Journal with Deli Paper

I love the look of deli paper collaged onto my journal pages.  The faces and some of the designs on these pages are from deli paper.  After gluing the paper to the page, it looks like it was painted on.

 

 

PLAN.JOURNAL.PLAY.

Lorraine Bell  has created the perfect carry along book which has all the characteristics of a calendar/planner, an art journal/sketchbook, and a diary, notebook or smashbook.

Lorraine teaches a mini class showing you how to turn a 2014 moleskine planner into this fabulous book.  You can find out more about this class at this website:

http://everylifehasastory.ning.com/group/plan-journal-play

 

I took Lorraine's mini class and joined the 'Documented Life Project'.  I am loving it.  A fun creative challenge is sent out weekly.  Here is the website where you can learn more about this project.

https://arttothe5th.squarespace.com/the-documented-life-project-details/

Here are some of my pages.

 

 

New Art Journal page

Somedays I just have to play.  That's when I create a journal page.  This page ended up being about lemons.  It all started with the magazine photo of the table and chairs.  There are lemon trees loaded with lemons all around the area so they were on my mind.

Where I Create

This is where I spend many hours working on my projects.  Here my work table is set up for watercolor.  I tend to work on and complete a project then clear off my table and set it up for a different project.

  

 I love these door knobs that I have hung aprons and bags on.  Besides being decorative they are very useful, I don't lose my aprons anymore.

 

 I have another table in front of a large window

 

The cabinets are full of supplies

 

Paper, punches and stamp cabinet. 

 

I have yarn in the plastic container on top of the cabinet

Early Handmade Birthday Card

Love this beautiful handmade Birthday card.  Every year my sister-in-law, Ann Arrowsmith, makes me a birthday card.  I have kept every handmade card I have received over the years and greatly appreciate the time and thought put into the creating of them.

Deli Paper cards, Journals, and Bird pin

I finally broke down and bought some deli paper from Sam's Club.  It includes 2 boxes, 500 sheets in each.  The paper is similar to tissue paper due to its transparency, but much stronger.  Julie Fei Balzer made a mini online class about using deli paper.  Class is $1.99, and gives some good tips on ways to use the paper.  I made these cards after watching the videos and really like the way they came out.  The cards are white, laid on the colorful background for the photo.

Deli Paper CARDS

 

Handmade JOURNALS

This journal is made from cardboard, packing tape, book tape, and decorated paper on the inside cover. 

I had a tablet of artist canvas sheets and decided to use them for my signatures.  The journal measures about 5 by 8 inches, which is a nice size to travel with.

This journal is made from some corrigated packaging, I found in my stash.  This is my sketch and watercolor journal.  The window on the front of the journal was part of the packaging.  I added some painted paper on the inside of the window.  I used duct tape for the spine and sewed the signatures to it.

 

 

 BIRD Pin

This pin is green, as in recycled materials.  I used thin cardboard from the back of a paper tablet, aluminum foil from the top of a yogurt carton, glue, and permanent markers for color.

I punched out 2 birds and 2 wings out of the cardboard.  The 2 birds were glued together, also the 2 wings.  I used embossing folders to add the texture to the foil.  Next the foil was molded and glued to the bird and wing shapes.  I used markers to add color to the foil.  Then attached the wing to the front of the bird and a pin back to the back of the bird.



Art Journal Pages

New Years resolutions.  Be creative, make art, have fun everyday.

The fun thing about art journaling is - you never know what the end page will be.  That's what makes it great therapy.  You just keep adding elements and looking for something that is meaningful.