At the beginning, this one didn't turn the way I planned. My printer decided to make 'artistic' prints, so it changed my sepia colored photo to an unusual reddish/green tone. I went with the flow and added a paper recently received from Cinda, transparencies, note paper and mica and was happy with the result.
Now I'm waiting to see if the lady collector likes them or not. Cross your fingers :-)
Crazy idea... but that's what I felt like doing. Here are the back sides:
Not only is he brave, good and smart, he is pretty cute.... dont' you think?
Kelly is the such a generous teacher! Look at the mounds of collage material! This is just a part of it... We were free to roam through all and take whatever we wanted. :-) Not only that, she had everything else that you may dream of... paints, stamps, pens of every kind and size... all fun stuff! 
It was a treat to see one of her journals up close.
It was a fast paced workshop, we made several pages. This is my favorite:
So..... It was fun, happy, informative. Kelly is a great teacher. I encourage you to take one of her classes if you can and to visit her blog and say "hi!".
A while ago Sharon encouraged us to doodle (as she said - to draw aimlessly), and that's what I did while listening to my dh talk about politics. Somehow the butterfly found a way to my canvas.
This is a combination of watercolor paper, heat treated copper, mica, transparency, fibers... My sewing machine deserves a gold medal for sewing through all the layers. She did complain (make a strange noise and jump from time to time) but the needle didn't break and all the stitches look just like I wanted them, so I'm happy. I was pretty much following the directions in the article, but it turned out differently, so I'm not a complete copy cat... (just 80%).
That’s exactly what I'm doing. I'm learning to quiet the critiquing voice and just do whatever I feel like in my journal. It's not easy. I hear it screaming: 'It's too busy, too many things going on, not enough color definition, make the background darker...’ My answer this morning was - that I like it right now the way it is. If I feel the need to change it - I will, but not now. Now I like it.
I updated my shops on etsy and eBay with prints of some of my favorite cards. They are sturdy, colorful and simply positive.
It makes me smile to think that Claire took the time to carefully pack and send a cookie on a long travel across the ocean. I never received cookies in mail, and I don't think that I'll ever forget how sweet this is.
Oh dear... I have been looking at these birds the whole day and just now noticed that the second bird has one leg... How could I miss that? Probably because I was so excited when I found just perfect words in my little antique book for the branch... I don't think that I can add the leg now because I used a glass-like finish on that part of the collage (the bird has a completely different feel). Can it be a one-legged bird?
I'm offering a hand bound journal and a bundle of collage images to jumpstart the creative flow.
Please leave a comment on my blog before March, 20th.
It prompted me to create following pages:
I haven't painted roses in a while and it felt good to see them emerging from the end of the brush (note to myself - buy new brushes). It made me smile when I realized I was using snippets of paper received from my blog friends. The heart is from Sharon, little bird in the right corner from Cinda, crown from Nancy, background papers from Chel, drawing of a girl and cat from Hana. I see it as combined happy energy and I love it.
Click on the photos if you want to read sayings about procrastination.
I had some time to play with the new collage sheets I bought on eBay. If you like vintage children reprints and fairy wings take a look at this eBay store. She has lovely images, affordable prices and ships very quickly. Whenever I'm in a mood for gentle things I turn to the magic that these pictures bring.
Not that we had a cold winter... or much of a winter at all... Still, there is a big difference in the way the birds sing, sun shines and flowers smile. This was a wonderful day. Not a lot time for art play, but we went for a walk and my dh took these pictures. After that he cooked (grilled) a delicious lunch... I am so lucky!
There is something so wonderful and satisfying about keeping an art journal. I made and sold many journals, but never created one for myself. Something happened and I created a journal that really calls me. I keep neglecting other things so that I can paint some color on the pages. I can't wait to have it filled completely and hopefully have words, textures and colors spilling out...
