So I'm currently participating in two, count 'em, two circle journals! Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't really be a challenge but with all the prep and shennanigans leading up to ArtFest, I kinda got behind.
This weekend, I finished up a LO in both Andrea's circle journal and Elise's round robin. I'm half way to being caught up!
For Andrea's circle journal group, I had Jaclyn's journal and her theme was "destination." Since my dream vacation would to take a bicycle tour through Italy, I did my LO about that!
To keep myself in the moment, I used some gorgeous Italian paper I received as a gift. I also used this kind of glue stick! He he he!!! I dropped the circle journal off at Claudine's on Saturday so it's back in the game! Yay!
Next up, I finished a LO in Elise's round robin. I had Rena's journal and her theme was "hope." I found a few marvelous quotes so I let them inspire me to how I decorated the pages and I used lots of the techniques that I learned in Misty Mawn's Adaptations class!
The feather is an ink jet transfer but it lost the detail so I drew in the rest with a Pentel brush pen.
This is a laser jet transfer...
Ink jet transfer...
If you have trouble reading the white writing, it reads, "Hope is like a bird that senses dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark."
I just LOVE how the transfer turned out...here's a close up...
And then this lovely quote from Emily Dickinson...
Last page...
I had lunch my sweet friend Melissa today so this one is now in her capable hands now.
Now just one more LO in each of the two groups to do and I'll be caught up, until next wee! :-)
oooo what lovely & yummy pages!
Posted by: andrea | April 14, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Wow, your pages turned out increadible, how fun to see you using all your new ideas! Great work chica!
Posted by: Cassondra W. | April 14, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Cool! I see some transfers in there! Looks good.
Cheryl
Posted by: fromthepines | April 15, 2008 at 06:03 AM
thank you for the pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all perfectly lovely with your beautiful cursive writing!
have you considered submitting your blog to that new peridical "Artistic Blogging" (or something like that I think...)? I would like you to do that.
And...you have to go biking through Italy...that would be so wonderful!
Posted by: elise | April 15, 2008 at 07:53 AM
Gorge! Fab! And that photo transfer seems familiar like part of the first litter of our grandfather's offspring -- i believe it was among the other photos stored in that old cigar box. I hope to see more family photos utilized in your amazing work.
Posted by: renee | April 15, 2008 at 09:55 AM
Wow, these are really gorgeous! Love your dream of biking thru Italy & all the paint & transfer textures---mmmmm, yummy!
Posted by: Jana | April 15, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Love all your art pieces here in your cj!
Posted by: Malou | April 16, 2008 at 10:03 AM
I am just soooo jealous in a good way and so happy for you-reading all the posts and pics since you've been back gave me goose bumps! Misty Mawn-yikes! Lynne Perella-eek! All your swaps-oy! Roommate Lilli-no fair! Okay, where do I horn in? What is your next venue? There some pretty cool instructors for the ZNE convention: Pam Garrison, Deb Trotter, Lisa Kaus, Kari Ramstrom, and more -- www.zneconvenzione.com Anyway, I feel like we've lost touch so I hope we can come up with something to do both online and in person in the future!
xo,
Gina
PS-Are you STILL doing that thing?
Posted by: Gina Smith | April 16, 2008 at 08:37 PM
Love those art journal pages!
Posted by: Latharia | April 23, 2008 at 11:19 AM