Birds & Words

Friday, November 6, 2015

Yvonne Blair Designs

Hey everybody!  I know you've arrived all inspired from your visit to Cheryl Boglioli's blog!!

I've taken a nice long break from blogging and am SO glad to break my blogfast with a celebration of Yvonne Blair Designs Impression Obsession stamps, Inky Art Journals, and Journal Buddy stenciling tool.  Everyone who has ever met Yvonne has fallen in love with her.  Her signature products reflect her warmth, her heart, and her inspiring and optimistic outlook on life.

My post today is a tribute to Yvonne.  Her love for butterflies, for the number 3, for vintage style and all things pink.  I love you, dear friend.


I began my Inky Art Journal page by blending Fossilized Amber Distress ink over the entire two page spread.  This is by far my favorite journal to use for art.  The manila pages are nice and thick and can handle gesso, inks and paints.  They open out nice and flat, which I have seen in any other journal.  They come in 6" x 8", 4" x 8", and 4" x 6" sizes.

I used Yvonne's Journal Buddy stenciling tool to create the wavy rainbow.  Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet and Abandoned Coral.  Some black stenciling and Picket Fence Distress Stain pigment drips help make the colors pop.


One of my very favorite Yvonne Blair Designs stamps.  She certainly listens to the whispers of her own heart and is inspiring us to do the same.  The little star is cut out from another of Yvonne's stamps.  The sentiment is stamped on stenciled bit of paper, colored with blended Victorian Velvet Distress Ink (a shade of Yvonne's favorite color, pink!), and die cut from Styled Labels.  Vintage cheesecloth and doilies peak from behind the label.


Yvonne often used butterflies in her art and this one (cut from Tim Holtz Layered Butterfly die and stenciled with "Art Is" text stencil from Crafter's Workshop and white embossing paste) is a tribute to her free spirit.  She also frequently includes doilies in her pieces and collects items with the number "3".


I cut two butterflies and layered one on top of the other and placed some foam squares near the body of the butterfly to separate the layers just a little.  I placed the wavy edge of the stencil at the side of the page with a glass cutting mat behind it.  I used a fine tip stylus and followed the wavy line over and over until the line was impressed enough to tear and leave a textured edge.


Straight lines are also from the Journal Buddy with can be used to create lines for journaling or just for interest.  I've used them vertically here.  I LOvE stamps and stencils with lines.  My handwriting tends to lay down and go to sleep on me, so I love to add lines to help keep it straight.  These lines are spaced far enough apart that you can double up and add more lines, or use them as is.


Wildflower stencil from Tim Holtz with white embossing paste and some Fossilized Amber ink blended over.  More butterflies, rub ons from Tim.



Do you LOVE the Journal Buddy Stencil??
You can buy Yvonne's Journal Buddy by emailing her here.

Do you LOVE Yvonne's signature stamps?
You can get your own here.

Do you LOVE Inky Art Journals?
Of course you do. Get yours by emailing her here.  Warning:  Buy several.  You'll be spoiled for any other.

Giveaway alert!!  Leave a comment on all the blog hop stops and get a chance to WIN a Journal Buddy stencil AND a 4 x 8 Inky Art Journal.  This is a new size and its like working on #10 tags.  Yvonne will randomly draw the name of our lucky winner!! 






Now hop on over to visit Linda Ledbetter's blog and feast on some brilliant creativity!!


35 comments:

  1. Cheryl, your art journal pages are beautiful and such a wonderful tribute to Yvonne. Your pages are so thought out and symbolic of so many of the things we love about Yvonne. Love your idea and your lovely creation! The textured butterflies, the stenciled wild flowers, the colors and the sentiments really capture Yvonne's sweet spirit. Well done...and a great blog post!

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  2. I love everything about this page!!! Great colors and composition!

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  3. Thanks for the inspiration of your beautiful work.

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  4. So, pretty and love the colors. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  5. Cheryl - this post brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful friend you are to Yvonne. She must be so touched by these BEAUTIFUL and HEARTFELT pages. I know I am. Your creativity is just LOVELY here. The Perfect Artwork to commemorate a very special time of success. YOU get the friend of the week award for sure Cheryl! j.

