Collage Journals

Let’s Chat, I’ll Put the Kettle On

~ Patty Radish ~ 8 Comments

I have always loved the idea that this is my little oasis of happy. I have actually felt guilty at times for not sharing more of my political, social, or faith based views. I have them, I’ve always just kept them to myself, until now…

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  I share my faith journaling quite a bit on here, but I also strongly believe in learning about, and appreciating all faiths and religions. In other words, reading the bible is very new to me, I have spent most of my life learning about many of the world’s religions, and I hope to continue to do so. I believe we have a lot to learn from one another, and having an open mind with love and acceptance is how we will begin to heal our world.

Hows that for a little homespun philosophy?

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I’m not quite sure what made me become brave enough to open up like this, maybe I felt I needed to give myself more room to share something that is very dear to my heart, mutual acceptance and respect for differences.

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So, welcome to my little world. Let’s walk this path together with love, acceptance, and an open mind.

Thank you for your time,

Have a beautiful day,

~Patty

“The Heritage of Unrest” Art Journal Video

~ Patty Radish ~ 6 Comments

Yay! I finally did it…again!

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I made another video on YouTube. This is the page I did the process portion on. You will have to excuse my stilted voice on the video, I’m finding the hardest part is the voice overs. I’ve come up with a few work arounds, but I still need help. Oh well, I can’t let that stop me from trying.

Take a look when you get a chance and let me know what you think.

Hit this: Youtube to get there.

Until next time,

Have a great day,

Thanks for the visit,

~Patty

Shoppe News: 20% Off Everything!

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Hello There!

I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I’m running a 20% off everything sale in my shoppe!

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Cards, Decorative Paper Clips, and Art Journals of course!

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I’d like to start work on some newness, but want to clear some things out first.

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I really hope you will stop in and have a browse. Hit the word shoppe, or hit the link at the top right, to get to get there.

I’ll be sure to let you in on what’s new asap.

Just use the coupon code CUSTOMERFAVE at checkout and get 20%off everything until Sunday, January 29th!

Gotta run,

I’ll talk to you next week,

Thanks for stopping in,

~Patty

Gratitude Collage Journal “flip through”

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A couple of weeks ago I announced on IG and FB, that I would be uploading a “flip through” video of my August gratitude journal, onto my YouTube channel. Then, I realized that it would be much simpler to take some photos and share them here, and I’m all about what’s easier these days! So, here goes…

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Days 19 & 20

The usual suspects: playing card, postage stamps, various store bought ephemera bits, and washi tape. I try to tie my page spreads together in some way, with this one I thought the horses did the trick.

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Days 21 & 22

A vintage summer theme here. On the page to the right, I used a technique I’ve been having a lot of fun with lately. I cut images from the same background paper then re-apply them randomly to the page. The three round pieces outlined with pencil were re-applied, it seems to give the page more depth.

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Days 23 & 24

This is mostly a play with color. Some days I don’t get as much done, but I’m always grateful for evenings spent with my honey!

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Days 25 & 26

One of my favorite things to do in my list journals is to find alternative ways to date them, I just used a circle stamp for the 26th. Also, I tried mirroring the grey with polka dots in the sticker over on the left, along with the flowers for a more cohesive look.

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Days 27 & 28

Some fun memories of our visit to see my daughter and her family. I took loads of photos, but I prefer to use those in my Midori gratitude journal.

I was lucky to find a postage stamp with 28 cents postage on it for the date, and it added a nice pop of color!

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Days 29 & 30

Nearing the end of my little journal. As you can see, I kind of threw these pages together. Monday, I was fighting a cold, by Tuesday it had won.

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Day 31

And the end of this journal. A wonderful keepsake, but not necessarily something I want to do every month, just here and there throughout the year. I may try one of these quarterly, just to hit the highlights next time, that will be after the Holidays…

I can’t wait to start this years Holiday journal! Those are my all time favorites to make!

But until then, I may have to pull out some of my old Holiday journals to share on this blog since they all got lost on “ye olde blog”. Just to get some creative inspiration going! Sounds like fun!

Thanks once again for the visit,

See you soon,

~Patty

Yep! Another Video!

~ Patty Radish ~ 9 Comments

Well, I guess this video thing is going to happen on a whim. I woke up yesterday and just felt like making one. You can find it here.

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In it you will learn a little bit about this collage journal I have been working on this summer.

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And a little bit about my page making process.

I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think.

See you soon,

~Patty