Blog Hop with Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and StencilGirl Products

Hi everyone and welcome to a special blog hop incorporating an exciting giveaway. Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and StencilGirl Products have teamed up with lots of talented designers to share a flavour of what can be done by combining their gorgeous products. I was lucky enough to be invited to join in the fun and created this little journal as my contribution.

I cut a cover using Eileen Hull's 'Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Wrapped Journal', removing the wrap around section to make it an open book. You'll see from the photo below that many layers of acrylic paint were used to build up a patterned surface - I used Seth Apter's stamps as part of this process and finished by using his StencilGirl Products 'Alpha Drips' stencil. Wanting a less overpowering background I finished by applying Buff acrylic paint over the StencilGirl Products 'Bare Branch and Twigs' 9x12 stencil it toned the whole thing down perfectly.

The panel on the front of this journal consists of layers of fabric, book pages and paint brayered paper, all stitched together in a random fashion. I then applied texture paste through the 'Thistle' 9x12 stencil and sprinkled various embossing powders from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over them; these included Seth Apter's Baked Texture 'Patina Oxide' and 'Deep Sea' alongside Emerald Creek's own 'Salted Wine' and 'Fractured Ice'. By trimming around each flower stem I could then layer them over the painted background. The die cut word 'Journal' came from Eileen Hull's 'Journaling Words' Thinlits die set. Finally I added handmade lace trimmed booklets inside using elastic thread and that was it, the journal was complete.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my contribution to the blog hop. Now, remember I mentioned at the beginning of this post that it forms part of a special blog hop incorporating an exciting giveaway. Well here are the all important details you need to take part;

GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will receive $50 in Gift Certificates to Emerald Creek

and StencilGirl® Products!

Enter to win by leaving a comment below.
Then be sure to visit the other blogs in the hop and comment to win.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Tuesday, August 21st at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.
Winner will be announced on
StencilGirl® Product's Facebook page and Emerald Creek’s Facebook page on Wednesday, August 22.

Blog Hop Order:

August 15

Mary Beth Shaw

Seth Apter

Gwen Lafleur

Kim Evans

Eileen Hull

August 16

Mary C. Nasser

Tina Walker

Josefine Fourage

Jenny Marples (you are here)

August 17

Debi Adams

Janet Joehlin

Emma Ivemey

Katelyn Grosart

Vicki Garrett

Thank you for joining me today as part of this wonderful blog hop. Make sure you check out the projects from the other participants to be in with a chance to win.

Jenny xxx