CHALLENGE 2009....BEAUTY FROM THE BEAST ART JOURNALS

Been thinking about this one and peeps are asking questions....add to this blog or start a new one?.....mmm not sure yet...watch this space

Need to make a few lists l think...ideas floating in the head not good, stops the creative flow hehe
1st art journal wll be the coptic stitch and christmas cards...as inspired by a new friend on yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lovethisjournal/...Thanx Marcy for the coptic video link
The LTJ online magazine link is.... http://www.lovethisjournal.com/

After watching the coptic st vid.... l thought it would be a great use of the christmas cards....so that will be the BEAUTY FROM THE BEAST CHALLENGE 1

WEEK 1: CHRISTMAS CARD ART JOURNAL ...coptic stitch
WEEK 1: PAINT TECHNIQUE...kitchen roll paper

Found my folder in the attic just before christmas...... hundreds of sheet of paper and what l did with it......must be about 7/8 yrs old now...won a competition with one of the small quilts

RECYCLING CHALLENGE FOR 2009

1st doodled pages...will gesso and cover each 'page' with art journaling quotes and memories information lists and daily thoughts......

INSPIRATION HIT ME YESTERDAY SO MADE A NEW AJ.....from all the paper rubbish l found l was throwing away....

The challenge...HOW MANY OF THESE CAN I MAKE AND FILL IN 2009?

THE RAW STATE.....

Made from packaging......


business envelopes, pamphlets....


out of date paper work


and christmas envelopes

POWER CUT!

Half way through my mail/postings this morning we had a power cut so stayed in bed to keep warm and made about 20 minimal Christmas cards...and made up another 2 storage boxes

still need a star on the top...made them from the off cuts of the christmas die cut snowflakes

I like the minimal look and the recycling too

TRIP TO IKEA...INSPIRED WALLPAPER

After a trip to IKEA yesterday..only to get 4 new storage boxes you understand (ooops l over spent again!!!) just fell in love with all the red decorations so l bought red candles n baubles to make a coffee table advent calendar and when l got back cut lots of red, white n gold snowflakes and stars and drinks mats to match so now red is the predominant colour for the decorations this Chrismas
Used some wallpaper off cuts that were perfect


Coffee table advent calendar along with all the die cuts...snowflakes stars and drinks mats all reversable



Have used all the tiny scrap pieces to make all the Christmas card too...recycling queen me! hehehe cant bear to throw anything away if l can make something out of it.....will put the cards together today l hope.......seeing red lol