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September 13, 2011 By Marit 24 Comments

Today’s post is packed with pages I made inspired by other artists
and/or posts. Ofcourse we get inspiration from the world we live in,
the people we met and our surroundings all the time.
For example: I find a lot of inspiration in words like song lyrics, poems
and quotes. But I can work vice versa too – start with an image and find
the right words to go with it afterwards.

I thought it would be fun to tell you the inspiration-sources with each
piece I made last weekend.

(Remember you can click on each and every image to enlarge)

Inspiration source: Michelle LaPoint – Rydell

In my last post I commented that I was working on a page in my
‘album cover journal’. Michelle LaPoint – Rydell integrated album
sleeves in her art journals a while ago, and when I saw her doing this
I thought it would be neat to make something similar in my album
cover journal.

I journaled all bands and singers that I love or have dear memories of…
The old record (eeckk – James Last!) is there for the colour. I want to
replace it with another one from a more appropriate musician when I
find a label in the right colour.

Favourite music

approximately 30,5 x 30,5 cm - 12 x 12 inch

Used materials/techniques: Basic - Acrylic paint.
Journaling/doodling - poster paint sharpies.

Inspiration source: Daniella Hayes

In this blogpost, Danielle talked about a zentangling group she joined
and how much she’d learn there. I clicked on a link she provided – from
there on I clicked some more links and I ended up finding this tutorial
about paradox zentangling. I just HAD to try it in my grid journal!
(If you look well, you can discover a grid of 9 squares on this page)

Paradox – zentangles

15 x 15 cm - 6 x 6 inch

Used materials/techniques: Pentel: Tradio brush pen

Inspiration source: Scrapbookers Anonymous

Theresa and Lea started this challenge blog and wow – that was
a year ago already! Scrapbookers Anonymous is celebrating the event
with mini challenges al through the Month. The challenges are thought
up by different team members and some come with tutorials as well.
(See for example this tutorial and challenge, made by my friend Lena)

I made the next page especially for this challenge that was provided
by Theresa but in fact, almost all my art work fits the challenge:
no photo’s, journaling is required and use your stash.

29,7 x 42 cm - 11.7 x 16.9 inch

Used materials/techniques: old book pages, gesso, Ranger:
Adirondack color wash spray ink, self made mask, Caran d'Ache
Neocolor II: watersoluble crayons, hand curved stamps

(My ‘weekly page’ almost always fits the above challenge and this week
is no different. So hey Theresa & ‘Anonymous team:  I also submit the
chronicles page ‘week 36’  – it has more of the ‘journaling’ you asked for
in the challenge as well, so it may even fit better?!)

Inspiration source: LIFE!
and uhmm… Teesha Moore, Phinner, National Geographic

Teesha:  making borders out of old scraps of pattern papers may not be
exclusively Teesha’s idea, but I picked it up at her blog first.

Phinner: who send me the postcard with the funky ‘mardy grass’ dancer on it!

National Geographic magazines: My aunt gave me a whole bunch of these
magazines some years ago and I still use them a lot! There’s always a fun and
fitting image somewhere on one of the pages. I think I flipped through these
magazines a thousand times by now and it keeps on inspiring me!
This time, I cut out the photo of the meerkats.

The Chronicles of Marit 2011 – Week 36


(23 x 31 cm - 9.1 x 12.2 inch)
Used materials/techniques: gesso, acrylic paint (scraped upon
the page with an old credit card) scraps of paper for the border,
Glitz: teeny alpha stickers, cut out postcard ('dancer'), cut out
image from NG (meerkats) stamps (for the dates), poster paint sharpie

..
I have more work to show, but I will save that for another day.
Let’s say: Friday?!
Same time, same place?
See you then!

Filed Under: Albumcover journal, art, Art Journals, Chronicles '11, Grid journal, Misc. 1 (bought journal) Tagged With: album sleeve, art journal, art journal page, art journaling, grid, inspiration, paradox, Zentangling

Comments

  1. Danielle says

    September 13, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Love how colorful your pages are-very nice!

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  2. Kim Mailhot says

    September 13, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Your pages always make me feel like jumping into my own journal – you are so free and fill the pages with so much play and of your wonderful Marit-ness !
    Happy Tuesday, my Soul Sister ! Thanks for the inspiration !

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  3. Julie Tucker-Wolek says

    September 13, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I loveeeeeeeeeeee all of these Marit!! I am loving that record one!! Perfect for you (and Michelle too!)… loving how you added two of SA’s challenges in one!! Way to ROCK IT girl! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  4. Sandra says

    September 13, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Je bent weer druk geweest! Mooie pagina’s hoor! Maar die grid/zentangle vind ik wel heel erg gaaf. Ik herken het patroon wel, heb het zelf ook wel eens gebruikt, maar zo in een grid is ie spectaculair!

