Keep calm, smile and create!

Posted on January 7, 2015 by lerusho

New year brings so many resolutions, here is one for Stampotique Designers Challenge:

Keep calm, smile and create beautiful things!

My spread is made in my altered book. First I collaged some scrap leftovers on my page.

Then I shaded a bit with light sienna pencil. I used France’s splattered mug stamp (#10017) with espresso truffle. I applied some iridescent medium through a stencil.

Then I added some colours, first a layer of ecoline (lemon yellow) with bistre and then acrylic ink (bright yellow) and fluid chalk edger (metallic yellow).

I stamped Maria’s Keep calm (#7305) text on a card stock, that I stitched on laces.

And some details:

Hope you will be able to smile a lot and create beautiful things in 2015!

I am sharing my spread with Stampotique designers challenge: New Year’s resolution.

I am linking my spread to Faber Castell design memory craft January challenge as well.

About lerusho

I am obsessed with experimenting, using my fantasy and creating new and unique visions. The challenges are endless and that gives me real inspiration.

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48 Responses to Keep calm, smile and create!

Felicia says:

January 7, 2015 at 9:16 pm

I love this spread Ruth! I think I love how scraps can come together for awesomeness! I like the effects of the Ecoline and I soooo want France’s stamp! It’s on the list! Ha ha you are starting 2015 off with a bang!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 9:23 pm
  
  Thanks Felicia, and France’s stamps are great fun, I love all of them 🙂
  
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Natasha says:

January 7, 2015 at 9:30 pm

This is so awesome, you are so amazingly inspiring! Thanks for sharing your process for creating the spread!! And I needed to hear that…keeping calm and creating beautiful things!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 9:40 pm
  
  Thanks Natasha! 🙂
  
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Kay Wallace says:

January 7, 2015 at 9:49 pm

You have creatively supported your sentiment (resolution) with the chaotic background, Ruth. It is just perfect!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 10:06 pm
  
  Thanks Kay! 🙂
  
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frandalicious56 says:

January 7, 2015 at 9:56 pm

WOW Ruth, you just keep bringing on really good stuff. I absolutely adore the way you take such raw, simple items and manipulate them in a way that is so pleasingly cohesive. you really have the crem de la crem going on !!!!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 7, 2015 at 10:08 pm
  
  Thanks Fran 😉
  
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Julie Short says:

January 7, 2015 at 10:34 pm

Hi Ruth I love the messy stuff all gently altered, pushed and pulled until it becomes an interesting and inspiring page.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:42 am
  
  Thanks Julie 🙂
  
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zksmith says:

January 7, 2015 at 10:39 pm

Great advice! I love the cheerful colours and all that creativity in this project!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:43 am
  
  Thanks Zsuzsa 😉
  
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rozwil says:

January 7, 2015 at 11:23 pm

love how you use the scraps Ruth…one of my fav things to do!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:45 am
  
  I can’t throw out those pieces, they still look so tempting to work with so I recycle them 😉
  
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windinn says:

January 8, 2015 at 12:43 am

What a great spread, Ruth – and I am loving that quote!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:45 am
  
  Thanks Win 🙂
  
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vickiross says:

January 8, 2015 at 1:31 am

Im with Win, love the spread and especially the quote!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:45 am
  
  Thank you Vicki 🙂
  
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Lisette says:

January 8, 2015 at 8:06 am

Love the colours on this piece and the words make a great resolution.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 8:46 am
  
  Thanks Lisette, the words are Stampotique you know… it is just a hint 😉
  
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massofhair says:

January 8, 2015 at 4:50 pm

Stunning pages Ruth, loving the textures and colours very much 🙂 xxx

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 7:28 pm
  
  Thanks 😉
  
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Sue The Iron says:

January 8, 2015 at 8:36 pm

This is brilliant Ruth, I love all the textures here, especially those laces. Thanks so much for supporting us again at Stampotique. Sue xx

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 8, 2015 at 8:44 pm
  
  Thanks for jumping over Sue 🙂
  
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Michelle says:

January 9, 2015 at 3:05 am

Hi,

I am visiting from Friendship Friday.

I recently bought some art supplies in hopes of bringing out my creative side in 2015.
Maybe I will take some pictures and post them on my blog.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 9, 2015 at 7:29 am
  
  Hi Michelle, it is nice to meet you, will be happy to see you creations 🙂
  
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Susan Carol says:

January 9, 2015 at 1:53 pm

I love the quote and all the layers here. So much interest. Seeing your altered book makes me want to start one, the text gives such a great base layer. Creating definitely helps us stay calm and smile too, and that keeps us happy 🙂

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 9, 2015 at 2:10 pm
  
  I love that sentiment too, by the way it is a lot of fun to works in an altered book 😉
  
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Lindsay says:

January 9, 2015 at 2:37 pm

Beautiful page! I love bistre pigments too, I use them a lot! Love the stitched part!

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 9, 2015 at 2:42 pm
  
  Thanks Lindsay 🙂
  
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linda badgley says:

January 11, 2015 at 8:12 am

Keep calm and create – My reason for art journaling

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 11, 2015 at 9:21 am
  
  🙂
  
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Samantha Read says:

January 11, 2015 at 2:56 pm

WOW!!! I love your work Ruth 🙂
Thank you so much for joining in with us at Stampotique this week 🙂

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 11, 2015 at 3:09 pm
  
  Thanks for visiting Sam 😉
  
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Kim Howard says:

January 11, 2015 at 5:11 pm

Beautiful textures on your creation, love the step by step on how you created it. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designer’s Challenge this week.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 11, 2015 at 5:49 pm
  
  Thanks for visiting Kim 🙂
  
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dutchstamptramp says:

January 11, 2015 at 8:12 pm

Love your pages. Wonderful colours! Thanks for joining teh Stampotique Dv

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 11, 2015 at 9:01 pm
  
  Thanks for visiting 🙂
  
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Maja Rijkers says:

January 13, 2015 at 8:30 am

Beautiful spread! I love that sentiment, the color combi and all the little scraps you used.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 13, 2015 at 8:36 am
  
  Thanks Maja 🙂
  
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kampysgirl says:

January 16, 2015 at 12:03 am

I adore this color scheme! Groovy and cool- and definitely me! Great spread- love the use of your elements on this!xx

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 7:49 am
  
  Thanks so much Jackie 😉
  
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leacayoung says:

January 16, 2015 at 12:32 am

beautiful pages. love all the details.

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 7:27 am
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
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*Arwen* says:

January 21, 2015 at 2:27 pm

This is awesome Ruth! I’m sure, you will create beautiful things ❤

Thanks for joining us at the Stampotique Designers Challenge 🙂

xx Arwen

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 21, 2015 at 5:13 pm
  
  Thanks for visiting Arwen 🙂 xox
  
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Gez says:

January 22, 2015 at 12:09 pm

Beautiful. Your work is inspirational. Love the added thread. Thank you for joining the Stampotique Designer’s Challenge. Gez

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- lerusho says:
  
  January 22, 2015 at 5:57 pm
  
  Thanks Gez 🙂
  
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