Wednesday 17 October 2012

WOYWW 176

It’s simply aaaages since I’ve been on WOYWW – thank you everyone who has contacted me recently to see how I was, and I’m grateful that I was missed! I was going to give it a miss for yet another week, but feeling well enough to be creative this afternoon, I thought I could sneak one in quickly – very near the end of the WOYWW list this time, but better late than never!

My hubby bought me a gorgeous little hand-made leather book full of blank pages made of hand-made paper the other day, and I’m making it into an art journal. You can see it here.

Today I started working on the first double-page spread. I had glued a piece of music onto the left-hand page and this afternoon I sprayed it all with some DIY glimmer mist and then stencilled some circles with distress ink. I have started doing the text, painting with white acrylic paint – I want to add a border and some flowers.

On the right-hand side of the photo you can see a little green butterfly – this was one that I’d sprayed with my Dylusions inks a while back and thought the colour went pretty well, and then I must make up some flattish flowers to embellish the page.

I shall be dedicating a blog post to this page once it’s finished, so watch this space!

The book is sitting on a sheet of heavy white card. I’ve decided to take a leaf out of Jennibellie’s book and start working on a white card background rather than directly onto my craft sheet, because the mess you make gradually builds up into a unique background – I may use different sheets for different colour schemes. (Jennibellie is one of my favourite artists online and one day I may do a post featuring this wonderful, enthusiastic young lady who never fails to inspire me – she is the Recycling Queen of Planet Earth lol!!)

I’ve missed you all. The past few weeks have been very tough for me, and will probably continue to be so for a while, as we deal with the problems of my elderly parents, which takes its toll on my health, but hey, I’d actually got something on my desk worth sharing with you this week, rather than it being the dumping ground it’s been of late!

Hope you have all had a great WOYWW, and that most of you won’t have completely forgotten me!!

37 comments:

  1. It has been ages but good to see you back. Love your new journal, it is already looking pretty and love that butterfly. Hope things improve for you soon. Happy WOYWW, Anne x #41

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  2. Love hoping from blog to blog and having a bit of a snoop :)

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  3. Well, after that wonderful endorsement I am going to check out her blog! Glad you're doing better, take it easy! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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  4. Hello!

    What a beautiful little book! Your art journal is going to be awesome I know! Looking forward to seeing your pages as they are completed! Wishing you a sunshine day!

    Hugs,

    Barbara Diane

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  5. Welcome back! in the midst of everything that's going on it's good to be able to escape into a creative one every now and again!

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  6. Shoshi, thank you for this great link!Those flowers are fabulous!I am dying to make some.Love the idea if using odd bits and pieces, and the drawing on the petals!I can imagine Mum's room decorated with these beauties!WOW!!
    Judy xx

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  7. I bet it felt good to play in your journal! Looking good so far :)

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  8. Pleased to see you back at your desk! Off for our flu jabs this morning!

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  9. Welcome back, although I nearly missed you in these 3 digit numbers. I have heard of Jennibelle and will have a quick look on youtube to see what she is currently doing. Love the artjournal pages.
    Sandra @93

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  10. Great to see you back Shoshi. I too usually work onto white paper for just this reason- I've got loads of backgrounds this way- I even posted about keeping my scrap 'stamping off' piece from my visit to The Artistic Stamper this week, lol.The journal sounds lovely- handmade paper wow.Have a great week, Hugs Shaz #96

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  11. Oooh your notebook is looking lovely. I hope things improve for you soon. Very best wishes,
    Sue x (MiniOwner @ 76)

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  12. The book is looking good. Hope things settle down for you.
    FAMFA (12)

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  13. What a gorgeous book! That will be so fun to work in :)

    Happy WOYWW (on Thursday!)
    Katie #121

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  14. Very glad to see you back Sue, sorry to hear you're been having a bad spell too, really hope it eases for you soon. Lovely journal on the go, is there a post about homemade sprays anywhere?

