Sneaky peak at Mad Men Circle Journal

I am very proud of this little tag. There were blank dress cards to be decorated and when I read the instructions and explanations I just had to make one with a real lace petticoat. Then I spied the Martha Stewart glass beads which have been languishing on my shelves since I splurged on them months ago - they are pretty though.  I choose advertising as my theme as I love the style and graphics of the late 50's and early 60's, plus I have the added interest of mum as model then. I found the old advertisements and then used scrapping software to create a montage and fake red zigzag stitching. When I first printed it out it the colours were not bright enough so I printed an additional copy onto acetate and then sewed the two pieces together using blanked stitching.

 That was okay on the straight sections but I could not figure out how to make it go round a corner - I do like the mix of elements. I also created a tag for journaling that slots behind the acetate sections.  It did not print out that well so I distressed it using a wash of watercolour paints and then trimmed it with ribbons. The other page will have to wait until the journal returns to its owner.

Mad Men Circle Journals

The latest circle journal has as its theme "Mad Men" style which is the late 1950's and early 1960's. I have been trawling through the internet looking for inspiration and have now created a background paper for my entry. I really don't need to look that far though as my mother was a model at this time and appeared in advertisements as the Persil mum (she was only 17 at the time!). It was in an advertisement called Woman Alone and you can watch it below - mum appears from 01:08 to 01:48