I want to start this Wednesday post with some shameless promotion and a little bit of cheating – but I’m sure I’ll be forgiven when you see what I laid on my work desk on purpose today…
btw: I DID take a ‘non faked’ photo of my work desk too 😉 see at the end of this post.
That’s right, the new FEATURING is OUT!!!! There is an interview with Julia Dunnit, founder and hostess of the blogseries What’s On Your Work desk, Wednesday (woyww) in this issue, illustrated by (as you can see) photos of work desks from participants**.
FEATURING is an international, printed magazine that is shipped all over the world.
You can purchase your copy HERE
**I want to thank all of you who helped promoting the magazine on your own blogs.
You’re the best, gals!!!
OK – on the the usual Into the Studio post then… although it is not that usual. Something changed in the room – come on in and I’ll show you..
First, as every Wednesday, here’s a golden oldie scrapbook layout for you – lifted from one of my old scrapbook albums.
(I don’t create ‘traditional scrapbook layouts’ anymore but every Wednesday I dive into my albums and lift a ‘golden oldie.’ The layouts I pick are random, YOU – blog readers – name the number of the album and layout to show. Let me know in a comment which album you want me to open next week and what layout I should show… )
This week’s request came from Lisa Richards – from Pen and Ink… and maybe some paint… Lisa asked me to open album 6 and show layout #11. {click on the image to enlarge}
A straight-forward old-fashioned scrap layout. You know, the way they were done back in the days: a photo – a title – a little bit of journaling – embellish…. oh wait, I never was much of an ’embellishment girl… no embellies then. Just a coloured frame and some sand. Does that count as embellishment??? Anyway, the beach-theme is pretty appropriate this time of year. Well chosen, Lisa 😉
{This layout was made with a sketch, as you can see in this old blogpost from August 2009.}
Last week, I received this comment from Michelle LaPoint Rydell
I am happy to answer and I will do so by dividing my answer in two – answering one question now
and the other one in my Friday post.
~ HOW MANY JOURNALS DO YOU HAVE GOING? ~
At the moment I have seven journals on my shelf that I work in on a regular base.
As you can see, they all have a different size and shape.
Some have a theme and some are, what I call, ‘miscellaneous’ – meaning I feel free to do anything I want in there…
Some of the journals are a bit neglected… I don’t work much lately in the ones that are shown on the next photo. It sometimes happens that I suddenly feel like working big (hence journals 5 and 7) but that is not the case lately…
These are the three journals that I grab these days. Number #4 is my weekly Chronicles, that you probably know about. Numbers #3 and #6 are – what you can call – ‘miscellaneous (although I did give them a title.) These are favorite at the moment.. but the most favorite size that I work on these days are index cards. The ‘Box of Longing’ is not really an art journal maybe, but it’s what I like to work on right now.
So here are some Index cards I made last week.
I submit these also to ICAD and Glue it Tuesday.
Long Shadows
DETAIL: puffy paint and machine stitching
Wild Card
Urban Explosion
I told you at the beginning of this post, something changed in the studio.
I show you the before and after photo:
My beloved cleaned and re-arranged the office last week and – lucky me – after cleaning he had a table left over. I had been complaining about the bad (yellow) light I had to work with from the moment I moved into this studio – half the time that I spend there I stood in front of the window working on the window-sill – and I was on the look-out for a good, natural light lamp. That won’t be necessary now, ’cause that small table in front of the window makes it all work!
The window-sill on the left and the small, mobile cabinet on the right provide additional surface. I still make use of the bigger work desk too of course, but when it comes to choosing the exact right colors or creating something real delicate (meaning I need good light ánd my reading glasses) – this table is perfect!
So, here it is, today’s workdesk!
(If you have no idea what I’m talking about when I say woyww, hop on over to Julia and find out)
WOYWW #212
[Julia says on her blog that it is week 213, but to my count it really has to be 212…]
Well, that was quite some blogpost, wasn’t it? Did you read all the way top to bottom? You must really love me then {*kiss*}
I love you right back, dear ones,
see you again soon.
Great re-arranging, Marit. it will be so much easier now for you. Love “urban explosion”! How’s about Album 3 page 5? If you’ve not shown it before.
Have a great week.
Margaret
Wow your are so lucky with this craft room!! Lovely! I like the journals too. I never really journaled myself so far, but I am gathering layouts on Pinterest, so it is only a matter of time. Uniflame – 96
I read right to the end so I love you!!! And also I think your journals are fascinating! I just want to hold them and look at them every one – I tried to choose what to look at and I can’t! You have such original ideas and techniques for presenting them! You are just so inspiring, Marit! Thank you for stopping by that time, I’m so glad I discovered you and your lovely work. It just makes me want to create better art!!! Julie Ann 🙂 x #65
I guess I had better get a crafty move on. I have only been doing icads for the most part. Maybe when the kiddos go. Then I will have more time.
ah – what change for your desk (and your eyes too ;))
Great arrangement, you must be happy! 🙂
Also, your cards are so awesome. I love the long shadows… beautiful!!!!!!!
