Wednesday 16 February 2011

A few more journal pages ...


Well, life has been busy lately, you know, just with life in general, but I did spend the day at Art from the Heart last Sunday playing with the new Dylusions paint colours :-))  Above is a page I completed in my mini journal with the *new* mustard and rose paints. And very nice they are too! The lovely altered, gothic little boy was a freebie download from Land of Nod Studios. I have added a link under the photo - go and check it out!

This next page in my mini journal was an experiment. Dyan has added a white and black primer to the Dylusions collection and I wanted to know what would happen if I used black primer, and this is the result, a much darker gothic look. Of course I kept wanting to lighten it! :


Obviously this page isn't finished yet but it was a learning process. I found out along the way, that primer doesn't really splat. Look at the white marks on the page - that's what happens when you try and splat primer! I quite like it - it's a different effect. Now I just need to finish the page.

Here's a background I did a while ago in my large A4 journal using images by Nancy Baumiller:

Images by Nancy Baumiller at Crowabout Studio B

I have since finished this page with lots of journaling but, hey, it's private!

And finally, here are the new Dylusions colours available here.  Go and check it out, you want them, you need them, you know you do :-))


Guess who is at Art from the Heart tomorrow? Yup, that's right, it's Tim Holtz. And guess who has to go to work instead? Yup, that'll be me. I know that as a school teacher I get zillions of holidays, but I can't just have a day of when I want one! (Waddya mean, throw a sickie?! Er.....can't deny I didn't think about that). Anyway, I'm going to pop through after work on the pretence of making cups of tea haha!

If you're going to be at Tim's last workshop tomorrow I will be your tea girl. I can bring provisions. What do you want? Custard creams? Rich Tea? Jaffa Cakes?

Before I go I just wanted to say thanks for visiting and thanks for all your wonderful comments - I do read and appreciate each and every one. I haven't had time to visit blogs recently - I have a lot of different deadlines to meet and I have to stop myself spending hours on the computer................ I'll be round to visit y'all soon. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

32 comments:

  1. love your new pages kate! i cannot believe you aren't going to tim's class! you are so good! i think i would feel a "cough" coming on! haha
    lovin those new paint colors!

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  2. Jaffa cakes and/or custard creams sound good to me Kate! I'll be there tomorrow afternoon, and I'm collecting a set of the new paints! It's like Christmas.

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  3. Jaffa Cakes would be nice, but I'm on the morning class so won't be there when you pop in. Which is a shame because I really wanted to meet you. Love your pages. I'm so glad I ordered the paints!

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  4. Fab pages Kate & I WANT those new colours immediately !!

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  5. Love your pages, wish I could get the paints to try but don't think they would post well out to here. Thanks for the link there are some great images on there.

    Cathx

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  6. I just adore all the colors you have used.

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  7. Love these pages, and yes, I've bought all the new paints, lol. I'm not going tomorrow, not well enough, she says through her tears. xx

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  8. I Love these Kate loving the colours. I am one of the lucky ones going to see Tim tomorrow but in the morning and i cant wait.

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  9. such fantabulous pages!!!! Love them all!!!! Hugs Juls

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  10. LOL. I would so want to take a sick day too from school, but duty calls. Today I am glancing at all your fun stuff while the kids are taking a practice test. Better not get stuck on here too long. Got to do the walk about to make sure they're on task.

    I have been keeping up with remembering what I did everyday. I just don't have a page to put it on, yet. Sad, I know. It will happen eventually.

    Have fun serving tea.

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  11. Gorgeous pages as usual Kate. Those colours do look fab x

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  12. I love the new Dylusions, I wish I could find them in the US! I love both of your new pages, I've never thought of doing a dark primer, I love the effect that it gives. I'm going to have to try that tonight.

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  13. Fabulous pages, as always, Kate! OMG! Not being able to take the day must be KILLING you!!! Hope you have a chance to pop by after work. Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  14. LOL - and are you going to share with us why we shouldn't listen to Baton Rouge by Garth Brooks whilst driving???

    Gorgeous pages as usual Kate and you've only reinforced that I NEED the new dylusion paints but unfortunately they are on the back shelf until next month due to MOT and car tax. (bummer).

    Go on be a devil - throw a sickie tomorrow - You know you want to. Have a great time anyway.

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  15. Love the pink and yellow, daffodils and cherry blossom - won't be long. Didn't your boss agree to you having the day off and you volunteering to come into school in the holidays? No they never do!!

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  16. Love your work. Just wish I had the time to journal - one day

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  17. love gothic boy off to snoop in a min, was very jealous you got to play with the paints, but as you are on the design team I suppose its fair, loved that you let us know how the black primer works under the paints and please dont tease me with a page you are not going to show us, I want to know, I cant help it nosey nosey nosey. Enjoy sharing Tim airspace tomorrow, 8 more sleeps for me... have fun :)

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  18. Black primer?!! I love the mustard paint, too! Thanks for the great ideas and inspiration here...I feel the need to go color exploring!

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  19. ah you're a fellow teacher! I'm loving those colours - oh my - I think I need to go on a spending spree as my art materials are most meagre.

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  20. Not come across the new paints - your pages are inspiring me to take a look! Pity Sir Tim can't make a school his venue sometime and do a class for the art department and parents/adults combined!

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  21. hey hun LOVE these pages theres gorgeous and these new colours are fab want them sooo bad hahahahaha if it makes you feel better i wont be there either !!! do you think if i pop in and offer tea services it wont be too obvious that i drove 4/5 hours to get there hahahahahaha

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  22. Fabby pages as always! Shame about Tim :(

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  23. I love just the splat effect!Your pages are gorgeous and a great inspiration.
    Hugs Anja from germany

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  24. These pages are just so awesome! Your color choices are always so yummy! I think you have worked hard enough to enjoy some fun time....hmmm...thats a tough choice! Such a dedicated teacher :)

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  25. I just love the colors you use, so spring like. I would hate to miss Tim Holtz also, I hear he is a wonderful teacher. Thank you for all the inspiration.

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  26. Lovely pages as ever Kate! Wish I could be at AFTH to see Tim Holtz - maybe one day ....

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  27. Great work!
    Colors are very playful.
    Your composition with these collages are delightful. :]
    Thank you for sharing.
    Your site is a treat to visit.

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  28. Hey Kate
    Would you please check your email or my blog ??
    I have a big OWOH surprise for you !!!
    Congratulations, you are one of my winners :)

    kind greetings Rian from Holland

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  29. Those pages are great! And I LOVE the colours!

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  30. Little something on my blog for you xx

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  31. Oh Kate I LOVE these pages. :-) S x

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  32. Yummy - always such a treat to visit you and see the gorgeous colors you use - mustard yellow and rose ! I just love how this sounds and even more what you did with them!

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