Wednesday 5 August 2009

Journal backgrounds TO GO!


We're off on our hols soon for some much needed sunshine, but I have a dilemma. Much as I love being on holiday I get twitchy without all my art stuff. Can't sit still for more than two seconds (ants in my pants as my Mum has been saying for the last 42years). What's a girl to do? Don't know if I can get away with taking my acrylics in the suitcase so I'm compromising. Thought I'd paint a few backgrounds ready to go and then I only need to fit my PITT pens, sharpies, pastels, felt tip markers, charcoal pencils, water soluble crayons, pritt stick and a few images in the suitcase LOL (Do you think he'll notice?!) Better not forget to pack the journal.

This is completely backwards to the way I usually journal and it's been quite liberating. I usually know what I'm going to journal about and try to make the background and images relevant, but not this time! I'm just slapping it on in a happy fashion. Maybe I should always do it like this? Oh, and I lost my one and only bit of sequin waste so I had to make do by punching some holes in a scrap of card with my crop-a-dile but it worked ok.
Bye for now

4 comments:

  1. I like these very much!! Don't you just love the old woman image from Teesha? I usually do my backgrounds first then add images and stuff later. Have a great trip!

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  2. Your journal pages are stunning, they look as good as Teesha Moore's work. You've really got the creative journalling down pat ... I wish we had someone like Dyan close to us. Have fun on your holiday.

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  3. This approach definitely works well for you. To die for backgrounds. The second page is really unique with the older woman and the big graphic x-marks. Great work, Kate.

    Enjoy your holidays !!!

    :-)
    Shelly

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  4. Kate, I have looads of sequin waste at home, I'll pop some through your letterbox for when you get back. Such a good plan of yours by the way, I had such withdrawal symptons whilst we were away, I even looked for some supplies, but had no joy. Love the article as well by the way - best thing in, in my opinion!

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