Message to self!

Letting go seems to be a theme for me at the moment and I am still practising faces! For this one I used charcoal and paint.

Where do I go from here?

A digital collage.

Credits: background and paint circles from 'It's My Journey' & frame from 'Mishmash Color Lovin' both by Captivated visions; words from 'Speak It 6' by A Young @ SBG; shoes & pavement from 'Wanderlust Brushes' by Crafty Button @ SBG

Artist on a journey

A journal page consisting of collage, paint and stamping.

Let go!

I started this page by printing on it with my Gelli Plate and then added some writing, pen marks and more paint. I used bits and pieces that I had in my craft stash to build up the focal point. Done!

Gelli Plate prints

I love using my Gelli Plate. I then end up with piles of prints, though, which sit around until I do something with them. So I decided to use some of them to make cards. Some look finished, so they will stay as they are, others will end up as backgrounds.

My Documented Life - week 29

The prompt this week was 'photographs and memories'.

Trust Your Instinct

A digital collage.

Credits: all elements from 'My Inner Voice' by Captivated Visions

Inspire hope

This tag started with acrylic paint and stencils. I then cut the circles from scrap paper, stuck them over the background and drew around them. More was needed, so I added the script using a Dina Wakley stamp.  I drew and painted the leaves and, lastly, added the word stickers and the bow.

My Documented Life - week 28

This week DLP is about layering but with a focal point. This is quite a different page for me, but I quite like it.

Crazy!

This page started with me getting excess ink off one of my own stamps. I then scraped various colours of acrylic paint over the patterns. Then I added the borders (the one on the left comes from Roben-MarieSmith), the dots and stripes and, finally, the painted jigsaw pieces.

Sisters

A digital collage, incorporating a picture of me and my sister when we were much younger!

Credits: all elements (except photo) from 'Love This' by Captivated Visions

Colourful memories

A painty page with collage and stamping too!

My Documented Life - week 27

The new theme for July is ephemera and this week the challenge was to use old letters, tickets etc. I have included my flight memorabilia from our holiday to Italy this time last year.

Still practising faces

Well, you've heard of green men? Here's a green lady! Having laid down the background, I painted the face with acrylic paint and then added some definition with a pen.

My Documented Life - week 26

So, the prompt for this week was 'photos and words'. Here is my page. Click on the picture to get a better view of the details.

Opinions needed!

Up until now, I have always shown the whole of a journal page, so you can see that it is in my journal. Like this:

I have noticed, however, that others, particularly ones who are, let's say, more professional, often don't show the page as a whole. Like this:

I thought it would be interesting to know which you think is better.