Cheers & Thanks for visiting my little birds 🙂
Jana #88
Loving how many journals you have going and love love love love your creative space!! Looks FABULOUS!!
Marit, I dont know, where to start. Your blog is packed with information, enough for ten comments. At least. Your ICADs are brilliant, nothing less. That red head with the green tongue is somehow disturbing, but I love it! Your work makes me want to do more collage work…
You did the perfect thing to move your table to daylight, I love working in bright daylight, not sunshine though. Although your sunny beach page makes me long for the sun, at the moment it is just cold!
Thank you for coming by my blog and leaving a kind comment! And seeing my workspace on your workspace makes me smile 🙂
Big hugs from Gabriele
Fabulous post Marit with so many lovely things to see.
Glad you’ve sorted your room out, lighting can be such a problem depending on which way the sun comes into a room too.
Meant to tell you this before, a couple weeks back I found one of those small gold coloured flimsy plastic record things, that sometimes came free in magazines (in 70s?)..and it was..wait for it…an interview with the BCR..was slightly bent and I haven’t tried to see if it will still play yet. Thanks for stopping by earlier..happy WOYWW Gill x #81
Hi Marit, I can tell you’re going to make the most of having that extra desk! Love your Long Shadows, such striking images. MMx #56
Loved seeing your space Marit and that old school layout!! I totally remember scrapping like that back in the day, and most of my pictures were cut into shapes like stars and circles too! haha You sure have a lot of journals on the go, I have trouble just keeping up with my one! haha
Great room redo – gotta’ love the natural light, makes such a difference.
Really enjoyed seeing all the different journals you work with frequently!
Thanks for the earlier visit, here is a web site that gave me the recipe for a oermanent Geli plate that isn’t supposed to mold or get yucky!!
http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/a-permanent-gelatin-printing-plate-hectograph-an-annoying-project-a-birthday-card/
Krisha #12
Love to see all the journals you have. Mine are scattered all over the house and I really don’t even know how many I have. I would be interested to see the insides of your grid journal.
Thank you for your visit, it is so lovely to hear from a desker from Holland! I love all your journals–it is impossible to have just one. And thanks for telling us about Julia in the magazine–how awesome! Happy WOYWW! Sandy Leigh #14
Hello again – no not a fun week next week. Clearing my dad’s house now he is in a home. Need to sell it to pay for his care. So, busy time. This weekend may well be LOTS of fun – a church weekend away, on the Isle of Anglesey – I’m in charge of the catering!!
Love the new setup, and the peek into your creativity. Thanks for stopping by. Happy crafting #5
Working by the window must be so much better
Thanks for sharing and have a great week
Candace #43
Great reorganisation, (I skipped some I am afraid!) but the pictures look great! Helen, 7
Wat is jouw werkplek toch altijd netjes, je zou de mijne eens moeten zien.
Leuk al die foto’s en journaals. Ik zou zo graag even in boek 8 gluren 🙂
good idea about the rearrangement of your office! Think that will work better. I like your little square book (#2) – looks really fun. And now I have a box of index cards too (actually 3, three different sizes! – I’m so particular…) {:-Deb
Thanks for dropping by earlier – Superman sends his love!
I love you too!! You have me thinking now ……… I keep a diary of daily doings, now if that was a journal ……
Love your room.
Bishopsmate #82
It was great visiting today. I read from top to bottom and I found myself so interested in your journals and how organized you are. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and leaving such a nice comment. I will definitely be back to see what is on your desk. It was great meeting you. Ginny (#15)
What a great space you have and I love all the little explanations you put on the pictures. You have an awesome collection of journals, it makes me realise that I have also been working in different books and that is ok. I guess we are programmed to work ‘front to back’ like school!!! I have ordered the ‘Featuring’ magazine and can’t wait for it to arrive. Thank you so much for your visit and your kind words. Hope you have a great woyww week. Liz@71
Wow that was a long post (I got a bit lost somewhere in the middle lol). Love your workspace and I bet you’ll use that new table a lot. Happy WOYWW and thanks for sropping by Cindy
I absolutley adore the way you lay out your blog and especially the way you ‘tag’ your photos in your posts. What a great idea! Wish I could be that organised!! Sadly something I don’t think I’ll ever achieve!
The canvas I’m working on is 20 inches by 16 inches. A bit bigger than I’m used to but enjoyable just the same.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving your lovely comment. I really do appreciate it.
Many apologies for the late visit.
Jackie #25
Love the name of the box of index cards. You will definately benifit with the extra natural light to work in. I need all the help I can get with seeing things these days, oh dear another symptom of age lol.Thank you for visiting me, sending a Yorkshire hug back to you in Holland.
