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Although I started a little late, I am just working through at my own pace. I have ideas on notes all over the place, but unfortunately, I am not always able to get to my supplies. (There’s something about bringing Modge Podge into the office that just doesn’t go over well.)

However, I finally have something ‘on topic’ to share. Here is my piece for last week’s prompt. I enjoyed playing with the products a little differently than I would if I were scrapbooking. Supplies: oil pastels (courtesy of Crayola – who would have thought), rub-ons, colored ‘walnut’ ink for the wash, and a chipboard flower. There is hand written journaling that weaves between the colored boxes (why I wanted to take this class) and running up either side of the piece (chase life, create a way, love God, and live your passion is repeated along the edges).

tfl

_{leah g}

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Some creative risk as well as personal risks on these pages. Risking using orange and new unmounted stamps here. Risking waiting too long to have children as my biological clock is ticking (right side). The image at middle is a transfer made with regular Elmer’s glue. I actually liked the imperfect look of it. The bodice stamp is stamped on watercolor-painted vellum attached to the page with clear glue to enhance the brittle look. Lots of journaling here than on my first entry. tfl!

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sorry, after all that blurb here are the aforementioned pics!

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At last I’ve managed to get past my first page and upload four more.

My risk page was just about me not being a big risk taker and that the biggest risk I’ve ever taken was getting pregnant with my children – scary. I wrote a bit of how I felt but I couldn’t manage to put down all my really personal feelings.

Another ‘risk’ page was about using a colour I don’t do well – Blue. Strangely enough, although it’s nothing special, I really quite enjoyed that one!

Next page was my bleach and photo experiment page – that was fun!

Last page was from week one’s question of what you’d like to stay exactly the same as it is now – mine was basically about my kids growing up and how from the minute they are born, they begin to move away from you. Sounds a bit dramatic I know, but it’s just so true.

I’m getting the hang of this a little bit now, I’m finding it quite hard to get going although it’s progressively easier each time. I am enjoying it though – here comes a cliche – it’s been quite cathartic!!

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Although this was supposed to be about 3 books, it ended up making me reminisce about my childhood dream of living in a house posh enough to have a library.

I’m determined to keep my mistakes and this is one. LOL. I had a smudge of paint on this from a previous page so dry brushed similar colours on the background then dry brushed some gold glaze in too. Title is rubber stamping coated with teadye varnish, rubbed down and then some gold glaze. The marks up the side are supposed to represent a row of books in a library. The books at the bottom are QK soaked in walnut ink.

The books I picked up were:-
Objects of my affection by Sarah Lugg – one of my alltime favourite books. It has my love of poetry, quotes and a beauty that is gentle on the eyes and spirit.
My everyday bible which is usually nearby when I am in the house.
The wee book of Calvin. Air-kissing in the North-East. by Bill Duncan. This is a fabulous wee book that a friend gave me for Christmas. It is so descriptive of the way folk talk in the East of Scotland. Here’s one tae wet yer whistle – Nae need for art: God made aathing ye need. Or – Nae rainbow withoot rain.

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So, this is my post for week 1…I did my first journal page last week but hated it. I used watercolor and pen. Let me just state for the record that I am not skilled in any type of paint medium at all. There was no way I was posting that first page. Then last night new inspiration hit me and this is what came out of it. I did this all digitally, seems to be my best medium.
Thanks!
Julie

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Finally “finished” this ..was waiting for inspiration AND for things to dry! I used an excerpt from a book “Living Out Loud” by Keri Smith that I thought was perfect for the time. The metal mesh represents those things that I want to keep “jailed” up and the words by the picture are the things I want to do/be/have.. I just had to use the wings on a picture of me when I was 4 and I added the label “time to Fly” . After all ,it’s time.right?

I also added some metal mesh to the cover. I would like to add something to the cover with every page that I do. We’ll see. Thanks for looking!

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As you can all see from my page, pretty self explanitary ..

I am not a real big risk taker …!!

I’m also not done with this page yet I have some more stuff to add so I am making this into a double page, but I finished this today and I thought “what the heck, I’ll risk posting it”

I’m thinking of making this photo an ongoing theme throughout the journal, on some pages it may not be as obvious and I might use different effects on it each time, but I’ve got a feeling it will be making an appearence on every page in some form or another .. not very risky I know but hey I like it ..!!

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This one was hard for me… the various risks I have taken are written in small print around the photo… which is me but very altered. I coated it with two different colors of distress ink, soaked it with a spray bottle, blotted it, then scratched into it using my fingernail and an Xacto knife.

Thanks for looking!

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Argh…I feel like a technological idiot! How frustrating. Anyway…here’s (maybe?) my “risk” pages. Totally out of my style…I’m usually linear, organized, planned, and minimalist. These have lots of watercolor, ink, acrylic paint, rub-ons, no planning. Text is about deciding to move from IA to MI to test the waters with my then-boyfriend, now husband.

I’m enjoying this process a lot…still frustrated by how fragmented my creative time is now that I have an infant. I used to be able to know I had an hour…now I think I can start something, whip out the paint, get it mixed, and have to stop suddenly. It’s a new world….

Cheers,
Nieka

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