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  5. sandra van doorn says

    September 13, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    very inspiring; i am always look out for something new, so this post makes it easy for me today!!
    xo sandra

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  6. Rachel says

    September 13, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    Beautiful art journaling! I love the colors and how you do your journaling!

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  7. Michelle LaPoint Rydell says

    September 13, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Wow thanks for the shout-out! I am honored! I love how your record page turned out! And all of the other ones too!

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  8. Danielle Higginbottom-Brown says

    September 13, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    I just love your work! very colourful, vibrant and inspiring!

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  9. Annemarie says

    September 13, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    Way to give me something else to learn. I love the paradox tutorial. I know what I will be doing tomorrow.

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  10. Merrick says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    I love the record!!! And I DID know that about the shoes!

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  11. Tracy says

    September 14, 2011 at 1:20 am

    Your journal pages are stunning.
    Each one is so different, I am inspired by them.

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  12. yyam says

    September 14, 2011 at 2:43 am

    Love these! So bright and vibrant and totally eye-catching! 🙂

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  13. Lea Patterson says

    September 14, 2011 at 2:52 am

    Wow Marit these are fantastic!!! Love what you did with the album cover and that zentangle thingy is so cool! And your art journaling pages are amazing! Love that silhouette in the first and the flowing journaling on the last!!! Thanks for playing along with Theresa’s mini stash challenge over at Scrapbookers Anonymous!!!

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  14. Lena says

    September 14, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Zooooweeee… wat heb je weer veel moois gemaakt!!
    De zentangle bladzijde in je grid journal vind ik echt té gek!! Je weekjournal lijkt elke week wel mooier te worden, ik vind deze in elk geval geweldig!!
    En zoooo leuk dat je meedoet aan de mini challenge van Theresa, is idd echt iets wat in jouw straatje past!!
    (enne… thanks voor het vermelden van mijn collagewerk!)

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  15. Terri Kahrs says

    September 14, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Ohhhh, Marit! This post is chock full of inspiration and ideas!!! It’s so true . . . creativity seems to inspire creativity. Thank goodness for the Web so we can connect and keep the inspiration coming!!!

    Love all of your pages, but the Zentangled grid is amazing! So simple and yet so complex – absolutely fascinating!

    Thanks for the inspiration. Hope you’re having another wonderfully creative week! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  16. Maja 60 says

    September 14, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Weer veel te zien hier! Je favorite music pagina vind ik geweldig!! (james Last ietsje minder)hihi. Ook de grid/zentangle is super! Ik vind het zo knap hoe je dat voor elkaar krijgt!!!! Beide art journals zien er weer fantastish uit! Vooral de eerste vind ik leuk! Komt door de zelf gemaakte mask en stempels. Ik ben wat aan het maken voor de minichallenge van Lena!

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  17. Jenneke says

    September 14, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Wat ziet het er allemaal weer geweldig uit, Marit! Die zentangle, wowser!!
    En ik lees je journaling wel hoor 😉 Hihi…

    XXXJenneke

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  18. Deb Hickman says

    September 14, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    Fabulous artwork,Marit. Thanks for joining the celebrations over at Scrapbookers Anonymous.xxxx

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  19. Anne Pennington says

    September 15, 2011 at 5:04 am

    Marit – love it all – but especially loving the record album and cannot believe that there were no right and left shoes until so recently – yikes – must have been some sore bunions!! Thanks for playing along with Scrapbookers Anonymous!!

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  20. Rosie says

    September 15, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Brilliant and diverse – two adjectives that perfectly describe you and your work Marit! Love the album cover… and well, everything else too! =)
    xo Have a great day!

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  21. Theresa says

    September 16, 2011 at 2:10 am

    wow, wow!!! what can I say, so many unique things going on in this post. I LOVE it all. you’ve been busy. that record is fab, as is the black/white zentangling…wild.. and I love what you did for the SA challenge. =)

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  22. ~*~Patty says

    September 17, 2011 at 12:10 am

    YOU inspire me
    again
    and
    again
    Dear One!
    oxo

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  23. Robin says

    September 17, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Marit I love your choices…Im going to check them out now…Your record album is so inspiring in so many ways…music, art, journaling, design..Just love it..!cant wait to see your stack..!

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  24. Julie J says

    September 18, 2011 at 7:22 am

    Loving all four of these. Now, I am assuming that you will never play that record, right? So why not do some altered art on the label to cover up the fact that it is James Last?

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