Hi Friends,
Life is a balance of good and bad times. Happy & sad moments. We may rejoice one moment whereas in the other moment we may be faced with a difficult situation. And only those friends who stand by you and be with you in the most difficult times of life pass the test of friendship. True friends never leave your side in either good or bad times. They are always there for you and they become an integral part of the world.
The page 2 in the art book that I make for my friend Tejal revolves around this truth of life. Though I have never met her in real life, she has been my constant support & true friend in both thick & thin times of life over the last 1 year. We chat almost daily and I cant thank her enough for the amazing friendship. I choose another one of Tejal's favorite flowers "Roses" for this page as a rose depicts these feelings in true sense. The beautiful, fragrant rose flower depicts the beautiful moments of life whereas the thorns depict the difficult times of life.
I used 2 different styles and colors of roses (red to depict happy times and black to depict difficult times) to build this page. Red is also one of Khushboo's (Tejal's friend) favorite color and black Tejal and my favorite color. I used glitter & shine on the red side to give an extra edge of happiness to good times of life.
Supplies used:
- 6 by 7" card stock/ chipboard
- iCraft rose & circular rose stencil
- iCraft kraft card stock
- Ranger texture paste
- Pie Lane red pixie dust
- VersaMark Ink
- Ranger Black Embossing Powder
- Distress ink: Black Soot, Candied Apple
- Dress My Craft Sparkling Dust
- Itsy Bitsy 2 in 1 texture paste (used as gesso)
- Circle cutter or die
- Finger dauber, palette knife, foam tape, glue, water mister, blending tool, heat gun
- Printed sentiment/ quote
Steps to create:
- Apply gesso on the card stock/ chipboard base and let it dry. Blend Candied Apple Ink, mist with water and dab with cloth (this ensures very light shade of ink on the base).
- Apply texture paste through stencil on the right upper half of the page, sprinkle red pixie dust and set aside to dry.
- Cut circles (2" diameter) from kraft card stock. Apply VersaMark ink through stencil using finger dauber and heat set using black embossing powder.
- Adhere the heat embossed circles on the page using glue & foam tape for dimension.
- Apply glue on the right edges of the page and sprinkle with Sparkling Dust.
- Finish the page by adhering the printed sentiment/ quote.
Please do let me know what you think of this page. I hope you like it as much as I loved making this.
I would like to enter this art page at
I shall be soon back with Page 3 of this art journal.
Love,
Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta
Crafty Flirtations
