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Pottering about in the wee small hours, exploring this new uploading playground…

Last night I created a new avatar, and I called it ‘multidimensionsize me’.
Which was an echo from having seen Supersize Me on TV this week.
I just popped over to Ali Edwards pages, and she is talking about that movie there too….
I do enjoy synchroniceties…(the spelling is intentional).

I had my artjournal in mind when I made the pic, too.
I intend to print a larger version of the pic for it.

I took the photo at a flattering angle, and sometimes I look fifty years older than I do in it….(and, I am not blue IRL)...
it was funny to look in the mirror after working on this last night and think ‘O I look nothing like that pic’...

Images – this too will pass…

So here we are, for now: pushes buttons and hopes for the Best... Thank You Shimelle and ?, for all these new, easy-to-use, toys!

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I don’t think this scanned as well as I wanted it to. If you can’t read it, the framed bit is the definition of “Renaissance,” which is what I immediately thought of when I read the prompt.
“Any Similar Revival” is the very last part of the definition, and it’s my goal for this experience. Hopefully, I will have a similar revival, a renaissance of creative spirit.

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Found a piece of envelope in my bag. I started jotting down ideas for my vision for this journal. Random thoughts. Things that I want to accomplish, things I need to learn, how I see myself.

I made a little trip to the art supply store and picked up a block of watercolor paper, some gluesticks and post-it notes. Thinking I will be binding this journal myself. More on that later. Have to research how to do this with the links Shimelle emailed.

I am using this journal to extend my creative process. To let go. I don’t want to set any self-imposed boundaries. I really want to explore all the options and record my thoughts as they happen. I think this will be a very rewarding experience. Maybe I can be a little less anal retentive and a little more free.

danielle

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I’m hoping this post comes through okay. Although I live many a moment on this computer, some things don’t always work out the way I plan, technologically speaking…

I needed to create a cover that was linear enough that i didn’t freak out every time i looked at it. One that i didn’t think, “Now why didn’t i just tuck that on an inside page.” It had to make me happy every time I saw it. Right now, this is working.

I’m so psyched about this whole thing. I’ve journaled my whole life, but never combined it with anything visual, and perhaps more visceral, outside of the scrapbooking arena….

thanks for looking!

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This is the intro. page that I created for this challange last week. Yes, I cheated and went ahead and made this. I just couldn’t wait to play! I am excited to get going on the content now… Thanks for looking!
Mary-Kay

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I still have to run to Michael’s to pick up a journal. I know exactly what I want. In the meantime, I’ve printed out the info for today and stored it in a 3 ring binder. I created a cover sheet for this binder in Photoshop – at which I am a complete novice. So I share it with you now. Be kind.

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One of the reasons I joined this course was because I realised I was limiting myself by labelling myself as crafty rather than artistic. Of course it isn’t an either/or thing.

As I have written on my page, I have gone from working alone to social scrapbooking. I found the transition very painful, I don’t really like sharing my work or making myself vulnerable generally.

So I figured I could quite easily put off starting my journal and definitely put off sharing it. I thought I’d better at least do my cover page and share it as a warm up. The theory is now that I have started there is nothing to stop me carrying on. And there are still other ideas in Shimelle’s post for this week that I would like to explore.

Thanks for looking,

Kel x

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Hi all,

I’ve just been jotting down ideas for my first entry. I have a lot going on in my life at the moment and thought it would be a good idea to write down the things that keep me awake at night and keep my brain ticking over all day long. If I can put them down in my journal it will help me express how I am feeling and what my brain is thinking!

I’m sure other people have many reasons for doing this – another of mine is that my fiancee is into scrapbooking and I would like to become involved but am more of a “traditional” artist.

I was just wondering if anybody would like to share their reasons for doing the course as well?

Carl x

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Someone asked about sketchbooks in the welcome comments….

For this, I’m going to just make it simple and continue using my “regular” journal, which I’ve been sadly neglecting of late. I have tried many things over the years and finally settled most of the time on a 7” x 10” spiral bound sketchbook with 70 lb. weight unlined paper and black hard covers. I keep it in a “SketchFolio” along with several pens and pencils, a skinny paintbrush, an eraser, a gluestick, and whatever arty odds and ends I think I might need. I need to add a small pair of sharp scissors as well!

The SketchFolio has a zipper pocket on the outside, a bunch of pen/pencil slots and a couple of elastic bands on the inside, and a place to insert your sketchbook. There’s carrying handles, a shoulder strap (removeable), and a snap closure (only thing better would be if it was a zipper).

So I’m ready to rock & roll, so to speak….

Frostfire

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Figured it’s be fun to have a “starting pic” to document this whole process. I happen to be working on a similar journal at the moment, and thought this page would be perfect, so here it is:

Hope we all learn something valuable from this experience.
Kris

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