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7/22/12

Art Journal

I've been wanting to create an art journal for a very long time but I haven't had much luck finding a book to use as the base for my journal. The reasons why ran the gambit from- to big, to small, to old, to new..... I finally came across a book to use, this little vintage darling of a book with an embossed cover titled, "I Dare You."I had bought a pop up book with cute animal pictures on every page, I just had to pull it apart to use in my journal. This page is called, "Life is a Circus." There are soooooo many layers of paint on these two pages... I glued two pages of the book together to make a nice canvas to work on. I found that painting on just one page of the book made the pages curl. I dug through my huge stash of Dresden trim to spell the word circus. I think it adds a nice little pop to the background. I think I'll be doing more work in my journal when the mood strikes me. It did take me a long time to finish just this one page.... I could have used a heat gun to speed things up, but I like the drying time too... gives me time to start yet another project! *wink*

5 comments:

  1. Every time we travel, I take a journal and say I will start a travel journal. I keep saying I want to start an art journal. But so far, all I do is keep thinking about it. Good for you getting started. :) Have a lovely week. Tammy

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  2. Beautiful painting. Kisses from LA MAGIA DE LAS IDEAS

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  3. Awesome. The care you take with your work shows in the details. This piece is wonderful.
    Keep smiling and creating

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  4. So beautiful Cheryl, especially loving the kitty cats!

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  5. love these pages Cheryl. I play around with the idea of making an art journal.. but for some reason the thought overwhelms me. one of these days I might give it a try. yours is, as always, fantastic!
    xoxo

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