Happy art making
Hugs Lottie #10
Happy art making
Hugs
I will have to see if I can get a copy of the magazine, and I love all your journals of various sorts.. I have LO’s very similar to that one… before it all went embellishment crazy and they became so thick they wouldn’t fit in a scrapbook!
Love the new layout and there really isn’t anything better than being able to work in natural daylight. Annette #6
Oh, I love the light in your newly arranged workroom! I’d love to come and have a play in there 🙂 There is a lot to comment on in your post this week, but two things stand out for me..the Long Shadows and the Urban Explosion..both of which I could live with on my wall!! Fab work.
Hugs, LLJ 31 xx
We are so much alike! I too work on about 7 art journals at the same time and no longer do traditional scrapbooking. Love how you arranged for a table in the natural light! That’s got to be awesome for you. Hopping over to find out more about Featuring… Sending kisses back to you!!
(WOYWW #30)
Love your layout! I did many like that in my time. I really think the photos shine that way too. Your hubby did a great job with your room! I wish you many happy and inky times there! Thanks for the kind visit! Winnie#86
I love the picture of all of your different journals, so cool! Your space looks amazing now! I just recently moved upstairs and now have a window, I just love it!
You absolutely can’t beat natural light Marit, well done for rearranging and making it happen. Love the scrapbook page this week, very CAS but very striking all the same.
Hugs
Brenda 2
I sometimes think the old-style scrapbook layouts were the best. Embellishments are a bit over the top now, though I do use digital ones.
My copy of Featuring arrived to day. It has a lovely feel to it. I have only had time to read Julia’s page so far, but will enjoy the rest later.
Kate x #52
So much to take in. Great journals, super scrappage too. Thanks for visiting my desk already BJ#46
Love the cover on no 6 – fab – u – luss!
Great beach page your feature this week and I love that lettering.
Sorry I am so late, dare I say it, cleaning got in the way – and thanks for visiting me yesterday. Hugs, Neet 13 xx
I’m so sorry I haven’t been able to get to you sooner! Crazy life lately. But I love your blog post, such wonderful things going on! I am going to do a post on the number of journals I have going on. I am running out of room for these half done journals so I have to stop making new ones and finish the old ones!! I am making a tag one right now with my bleach technique.
xxD
and thank you for saying “Happy Summer Solstice”! Not many people appreciate that!! Many thanks and I hope you had a wonderful solstice too!!
Goodness what an interesting post, I’m fascinated that you work on lots of journals at once, that must take some organisation although looking at your room , you certainly look organised!!! It’s a great space.
Hugs Lisax #76
Super post, thanks for your visit. Take care Zo xx 75
I used to do a bunch of journals, now I do all in one.
thanks for the tour and for visiting my place.
Blessings,
Robyn 103
Thank you for your visit and I am so happy to have ‘met’ you! You blog is amazing! Such varied and stunning work! I know nothing about scrapbooking…want to do one for our now 7yo but we need a printer! I love the layout…why is it old hat? It works so well! Glad you got a chance to rearrange your craft room…that will get more creative juices flowwing! How about album 22 page3?
Okay I’m a derrr brain! How about album 7 page 7 instead? !!!!!!
hope you are have a brilliant crafty week on your new desk by the window ! Ali x
I really love those black and white cards, Marit !
Your new space looks so cozy and inspired. Clean up does breath new life into a space. Too bad there aren’t elves to do it for us every night so we never have to work in a mess ! I have just come to understand that the messy part is all part of it !
Happy Thursday, Awesome One !
Nice layout and great work getting your craft room so organised. Thanks for visiting earlier,
Bernice
Holy cow I love looking at all your stuff- I would love to look at all those art journals in person, so inspiring!
Hi Marit
that is a really interesting idea to re visit old LO I bet it brings back lovely memories and to see the way your work has changed over the years
Wow love the new locale of your desk! That’s a lot of journals. Thanks for the earlier visit. Happy WOYWW! Nan G #108
Thank you for visiting me earlier! I love the before and after pictures of your new art space! Great job, and so neat and tidy! Oh my gosh, all your journals. It was so nice to get a glimpse into them. Since I am not a scrapbooker nor do I create beautiful journals, I truly loved seeing yours. Thank you for sharing. AND if I had my pick, I would like to peek at album 7, layout 45! Have a great week and see you next week! Rasz #127
I want to say thank you for stopping by my blog and taking the time to leave a comment. I LOVE your workspace. I also very much love those scrumptious journals you work in. They look as though you made and bound them yourself. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE stuff like that. I could make or buy 100’s of journals like that. I enjoyed your post and now look forward to Wednesdays.
(((HUGS)))
I really like the personal feel of your scrapbook pages, because you actually created your lettering and embellishments by hand. The cards are all fabulous too. Blessings!