Christmas memories 2016 for Daisy's Diary.

As I cleared the last remnants of Christmas away last week I found some tags from Christmas, some pieces of gift wrap and one of the Christmas serviettes. I was about to throw them out when I thought I could make something with them as celebration of Christmas 2016.  I realised that I had not made anything recently for Daisy's Dairy, a memories art journal I started for my little granddaughter last year, and that they could add some texture to an art journal page.
I chose a favourite photo from just after Christmas when we went to the woods for a lovely walk. I shared the walk on my blog here last week

This is the photo of Daisy and I sharing a cuddle on that day. I love her  winter patterned leggings and Peppa Pig hat and gloves set so I decided to use those for my colourway.

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 I tore up pieces of my Christmas ephemera and stuck them onto my page.

I also added some pieces of a doily too.

I knew I had the perfect stencil, just like the pattern on Daisy's leggings; Tim Holtz' holiday knit. I used modelling paste and set everything aside to dry. 

After a watery wash of gesso I got out another of my new crafty stash....my Tim Hotlz distress crayons.  OMgoodness I LOVE these and I will be buying more colours. I just scribbled, rubbed and spritzed to my hearts content until I was happy with my background.

As I added layers of crayon I carefully made sure that the original images could still be visible in the background. If you are not "into" Disney's Frozen hidden below is Elsa and Anna..

Once I was happy with the background I die cut some shapes continuing with the love and "Frozen" theme. Snowflakes just had to feature.

I embossed some  heart die cuts and then added some gilding wax to the raised areas. 

Then it was time to put everything together and create my celebration of memories of Christmas 2016 to put into Daisy's Dairy. I used my Visible image stamp "just be happy" as I felt that this together with the Tim Holtz chit chat stickers were the perfect sentiments. 

 Here is my finished page

and some close ups to show the details

It's hard to get the bling to shine but there is plenty here from my Glamour dust and gilding wax.

I found the perfect chit chat sticker to use...Let it go is the famous song from the film. Daisy will love that Elsa and Anna are visible in the background.

My art journal page was made for the following challenges;

More than words Celebrate and bling 

this is my celebration of everything from Christmas 2016, the gifts, Christmas dinner (the serviette) the walks and our family love. There is lots of bling on the page from my glitter and gilding wax. 

Craft stamper take it make it January anything goes

Creative artiste #22 anything mixed media goes

Emerald Creek dares 2/3 bring on the new mine are the distress crayons which I LOVE!

Happy Little stampers mixed media layers

Time out winter

Frilly and funkie 3/3 new year's goals inspirations another goal for this year is to try make more pages for Daisy's diary....from May there will be another grand-baby to make for too ;0) 

Noor UK anything goes

We love to create 1/2 anything goes mixed media

Cuttlebug Mania winter wonderland

It remained mild here yesterday. I even got some gardening done and a whole line of washing dried outside. However the temperature is dropping violently and it appears that the winter blast is on its way. Keep snug and carry on crafting.

Thanks for visiting me today and for your very kind comments you take the time to leave me. I really enjoy reading them.

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Bye for now,

Jane x