Hello, hello… Friday is here again and so am I.
I don’t feel like writing a long post today, so let’s get straight on
to my latest layouts…
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Here’s the page I made for AYITLOAAJ.
Remember the sneak peek from last post?
I added just a little bit more – not too much though, and now it’s finished.
This time, the word to work with was “Tangled”
I used double-sided tape as a base on the (plain) page.
First, I stuck the strings to it. After that, I added the Kraft paper and tore
it off again which gave a nice effect.
Then I placed some pieces from a dictionary page.
(and that was the moment I didn’t quite know what to do next, so I took
a picture for a sneak peek)
Next day, I added some more double-sided tape and repeated the former
with white blotting paper. That was just what the page needed!
I accentuated the word “tangled” with a red marker and that was it!
I also took a photo from an angle…
Look at the dimension on the page!!! Isn’t it marvelous to create this effect
with just double-side tape and a piece of binding string?!
Another detail.
I just can’t get enough of it…
I’m still in oooh and aaah over the texture!
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Next are the pages from my weekly art journal (for this week)
This is to show how I work during the week: I start on Monday or Tuesday
by making the background. I don’t know what the week will bring yet,
so I keep it simple. I DO know there are 7 days in a week and this time
I wanted space for every day to write something… so I left room for that.
I coloured these pages with water colour crayons and paint.
I choose from emotion – I have a choice to use patterned paper, or spray ink,
or old book pages or, or… just anything I like or can think of.
This time, the background with the squares is inspired by the art journal
pages Eric makes.
I collect items/images during the week to add to my pages (depending on what
happens in that week). Sometimes I glue it onto the page right away, or write
one or two days journaling, but other times I just collect things. I always make
sure that I leave room for “unexpected things” which is a good thing to do,
especially this week because my parents unexpectedly came to visit us on
Wednesday. The space on the bottom left is perfect to add some photos now!
I finish the pages over the weekend. Play with it a little on Saturday, and finish
it on Sunday (or Monday). And after that, the process starts all over again with
new pages…. I totally love this way of freewheeling in my “play journal”.
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Today, Nout has his last exams. Geography and English.
Up ’till now, all the tests went very well and I hope this ones will too.
And so this afternoon, he will be finished…
High School days are over!
Summer holiday!!!
Graduate!!!
Party!!!
And so I call it a day now.
I’m taking the rest of the day off… and be a proud mom!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Je t’embrasse!