BVCG Env Exchange - Dec 2024 - Laurie Broadhurst

ID: Laurie Broadhurst (Dec 2024)
Envie made with Canson Mixed Media paper. Cadel style initial using a 3.4 parallel pen and 2 brushes, one loaded with water and the other 2 with a green and blue watercolor (Holbien Permanent Green #1 & Peacock Blue) dropped into the wetness. Thin lines with a pointed nib.
The card: Wax seal turtle and Dot lettering

Wax Seals - Dec 4, 2024

Playing with the gals again (last time for this year...) and created this batch.

Wax Seals - Philodendron & Shamrock

Size: 1"dia
My last 2 seals I wasn't expecting till December... They're a little plain but when I'm in the mood I'll play with them...
I'm going to try really hard not to buy anymore... we'll see how long I last.

Floral 6pce Wax Seal Set

Size: The seal is approx 3/4" x 1"
This was a set that came with my last seal delivery... Not very well made. The screw mechanism is lousy, the stamp itself is very thin... but they are pretty floral images...
So created 2 of each, one for my sampler and one for my good box.
Only waiting for 2 more seals with a delivery expected in December. These 2 are taking more than 6 weeks to get to me. Can't even remember what I bought...

13 Wax Seals From 6 Seals

Size: various dia
I recently got these 6 seals and finally had a minute (or more...) to try them out. I love all of them BIG GRIN. A coupe of them are rectangle shaped, not easy to get a good border around them but I don't mind so much on these.
Since I had borrowed my friend's ginkgo stamp I figured I'd better get one too... 

Wax Seals - Leaves

Got  bunch more wax seals - Maple and fern leaves... couldn't resist

Cataloguing them. Love these.

I think ,my favorite in this batch is the multi maple leaf, I'll get better with making an even bulge around the seal...

I keep forgetting to look down on the seal rather than at the seal so not seeing the back edge... Have to train my brain... old  age here so that might take a while...  .

Booklet In A Box - Floral Alphabet - Booklet All

Booklet box created with heavy weight misc white cardstock and covered with my geli print paper. Red cardstock closure with title and one of my wax seals.

3.5"w x 5"h x 3/4" thk.
Opens to approx 7.6'

On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the letters and florals with a Juice Up pen that start with that letter. Coloring with various w/c media (Peerless w/c, ), accenting with gel pens.

 

 

Drum Leaf Binding - Words To Live By

I came across this DRUM LEAF binding on Vintage Page Designs Facebook Nov 4/24 post and decided to play with it…click HERE  for the post

Cut my 5pcs of white Stonehenge paper to 5"h x 10" w and one larger one for the covers. Sprayed with various colors of Distress Spritz (Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron and Walnut Stain). Sprinkled with Coarse salt and then sprayed with water. Let it dry completely.

Fold the pages in half and  the back side of one folded piece to the back side of the next folded piece until all were attached to each other. Used binder clips to hold the pages together and applied glue to the spine - let dry. Adhered the cover to the first page creased for my spine and then adhere the rest to the back page. Adhered the belt to the front adding a piece to slip my end into for closure. Added one of my wax seals as decoration.

Die cut the large letters using Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations "Vintage Market" alphabet from pink cardstock. Rest of the text was done with a Zebra pointed pen nib in Bookhand style using Holbien Jet Black gouache.

Click HERE for more images etc

Wax Seals - 3 Turtles

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with my Turtles... This is the last of my recent shipment of wax seals. This one is not an easy one to work with if you want multiple colors. The top one is my favorite and the last of the 3 I made. Boy... did I have problems making that one. The wax stuck in the little crevices- frustrating. I guess I had a bit of silver still stuck in one of them sigh!! But my thickness around the edge is getting better.

Wax Seals - 4 Roses

   

Playing with my Rose again...
I like them all... except for still having bulges.

