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    Bravely

    August 28, 2020 - By 

    My plan for the morning was to go for a walk immediately upon waking…the weather didn’t cooperate. Instead I made art.

    The page on the right was the inside of a security envelope…I decided to do a gradient of color from light to dark blue. That, honestly, was my only plan or inspiration.  Next I added some random stamping to the background.

    By this point I was starting to get an idea of the direction I was headed.

    The gradient blue represented standing at the edge of the unknown…like the edge of the ocean. Nothing certain…endless possibilities. The branches are what I’m holding on to…my support. My stability.

    I cut a tag from another chunk of masterboard. This piece had a scrap on which I had tested a compass stamp. It seemed fitting. There is guidance but really we just need to navigate our way through.

    My current journaling has been really helping me express my feelings leading into the coming school year.

    It’s all so unknown…uncharted…unpredictable and frightening. But here I am…standing bravely…ready to go support my kiddos at school the best way I know how.

    Marvin gets credit for his supervisory role in our photo shoot.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey again for Alison’s theme of  Pockets and Tags.

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    The adventure begins

    August 26, 2020 - By 

    This page and the words I used are multi-layered in meaning.

    First…I’m using a new journal in a new way. Junk journal being an art journal.

    Secondly the words reflected how I am feeling about this new school year. Both my kids are doing college from their bedrooms, while I will be in the classroom 4 days a week and remote another day. A school year that no one can predict. Something to tell the grandkids some day…a long, long time from now. 😉

    I layered up a couple of tags that were cut from masterboards. I love having pieces like that in my stash. They really make quick work of journal pages while adding depth and interest.

    The ticket was a last minute addition…it’s my ticket to the new adventure ahead.

    Linking up today with Art Journal Journey for Alison’s theme of Pockets and Tags.

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    Beautiful moments

    August 18, 2020 - By 

    I was inspired to create this journal page while reminiscing about our trip west last summer. So many beautiful sites. So many memories made.

    The page started out quite simply.

    I used Tim Holtz tissue to reinforce the spine of my Ivanhoe journal. I knew I wanted the focal point to span across the two page spread. I added lots of texture to begin with since I thought I was going to be using a lot of spray inks again. I went in another direction and used watercolor color crayons instead.

    While the watercolor was still wet I sprinkled some baking soda in various places. It gave some nice subtle texture as it puled the color into the soda.

    I also added lots of texture with the different choices in papers. From the vintage souvenir photo to textured card stock…

    I layered tags, photo off-cuts, scrapbook paper, book page and stickers with wild abandon.

    In the end I had a journal page that echoed my thoughts of our trip.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for Pockets and Tags hosted by Alison.

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