Salvaged Journal

Oh dear, this week seems to have slipped by very quickly!
I have created a few more pages in my Salvaged Journal though, so here they are.

There is Always Hope

A digital piece. (Click on the image to see it in more detail.)

Credits: smudged frame by N Rowe Janitz; all other elements from 'Believe in Beautiful' by Captivated Visions

Tags

Here are a couple more tags that I created using Distress Oxide Inks. I like the fact that you can smudge the ink whilst still keeping the image.

Be Joyful!

I haven't done anything in my art journal for ages, so I thought it was time I got it out again. This page is a mixture of collage, using tissue paper that I have previously decorated, and stamping.

Distress Oxide Inks

I bought some Distress Oxide inks a while ago but hadn't really used them until now. They are a bit different as they are a mixture of both pigment and dye inks. This means it is possible to smudge the image without losing the original design (less effective on gesso, though). I decided to have a play.

Here is my first play:

I then decided to have another go, on the back of this tag (don't know why I haven't done this before!).

Little Things

A digital collage.

Credits: the elements come from various kits by Rachel Jefferies aka Captivated Visions

Tags

I had some fun creating these painty tags (inspired by Dina Wakley). Which one do you like best? I think the second is my favourite.

Time!

Another piece of cardboard, this time using Distress Inks and Brushos for the background. The stamps are from Visible Image. I did have to go over them with black pen, as they didn't come out very well due to the corrugations.

Forever

I had a bit of fun using up an old piece of corrugated cardboard. I covered it in gesso, and then created a background using Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the images (Paper Artsy) and coloured them using watercolour pens. What do you think of these cute creatures?

Look Forward!

As we head into a new month, this seemed an appropriate digital piece to share.

Credits: word art by L Favreau; all other elements from various kits by Studio Manu

Salvaged Journal

Here are three more pages of my journal, all very different to each other.

Salvaged Journal

To try and get my mojo going again I collaged some more pages in my Salvaged Journal. It's actually very therapeutic gluing little pieces of paper onto a page

Acceptance

Oh dear, I seem to have somewhat lost my mojo since I finished my index cards. I'm sure it will return, but here is a simple digital piece I created in the meantime.

Credits: all elements from 'Finding My Way' by Rosey Posey & B Kerr

Index Cards 57 - 61

Here are my last index cards for ICAD. Although I haven't posted them on time, I did manage to keep up, almost, and I thoroughly enjoyed the exercise. Here's to next year!

Index cards 51 - 56