Monday, May 21, 2012

Altered Journal - Live Inspired

Hey!!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend :D  I enjoyed some quality time with my family, got a chance to do a little crafty shopping and relaxed a bit too.  My daughter-in-law and I made the rounds to Michaels and Hobby Lobby.  We both picked up some fun stuff so yesterday we were up in the studio working our magic ;D  She started working on an Art Journal and I played with my new Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One then finished up a journal that I started on last week.

Ok, remember my Purple Beauty post?  As much as I tried to make it purple...........well, I just show you what happened:

So....I started out with every intention of creating a purple journal.  I painted on varying shades of purple then stamped on some branches and used a stencil to add some interest........

 But I just don't get along with purple, lol.  Purple and I just can't communicate so I washed on my good buddy blue and added some lime green for contrast :D

After that I just went to town adding things and my background ended up kinda messy. 
Sorry forgot to get some pics along the way. 

Since I didn't really like the way the background turned out, it was time to search through my scrap bins.  I pulled out some white cardstock that I use when I have extra ink on my stamp that I wanna use up or as a background when I'm misting.  It was perfect so on it went!  Next I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the bingo card, I forgot how much fun my Cuttlebug can be.  It's been ages since I've pulled it out and I'm ashamed to say that I had a lot folders that I'd never even opened, Yikes!  Anyway, I inked it, sprayed it with some mist, roughed up the edges and glued it on :D

I attached the printed packing tape and some craft tapes I picked up at Michaels over the weekend.  The tag is from one of my DH's shirts and I added the graphic cuz I thought it went with the design.  To finish things up, I wrote out "live inspired" cut it out and outlined it with red.  At this point, I needed more red so I attached a little strip at the bottom and the piece on the top.  The little clip is Tim Holtz and I used little stickers to spell out "create".

It's funny how a project evolves so much from start to finish.  Do you always start with a plan and stick with it all the way through or do you just go with the flow like me?

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!




13 comments:

  1. oh this is awesome!! love how you switched from the purple and added the blue and i love lime green! great job

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  2. Your journal is GORGEOUS and I have the same love/hate relationship with purple. I love how a project evolves and takes on a life of its own - that's my favorite part!

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  3. Wow love the step photos it is gorgeous :)

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  4. I love how it turned out! Purple and I have the same relationship...lol

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  5. Wow, some gorgeous project! Again you have done a fabulous job!

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  6. How awesome, Norma!! I love all of your projects! You always amaze me with your talents! :)

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  7. Oh wow, Norma, this is incredible!! I just love watching the progression of your projects...seeing it develop and evolve!! You are so talented!! :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  8. Can I tell you how much I LOVE this? You are so talented. I am going to be taking a mixed media art class just so that I can learn how to create what you do naturally. If you lived near me I'd hire you to tutor me! Hugs

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  9. I like this much better than the purple anyway!

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  10. This is awesome b/c in the process YOU had to come out! Love the results Norma!

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  11. This is so amazing!!! Beautiful!!! Love how it turned out Norma!!!!

    Hugs! Frank

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  12. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow! I think it turned out just great!

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  13. I really like this, even though I am a purple fanatic, lol! Everyone has a color they love working with though...I love the embossing and distressing, and all the layers you added! I'm gonna try one of these journals with the purple one of these days, and I'll let you know so you can stop by and see, okay? ;D

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