DLP (Add texture and Use a stencil) and daily journaling

As with my last daily journaling post I decided to use the Documented Life Project prompts to create the backgrounds for my daily journal pages. The first two prompts for July were "add texture in any way" and "use a stencil". When I turned the page in my journal, I discovered I had cleaned off stencils there - winning before I even start :-)

I began when I was preparing my talk for the Rangitikei Country Quilters - they wanted to hear about my mixed media art journey and gelli plate printing, so I decided to start this page with gelli plates and stencils to share with them how I build layers. 

Love the combination of lemon and pink - the plate had a mix of pink and white so it's nice "texture" (prompt) look there as well. When I was looking through my stamps the other day I rediscovered these - will be VERY useful for Daily journaling

I wanted to also show off my mini gelli plates in use again, so used my circle with that circular journaling stamp.  I pressed the stamp on the gelli plate to make the impression and then stamped that on my background (bottom right left page) and then stamped the small gelli plate (the more filled in versions)

Also used my small square for a bit of texture (bottom left) and my triangle to create a border along the right. Click on the photo to see it all larger. Orange goes great with yellow and pink don't you think? Our days are very cold, dull and wet at the moment so I needed to create some happy colour in my journal. Shared this spread at my talk, and then we headed away for a week in Auckland. 

I tried to journal while we were away, but because I like to add photos it was a bit tricky. I did some with my lovely moonlight gelly roll pens and left some gaps to add the photos later, but I got a bit frustrated with that and I've been playing catch-up in my journal these last few days. Here's my second page just about complete, but there's room for some artful additions. 

First I thought I'd add some modeling paste (texture) through a stencil beside my penguins :-)

I had come cool tags from recent purchases which I decided I'd like to use this time as my version of Pocket Art Cards : I like the circle and the edge design on these (and the lovely textured background of my page!)

I almost threw this vellum tag overlay out and then realised how perfect the word was for this prompt!!

This is how they ended up : loving the machine stitching and fibres. 

Behind this one I used the plainer cardboard tag from above for journaling

I had a lot of fun with the cut-out-circle tag. First I needed to glue down elements that would be revealed once the tag was lifted as below 

On the back of the tag you can see I used a bit more of that modeling paste through the stencil onto a bit of stitched inked card. And here's how it looks with the tag in its usual position. I really enjoy how all those elements combine.

Here's my finished spread - it's daily journaling spread #22 this year. 

You can see my Flickr album with all my daily journaling spreads HERE. You can find out more about DLP 2016 the unPlanner HERE.

I am happy to say I now have a FB Artist page if you prefer FB following :-) Enjoy the rest of your week.

New FB Artist Page

I've had a personal presence on FB for a number of years but since I shared family stuff as well as my art, it was my practice to refuse FB friend requests....
I have just created a FB Artist Page so if you would like to follow me that way you now can.
I will always create a link there when I post on my blog, so that's a different way of keeping up to date with what I'm up to.

You can always find the link there in my right side bar - would love to see you visit.

Mixed Media Projects revisited

I was asked to speak to Rangitikei Country Quilters on Saturday about my mixed media art journey. 

It was such fun to pull out some of my older projects and I thought you might like to see a selection here as they may be new to you. You can click on any project title and it will take you to the original posting.
These first four are from when I first started blogging in 2010. Left Pansy book, Front Foiled velvet bag, and Right Lutradur gift box

Below is Garden Fairy using fabric paper technique

One of my favourite projects of all time is my Indian wall hanging which began life as a Tyvek wall hanging which I shared in 2011

but then I transformed into this mixed media piece. Click on the photos to see them in larger detail.

These are a couple of favourite framed pieces - this first one now lives with my mother
Celtic Cutwork

Velvet Night garden

I shared some art journals. Left December Daily and Right Journal of our South Island holiday - featuring white gelli plate printing on the black pages.

as well as my 2015 art journaling in the form of Documented Life and Life Book classes

I think I can sneak my Fabric Banner into this post as an older project - completed June 2014 (I have been asked to teach this to a group later this year)

You can see why I had problems deciding on my 6 favourite projects for my bloggiversary :-)