FABRIC FUN: 2013 Autumn Journal Foundation

 

I have fallen in love with fabric journals.  So for the Fall season, I decided to create one adapting the woodland creatures as my theme (squirrels, foxes, deer, etc)

 

To begin, I created foundation pages with various backgrounds using gelli plate, Silhouette, stencils, gesso, texture plates.  Added various embellishments and ribbon plus started a few drawings on some pages.  So far, I am completely smitten with it.  Let's hope the momentum keeps up. 

 

used a stencil to create a colorful leave over another gessoed stencil

metallic paints with the United States stencil

burlap, ribbon and gelli print with leaf stencil on feed bag

Fox drawing page including burlap ribbon and letters atop gelli printed page

used a feed bag for this page I got while at The Depot in Concord, NC

some pages were created with upholstery samples

FAVORITE RIBBON - found at vintage store...LOVE.

attached some pinecone charms to this page

used a deer stamp repetitively on this page, adding other stamps on the tag
(you can't really tell, but I stamped "September" & "November" in a light ink above/below October)

used a gelli print on vellum paper as well as a squirrel charm and wooden heart embellishment

many pages are made from feed bags which I love the feel and texture of

added HELLO DEAR wooden tag, plus used the outline of a texture plate with gesso + puffy paint to outline (plan is to watercolor the background of the mountain and forest/stream)

FAV PAGE:  I used a feather stencil applied with gesso.  Then did multiple colors on a gelli plate to create the look.  Added THANKFUL in a pink from a Silhouette cutout.  Just adore it..and will leave it as is.

2ND FAV: Used an owl placemat to create the stenciled look on my gelli plate.

added a mistable feather embellishment I found at Marshall's....yes they now have art supplies.

Adore this vintage napkin, so I will leave this page alone as well...may add a word or something, but it reminds me of growing up in Nebraska and picking strawberries at my grandparents' house

Another page done on a manila folder using textured plates and gesso; then gelli printed.



Attempted to gelli print on fabric...result was a duller effect, but once I added the leaf stencils...Perfection.  The final touch was adding two fox charms. TOO CUTE ...if I say so myself.  The small end of the napkin will have the word HARVEST embroidered on it.

I plan on using this spread for an embroidered grid I am making titled "I LOVE FALL"; however I haven't decided if I would rather frame it.  TBD I guess.

I used a stencil with Venetian plaster and then once dried...sprayed inks to define the stencil more.  It is a heart dangling from a tree branch.

The feathers are a stencil used on a gelli plate then cut out to create an edging to the pages.  Another favorite moment in the book.

(notice the little fox sleeping ...ADORABLE) 

Another attempt at gelli printing on fabric plus a few stickers and wooden embellishment.

 

Once the album was complete and bound, I glued it in place inside the album cover which is found here.

 

If you are interested in your own Fabric Album, please let me  know and I would be happy to create one for you based on a theme or just for any use.  ETSY STORE - Ali Gitt

 

DONNA DOWNEY STUDIOS carries a majority of the supplies I used in this project.  It is like a stencil heaven plus ribbons galore.  Go check it out.