Friday, October 7, 2011

A Textured Pocket Page






Oh - I wish you could feel this page!

I started with paint, then used a stencil and slathered Liquitex white opaque flakes on one side of the page.....
It dries translucent, so I worked on highlighting with paints and acrylic inks.

Another piece of the stencil was used with light molding paste, which dries white....popped with color thanks to Adirondack alcohol inks






The "pocket" started as piece of an envelope...
I "pushed" paint with a credit card (Sap Green Hue by Golden) - let dry - used more light molding paste - let dry - colored with adirondack inks.
Added some trims with the sewing machine (yes, that's from a friend's skirt) - sewed the sides and bottom onto my orignal page, glued a scrap on and wrote "observation" in Italian with my favorite opaque white pen (Gelly Roll by Sakura I think)...






A new home for my sweet notebook made by my sweet teacher, Kristi Steiner, as part of our "Adventures in Italy" package...

We toted our notebooks around for sketching and note taking in the streets of Orvieto...over cappucinos...or in Etruscan caves...I noticed I'd written down several vino brands from tastings we participated in.....














There she will rest for a bit and keep my company while I continue to work on Travel Journal pages....
Till I take her out for a sketching date in her newAmerican surroundings....
There will for sure be more notes on vino;)














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21 comments:

  1. YvonneOctober 7, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    I love this and had been thnking of trying some moulding paste or something to make a piece very tectural. Thanks for the inspiration. Love how it turned out.

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  2. carol l mckennaOctober 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Very creative, colorful and textural ~ Awesome~ thanks ~Happy PPF ~ namaste, Carol ^_^ (Share the Creative Journey)

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  3. Valerie-JaelOctober 7, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Another wonderful piece, and lovely memories of your holiday. Valerie

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  4. UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Oh I LOVE this! You always come up with the most wonderful, beautiful ideas!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 7, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    I love that you are continuing to work on your journal. It is sooooo beautiful! Bill

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  6. Lesley EdmondsOctober 7, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    This is wonderful. I love using modelling paste.

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  7. A'n'G JohnsonOctober 7, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    The textures are stunning

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  8. Joni NickrentOctober 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    how fun...love the yummy textures and rich colors!POP ART MINIS

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  9. GlorV1October 7, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Nice! Lots of texture and very colorful. Have a great weekend.

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  10. SHERI COOKOctober 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    This is so wonderful!

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  11. carlareyOctober 7, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Wow, this is beautiful, but a notebook from such a wonderful trip deserves a nice home, hmm?

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  12. ChristineOctober 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    lovely textured notebook!

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  13. Holly Loves ArtOctober 7, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    LOVE the vivid colors! You are so creative. I enjoyed seeing your Italy pictures below. We visited Rome back in 2006. I love Europe! Just returned from France a couple weeks ago. Hope you're having a great Friday.
    Take care,
    Holly

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  14. WrightStuffOctober 7, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Mmmm wine tasting in Italy and savouring the memory through art. Sounds (and no doubt tastes) great!

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  15. EVAOctober 7, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    A great keepsake holder! What fun!

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  16. GeckostoneOctober 7, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    What a fun holiday and a perfect notebook for your memories, fantastic art!!!

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  17. Karen IsaacsonOctober 8, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    oh my WORD, what a fantastic pocket page. I love the way all those elements pulled together into the final piece. A perfect resting/nesting spot for your cherished journal.

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  18. MandyOctober 8, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    oh...it looks wonderful and yes i wish i could touch it....xxx

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  19. Kristin DudishOctober 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    oooh - I am a big fan of texture and also a big fan of the colors you've used!

    xo
    Kristin

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  20. Sharmon DavidsonOctober 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    I really like how you describe your techniques. I often look at artists' work and think, what did they use here? Thanks for that, and keep it up!

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  21. DebbieOctober 10, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I love your colors and beautiful texture. Thank you for showing us the techniques you used -- very inspiring!

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