Another.....

....art journal page has been created. This time it is a double page spread and because I am not keeping up with all the daily prompts that Milliande sets I used 2 prompts for this. The prompts I used were - burn some paper and message in a bottle. These pages are Truth. I used my H2O's for the background, which gives it a shimmery look, that doesn't really show in the photos. I have wrote truth quotes all around the edges of the pages. The bottle comes off the page and is made of green card covered with fantasy film to make it shiney. The bottle opens like a card so I can jot down all my journalling thoughts of the day. The quote on the bottle is

"Three things cannot long be hidden; the sun, the moon and the truth." ~ Confucious.

I wonder if I will manage another page tomorrow?...................

OMG!!! I'm.......

... blogging again!

It is still freezing, but obviously it can't be as cold as it was because the snow is melting HOORAY!!! but everywhere is now covered in a dirty (because of the salt and sand) slushy mess.

I have made another page for my Art Journal the prompt for this was to use masking tape. I call this page Forgiveness.

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I was so looking forward to.......

...... being back at college and getting stuck into some new work, but I've not to go back now until 25th January, unless my tutor gets in touch. This is because I have passed 2 of my assesments (I'm so chuffed about that) and all my other work has been handed in to be marked. The good thing about not havin' to go back is that I will have a bit more time for doing some mixed media work at home and a few photoshop and Illustrator tutorials. Another good thing is that I don't have to go to the bus stop in the cold and snow in the morning for that long boring cold bus journey to college. Time on the bus is time wasted, I need to find something that I can do on that cold bumpy journey, apart from shiver!!!

Anyway, I have been playing with my paints etc. again and have created another page in my art journal, I love th background that I created for this page. It was done with leftover acrylic paint from another project and scrapped across page with an old credit card (the best thing that can be done with a credit card lol) I did this twice with different colours and then when the paint was dry I rubbed lightly over area with a baby wipe. I call this page Love Hurts........

I can't believe it......

......I've blogged 2 days in a row!!! This is just a teeny weeny wee blog post today though, I just wanted to post another Art Journal page. The prompt for this one was to have a chequered border...... mine is not quite a full border, but it is there :-)
I'm really enjoying this Art Journal stuff, but not sure how long I will be able to keep it up once I get back to college.

I have been feelin......

....quite creative over the last week, as in get yourself messy with paints and other stuff creative. I had planned to do some tutorials for Photoshop and Illustrator for going back to college.... but no! ......the call of the paint was far too strong and the glue was screaming out that it wanted to come out to play. I've been watching Youtube videos by Milliande and been on her website and thought I would follow and join with her and her art community in making an Art Journal. Now I don't know how long I will do this this, as life always seems to get in the way and there is never enough hours in the day for me to do everything I want, but I have made a start.......

The cover of my Art Journal

one of the pages

and a double page spread

Because of the creativity thats been going on my craft room now looks like this.............

I have tried to tidy up as I go along, but then I just need stuff again and it comes out and get shoved to the side till I need it again. I know where everything is.......just need a bigger room and table :-) eclectic creative caos = MESS!!! I haven't bought any new craft stuff for what seems like ages and I am making myself use what I have even though I do have an ever growing list of art/craft materials that I would like. It is like an addiction, I'm going cold turkey on this and I haven't bought anything for 4 weeks now..............not even a sheet of paper or card......I'm so proud of myself lol

While tidying my craftroom (I really did do it a least 3 times) I came across my altered art slide mailers which I have put in my photobucket album here for anyone to see. I still have some blank slide mialers and I'm hoping to find the time (I don't know when) to alter them too.

Now I have a wee dilema!!! OH has said he would buy be a Craft Robo or a Wii Fit...........my waistline is definetly saying Wii Fit .... I sit on my arse far too much on my computer and I think he is secretly hoping I choose that as it is cheaper....but the creative and technical me is screaming Craft Robo Craft Robo I wanna Craft Robo ....just got to think is it really worth the money, will I use it to it's full potential, is it just a passing whim on my part to want one, will I be dissapointed if it doesn't live up to my expectations....need to think about this seriously and fast or I could end up with nothing lol