I was totally inspired by Kitty's post! I thought it was very brave and honest and I loved following her art journaling journey. I also loved her idea for drawing the cute little dolly on a separate piece of paper and then layering it onto her art journal. But what I really am obsessed with is the long skinny book that she describes how to make! And I just had to make one of my own! So I sat down this afternoon and started playing!
My outside cover is part of a decorative file folder from Staples. I cut it down to size, rounded the corners (that makes a big difference), and stitched the pages in. I covered the stitching with a piece of canvas that I painted.
I didn't have A4 size paper, so I raided my recycling bin and used 8.5×11 paper for the inside pages.
Folded into quarters, they certainly are long skinny pages. But very cool looking! I used everything from old script pages to handwritten notes, and even a W-9 tax form that never got filled out!
I can't wait to start filling it up with art! I plan to masking tape and gesso over some of the pages, but to let some of the original text show through. What a fun game to figure out what to reveal and what to hide!
Thanks for the inspiration, Kitty!
Awww, you make me blush. It was good that you asked for one of my doll-pages, because I knew that if I was really honest about my struggles and early attempts, someone was bound to whip up some courage for attempting journaling – not necessarily with dolls, but just to try anything that seems too scary. Observing one’s progress in journaling is a bit like watching photos of yourself growing up – only possibly more rewarding because you know that it was all you.
Awww, you make me blush. It was good that you asked for one of my doll-pages, because I knew that if I was really honest about my struggles and early attempts, someone was bound to whip up some courage for attempting journaling – not necessarily with dolls, but just to try anything that seems too scary. Observing one’s progress in journaling is a bit like watching photos of yourself growing up – only possibly more rewarding because you know that it was all you.
Awww, you make me blush. It was good that you asked for one of my doll-pages, because I knew that if I was really honest about my struggles and early attempts, someone was bound to whip up some courage for attempting journaling – not necessarily with dolls, but just to try anything that seems too scary. Observing one’s progress in journaling is a bit like watching photos of yourself growing up – only possibly more rewarding because you know that it was all you.
Awww, you make me blush. It was good that you asked for one of my doll-pages, because I knew that if I was really honest about my struggles and early attempts, someone was bound to whip up some courage for attempting journaling – not necessarily with dolls, but just to try anything that seems too scary. Observing one’s progress in journaling is a bit like watching photos of yourself growing up – only possibly more rewarding because you know that it was all you.
I love that you used paper from your recycling bin! This whole series has been so inspiring. Thank you!
Blessings,
Anita ♥
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I love that you used paper from your recycling bin! This whole series has been so inspiring. Thank you!
Blessings,
Anita ♥
http://aseknc.blogspot.com/
aseknc(at)gmail(dot)com
I love that you used paper from your recycling bin! This whole series has been so inspiring. Thank you!
Blessings,
Anita ♥
http://aseknc.blogspot.com/
aseknc(at)gmail(dot)com
I love that you used paper from your recycling bin! This whole series has been so inspiring. Thank you!
Blessings,
Anita ♥
http://aseknc.blogspot.com/
aseknc(at)gmail(dot)com