This is inspired by a member of my Blissfully Art Journaling Yahoo group. She posted a "Layered faces" tutorial to her Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/feliciaborges/sets/72157627033435415/ It's reminded me how much I adore making credit card technique backgrounds. Love the unexpected magic. I used velum for the image, the only transparent paper I had in the house. Bit stiff & 'crunchy'. Will have to get some tracing paper for next time.
As I was about to scan, was just thrilled to discover, as so often happens with Art Journaling, a beautiful serendipity. I wasn't terribly happy with my weird sea-weed-like doodles (I'm not an illustrator) ;) Just realised that the dictionary scrap on the right-hand side has a definition & a partial pic of roots. Wow! Perhaps a meaning there...I think I will leave this background for a while until the right page 'reveals' itself.
Another background in my other journal - a hard back novel. It's my first altered book (first time I used a book without spirals) I have a special, almost a spiritual connection to it...
I used torn strips of my 'art paper' (where I use up any paints left over on a palette) I also used, for the first time, a piece of kitchen paper towel that I use for blotting/blending. Interesting texture...I think I like it. As is obvious from the magazine image used, you don't want to see this page after it's been journaled on. Suffice it to say, the pic very accurately depicts my feelings in a recent situation I will write about :/
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Lena :)
This turned out so great!! I printed out Felicia's instructions and want to try it too. I have a hard time with vellum because I can't seem to glue it down without a big mess. You did wonderfully with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Teri.
ReplyDeleteI used Mod Podge to glue the Vellum down. As you can see it's a bit messy (blotchy). Hmmm...not sure about it. Definitely will be doing this again with a different paper next time. Fun experimenting though ;)