Journalling With Butterflies

Happy July, Miriam with you again today.

I am sharing a journal page that I created using the fabulous butterfly stamps.

I started by painting and blending the background.

I added some paint splodges to the background more depth.

I also added some stencilling.

I used all 3 sets of the butterflies - Majestic,  Wings & Things and Jewelled Butterflies.  I also used the fabulous Foliage set.

I stamped crackle onto tissue paper and adhered this to the background using matte medium.

To finish my page, I added a sentiment and scribbled around the edge to create a border.

So, there you go.  A summery page using some of the amazing stamps from Lisa Horton Crafts.

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy Crafting!

Miriam

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

Hi all,

Miriam with you again today.

I am sure you caught Lisa's launch of her Christmas collection - isn't it amazing!  My wish list is huge!

Here is the advent calendar that I decorated:

I love the kits from That Craft Place .  The designs are amazing and they are so easy to put together.  I don't think I have ever needed instructions.

The new stamp collections are so so useful.  You can use bits of them or loads of them - They are going to be brilliant for my Christmas cards this year.

I created a crackle effect over my advent calendar and even added one of the wonderful bottles to the back.  

This stamp, I know, will be used for years to come!  The possibilities are endless.

So, there you have it, the advent calendar I created for Lisa's show.  I even filled it with chocolates!

Thank you for joining me today.

Happy crafting!

Miriam

Butterfly Memories

Hi there, Miriam with you today.  I can't believe how quickly May has gone.  

I am sharing with you one of the mini book cases that I decorated for Lisa's show on May 7th.  It was an amazing show.

I painted my book case and created a crackle effect.

I stamped over the book case using Textures stamp - this is my new 'go to' stamp set.  It is just so versatile and adds the smallest of detail to my projects - I love it!

I also used the fabulous Stamperia moulds which, once dry. were painted black and gilded using the Stamperia wax.

I simply love all of this texture on the book case.  It makes my heart skip a beat!

Next, I started to create my books.  I wanted them to be for memories and sketches.  

I used the wonderful Butterfly stamps which can be found here, here and here.

I chose to colour the butterflies using grey scale polychromo pencils.

I used the Wordage sheets for the quotes on each of the books.  I really can't get enough of these.  They are amazing.

So, there you have it.  My mini book case and books.  I totally loved using this and there are so many possibilities.  

You can see more detail in a short YouTube video here.

Thank you so much for joining me today.  I hope to see you over on the Facebook group - Crafting With Lisa Horton.

Happy Crafting!

Miriam

Fluttering Around {By Miriam}

Hi there,

Today I am sharing with you a pen pot that I decorated using the wonderful Butterfly Flourish stamp set and dies.

I painted all of the elements of my pot before I glued it together.

Once the panels were dry I  stencilled over using the Hearts Flourish stencil and then outlined the hearts with a white pen.

I added mermain tails to the top of the rim to give sparkle to my pen pot.

I love these butterflies so much!

To begin with, I created a quick brayered background.  I then die cut my butterflies from the dried background.

I added pearls to the centre.

To finish, I added wire to my butterflies so that it looked like they were fluttering about above my pen pot.

So there you have it!

I had great fun making this and hope that I have encouraged you to want to try this for yourself.

Happy Crafting!
Miriam

A Whole Case of Junque Journals

Hi there,

Miriam with you today with one of the book cases and books that I created for the show on Create and Craft.

Putting the bookcase together was super easy.  And it is such a good size

I used my favourite 'blues' to paint it all over, using Buff on the inside.

I then stamped the large stamp from the In The Loop set using a dark blue paint.

Once this was dry I added a one step crackle in random areas and also splatted white ink all over.

I used some gilding wax to finish the bookcase off.

Once the bookcase was complete I put the books together and started to decorate them.

I used the large background stamp in random areas and decorated with a lot of metal and embellishments.

For my signatures I used loads of Gel Press prints, book pages and anything I could get my hands on.

I even created little pockets to store memories.

Each of my books were different but allows me to create in different ways, whether I will be writing memories, doodling or journalling.

You can see the full reveal on my YouTube channel.  I hope you can pop along to take a look.

Thank you for joining me today.  I hope that you are loving the new products that Lisa is bringing to you and the amazing inspiration from the Design Team.

Happy Crafting!
Miriam

All About Miriam Grazier

- MEET THE TEAM -

MIRIAM GRAZIER - Design Team Coordinator

By day I am a Senior HR Professional.  I 'found' crafting 12 years ago and have not looked back since.  It is the hobby that I need to help me relax and unwind from the day job.  

I love anything mixed media related and like to throw different mediums together to see what happens.  My day job has to be very precise and rule driven but mixed media unleashes the freedom to create without thinking.

I've been fortunate to have a new craft room designed and built for me so I have a haven to relax and create in.

I am honoured to be on the design teams for Lisa Horton Crafts and Country View Crafts and am a regular blogger for PaperArtsy.  I have featured in the Craft Stamper, PaperCrafter and the SSP Guild (which is sadly not in publication any more).