Another journal page from Italy!

My friend and I arrived into Italy a few days early to explore before our Adventures in Italy class(I think this was 2011 or 2010 Sharon T).  One of our adventure was a trip to Villa d'Este in Tivoli.

This photo is one of the 100 fountains in the wall…"Le Cento Fontane"(The Hundred Fountains)…the entire villa is breathtaking…the grounds, the grotto, the steps go on forever….and then there's the interior…click on the link above if you'd like to learn more….

Ciao!

Reminiscing...

I have this terrific journal started from a class taught by Kristen Steiner / Adventures in Italy.  I recently unearthed more ephemera!  Time to add more pages…and schedule another visit….

Paint Party Friday #18

Sharing another completed Journal for Paint Party Friday...

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"H" is for "How Many?"

I've been busy Arting it up down here in the South!

Building Palms...Fashionistas...

Changing Bobbins....

Cutting Papers...sewing papers....making pockets with papers...

Going thru my stash drawers and exclaiming to myself "You Have The Best StuFF!"..

And..."OMG!  I forgot I had this...???"

While smearing gesso and paints...on my multi colored apron...

Hard Sweaty Work I tell you!...but loving every productive minute....

Check them out in my Etsy shop if you're interested....

In the meantime, I'll try to catch up on all the domestical duties that have been neglected...

In my multi colored apron...

Unless I get sidetracked...

Again!

Joining Jenny for AlphabeThursday Letter "H" Day!  

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WOYWW #130

Here's what's on my workdesk this Wednesday morning...

Inspired by angels....journals....thread....music...

paint...paper....stencils....

What's on yours?

Wine Journal Note Book

Have been working on this one for a bit....

Started with a box I recycled...then gessoed for that wonderful texture...began drawing and painting getting more and more inspired by all those wine corks;)

Finally finished it up....

Lots of pages with pockets, tags, tabs...

Really enjoyed sewing papers, fabrics, trims, etc throughout....

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And am happy to share with you for Paint Party Friday:)

Fur Baby Journal...An Autumn Project

More about the journal I made for family....

Somebody likes eggs:)

"Frame" a photo with pretty lace sewn with bright thread....

Layers of paint, molding paste with a stencil, 

cookbook pages sewn in under the transparency = cuteness!

Mrs. Booey posing in her garden chair....

Acrylic inks applied with an eyedropper over stenciled molding paste flows in a neat pattern...

Gotta have a little book for Notes!
(Recycle all those little scraps)

I love outlining details in graphite on photos...
or using  a fine point pen to "pop" images...

A patina coating on the Garden Key....

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination"
Henry David Thoreau

 Watercolor background...
Grab a stencil and some Glimmer Mist...

Print and sew a border around photos and transparencies...

Grab your "ultimate glue" and fasten a charm or two..

Stamp...doodle....write....

Don't be afraid to sew around details in photos....

Use a charcoal pencil to outline shapes or circle images you want to stand out...

Layering tissue paper applied with gel over a background adds interest and softness...

Don't stop layering there...use rub ons, inks and doodles to personalize pages...


Sew a pretty trim on your page to complete your composition...

A wash of color over stenciled molding paste accents details...

Add personal thoughts in open spaces....

Graphite pencils help shade and give depth to embellishments...

All for now.... Gotta Create and check out Jenny's Autumn Alphabe-Thursday hop!

So...I've been busy!

Creating a Journal!   Fur Baby Themed!
Bro-in-law #1was just here from Ohio and kindly brought some pics to share ...

During his visit,  I wanted to create a keepsake for them honoring their relationship with their furbabies...

Omar and Mercedes (aka Mrs. Booey)...

I'm sharing a sneak preview of the first page...

Lil Mama making eggs for the loyal customers....

More tomorrow....

I'm ready for sweet dreams here...

and hope you have them too....

Itinerary for Orvieto

I don't know about you...but I have memory issues....

especially when traveling and experiencing so many new things in a day...

I definitely wanted to have a journal page of our itinerary on the Adventure in Italy...

I thought Kristin's method for a pocket page would be perfect....

a Journal within a Journal...

Did some printing on transparencies...sewing...gluing...painting...

crackling...

inking...stamping...

All the good stuff we mixed media peeps live for...

Made a separate little travel journal for my pocket...

Two pages for each day...Lots of journaling to do....

and I can always add more...

VOILA.... Finito for now....

Time for some journaling....

And look forward to sharing the next page soon...