Final Message

Here is the last Me Time Message and photo tutorial:

Journal your final word and seal into your chosen envelope. I went with a cardboard one this week.

Add a layer of gesso and create some texture. I used Grunge Paste through a stencil.

Add some colour. I used a couple of coats of acrylic paint.

I added a light paint to the end of my message, spritzed loads of water and let it drip down the envelope.



Stamp some white tissue paper and glue to message (I used matt medium).

More stamping

Add some more colour I used ink tense blocks.

Time to personalise: I added scan of some of my art work which matched with my word of the week plus my word and a quote.

Thanks to everyone who joined in with my Me Time Messages workshop.

Me Time Message 5

Keep Calm was the phrase for this week. I can't help but chuckle as there is a slight sense of irony to this as I had a bit of a disaster and ended up deleting some stuff off my camera. So I am going to have to cobble something together in this post rather than share a video this week.

As always the project starts with journaling your word/phrase for the week and sealing it into the envelope. I chose a window envelope this week.

Then came a layer of gesso. Once dry I stamped some images using a coloured archival ink.

After that through a stencil I added some gloss gel medium to create gloss pattern that would become a resist, so heat embossing would work just the same way.

Then came a spritz of Dylusions ink and I wiped over the dots a bit to reveal the resist pattern. The stamped yellow archival almost creates a resist in itself...a happy accident!





Then came some stamping using archival black and also a swipe of the ink pad around the edges and over the envelope itself.

 



To finish off I did some doodling added my phrase inside the window of the envelope and created a frame.

 

 

I will be back with the last Me Time Message tutorial on Thursday next week.

Message Four

Here is the video inspiration for week four of Me Time Messages:


Me Time Messages Workshop: Message 4 from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

This week I would  also like to share some of the work by other crafters participating in the workshop:

 

Shilpa:

 

 

Cherry:

 

 

Debs:

 

 

Catherine:

 

 

Vicky:

 

 

Kathy:

 

 

Louise

 

Thank you to everyone who has participated!

Week 3

Get out your masks and inks for this week's Me Time Message workshop, sneak peak above!
Here are some photos of last week's message, there is still time to catch up:

And now here is the video for message three:


Me Time Messages Workshop: Message 3 from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

Messages to Me...

Here are my projects in full for the Me Time Messages Workshop I have organised for a few crafty pals and over at Facebook group Junk Journal Join In 2014. At the top of this post you will see a sneak peak of my Message Two project which launches today. I am going to share my projects over at Moo Mania with their 'anything goes' theme.

My message holder:

Message One

Here is the video for this week's Message Two workshop:


Me Time Messages Workshop: Message Two from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

Look forward to seeing your take on message two and don't forget you can catch up on all the projects. HERE

Message One

Here is the third and final video for week one of Me Time Messages. The focus is on personal journaling of a word from our getting started exercise which then leads to making our first Me Time Message:


Me Time Messages Workshop: Message One from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

I do hope you will share your projects, leave me a comment and I will hop over to your blog to see what you have created.

Me Time Messages Begins!

Today sees the start of the Me Time Messages workshop which is free. Mixed media and journaling based week one has a bumper crop of three videos. I am sharing the first two today and then will launch video number three on Saturday. Do hope you will join in and I look forward to seeing your Me Time Messages project.

A little Me Time task before we can start creating:


Me Time Messages Week 1 (Video 2) from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

Time to get messy! In the first video we make the holder for our Me Time messages.


Me Time Messages Week 1 Video 3 from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

Will be back tomorrow with a third video for week one. Don't worry it will just be one video a week for now on!

Me Time Messages Workshop (Free)

 

Planning a 6 week workshop called Me Time Messages as my summer holiday treat. Already have some craft pals on board as part of the Junk Journaling 2014 Facebook group. Focus on messages to you and just for you within journaling/mixed media.

Starts Friday 11th July 2014. Video links will be available here on my blog or over at the Junk Journal Facebook group.

Here is a badge for your blog or to share on Facebook if you are interested in taking part and would like to help me spread the word!

Start collecting the following:

Me Time Messages Week 1 (Video 1) from miss craft mad on Vimeo.

There is a little peak at the first of two projects in week one at the top of this post.