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The Art Journal

These are the first two entries in my art journal. I'm loving this online class - it's great to use a different canvas than my typical scrapbook pages. I feel a lot more freedom with this - I'm planning to use all the little collage-y goodies I've been saving for years on these pages.

I'm using looseleaf Bristol Vellum pages - I'll have them bound when the whole thing is done. It's so much easier for me to work on a flat page than on something pre-bound.

The prompt for the first page was to create an entry so that if a stranger ever found my journal, they would know who it belonged to and how to return it to me.

The second page was to be about the things about me that will never change. This one was harder, because I expect that lots of things will change over the years. It was a good challenge to think about what won't.

I used polka-dotted tape I bought at the Target dollar spot for the title. Isn't it just the coolest?

Okay - that's enough for now.

Happy weekend to everyone.

Comments

  1. Anonymous11:20 PM

    Great layouts !
    It's good to be challenged to think differently isn't it. I am enjoying the topics you are giving us because I would never be taking time to think about these kind of things in the busyness of life.
    Good chance to slow down and evaluate life

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  2. Anonymous4:12 AM

    I love this. So real, so you! Perfectly done!

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  3. Anonymous5:45 AM

    Wow! Just Wow! You've nailed the spirit of the art journal. These pages are fantastic. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the inspiration. Wonderful work, Cathy!

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