Wax Seals - 3 Frogs

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with my Frogs...
I think, my favorite in this batch is the bottom left frog. That one has a pretty even bulge probably because I only used 2 layers instead of my normal 3 or 4. You can see with the other 2 that 3rd layer just goes out of whack...

Frog Wax Seal - Said Toad

size: 5"w x 7"h
Created a 3 layers of wax toad seal and adhered to linen cardstock then onto light blue card base.
Quote written with a gold Unibal gel pen in Blue Rider Typeface, then shadowed with a med blue Juice Up pen.
words: "I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing," said toad.

Turtle Wax Seal - Behold The Turtle

size: 5"w x 7"h
Created a 5 layers of wax turtle seal and adhered to Fabriano 1264 then onto dark blue card base.
Quote written with a med blue Juice Up pen in Dot Lettering, then added the blue gel pen dots.
words: Behold the turtle he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant

Wax Seals - 4 Apples

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with one of my newest stamps. Those bulges are driving me crazy...

ECS Envelope Exchange Oct 2024 - Arlene Bowles

Arlene Bowles (Oct 2024)
Env: Created the env on Edge Mixed Media Sketchbook paper. I love this Blue Rider Typeface that I discovered a while back for your name on the envie and quote on the card front. Colored with Posca colored pencils. I'm using Tutti Designs Leaves Background "Tutti 388" die from white cardstock then colored with various Distress pads in yellow, red and green. Cut them apart to border the envie.

I've been playing with my wax seals again (it's been years since I used them last...) so had to add one to your card front.

ECS Env Exchange - Oct 2024 - Kathy Gynane

Kathy Gynane (Oct 2024)
Env: I used Edge Mixed Media Sketchbook paper. I love this Blue Rider Typeface that I discovered a while back for your name on the envie and quote on the card front. Colored with Posca colored pencils. I'm using Tutti Designs Maple Vine Frame "Tutti 139" die from white cardstock then colored with various Distress pads in yellow, red and green. Cut the frame apart to border the envie.

I've been playing with my wax seals again (it's been years since I used them last...) so had to add one to your card front.

Flag Book - Autumn Leaves

Our challenge for our  "Art Of The Fold" November 11th meeting is to create a Flag Book.
I made one from Hedi Kyle's "Art Of The Fold" book in February 2021. So had to make one with a different technique...
Since we're continuing with our goal to use what we have... I raided my off cut orangey & brownish papers... and a piece of a geli print I made.
I cut my accordion 6"h x 12"w from 12 x 12 scrapbook cardstock and folded in 1" increments. I sandwiched the 2 end pieces between the covers cut from the same cardstock and a piece of Elephant Hide paper for added strength.
Cut the inside tabs from scraps in brown and an olive green cardstock scraps. Cut the leaves from one of my geli print papers using Sizzix  BIGZ "Tattered Leaves" die.
Wrote the quote using a Juice Up pen in Blue Rider Typeface style.

 

 

 

Wax Seals - Florals 2

Got  bunch more wax seals - florals, leaves & Butterflies... couldn't resist

Cataloguing them. Love them the only one not so much is the one with the "roses" word. Not easy to do that one with multiple wax colors so ended up using Sharpie markers.

I think,my favorite in this batch is the single rose stem. Pity the ones on the black background didn't photograph well.

Wax Seals - 8 Frames

Cataloguing my new frame wax seals... There are a couple I REALLY like...

Will have to come up with some artwork for them...

Wax Seals - Y, For You, Good Luck

While playing with my Crafty friends I played with some old and new wax seals getting better at multiple layers. Some are still a little wonky...

The 3 lower stamps "For You"  and "Good Luck" is a new technique I tried. Never seen it done before. I used 2 separate wax seals, it was tricky... I did the word seal first, Then I did the round frame separately. Put it back into my seal, added some translucent wax around the edges of the word seals and pressed my round frame into the soft wax. You can see a little overspill. Will have to figure out how to eliminate that without putting the translucent all over the stamp...