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    1. Joi....she made me sob with this one! I am truly one very blessed woman to have these amazing women in my life!!! You are a doll and I am sending you hugs!

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  6. Cheryl, you have given these pages your lovely organic touches that only you can do, while still embracing Yvonne's favorite design choices. I love that about these pages, so personal and an obvious nod to the love you have for your friend. So beautiful! Hugs!

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  7. I really liked your idea to use the curved edge as an inked element on your pages - clever.

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  8. Oh my gosh...I am just sobbing! sobbing I tell you! I love you so much and the day we all met at the airport for Ranger U was one of the BIGGEST blessings in my life! You girls...well...you know...you are my soul sisters...my rocks, my friends, my blessings...and I truly thank GOD that you are all in my life! THank you for playing along and thank you for such a beautiful creation!!! I am honored by it...and now I must go find some tissue...I love you!!! hugs.

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  9. I love the colors on your pages...they sing to me. Yvonne's journal is absolutely great since it lies open flat.

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  10. Fossilized Amber was perfect for your page. Don't you just love how Yvonne's journals open flat! They are the best!

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  11. Beautiful page. I love the way you used the journal buddy to create those wavy lines of color.

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  12. Love your page & the buddy stencil looks like it will be finding its way onto my latest "got to have" list! That will be along with one of these lie- flat journals lol

    Sally

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  13. Way cool....your waves of color! AWESOME pages Cheryl!

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  14. oh my soul.!!! i love what you did on that right hand page! how cool is that!

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  15. What a beautiful tribute to Yvonne, love your sentiment, lovely butterfly and curvy rainbow and the buddy tool!

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  16. Beautiful page!! Love the wavy lines, such a great way to use the Journal Buddy tool. Thank you.

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  17. I just love the way you used the buddy tool to create your curves! ... and the little touch of curving lace.... Fabulous!!

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  18. I just love the way you used the buddy tool to create your curves! ... and the little touch of curving lace.... Fabulous!!

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  19. I'm liking this buddy tool and think I might journal more with it!

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  20. This is such a wonderful tribute to Yvonne, I love the 'Art is' stencil and it looks so beautiful on the butterfly - great idea and I adore the colours you have used. They are warm and happy and the quote is perfect. Anne x

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  21. Love the idea of the fuzzy edge. Beautiful work!

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  22. I'm enjoying everyone's layouts using the Inky Journal and the Journaling Buddy. I love how you used it to create the rainbow on your pages.

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  23. Cheryl -this was such a creative way to use the Art journal Buddy Tool to create a wavy and beautiful background! Very clever! I love the colors and layout and the fact that you used Yvonne's butterfly and number 3! Gorgeous!

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  24. I am loving this blog hop - finding all sorts of new artists work to admire. I'm glad I found you! I love the colours you have used on your design and I especially love the butterfly with the stencilled text. I never think to use my stencils with paste... probably because they always turn out so messy, but you have inspired me.

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  25. What a wonderful tribute to Yvonne...you have included all the elements that I looked forward to seeing in her creations during the CC3C challenges. I love your wavy rainbow. Beautiful journal pages.

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  26. Cheryl great presentation of the stamps. Lovely elements on this journal page

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  27. One: LOVE the colors
    Two: LOVE LOVE the page curve with the butterfly
    Three: LOVE LOVE LOVE you! :)

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  28. Oh I so love your pages ( I see your signature :) ) and those sentiment stamps OMG must haves !!

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  29. I'm so very late with my commenting, Cheryl, but I just had to stop by and tell you how I love how you used the Journal Buddy with those waves down the page. Also love your tribute to Yvonne and her love of butterflies. The textured stenciling on it is so sharp! Pretty, pretty, pretty!

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  30. What a fun page and so beautiful. It's hard to keep up with the blog, I sure know that. Glad to see you back at it.

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  31. Guess I just found another tool I HAVE to buy! LOL Love the way you used Yvonne's Journaling Buddy Stencil on your pages.
    Hugs-
    Kavi Coulson

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  32. Hey Cheryl!!! I wanted to pop by and say THANK YOU so much for the totally inspiring comment you gave me. You made me feel so good and I love the fact that you found the tutorial so inspiring. Yay! We are going to have so much fun in the Creative Carte Blanche adventure! ❤️

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