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    Pastel journey

    June 21, 2020 - By 

    I created this piece as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the toilet paper crisis of this spring in the midst of the COVID-19 panic buying.  You may be questioning how this is a nod to that so let me explain.

    The colorful papers that make up the background of this piece are the colorful wrappers from our “who gives a crap” toilet paper.

    Back in January I’d had an ad for Who gives a crap show up on my Instagram feed. I was interested but didn’t jump on the bandwagon however did get on their email list. Little did we know this was going to be a really good plan.  I love that its a little more eco-friendly than standard TP and the company is part of the greater good.

    So now back to the piece…

    I tore pieces of the wrapping paper and glued it to some printer paper.  I used a bit of paint to blur the details in a few spots to make it feel a little more cohesive. The page looked very 1980s.  I ripped a piece of mop-up paper and stitched it vertically along the page. Over the top I created a loose ruffle of some equally 80s feel fabric.

    Since my mind was in that era I decided that some day-glow green mesh on a tag was fitting. Very 80s pastel and geometric shapes…anyone with me so far?

    If I’m completely honest, I’m not sure the quote fits the page but the color of the stamped image worked and I’ve had it in my stash FOREVER!

    Won’t you join me for A Stitch in Time on Art Journal Journey?

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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?