12 More Journals of LOVE.....

.....been working on these off and on. Still have to finish up the liners and the inscriptions but here they are! :)  Must admit to loving my DCWV paper stacks! :) If you want to learn more about Journals of Love you can read about it here. Please do click on the pics to see all the fun details! :) Enjoy!

2 more journals and some Valentine ART....

...as you know by now I really enjoy making these journals. These 2 are similar in design (which I rarely do), but I just could "see" both of them. One is for Journals of Love and the other is for a glitter and bling ART lottery in one of my Yahoo groups. I really like the colors in these papers (And they aren't even PINK!!)

My fave Holiday is Valentine's Day so you will be seeing quite a bit of Heartsy ART for a bit! This is my first ever easel card. I really like this concept. It was fina nd much easier than I thought it would be. I have a feeling there will be quite a few recipients of Valentine's Day easel cards in 2011! :) I used my fave envie template that fits a square card that whn sealed on the bottom half open up into a heart. Perfect for my fave holiday!

Finally, I signed up for a make two 4x4's in a Valentine's theme.I really like the addiiton of the vintage BINGO card in the background. And, well, everyone needs a crown, don't you think?

Journals of Love....

I have been wanting to make some "Ars Gratia Artis" or "ART for ART's sake". One of my fave things to make are Journals of Love. These handmade journals are delivered to cancer centers for the use of the patients. A friend of mine was asked to make one for a family member and she took it with her during her treatments, others saw it and wanted one and thus JoL was born. You can see more of my journals here, here, here and here. I make mine from the composition books sold in the school supply aisle. I cover and embellish all 4 covers, sometimes adding a ribbon closure. Each journal is fun to make and completely unique. I use a variety of papers: calendar pages, scrapbook paper, wallpaper, vintage books and dictionaries.....whatever crosses my path on the day. Enjoy!

Here are the journals made with paper from DCWV (Die Cuts WIth a View).

DCWV Rockstar front



DCWV Rockstar back

DCWV Green Stack back

DCWV Mariposa front



DCWV Mariposa back





DCWV Once upon a time front

DCWV Once upon a time front

These journals were all made from wallpaper sample books. My fave place to obtain them is Sherwin Williams. They turn themover on a monthly basis! :) Great recycling and giving back project!

Bloom where you are planted front



Bloom where you are planted back



LightHouse front

LightHouse back

Rooster front



Rooster Back



Grace

Noah's Ark

BirdHouse

Finally I was looking for an economical and unique way to cover the inside covers and came up with using some of my vintage dictionary pages. THey are great whenI do not have co-ordinating papers to use! :)

Vintage dictionary end papers

Vintage dictionary end papers close-up

2 new altered composition book journals for lotteries

I have 2 ART groups with monthly winner take all lotteries. The themes for this month were "Birds" and "Celebrate Life, Make ART."  Here are my entries for the lotteries.

First up is for the Bird Lottery:




Front




Back


And here is the Celebrate Life, Make ART entry:




Front



Back

I really enjoy making these journals.

Journals of Love....

....my good friend Shirley has embarked on a project that is expanding at the speed of light!! :::smiles::: Her family, like so many, has been touched by cancer. She was inspired to make a journal for her family member. From there, the idea to make more journals to share was born. If you are interested in participating, you make contact her at srcattle@aol.com.

I made my journals from composition notebooks. I thought I would share the 4 that I made today. I made them with my newest paper conquests from DCWV, Stack 6 and the Green Stack. Be sure to click the pics to see them better!!

First up is a very bright and upbeat red and blues journal. It is tied up with a big red satin bow and the embellishment says: "May you never lose your sense of wonder" and it is highlighted with my Sakura Stardust pen.

The second journal is a more masculine journal that is embellished with a metal plate "Believe," held in place with screw head brads. The closure is made from a flattened men's cuff link and black elastic cord and another screw head brad.

The 3rd journal is a pink and brown combo, also embellished with a big satin bow, a pink flower and a pink slide mount that reads "Believe."

The final journal is actually my fave, with a beaver, snail and a tiny bird. It is embellished with black rick rack and says, "life's simple pleasures."

I covered the fronts and backs, then lined the inside covers to avoid all the printing inside. Now is the perfect time to stock up on these composition books with all the Back-to-school sales. If you want to play too, contact Shirley or leave a comment here and I'll get the info to you!! :)