Waiting for Mr Darcy.....

Hi there it's Elizabeth here with another page from my Junk and Disorderly Journal. Jane is daydreaming of Mr Darcy with thoughts flying around her head like birds.

I started by stamping the lace from the Mr Darcy Stamp Set across the bottom of a Bockingford tag,  using Versamark ink, Wow fine black embossing powder, and heating it. Once cool I trimmed across the edge to create a scalloped finish.

I carried on adding more stamping and built up a design using Jane and also the birds. These were also embossed.

I coloured Jane and the rest of the tag, using a selection of the gorgeous Luscious Powders leaving each colour to dry completely before adding another, otherwise the colours would blend together like watercolours.

Whilst the tag was on one sie drying out, I stamped out a background using the Lace stamp, this time using a black Versafine ink. I added splatters of Cinderella Metallic  paint, and created a shelf for the tag to sit on using a piece of bright pink Sari Silk.

I added more of the same Pink Sari Silk to the tag, before adding it onto the journal page.

To finish off the page I added more birds, die cut from a Tim Holtz strip die.

So Jane sitting pretty in her pink silk gown is dreaming of Mr Darcy, his velvet brown eyes, broad shoulders and handsome good looks, will he call on her, I wonder..................

Elizabeth x

Jane Austen

Wishing everyone a very happy month of February! This month we are concentrating on everything love related.One of English Literatures most famous romantic writers was Jane Austen. Amongst many other classic novels she of course wrote "Pride and Prejudice".I thought that it would be fitting to pay a her a special tribute, she did give us Mr Darcy after all!

I began by stamping Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, and fussy cut them.
I die cut Jane Austin's name, but alphabet stamps would be great too, or if unlike me you have nice handwriting it could be handwritten which would be even better!

For the background I made up a watery mix of blue and pink Watercolours. I added some iridescent medium to the mix to give it a slight sparkle. I then generously spritzed a sheet of watercolour paper with water. I lay both the Watercolours onto the paper and they flowed and merged together.
When dry I cut the piece for my background, and on the remainder I stamped the leaves and fussy cut them. I also drew a rough circle and cut it out, and cut a spiral shape starting from the edge of the circle leaving a circle in the centre.

Starting on the outside I rolled up the spiral to form a rose.When I reached the centre I glued the rolled rose onto the centre circle.

I stamped the lace border onto a 7x7 inch 17.78cm card blank. I added a little glitter with a clear sparkle pen onto the stamped lace.I also added some glitter to the rose and to the leaves.

Once all the pieces were completed I maneuvered them around the card until they looked nice, (they moved around a few times!) and then finally glued them all down in place.

For a finishing touch I stamped the Lace border onto the bottom front of the envelope.

We would love to see what you make, so why not join in this months challenge and also join us all in the I Love Indigoblu Facebook group and share all of your ideas and makes !

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