Junk Journaling

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

Yep! Another Video!

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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

A New Art Journal For Moi!

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While preparing journals for my shoppe last week, one book just didn’t make the cut, only because I couldn’t bear to part with it. It has all the colorful 70’s kitschiness that makes my heart sing.

And sing it did…

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I just put it together this morning, and I have already finished 4 pages in it!

That has to be some kind of record, especially since I have the whole tribe coming over this weekend, including my son from S. Korea!

The house is supposed to be ready for company…ooops!

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I almost skipped the pocket page, but I kept finding cuteness to stuff in it!

That library pocket on the right is from a journal I had repurposed. Thank goodness it finally found a home, it kept sticking to things!

What do you think of that flair pin on the rag clip?! Cute or what! I will definitely be annoying with those!IMG_3426

Part of the reason I wanted to get going on this journal is because I have changed up how I make them. I wanted a prototype to work on before popping them into my shoppe.

Two Budgies heckling the neighbor boys while the bear and duck crack up! If you read “Delightful” and “Charming” with a hint of sarcasm, and a parrot voice, you’ll get what I mean.

I try to work with the illustrations as much as I can without covering them up. Also, I want to start working with my back log of storybook images, sometimes they can be a bit daunting, but this one worked out pretty well.

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I finally got the old sewing machine out! A doubtful photo, but what I did was sew the sides of a mini file folder up, and adhered it to the page.

Hmmm…it seemed cuter in person. I’ll have to work on that! Maybe I should go around the edges with a black sharpie for contrast.

Oh well, a large journaling card or memorabilia can go in there.

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Ah, my favorite! Love in bloom! Mice make my heart sing, so cute!

I didn’t realize, until the page was put together, that it looked like the mouse was falling in love with that cute blonde, so sweet!

So, there you have it. I absolutely love working in this journal, and I hope other people feel the same way when I put them in my shoppe!

Once again, thanks for popping in,

Have a Happy Mother’s Day if it applies,

See you next week,

~Patty

My New (to me) Art Journal, and a bit of a process share

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Surprisingly enough, I have actually been finishing up journals faster than I had noticed. So, I’m happy to say it’s time to start a new one!

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This is a journal that was a little too rough around the edges for my shoppe, so I pulled it out. The colors and themes in it are what I would call “Retro Eclectic”, in other words: challengingly (is that a word?) fun!

Lately, I’ve been trying to step outside of my comfort zone and start using paint in my scrap journals, so I thought I’d share the results in steps.

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I have had these pigments for a very long time, and thought they would be great for scraping onto the text pages in this journal. They worked beautifully for adding color without covering up the text too much!

Super easy-peasy to just add a dab of paint to the card and scrape. The pigment dries quickly without warping or wrinkling the page.

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And a new way to apply tissue for me. I usually use matte medium, which takes a while to dry. A glue stick works well too, but you don’t get the same depth of color through the tissue paper as you would by saturating it with liquid adhesive, but it’s still a nice addition to the page. I’m going to try adding the tissue first, then the pigment next time.IMG_3097

The finished page.

Die cuts, fussy cut image, postage stamps, washi tape, and stickers.

(it seems I’ve managed to cover up all the text I was trying to save, ooops!)

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I’m trying to remember trace around some of the images to give them depth. Again, I tend to be a little too critical about my drawing, and this is no exception, but practice, practice, practice as they say.

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Also,  I’ve been trying my hand at using Gelatos. They’re super fun to use and dry quickly.

So, there it is, a new journal to share. I’m hoping that I will continue to try new things with out over complicating my pages too much. That’s a lot of color!

Once again,

Thank you stopping in,

Have a great day,

~Patty

Latest Journal Pages

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I’m going to make this a short one, because my niece is visiting, and we have some craft shopping to do! I love it when she visits because all she wants to do is shop, work on art journals, and visit. Win!

She’s kind of an 11 year old mini-me, only much smarter! 🙂

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Here is a page spread from a few weeks ago. There isn’t much going on, I just loved that big, fat rat so much I had to share!

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I thought this was interesting. This was a page I had journaled on, but not decorated, almost exactly a year previously. I added more journaling and decorated it up a bit. IMG_2976

 Sometimes I like what’s going on on the page too much to cover it all up, so I just added some pops of color.

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This is one I did this morning while my niece worked in her journal. Even though I didn’t leave room to journal, I’ll always remember this mornings art session when I look at it!

That’s it for now. I’m hoping my niece will allow me to share some of her journal pages with you this week!

Until then,

Thank you for the visit,

Have a great day,

~Patty