    Hugs
    Brenda 3

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  15. It's lovely to see you Shoshi and I'm so glad you are managing to get a bit of crafty time. Your page looks like it's coming on a treat.
    What a good idea to ink on scrap paper, you'll create all sorts of unexpected backgrounds.
    Have fun and Happy WOYWW
    Hugs Lisax #84

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  16. So glad you are back on the creative wagon again even if its only a small step at a time, so keep plugging away and if you need an ear to listen to your woes then you know where I live in email land
    hugs
    Bridget #21

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  17. I'm glad you're back! I wasn't this week, but I'm still visiting and I'm so impressed with your page! I never tend to get my art journal pages looking so well planned and structured. Mine tend to be just a space for experimenting...

    /Zildara

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  18. your book looks amazing, glad you are back and hope you stay feeling well enough to keep creating and posting!
    Debxx

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  19. I haven't been in for a few weeks either, not a good year for us this 2012! Your journal looks like its going to be another work of art! Have a crafty week! Happy WOYWW
    ((Lyn)) #25

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  20. Welcome back and loving the new journal and esp the gorgeous butterfly
    Cheers, Elaine #32

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  21. You've made a good start in your new journal, Jill #63

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  22. Your new book will be a source of inspiration and joy for you during thos troubled time.
    It was so thoughtful of your dear husband to get you this!
    Crafty hugs and positive thoughts heading your way!

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  23. Lovely to see you back in action and a very cute little book. Look forward to seeing your lovely creations.
    Sandra @87

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  24. Congratulations on your first page, you are going to have so much fun filling this lovely little book

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  25. How wonderful your Hubble thought to get you this book. Happy Halloween!

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  26. Love how the journal is coming along! That was a great gift :)

    Happy Halloween!

    Katie (29)
    http://adventuremonkeys.blogspot.com/

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  27. Glad to see you back again with us. I can sympathise with your problems. Looking after both our mothers took a real toll on us, and it took a long time to get somewhere near back to normal. What a good idea that is to work on a piece of white card to create a background. I would never have thought of that. have a good week, and take care of yourselves. xx Maggie #42

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  28. What a great little journal Shoshi, look forwards to seeing more.
    Happy crafting, Erika. 118

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  29. Welcome back! Glad to see your awesome projects today. Thanks for sharing! Have a great week! Vickie #37

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  30. Lovely page your working on. Thanks for sharing- first time visitor.

    #15

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  31. Welcome back glad to hear you are feeling a bit better - what a lovely book too - I admire that you can craft straight into it, I started art journalling (finally) this week but took my two entries out of the book I was using so I could ink the edges better! Now I have to find/make another book to put them in! Hope your parents are ok - its hard looking after elderly relatives isnt it - make sure you take some time to take care of yourself too. Thanks for sharing - Sunshine Girl No. 54

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  32. Good to see you working on your journal! Happy WOYWW Cindy #78

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  33. Glad you popped in this week to WOYWW.. What a great hubby and that looks like just the perfect project for you to do when you are busy.. He just knew you needed something to get you all inspired again... Looks like nice think pages to get all inky.. Love the butterfly and your lovely colors.. Just to let you know the owls have hatched and I managed to get a photo of the babies. I have it on my blog. Sandy :) #44

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  34. Great little book Shoshi, perhaps you could get some ideas from the Art journal challenge blog I am following this month. BJ#30

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  35. yikes are you an approver or did my comment get lost BJ#30

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  36. Do take care of you Shoshi. I know it is hard when parents are getting elderly - my closest friend is suffering with parents at the moment and I do worry about her.
    Lovely little journal book and quite a nice workable size - must find that moleskin I once bought.
    Thanks for visiting me - have a lovely weekend.
    Hugs, Neet x 43

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  37. Sorry to be visiting so late this week - but I wanted to say welcome back. Happy Wednesday. LOL
    Sue x (MiniOwner@95)

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