Art Journaling again....Camera Page

I worked on this page today. My BFF Jeanne sent me these super cool canvas/chipboard Camera stickers and I had to use them......ALL OF THEM! Thank you Jeanne for sharing with me. The cameras were my jumping off point.

I didn't really know where to go after that so I grabbed my new goodies aka Gelatos by Faber-Castell. I got them at Jo-Ann's with 40% and 50% off coupons. I love a good discount.

The back of the flap is one of my favorite parts of this page. I loooooooove how the alcohol inks dripped and bled, I tried to recreate it on the rest of the background and it just didn't turn out as well. I still love it though :)

Here is a closeup to show the dimension of the canvas stickers. I love these! I need to find or create other shapes in this stuff.

This last photo is just a close up of the quote. I thought it worked perfectly. 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look. I hope you have a fantastic day.

Hugs, Dawn

 

I've been Art Journaling...

Here are couple of my most recent pages.
This first one I call.....Fly.

I found that big wooden bird at Michaels and painted it Black and just hot glued it to that little flap. It's my favorite part of this page.

This is the second page. Not my favorite art journal page, but at least I finished it and learned some things along the way. It's what Donna Downey would call foward motion. If you like to art journal and haven't ever heard of Donna Downey, head over to her site and watch her Inspiration Wednesday Videos. They are awesome. She is my artistic hero. 

Create Art

I found these cute frames at Goodwill for .99 each! I thought they were cute, even if they are plastic. I took the art out of each frame, gesso'ed each panel and painted the art you see here. I love dandelions, and these match the comforter on my bed. Learning to paint is really fun! Thanks for taking a look :)

Have a fantastic day!! Hugs, Dawn

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Head on over to Karla Dornacher's Blog for your chance to enter her giveaway. There are several ways to increase your entries  to win AND she will be choosing first, second and third place winners!

This photo is the first place prize and all you have to do for your chance to win? Place a comment on her blog and tell her something worth celebrating in your life right now. It couldn't be simpler. So click that link up there and get commenting ;) Good luck!!

Hugs, Dawn

Mussie Tussie Gift for Mom

Before I go any further with this post let me first say this...MOM IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS POST PLEASE STOP. YOU WILL RUIN YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!
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              Every year my mom has one request for her Christmas present. It must be something homemade. I  frantically searched the internet for something I could make, but I wasn't really seeing anything that sparked my creativity........until I saw this post for a MUSSIE TUSSIE by Rachel McAffee on Teresa Collins Design Team Blog.

The photo is my mom when she was 13 years old :) love it! Hope she does too!

                               Thanks for stopping by to take a look. Merry Christmas everyone!!
                                                                      Hugs, Dawn
           

I worked on my art journal yesterday. That is 2 days in a row! Woot! I love the quote on this one. I found it on Pinterest. I know I  am too harsh on my own work sometimes, so this is good to remember. It says:"Be fearless in your art. Be kind to yourself. Give yourself permission to love what you create. 

I love this page :D

I used a page from a phone book that I tore up for the flowers. Which I then covered in paint.
Lots of paint.

You can see there is a little dimension to the flowers. 

                                       

I used an old clothing pattern as the base of this page. then threw all kinds of stuff at it. 

Gesso, paint, Conte sticks, rub-ons,  I even broke out my dymo labeler :)

Thanks for stopping by!!

 I hope you have a fantastic day.
Hugs, Dawn

I was playing in my art journal yesterday and this is the result. I should have taken a photo of my hands afterward, they had more paint on them than the page. I had so much fun making this!

I found some paper hearts and doilies at goodwill for 99 cents, so I glued some of those down and then coated everything in a layer of  Gesso and then went in with some acrylic paints. Which I applied with my hands :D Good times.

Next I added some chipboard letter stickers I have had forever. I traced around the edges of the hearts with a charcoal pencil and smeared it with my finger. This would have been easier if I had done that before adding the letter stickers, live and learn.

I found this quote on the internet and loved it so it had to go on there. "The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire". I just printed it on plain ol' copy paper and tore it into a circle-ish shape and then added the red paint around it and made it drip a little. Add more paint everywhere. I made smears, dots and dipped the edge of a gift card in paint and made lines with it. FUN!

And rub-ons. Add them everywhere!

And doodle in some spots too, because it feels good :) 

and it adds a personal touch. The last thing I did was add a piece of old packaging to stamp the date on. I have learned that I love stamping with the date stamp. Reminds me of the librarian stamping the books. Oh then I stapled it on with my Tiny Attacher. I loooooooooove my Tiny Attacher. If you don't have one, get one. You won't regret it. The staples are itty bitty and so cute! 

I love how this one turned out.

Thanks for looking and have a fantastic day.

Hugs, Dawn