Yessss, temperatures are rising and I still have that ‘Spring feeling’.
It’s not very warm outside, but sun rays seemed to keep a promise and it
makes me bubble with energy. I swept the floor, cleaned the bathroom
and ran around waving the dust away… the house needs thorough cleaning,
but I will save the big job for the annual Spring cleaning… in a month or so?
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Spring is still in the hair too.
When I washed my hair the other day, I was finished in a jiffy
– and I just had to shake my head for it was dry (so to speak 😉 .)
It made me think back on the years when I had long hair…
and when I say long, I mean LONG alright!
Washing my hair back then was quite a challenge… shampooing gave me
cramp in my arms – not to mention the amount of shampoo that it cost.
Also, it took a day for my hair to dry. (I hardly ever used a blow dryer but
when I did it still took me over an hour – due to thick hair and a lot of it.)
This photo shows me with the longest hair I ever had (in 1997).
Of course it wasn’t that long in the last years, but the hairdresser still
cut off about 3 inch (7,5 cm).
OK, enough with the hair… on to the weekly art journal page
The Chronicles of Marit 2012 – Week 7
(Size: 24,5 x 49 cm – 9.65 x 14.86 inch)
The images on the right are cut from a magazine and for the photo I used
the most easy transfer technique there is: ‘tape transfer’. Now I could tell
you how it’s done of course, but I remembered Julie Balzer once made a
video tutorial about this technique, so I looked it up for you. It’s what she
calls a ‘one minute technique’ and everyone can do it!
View Julie’s 1:18 minutes video here.
I don’t use this technique a lot myself ’cause most times I don’t want
that shiny surface that tape leaves on the picture, but every once in
a while it comes in handy, especially when time is limited!
You don’t have to mirror your image or wait for it to dry – you can use
the transferred image on your pages right away. Sounds good eh?!
I have some exciting plans for this week and I hope everything
will go as planned so I can tell you about it on Friday.
I wish you all beautiful days, transfer some ‘Spring pictures’!
love the writing and doodling lines!
Ik heb die foto eerder gezien… je haar was écht heeeel lang, de uiteinden zien we niet eens!! Vind je nieuwe coupe toch leuker hoor!!
Mooie art journal page weer, die opgevulde letters zien er altijd zo geweldig uit! Die tape-transfer moet ik ook eens proberen, heb altijd vreselijke ruzie met gelmedium transfers…
I like the quickness and easiness of the transfer technique too but not the shiny. Somtimes I put a layer of matte gel medium over it to take the gloss away…
That was some long hair ! I only had long hair when I was about 10 or 11 and have always had it to my shoulders or shorter since them. Quick to wash and style works for me too !
I hope your week it full of some sweet creative moments!
Hugs, my friend !
Mooie foto van je Marit, je haar was echt lang! Maar je nieuwe kapsel staat je ook hartstikke mooi hoor. Een boblijn, heb ik ook een tijd gehad. Nu is mijn haar zowat net zo lang als op je eerste foto. Wassen valt wel mee, maar het kammen….. Je chronicles zien er weer mooi uit! De tape-transfer wil ik ook eens proberen, eerst maar eens julie’s filmpje bekijken.
great use of the technique. I love seeing your long hair. Mine isn’t quite that long yet. It is so curly that I don’t mind the drying process. I dry it halfway with a diffuser and then let it air dry. NO BRUSH!!!
Your hair in that photo looks like what mine used to be just a couple of months ago!! Loving the journal page!! Fab colors!
Wow! Fun page! I love your techniques.
we ARE sisters…for many many years I had hair down to my waist…in fact it was my wedding “veil” when I got married 🙂
your hair is pretty long or short dear Marit
Love your colorful pages…trying to remember the name of the the Indian Festival where they throw the colored dust around?
It is almost 1am so I am off to the land of nod
take care sweet friend!
oxo
it’s called HOLI Festival…ok
now I can sleep 😉
oxo
Wat een gave foto Marit!!! Ik herken die vele flessen shampoo en het vele werk, heb het ook ooit op die lengte gehad. Moet zeggen dat zowel lang als kort je heel goed staat! Van je page krijg ik nog even een post-carnavalgevoel, erg leuk! Liefs, Natalie
Hey Marit! Wat heb je mooi lang haar gehad zeg , wow! Maar je nieuwe look is ook super!
De afbeeldingen die je op je pagina (gaaf!) hebt gebruik komen me heel bekend voor 🙂 De handen heb ik al eens gebruikt op de voorkant van een journal en de andere plaatjes zitten in mn bak met knipsels die me aanspreken.
(Over je comment op mn blog: ga niet haken! Het is té verslavend, ik sleep mn haakwerk overal mee naar toe…)
Liefs,
Simone
Marit, you look exactly the same as that picture! If I hadn’t known your hair was shorter, I would have thought it was you now!!
Your page is awesome, I slightly remember the tape technique from Julie’s blog, but I’m off to see it again!
xxD
beautiful hair! beautiful pic!!!
Love your bangs! And the colors on your art.