a look of the past but are relevant to the creative market today. We have converted a considerable amount of products to production in the USA, while continuing to source world-wide to find the most exciting products, designs and technologies.  We are excited to release our most exciting collection Architextures™ which is going to take the 7gypsies brand in many wonderful new directions. 

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7gypsies give the winner of the challenge one of their "Junk Packs" - a collection of vintage papers, handmade papers, fabric, tags and more with a writing and lettering theme. No two are alike. AND  as an there is a chance to win a additional prize - if you both submit an entry for the Berry71Bleu Challenge & the current Canvas Corp Brands Challenge you are eligable to win a second prize. You will find a link to the Canvas Corp Brands April Challenge under our Challenge board in the right sidebar. 

You have until April 30 to link up you project by using the linky tool in the right sidebar! Link up your project for the Canvas Corp Brands Challenge in their blog.

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY

BYE FOR NOW

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