Lizzy Wurmann: My way of living

Catalog Mini Journal Tutorial

Hi everyone! I'm here with another project for Jessica Sporn Designs.

Today I will show you on a video how I did a "mini journal" out of a catalog and watercolor paper. For the cover I also used a catalog scoring 1/2" on it's spine to insert the journal. I like the dimensions, each page it's like a large tag.

For the cover I used Jessica's Medallions Stencil  over a gelli print. 

 

 

Now I will create on the first two pages. Collage Sheets by Mary Jane Chadbourne and Nancy Baumiller

On this page I used Layered Peonies Stencil

 

On this side Squares and Circles Stencil was used

 

 

 

Until next time!

 

Paint your Dreams Journal Page

I was inspired by Christy Sobolewski to make this journal page out of collaged manila tags, (#tagology). It was a lot of fun because I love collages and making several at once in a small surface is so much easier.

 

Thinking Out of the Box

Sometimes while creating I find myself thinking out of the box and this time I was going to make a wonky town but that huge tree came to my mind and I finally did like a forest town, totally unexpected!!

I have to confess I'm not sure I like it but I spent so much time with the butterflies, doodling, stamping, etc. that I decided to post it.

Every paper I used is a Gelli print.

Pastel Based Collage

For this collage I started the background with Pan Pastels and a stencil. After I have completed it, I started to journal everywhere what really came to my mind (I rarely journal). Later on I decided to collage and paint over those phrases, I wouldn't be ashamed if something is legible right now, I wrote about the piece and how I felt doing it but I really don't  like my handwriting.

The paper I used as in almost all my collages are mainly Gelli prints and this time I used mostly magazines to print on.

 

Mixed Media Study

I did these journal pages after watching an online class by Mary Beth Shaw. 

Sewn Collage

As you already may know I love collages and after three weeks out of town, I was eager to make one. I used tons of leftovers of die cuts, failed stamped images, gelli prints, paper I use to clean my brayer when painting or spraying and a few pieces of Thai paper. After I glued everything in place I started to sew randomly and in a very messy way.

Paris, a journal page

I'm very touched about what's going on in Paris so I decided to make a journal page.

The background was made out of a stenciled Gelli print

Mini Book Video Tutorial

I have a new VIDEO showing how I did these cute little books. I used gelli printed papers for them because you'll need a thin paper in order to be able to fold them and make them fit into each other.

  

New Handbound Journal

Hi all,

This is my last handmade journal. The covers were made out of Gelli printed papers.

Mistakes are proof you are trying

I did this journal page while I stayed in Canada with a few materials I had on hand. I used handmade stamps a homemade gelli plate to print my papers and added doodles to embellish it.