Tuesday 13 April 2010

More pages from my journal...


Well, here's another page I finished in my A5 Moleskine whilst on holiday last week. I was really enjoying making the backgrounds for my pages and wasn't even sure whether I wanted to write on this one. I started with a layer of old text as usual - I find this really adds depth to the page even if I do cover it up with paint! I then painted in various colours, sponged through a stencil, sponged through stencil waste, stamped with a few different bottle lids and sprayed with Starburst stains (available here) which give a beautiful shimmery dribbly effect. I also added a touch of Neocolor II watersoluble crayons for extra colour, and a bit of charcoal too! I used a stitching stamp by Tim Holtz, and the images are by Teesha Moore, Itkuppilli and Crafty Individuals.

This is what it looked like before I wrote on it:


Here's another page I completed which is completely different from my usual style. Look! I actually used some purple! For me, that's a really difficult colour to work with and I hardly ever use it. Now, I don't usually read my horoscope, infact NEVER would be more accurate, but my husband reads it every week in the Sunday paper and then he tells me if he thinks it's interesting. This one is spookily accurate and I felt I had to stick it in my journal right away:


That's me for now. Byeeeeeee.

P.S. We finally got frogspawn in our pond. Yay!

26 comments:

  1. Hi Kate I love the new pages. Your enthusiasm knows no bounds. I have your 3 part masterclass from CS and have posted in your march blog. Love your work and your love of life. jeanie g xx

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  2. Loving your pages as always! You have such cool ways of building them up!

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  3. Hmmm soooo much painterly magic going on here! I love it Kathryn! More, more, more!

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  4. Love these, Kate--I love using the old text too alot, and you usually end up never seeing it, but your right, it seems to add something. I also love that stitching stamp.

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  5. Well you don't like purple but this page looks really good, the colours work so well together.I love your other page and the writing is so apt we do live in a crazy world.
    Thanks for the comments on my blog.
    Pat xx

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  6. I am speechless when I see your work! It is over the top crazy good Kate...I love it, and you are soooo inspiring!

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  7. I love your journal pages, they are some of my favorites!!

    Yea for frogspawn!!! lol

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  8. Both pages are awesome, Kate! Your backgrounds are soooo luscious! It is eerie, isn't it, when the horoscope in the paper is so accurate for what we're experiencing. Makes you stop and think a bit. Am happy to hear that the frogspawn have finally arrived! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  9. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! What paint's do you use as I love the colours, they always seem so bright xx

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  10. getting away fro a few days obviously inspired you hugely Kate - and then you inspire us - thank you.
    Fabulous pages and the backgrunds are SO yummy!
    Lesley x

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  11. What amazing pages, the colours, the textures, everything about them, fantastic, you are so creative. xx

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  12. Spectacular! Both pages...you definitely have a 'signature' all your own.

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  13. Your pages are fabulous, so bright and beautiful.
    debby

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  14. I love the page with your journalling on, makes it more personal.

    :)

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  15. amazing...Fabulous......;;love love love
    kiss
    nessa

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  16. Wow, your pages are amazing! They look so bold and complete - if that is a the right word!? - love them! Thanks for inspiring!

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  17. Oooh Kate that is really weird - you are the same star sign as me and I am with you when it comes to reading them - NEVER... I love the sentiment on the first page and it's something that's been going thru my mind since I got back along with 'No rest for the wicked'...lol...xoxo

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  18. great work Katie, I love the colours and the depth and just about everything, I know its hard to write on it, when you think it looks complete, but writing really does take it to another level

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  19. Great pages, your top image looks so glum - I hope you're feeling more cheery.

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  20. I'm not sure what frogspawn is but I'm sure glad you have it!!!!

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  21. Glad you enjoyed your holiday and had a restful time. The colours on your journal pages just jump out and I wish mine looked more like that. We've got frogspawn too - so we'll have to compare notes to see how both lots are doing :-)
    Liz

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  22. Beautiful pages - love the layers and texture - can definitely relate to the text too!

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  23. Kate I just LOVE your pages they are so colourful and vibrant...WOW!!
    So much to look at and take in... I could look all night.
    Thanks for sharing :D
    hugs
    Chris xx

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  24. Oh Kate how do you do it,just stunning...
    I just adore these new journal pages, I love everything where to begin.I love the images,the colorful unique backgrounds and the use of the Zodiac sign "Everything".(so clever) My hubby is a cancer,I am the aquarius.These pages are such winners and wow you nailed them. Wowsa...
    Also you look so little,young and adorable in your posted holiday picture's "going away blog post".Thanks for sharing with me,about you.It is nice to get to know you better.
    Your art just gets me so inspired and all excited. All that I can say is Wow !!
    Glad you had a great holiday, so nice you are back.
    Hugs,Laura.xoxx
    Have a great day.

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  25. I love this page ... I guess an artistic journal doesn't always have to be about physically writing in it ...

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