Twisted Sisters Art Journal

Twisted Sisters Art Journal CJ
These were the instructions for my new art journal circle journal
The twist is you are adding to all the pages that have been done before you get it ..

1. do YOUR page in YOUR journal. Do another background in YOUR journal. Send off a couple of bits - a quote, a stamped image, a rub on, some lace, bits of metal ... anything but only a couple of things.

2. Next person receives your completed page and adds one or 2 items from the bag/envelope of extras (if they wish) they then work on the already completed background and make ANOTHER background, then adds a couple of bits from THEIR stash to the bag/envelope of unused bits from number one.

3. 3rd person then adds one or 2 bits to 1st LO, then adds 1 or 2 bits to 2nd LO and works on the background created by person 2 and then completes ANOTHER background and adds a few things from their stash to the envelope/bag of bits.

4. 4th person does the same.

So in a nutshell - there will always be a background to work on AND you then create another background AND you choose something from the bag/envelope to add to ALL the previous pages (if you think it needs it), if not then leave it as the next person may decide that it DOES need something. Add a couple of bits from your own stash and send on ... etc Just remember to not go too mad adding things as the books will be going to 13 people so will have up to 13 added extras on by the time they come home !

This is an open Art Journal/Mixed Media CJ with each participant choosing the theme for their own book.

I think I forgot to take any photos of my own journal before I posted it. Never mind, it will be back in a few months. My theme is circles.

I've just completed a page in Chrissie's journal and done another background ready for the next person to start.

Halloween Junk Journal

Some months ago I signed up for the Halloween Junk Journal swap on UK Scrappers. I thoroughly enjoyed collecting bits and pieces and adding some free vintage Halloween photos. Unfortunately my journal went missing on it's way back from Rebecca in France. Rebecca and the other lovely ladies in the swap sent me replacements but eventually my journal arrived back in France and has just arrived home today

It's absolutely fabulous so I'm very glad it eventually found its way home

Art Journal Courage

I'm just loving Dina Wakley's new book, Art Journal Courage. I loved the journal she made so thought I would have a go today. Here it is - acrylic paint, spray ink, Neocolor IIs, pen, pencil and stitching, on a canvas paper base

Lifebook 2014

Time to do a bit of catching up with last year's lessons. This was just a bonus lesson, but I absolutely loved it, hence the reason why I used up the paint on my palette to do a second version in my art journal (an old edger)

The Beacon of Light

Continuing with Lifebook 2015 the next lesson was the Beacon of Light, a whimsical character representing our connection to something bigger than ourselves, however we want to interpret that. This was pretty much a copy of the lesson, rather than being my own interpretation

Lifebook 2015

Having loved the previous versions of Willowing's Lifebook I decided I would miss it if I didn't sign up again.
http://willowing.ning.com/
Here is my version of the warm-up lesson

Art journaling

Time to get the journal out. I thought I'd start with a simple page about our recent day out to a local nature reserve. When I showed my grandson, aged 7, my page he wanted to take my book and do a page himself. I was worried about giving him my book, but told myself not to be silly and handed it over. I love the result.