I was a busy gal this past weekend. I managed to finish one project (part of my 2010 Vision - I suppose I will have to suck it up and post a list of all the unfinished projects so you can keep tabs on me. Anyway, back to our currently posted subject...) and get started on another one that I signed up to do. (Finished project is at the bottom of this post.)
I am following Gina's Heart the Art challenge for 2010. I sort of did Emily Falconbridge's 52 Questions last year. I wrote down the questions in my art journal and answered them, but I didn't get artsy. This year I am going to get artsy. Gina has started, and will continue, to offer weekly prompts. Since December/January are REALLY busy for me, I only got to start today.
First off was deciding on a home for my works of art. At first I thought I would use an existing composition book that I have a few gluebook pages in. But when I went to look for it in my crap-room, I saw these Melissa Frances chipboard albums that I got at a scrapbook convention a few years ago and thought it was time I used one. So that was settled.
I made the first page while the paint on the cover was in process of drying/being applied. The first prompt is:
I am following Gina's Heart the Art challenge for 2010. I sort of did Emily Falconbridge's 52 Questions last year. I wrote down the questions in my art journal and answered them, but I didn't get artsy. This year I am going to get artsy. Gina has started, and will continue, to offer weekly prompts. Since December/January are REALLY busy for me, I only got to start today.
First off was deciding on a home for my works of art. At first I thought I would use an existing composition book that I have a few gluebook pages in. But when I went to look for it in my crap-room, I saw these Melissa Frances chipboard albums that I got at a scrapbook convention a few years ago and thought it was time I used one. So that was settled.
I made the first page while the paint on the cover was in process of drying/being applied. The first prompt is:
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AIM TO: what do you aim to do in 2010?
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And here is the cover. I will add pages to the book through the year, so I haven't added the required ribbon to the spine. I am viewing it as the icing on the cake when the book/year is finished.
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And here's a little detail of the cover. I used the negative of a Heidi Swapp chipboard letter and filled it with clear seed beads. You can't really tell, but I used a raw Scenic Route chipboard crown that I sprayed with a sort of glimmer misty thingy that I made with SU paint and alcohol.
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Remember these little books. I finally got the pictures ordered, cut them (I used 12 pictures in each album. I ordered them as 4x6's, so I had to cut them into squares.) and adhered the pictures in each one. Most of the albums have already made it to their new homes. One UFP (un-finished project) down, a gazillion to go...
Finishing the little Halloween album has me really motivated.
Look for more finished projects: COMING SOON!!!!
4 comments:
WOW!!! Good for you on all counts - I can't wait to see how this art book of yours evolves! Love what you have done already and I know you are going to complete it, I have absolute faith in you!
The mini albums look great, you have been very prolific. Guess we needed that break didn't we?
So cool!!! Great book for the art prompts. I love this. That Halloween book is so cute!!! So glad you are playing along. You have some great style to your work. I love it. :)
Fabulous!
you do really beautiful work Jana!
Blessings, Maria
those halloween albums are brilliant and adorable!
but the main thing is: i love♥LOVE♥loooove your HtA journal & first page! soooooo fabulous and artsy and just flippin' COOL!
(note how suavely i am ignorin' the fact that by virtue of reading blogs BACKWARDS and LATE i have just asked a question on the post above which was answered previously in this one. yep. i'm SMOOOOOOOOOOOOTH like that.) :/
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