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Are you like me? Do you get an idea and then just keep going and going and going with it?
I often work in my art journal while I'm on the phone. I put the other person on speaker phone and get to work. During a very long conversation, I started cutting up a journal page and I just couldn't stop. I think you'll see what I mean….
This page isn't really cut up.
It simply has half of the right side missing.
I love the way this doodle lettering turned out.
I worked on it slowly, over time, using my beloved Moonlight Pens.
Do you see the green stripe?
It's more than decorative. It's covering up a mistake. I stamped the wrong day-of-the-week and used a green Permapaque marker to fix my mistake.
And now, bring on the lace.
The left side of the spread is a piece of blotter paper that I bound into the journal and decided not to paint over.
The right side of the spread is a piece of paper that was partially cut with the ScanNCut and partially cut by hand.
You can see that it's kind of gold and black on one side…
…and completely black on the other side.
The right side of this black lace spread was entirely hand cut. Took me a while, but I really enjoyed doing it!
When you flip the page, it's a symphony of purple.
And another combo ScanNCut and hand cut page.
And when you flip the little guy over, this is what you see:
I used a bunch of my Art Foamies stamps to create a beautiful collage of images on the right.
But I just couldn't stop cutting holes in my pages!
Have you cut holes in your art journal pages? It's lots of fun!
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P.S. There's lots of cut out fun in my art journaling class at Kept Creations in Whitman, MA on July 17! And join me for an Art Foamies class (I even have some Art Foamies to give away in class) on July 15.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Julie,
This is very cool. Did you use scissors or an exacto knife for the hand cut pages? And, did you first draw a design on the page before starting to cut? Would be great to see a video of a work in progress. Thanks for sharing this idea.
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
The cut pages are awesome – but I have heart eyes over the “Australia” doodle! What did you use to color in all of those small doodles?
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Wow, the ScanNCut is such a “smart” machine to do those intricate laces! Usually I will turn to lace stencils or a doily design for something like that. I love the mod colors with the surprise black color on the flipped cutout side. Truth, I would like to see these pages in active progress as well, a video tutorial, although I know they took a while to make.
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Cool ideas. I read everything you post. I’m a scrapbooker who realized from you I could scrapbook my own way not how magazines showed. Freeing. Now I’m art Journaling, the way I want to. Cool. Addicted to art supplies but nothing new, I’ve always loved paper. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there. I’ve learned so much from you. I know somehow you get paid for doing this but to me you give more than you could ever get money wise. You are appreciated. Ruth
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
Amazing!!! Wish you had classes in DE. I faithfully listen to your podcast and look to you as my biggest creative role model. When I’m stuck, I pop on an episode and my inspiration comes right back. Thanks for being you!!!
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
This is absolutely amazing!! I am not at the lace stage yet, my art journal is still a full page precious thing right now LOL…I’ll get there in time. Cx
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.
Love those lacy pages. So different. I’m always digging through pinterest and my brain for something different.