What Matters

Hi folks, today I am sharing with you the image What Matters by Aurora of The East Wind available in both rubber and as a digi from the store.  I started by colouring the image with Faber Castell Polychromos, I then fussy cut the image ready to go in my journal.

Next I set to preparing the old book I am using for my journal by using Gesso on the pages to cover the text.  Browsing the net the other day I found this awesome background technique and for the life of me can I find it again to give credit to the person - sorry.  Anyway, the background uses crumpled up tissue paper which is applied to the page with a mixture of PVA and water, making sure you leave those crumples in :)  Once dry use an oil pastel and rub gently over the page, the pastel will adhere to the raised crumple bits leaving an awesome textured background, so touchy feely and looking great.

With the background dry I then drew some flowers to match the image and coloured them again with my Polychromos.  Next I used a dark green oil pastel to pick up the raised areas of the tissue paper.

Onto a bit of die cutting, this die is Oriental Ying Yang by Joy Crafts which I cut four of.  I then coloured them with Pan Pastels and added some silver gilding wax.

Finally, I printed my text on acetate and attached it to my page with double sided tape.  To me 'Me Time' is very important and I don't see it as selfish one bit but more a way of building my strength through finding myself (through crafting) and therefore being in a better place to help others more productively :) :) :) 

A few purple stickle swirls and border around the text and a peace brad to finish off and there we have it, all done.

Ingredients:-

• Image - What Matters by Aurora of The East Wind available in both rubber and as a digi from Sweet Pea Stamps
• Colouring Medium - Faber Castell Polychromos, oil pastel, Pan Pastels
• Dies - Oriental Ying Yang by Joy Crafts
• From my stash - Stickles, gilding wax, peace brad

I am entering the following challenges

• Altered Eclectics (M,P1) Anything Goes (Altered Art/Mix Media only) (ALTERING A SECOND HAND BOOK TO MAKE AN ART JOURNAL)
• Anything but Cute Mixed Media Challenge (M, P5) No cute images, no 100% digital projects #4  Making Magic (ME TIME IS A WAY OF MAKING A MAGICAL MOMENT :) )
• Art-Journal-Journey (M,P1,JFF)  Time (Altered Art/Mix Media only, cards or ATC will be deleted) (ME TIME)
• Crafts Galore Encore (M,P1,E3) Anything Goes
• Digi Galore (M,P1) Anything but a Card
• Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent (M,P1) Always Anything Goes but must Recycle (RECYCLED BOOK AND TISSUE PAPER)
• Rhedd's Creative Spirit (M,P1,E3) Anything Goes (Mixed Media Altered Art / Mixed Media ONLY)
• The Sisters of Craft (M,P1) Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - W - #137 Anything Goes
• Dragonfly Journeys -W, E5  - #19 Purple Rain (Anything Goes With Purple)
• Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - August - Add a sentiment
• The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E - #231 Utterly Feminine (W1 of  2) 
• A Gem of a Challenge 2W (W1)one for the girls
• Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3 - (Week 1) Anything Goes 
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Whoopsi Daisy - M, SIO - (August) Make it Girly
• Crafting with an Attitude - M, 1st Thurs, E3 - #6 Anything Goes