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….

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....

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85882606/wine-journal-note-book

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!

Illuminations....

Light Bulb moment...
How about a watercolors and salt background....?

Choose a pretty stencil/mask....
(This one's by Prima and comes in a set of 5)

"Frost" with Light Molding Paste...
I used Golden..
I have a sweet little sampler kit of gels, etc that I got at "Michaels" (clip your coupons ladies!)







Get Lost in your stash of newly "acquired" Italian ephemera....add paints, inks.... always music....
Locate that lonely photo you have of an Orvieto street Lamp with beautifully scrolled metal work...vigilantly illuminating the textured architecture....cobblestone street...and strolling wanderers traveling with their shadows....

Print on transparency - flip image - add stamped text (STAZ-ON ink) and sew to train ticket...then to background paper using that gorgeous colored thread you just bought in the USA ...and don't sweat over the "wonkiness"(think "charm") of your stitches...

Sneeze, cough, blow your nose and wonder why the amount of vitamins you choke down daily that you shop for at "The Beautiful People" market (Whole Foods) and pay a ridiculous amount of money for have allowed this cold to flourish in your body...when your travel companion pal - who does not partake of such nonsense - is perfectly fine....

Focus...get back on track please and consult your trusty old book scarfed years ago from an Ohio barn for words that express your "illuminations" (1.  to supply with light.  2.  to enlighten.  3.  to clarify)  in Orvieto....

Do NOT get caught up in the "trusty old book" story while searching for words...about your experience in Orvieto...

Wistfully stare into space reminiscing about your adventure...the village, the culture, the ambiance, the food, the wine, the CHEESE - consider a travel journal page on cheese...realize you haven't eaten...

Feel Blessed...Illuminated...Inspired...

Turn off the computer and Go Live (vivere), Appreciate (apprezzare) and search for pecorino!