My Portugal holiday journal

Today I can finally share my completed holiday journal from our recent adventures in Portugal. This was a real labour of love but holiday journals are so worthwhile. There is nothing better than looking back through them and revisiting awesome memories.

If you have not seen any of my holiday posts you can see them here and here. 

This was the view from our balcony 

and here is a collage of my finished holiday journal.

I made most of the cover sitting on the balcony.

Today is also my weekly inspiration post for Visible Image and you will see that every single stamp I used in my journal is by Visible Image.  I used lots of their sets by predominantly these sets, which are perfect for holiday journalling.
Capture the moment

destination unknown

scripted streets

Mesh-ellaneus

I thought I would share a process of another of the inside pages..if you missed my earlier page which I shared you can find it here
This page was for our day out in Lisbon. Each day we took some  Instax photos, as well as using my usual camera.  These photos measure approx 8.5 by 5.5cm. I use the colours in my photos to inspire each page.

 I first made a background using stamps from Mesh-ellaneus. These are such cool stamps.

They work perfectly with Distress oxides

 I had fun playing with a background pattern.

I just had to use the camera ( I know it isn't an Instax but it's retro enough for me) which I stamped, embossed and fussy cut out

I stamped and fussy cut out some of the paper boats...

I then put on my creative hat and put together my page

Here are a few close ups.

Don't you just love the paper boats...I do 😊

Before I go I would just share a few more details of just how perfect Visible Image stamps are for creating backgrounds for journalling ;all these pages had photos added to them but here are some before I embellished them.
An orange mesh-allaneus

 the ink splats created the brown splats below. I used a stencil for the clocks but the script and smile are also stamps from these sets I shared links to.

Words from the imagine, inspire, dream set

and words from the Capture the moment and Destination unknown sets.

So there we are...a real labour of love but so worth doing...there are a lifetime of memories inside my journal.

 I really hope that I might have inspired you to create your own holiday journal.

You will be able to 

"Capture the moment and make it last forever"

I would like to enter my journal into the following challenges;

Stamps and Stencils techniques school

The Artistic stamper 2/3 anything goes

Deep Ocean a day at the beach

We love to Create 1/2 anything mixed media/creative

Stamping sensations 1/3 anything goes

Pixie's Snippets playground #293/4 I have used sooo many snippets of everything in my journal!

Frilly and Funkie read any good books recently? mine is my diary of my wonderful holiday.

That's Crafty 1/3 anything but cards

Sweet Stampin 1/3 summer fun

Craft Stamper take it make it anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and for your kind comments you take the time to leave,

Here are all the links for Visible Image

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group can be found here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £25 coupon to spend on the website. Our monthly themed challenge is on summer break and will return in September. 

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide!

And the shop web site is here; where all these gorgeous stamps can be purchased. 

And lastly please remember that my 7th bloggerversary giveaway closes on Wednesday, everyone is most welcome to enter.

...details are in my side bar.

Thanks as always for stopping by and for the kind comments you take the time to leave me. Welcome too to my newest followers, thanks for joining me on my creative journey.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x