I started on a blank page of my Moleskine Journal. I didn't gesso it before hand but now think I should have as the back of one of the pages is soooo covered in Glimmer Mist and krylon pen!
Anyhoo I decide to use some leaves out of my garden as 'masks- and spray Glimmer Mists through them. However I chose a piece of conifer which was far too dense (bit like me for choosing it!) and the mask just turned out like a big un-painted blob.
So to try and save it I just sprayed Glimmer Mist in every autumnal colour I had all over both pages. They were looking a complete mess, so I decided just to use the rest of leaves as 'stamps' and basically plonked them in to DI's and used my hand the press them onto the pages. The veins showed up brilliantly. So I tried stamping the back of leaf. It worked just as well and I loved the page as it had sooo much texture. Of course I forgot to take a photo (again!)I used the Sir Tim of Holtz Tattered Leaves die to cut leaves from book pages, scrunched them up, opened them out and sprayed them with more Glimmer Mist. Once I dried them they started to look more like Autumn leaves. I stuck them randomly around the edges of the pages and wanted to write 'Autumn natures last and lovliest smile' in the centre. But....I spelled lovliest wrong. Typical. (note to self - *always* write any words you want to use out in rought first!) At first I used a black Sharpie to write, but it didn't show up very well and I'd already corrected my spelling mistake so there were 2 lovliest's. When I decided to use a gold Krylon Pen and realised I could've changed the spelling mistake without anyone knowing. So 2 lovliest it is!
I'm really happy with the pages and I'm gonna try and do the background again and take a photo this time ;)
