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    This will only take a minute

    June 19, 2020 - By 

    Today I wanted to share another journal page based upon my theme of A Stitch in Time for this month’s challenge on Art Journal Journey.

    The focal image was the driving force for this piece.  Believe it or not… the clocks are chocolates. Crazy right?

    I wish I could remember what magazine this image came from but I really stink at remembering details like that sometimes. Other times, I can remember stupidly intricate details about the most mundane of interactions. Honestly, I think it’s more of a people vs object thing. I am able to retain info about people…its a relationship thing.

    I tend to use layers upon layers until I feel the page is complete.

    Won’t you join me for A Stitch in Time?

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    T Tuesday: follow your dreams edition

    June 15, 2020 - By 

    Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday.

    I decided to make this a twofer post after realizing that I had added some coffee themed tissue paper to my A Stitch in Time themed page for Art Journal Journey.

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    This page started out to be something completely different but as I continued adding paint and paper elements to the page it somehow evolved. I really need to take a cue from Eileen at The Artful Crafter and take photos along the way.

    The substrate was a page from a book…lots of interesting imagery that I thought was driving my direction. I guess I took a sharp right, maybe a left…who knows.

    I just kept playing until my page spoke to me…and it said “follow your dreams”

    I, of course, added fun and purposefully wonky stitching. I was turning the dial that controls the width of the zig-zag while sewing. It gave the stitching a really unique look.

    Won’t you join me for A Stitch in Time?!?

     This week is looking to be a hot one around here. I’m setting myself up with some indoor projects to work on.

    These books are for a big project I’ve had in mind for years. I’m finally going to tackle it. There I said it…now I have to do it.

    I also arranged and cleaned out my closet. I had several t-shirts that just had to go.

    I decided to tear them into t-shirt yarn. I’m thinking these will become a rag rug.

    So many possibilities…

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    For a minute

    June 11, 2020 - By 

    I wanted to share my latest art journal page for A Stitch in Time on Art Journal Journey.

    I decided to go with an asymmetrical page again…I like how the edges add interest to the page. The patterned paper with the clock face is from a 12×12 piece of scrapbook paper from my stash. I have no recollection of when or where I got it. I have picked up box lots of craft supplies/scrapbook supplies etc. Unless I purchased something myself, I really stink at remembering a source…and even then its a little iffy.

    The tag is an offcut of a masterboard I created. I love how much interest is created in a simple tag creating them in this fashion.  The stitching is both decorative and utilitarian. it holds down any bits that were not properly glued.

    I added a beautiful dyed skeleton leaf as a dramatic backdrop for my found text.

    Won’t you join in the fun for A Stitch in Time?

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