Courageous Woman

I love this quote..... and Lynne Perrella's stamp image.

Discovery

I never tire of using bird images in my journals. I especially enjoy this particular quote.

Ticket for Imagination

I have several journals that I am currently working on. While paint dries in one journal, I can prepare canvas with gesso and then move to my other journals of inks and paper collages. Instead of posting several entries from the same journal, I'll be posting randomly.

Lady's Home Journal

Recently I have been recycling old books making them into journals. I am enjoying the process of creating new pages and altering an already existing cover. My stash of journal books ready to go has now been depleted to three. I made these "ready to go" journals for workshops that I cancelled due to my moving from Oklahoma to Minnesota. There wasn't time to prepare for the workshops and pack! I have been slowly consuming my own ready to go product and that makes me very happy!

I named my journal "Lady's Home Journal" as it reminded me of the large magazine that my mother ordered and centered around a woman's life.  Choosing pink, french text, pearls and shoes inspired the contents of my journal.



It was a great opportunity to use paper and ephemera from other completed projects along with my rubber stamps.

Using quotes that my friends post on fb are a great source.  I wasn't on fb when I was doing a lot of calligraphy.  I have lots of quote books and the quotes are pretty boring. The quotes that I love using now make me laugh.... a lot!

I love the challenge of using the left overs.


I had a few girlfriends that were Danielle Steele book lovers.  I personally never read any of her books and this quote is why I never did!

Old Made New

This was a journal that I had made for a seminar series that I had made for note taking. I thought it was the perfect base for a smash journal. I love using those bits of scraps that all paper artist collect. When I am finished stuffing my book, I'll share some photos of what will certainly be my favorite pages.

As Promised...

This is my version of a "smash journal"..... and as promised I am sharing a few of my favorite pages.  Originally this journal was filled with notes from a seminar that I no longer needed. Instead of removing the pages, I decided to just add the scraps of papers and images from previous projects.  It's a great way to use up those bits and pieces that we cannot seem to toss.