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The image of the birth control pill pack fit the visual for “wheels” as well as the concepts of cycle and freedom. One of my ongoing projects is an altered book of feminist literature by Nancy Friday. Her book is perfect for altering because it is thick and covers so many topics of interest to women: beauty, sexuality, mothers, etc. When there are good quotes, I may leave those pages in tact, but there are also long passages where she rambles. So for this particular spread on The invention of The Pill, I whipped out the black gesso and went to town. I incorporated an image printed on transparency and journaling about how although it was three male scientists who invented The Pill, it was a woman named Margaret Sanger who pushed for it and helped to raise funds for research. I stamped the background with a variety of floral stamps and Versamark and dusted over with Pearl Ex. I embellished further with sequins flying out of the pill pack to give the impression of a new world opening up to women. I also wrote some of the words to the Jefferson Airplane “free love” anthem of the 60s: “Don’t You Want Somebody to Love.” I intend to do a few more spreads in this section of the book that are more personal with my own experiences and thoughts.
Note: edited to add a photo taken at a better angle to show the metallic stuff ;)

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the wheels in my head keep turning. how i never want to stop this idea of exploration. the idea of learning more about self. about growing. until this past week, i have never realized how much art has been a part of my life. i don’t know why, exactly. it has always been. ever since i can remember. art is my comfort zone. learning about new mediums is a little outside my comfort zone, but this art journal challenge has been a great way to get involved in trying new things. loving it.

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I am joining the challenge a bit late, but I promise to catch up fast. This is my week one entry. I had so much fun!

I used a crackle finish from Delta on the background. The pattern paper is from KI Memories. The stickers and threads are from MAMBI. Thanks for looking – Cindy

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my favorite place to just be? i was torn between the beach {i know, that’s odd coming from a girl who nearly drowned at a young age at the beach!} and behind my cAmera. whenever i’m at the beach with my fAmily that’s where you’ll find me: snapping photos like it’s going out of style. the beach is my faVorite place because of it’s wide open spaces, the serene blues of water and sky, the mysterious endless horizon. to me it’s the most peaceful place on eArth (despite the thundering crash of the waves from time to time)... but alas probably the #1 reason i love the beach… the endless scrapbooking opportunities!!!! {of Course}

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Doing this page I discovered that I am not a risk taker. Doing this journal might be one of the bigger risks I have taken on an emotional level. I don’t usually put myself out there to be judged. I am a serious planner and have always weighed all the consequences before I take a risk so it is practically not a risk anymore, just the next step in my plan.

I also really dug the picture bleaching. Totally cool.

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I am finally getting caught up on my ART Journal.

When I first picked out these books I didn’t think I could do a page about them but after letting it stew for a few days (weeks) I came up with this. I have to admit that it’s getting easier to .

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If I did anything in a timely or ordered fashion…it just wouldn’t be me. Here’s the cover of my AJ… lookin’ a whole lot pinker and “cute-sier” (I just made this word up but it seems to apply) than I would like. I am, however, satisfied that I have left myself a great deal of room to venture outside of my cut and paste comfort zone.

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Well this was an accident that just ‘happened’ LOL.

I didn’t like the background of this page when I did it and I had NO idea what to do next? In fact I nearly ripped it out altogether. So it seemed a perfect page for a RISK assignment LOL.

All kinds of ‘stuff’ here, collage, paint, crayons, pens, the black bit with ‘What will you risk?’ on it was a real accident that I hated and had to paint over. So the whole thing sort of created itself as I went along if that makes any sense? The funny part is: I quite like it now! Thanks for looking at it.

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Finally got around to the wheels topic – it’s about time really, or the lack thereof! Background of page is scrunched and inked paper, added a cartooned image of me with scrambled letters and punctuation marks coming out of my flip-top head (to show my confusion/thoughts going round in my head). There is also a transfer of some cogs there to illustrate the same theme – the browny blob – this didn’t photo well! Some more cog blobs on the page, an hourglass with some ‘time running out, slipping away’ written, and a clock face which was printed out, ripped, stuck on and inked. Journalling at the top reads – ‘Circle time, cycle time. No time to feed the soul. No time to smell the flowers, to hear the birds, to feed my Soul..’ Around the clock face is ‘Time Slip Mind Trip Head Flip.’ Other journalling is on the theme of ‘so much to do so little time’ and some about all the thoughts running through my head and I can’t sleep because of it.

I kinda like this page but I feel it’s a bit dull and I guess I just haven’t felt inspired this week and to be honest my confidence has slipped somewhat – you know that ‘I just can’t do this’ sort of feeling. Oh well, maybe next week….!!

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This is a little late—but it’s my entry for the “what did you think you would never have in your home?” spark. It’s a little hard to see all of the “fine” detail of this little figurine—but suffice it to say that it is a bobble-head figurine of a golden retriever carrying a baseball bat in his mouth. Here’s the story—journaling reads:

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Just my style? (never in a million years would i have ever imagined…)

Let me start by saing that I have never been a bobble-head figurine-loving kind of girl. Not by a long shot. That is, until Tom came home one day last summer with THIS. Chase the Wonder Dog. For those of you who may not be familiar with Chase, he’s the Little Leage bat dog. He’s a golden retriever. And I love him—for what he represents.

Now you may be asking yourself what so important about what he represents. The answer to that is simple. He represents gratitude and appreciation. He represents love. We spent a good chunk of time last summer watching the Little League championships. Actually, more than a good deal. A ton. This is a gift from Tom—for being a good sport about watching all of those games.

For now, he stands proudly on my kitchen counter—out there for all to see. He is a great reminder every day that the little things I do for Tom are noticed. They are appreciated. And in return, my appreciation for bobble-headed figurines has grown. Probably not to the point where I will want more than one—but definitely so that I truly love this special one.

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The background was painted with a dry brush—kind of a sage green color. Then I painted off white with another dry brush on top of it. Stamped the “style” title with green paint and foam stamps, added the rest of the title with my own handwriting and rubber letter stamps.

Glued down the picture of Chase the Wonder Dog, then printed out journaling strips on light blue gingham paper. Glued those down next. The around the edge of the page I wrote down the things that Tom has thanked me for (For spending time with me. For watching what I want to watch without complaining. For being interetested in what is important to me. For being by my side. For being fun.)

TFL!

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