Finished!

Ok I tried and liked (maybe) the multi-day layering journal page(s).

I sat and looked at my journal and then I went and looked at the progressive pictures and I realized that I needed to "play" a little more with the page and dress it up a bit. I think that I am finished, but ya never know - I may just have to play a bit more:)



Ok I hate to admit it, but one of my pleasures is the show "You're cut off" Seriously these women/girls are just plain out of their ever loving mind! But sure enough I DVR the show and watch it with pure pleasure - I cannot believe that human beings are so incapable of even the simplest day to day tasks!

Until tomorrow!

Monday - small additions

It is Monday and as usual, I find myself running around! Not a bad thing the morning was a beautiful day to be out and about.

I am busy trying to create some vintage Valentine's day cards so my desk is a disaster area. I spent a few minutes on my journal and there are little bits of additions. I used some fabric tape that I had stuffed in a drawer and I am really trying to hold back on using all the supplies that I have on my desk!!



Until next time!

Layering....

I sat down at my desk and looked at my journal and was thinking if I liked/disliked the layering project I had started. The jury is still out.....

I love the effect that journal artist's use for their projects - I just don't like my effect so far.



But as I sat looking at my page from yesterday - I focused on the rub on that I used that says "Be Yourself!" as I added my touches today - I kept that in mind and enjoyed myself. So perhaps I have focused too much on what I love in someones else's technique, and not playing around with what I love in my own!

Until tomorrow!

Journal Day 2

Ok, I got around to working on my journal and I decided that the hearts needed to be balloons and then I stamped my beautiful Art Fairy, and I started to HATE my black and red border, so I paper pieced a new border.



Let's see what tomorrow brings!

Book Club

I truly hate missing a day on my journal and on my blog! I end up feeling like I am not following through on my goals...

But perhaps there is a lesson in that.

Yesterday I attended my monthly book club meeting and our book was Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts. It was certainly not a book I would have purchased or chosen to read, but this book was incredible. The book focuses on the women behind the men behind the founding of our nation. The research Cokie did was immense, and the result was a great read. I found it incredible how much women had to do just to survive day to day. Bear children, run the household, entertain quests, feed everyone, make food (literally) and then prepare the food, make cloth, make clothes, educate themselves their children, flee the enemy, help their husbands business, and then when they have a second keep their friends and family informed about the day to day business of life.

I have to say I was extremely disappointed in Benjamin Franklin! Talk about an ass!

So I chose to journal about that.



I decided to follow Julie's (from Balzer Designs - Art Journal Everyday) example and layer my next entry over a period of time. So far this is the basis of what I have...



Until next time!

Pain!!!

I have been out and missing my creative time!

Today I traded out my office chair in hopes that my back would be better and I think it helped quite a bit!

I created 2 journal pages and the background for a third! It's amazing how time away can just generate new ideas and time to absorb the wonderful techniques of amazing artists. If you havn't had a chance, go take a look at the Winter 2011 issue of Art Journaling.



For my first page, I wanted to address the pain I have been experiencing, it seems like I can't admit that I am in pain and really take the time to cure it! It makes me feel weak in character! So I used some layering technique to write out the pain and then I covered it up with gesso and paints! then "pretttied" it up with bright paper and the cutie girly who seems to be pondering the burdens of life! Oh and Starbucks always makes me feel a little better!



For page 2, I just took some vintage dictionary paper and used a doily to give it some texture - let's see what I decide to journal on that page.



For page 3, I received a thank you card from my SIL and it came with a great quote, "Reach High, for the stars lie hidden in your soul, Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." Pamela Vaull Starr



It inspired me to write about a past that I think all SIL's go through together, particularly after 20 years!

Ok I really need to get a group together that will talk me down from buying new pens. As I walked through Target I was doing some regular shopping and happened across a great deal on these Pilot G-2 pens, they are perfect! They write on gesso and dried paint perfectly!



Until tomorrow!

Prayer is like that.....

Today has been a wonderful lazy day...

As I searched for inspiration - I looked through my favorite quotes - I hand write them into an inspiration notebook that I keep on my desk. I found this one and it absolutely speaks the truth on so many levels.



Prayer is like that she whispered, sometimes it can take days... months... years... and then sometimes when I am really quiet, I can see, hear, and feel the answer all at the same time.

As I played with gesso and acrylic paints - I added some baby blue and sage ink pad (just rubbed it along the top of the page) and added a feather. It is not in my nature to leave soemthing too simple - but I need to try new things, right?

Have a great day!! Until tomorrow