Journal Buddy Blog Hop Yvonne Blair Designs

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We are celebrating being picked as the editor’s choice in the Oct-Dec Issue of Stampers Sampler by Stampington. Each one of us Yvonne Blair Art Girls will be giving away a journal buddy on Friday Oct. 7.  Leave a comment on each of our blogs by noon October 7, and we will each select a random winner.

If you leave a comment on each blog you will be put in for a drawing to win a Journal Buddy, Art Journal and Stamper's Sampler Magazine Bundle. The winner will be announced October 7th at 7:00 pm. 

All winners will be notified by email and announced on Yvonne’s blog Oct 7 at 7:00pm.

 

Journal Buddy

 

The Journal Buddy is a multi-functional tool that helps you add artful journaling to any paper crafting project.  The Journal Buddy is made out of high quality stencil material that is not only pliable, but see through so you can see where you are adding lines. It features a wavy edge and straight edge with a ruler  two short straight edges on each side to line it up so your journaling stays straight, as well as line guides for you to ink, trace, paint, or spray onto your page. 

You will be amazed at how easy it is to use adding decorative journaling to your art journals, scrapbook layouts, cards, envelopes and more.

 

 

Today I will share with you how easy it was to use the Journal Buddy to create this fabulous chalkboard for my front porch area.   I found the chalkboard on clearance at a craft and hobby store left over from back to school merchandise. With a little elbow grease I sanded down the school themed edges and now it is perfect for my front porch.

 

Next I used standard chalk and the Journal Buddy as a guide to draw out my quote.  In the short 15 minute video below.  I will demonstrate just how simple it was to draw my design. In real time it took about an hour.  After Thanksgiving, I can simply erase the chalkboard and draw a design for Christmas.  The flexibility of the Journal Buddy helps when moving around the board, and the ruler is essential in helping to space out your design.  The wave edge is great for creating banners and writing on a curve.  It was so nice having all these guides in one simple tool.

 

Here is the video.

 

 

 

Watch on YouTube

 

 

Here is what my little chalkboard looks like on my porch.

 

If you would like to purchase a  Journal Buddy email yblair1@gmail.com

or send payment of $8.00 + $2.00 Shipping to same email using Paypal. 

Thank you so much....Hope you enjoy! 

 

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NOW HOP ON OVER TO THE OTHER BLOGS

to see how my team mates are using the Journal Buddy:

 

 

YvonneBlair

LynneForsythe

LisaNazario-Gregory

 

 

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Hope Is The Anchor Chalkboard Art

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A few months ago we moved into a new home, and I've been frantically nesting, trying to add a few personal touches here and there.   Today I would like to share with you a chalkboard that I created. I started by painting the glass in a 16x20 frame with Prima's Chalkboard Paint.  I painted 4 coats, allowing the paint to dry between each coat.

The quote that inspired this project is:
"Hope is the anchor, love is the ship, time is an ocean and life is the trip."

 

I found this Chipboard anchor and thought it would be great to alter it for the side of the frame.  I decided to add elements to the anchor that represent the quote on the chalkboard.

 

I started by covering my anchor with Prima's  Jodie Lee Nature Garden Collection Fairy Godmother"  the b-side.  I then began to add color and texture by spritzing the anchor with Prima's  Color Bloom sprays Antique Gold  & Storm Cloud  then I added Utee to the top and heat set.  I love how my anchor now looks like corroded metal. 

 

 

To represent "time" in the quote.  I decided to Use the Prima Finnabair Mechanical Clock with a Prima Wooden clock inside.  

 

The ship on Prima's Seashore stamp is adorable!   I decided to create a 3D ship using this stamp.

 

 

I stamped it on sticky backed canvas, and chipboard several times, then used foam strips to assemble pieces until I had a great 3D effect.   Isn't this ship just the cutest?  It would be adorable on a layout or card as well!  To keep the canvas from fraying I brushed a quick coat of Gel Medium over the top.

 

 

To finish off my anchor I added the Prima Cherry Blossom Vine (removing the flowers), the Capri Merlot Burlap Flowers and the Oahu-Hula flowers.   To fill in around the clusters, I added some shells that I recently found on a trip to the beach.  I love how the flowers mimic the texture found in the shells.

 

 

I added some rope around the frame to give it a little interest.  I used the Finnabair Art Ingredients Mica Flakes Gold Leaf to fill in the negative spaces around the shells and flowers.

 

 Here is my finished chalkboard. 

 

  

 

 

I hope I have inspired you to create a beautiful chalkboard for your home. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

 

 

Supplies:

 

Prima Marketing:  Chalkboard Paint - Black

Prima Marketing:  Color Bloom - Antique Gold

Prima Marketing - Color Bloom - Storm Cloud

Prima Marketing -  Jodie Lee Nature Garden Collection Fairy Godmother"

Prima Marketing - Seaside Stamp

Prima Marketing - Cherry Blossom Vine

Prima Marketing - Oahu, Hula Flowers

Prima Marketing - Capri - Merlot Flowers

Prima Marketing - Finnabair Mechanicals - Vintage Trinkets - Clock

Prima Marketing - Finnabair Art Ingredients Mica Flakes Gold Leaf

Prima Marketing - Wooden Trinkets - Clock

Frame 16x20

Tim Holtz - Compass

Tim Holtz - Spinners

Shells

Netting

Rope

 

 

 

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Ustream Monday Nov. 3

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I hope you can join me Monday night, November 3, 2014 on Ustream at 8:30 p.m. EST.   I will be sharing with you lots of  techniques for creating Chalkboard Art.  This chalkboard will be perfect for Holiday Home Décor or make a great Holiday gift!   

Ustream Channel:    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gibbst

As always, I will do my best to record the show.

I hope you can make!

Tonya

I love seeing things you create using my tutorials or project share. Please use the following handles in social media to insure that I get to see your creations:
INSTAGRAM: #FollowingTonyaGibbs | TWITTER: @gibbst #FollowingTonyaGibbs | FACEBOOK: Tag Tonya Gibbs #FollowingTonyaGibbs

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