Thursday, January 24, 2013

Paint Party Friday: Art Journaling

"Hide Me"
Strathmore Visual Journal

Happy PPF!

I hope this finds you happy and well. 

I had a go at art journaling this week and wanted to share my progress with you here. Not sure if I'm really done with these pages as I often wonder how much of my art journals are complete without much, um, journaling, but nevertheless, this is what I've come up with:

Vintage Bingo card serves as a hidden flap

Glittered girl underneath

And this page features a fabulous picture of my Grandma (printed on a transparency) back in the day:

"The house the Grandma built"


Thanks for looking! I look forward to seeing all of your pretty pieces at the Party . . . .

Kristin xo
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45 comments:

  1. Kathryn ZbrzeznyJanuary 24, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    Hi Kristin! I always love your backgrounds. Your Hidden Flap is super fun too! Very cool photo of your Grandma. Hugs, kathy

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  2. Mary Ann PotterJanuary 24, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    Oh, and lots of color, too! A welcome sight on this cold evening! Love Strathmore journals! I have one, a work in progress, about my favorite books. I include a book review for each one - once an English teacher, always an English teacher - and have artwork to go with them. Your post makes me want to start another one. The creative possibilities are endless!

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  3. Tracey FKJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    your sense of colour translates so well to whatever you are turning your hand to... love the bright clean colours in these pages... they look perfectly you!!!!

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  4. froebelsternchenJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    Oh my gosh.. I adore the take on this fabulous colors
    and all the elements on this pages .. those compositions
    touch my heart!
    HAPPY PPF --
    thank you for this event once more..
    I would be very proud to see you once this year on our
    little event about
    Visual-Journaling -
    our monthly challenge
    ( new theme on the first day of each month)
    ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY

    xxx Susi

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  5. Lynn CohenJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    I am sure your grandma would be honored to be in your lovely art journal! I love it! HPPF!!

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  6. NettyJanuary 24, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Terrific pages Kristin, loving the great colours and shapes and of course that special picture of your grandma. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  7. GigglesJanuary 24, 2013 at 10:20 PM

    I was sure I commented on this post...darn must have disappeared!! Beautiful colors, I can usually recognize your very cool style!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  8. Maria OntiverosJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    These are wonderful. I use lots of faces and houses in my art journals, too. It's so nice to see what others do with them.
    Happy PPF!
    Rinda

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  9. VirginiaJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    Oh they are all fabulous pages, loving the transparency one of your Grandma!

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  10. Valerie-JaelJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    Love the journal pages, especially the one with Grandma! Hugs, Valerie

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  11. JennyJanuary 25, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    Beautiful Kristin... gorgeous art journal pages... love the houses... and the transparency of your Grandma... absolutely fabulous...

    Jenny ♥

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  12. Carmen January 25, 2013 at 3:28 AM

    I know exactly what you mean about journalling on journal pages, I feel the same :-) This is fan, I love the transparency of your Nan.

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  13. Carolyn DubeJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:38 AM

    Visual journaling (that's the way I look at many of my art journals)! I get a strong memory or feeling when I look at some of my pages so I consider it jouranling even if there aren't many words on it...love the flap on yours and the way you use the photo of your grandmother! Happy PPF!

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  14. IvyJanuary 25, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    "She said...Hide me."...LOVE that! Very cool journal pages. Happy PPF!

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  15. Kyra WilsonJanuary 25, 2013 at 5:17 AM

    Fabulous journal pages!

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  16. Mary C. NasserJanuary 25, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    What fun layering and colors, Kristin!
    Fabulous!!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  17. UnknownJanuary 25, 2013 at 6:17 AM

    FUN pages- I love your art, always so vibrant and colorful!
    Happy PPF,
    Stephanie

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  18. AbelaJanuary 25, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    It shows that you are enjoying your day. Saludos

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  19. MarjiJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    fun pages! I can see the joy in creating them. Beautiful colors and I love Grandma and her houses. Happy PPF

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    Oh wow! Beautiful pages, love the colors. Turquoise is one of my favorite colors. Happy PPF!

    Nora

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  21. DebiJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    WOW! what a vision of your memory of your stunning grandma! she is gorgeous..nice of her to pass the gorgeousness down....Everything makes me feel I know how much fun and bright light your grandma shone off...But dont hide any of your Art...thank you for sharing and inspiration...♥Debi

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  22. FayeJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Lots of beautiful journaling here, Kristin.

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  23. Daniele ValoisJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    I loe the blue and black on the first page so much. That frame is awesome. Did you know one of my next tattoo pieces will have a frame around it like that? True true!

    oh how I loooooove you lady! These are great pages!

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  24. Alicia CJanuary 25, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    love these journal pages, they have such depth and great colour to them! I always try to make art journals and end up writing too much instead :D I think more art than words is preferable at least visually

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  25. GlorV1January 25, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    Oh I just love your journal pages Kristin. Just awesome and full of great color. How I wish I could get into the art journaling but I do a page here, a page there and it's for sure not a daily thing. Excellent job!

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  26. Terri CoronaJanuary 25, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Ooh, I love your pages, wonderful color and layering and composition - and what a fun use of the bingo card. I too am bad about actually journaling in my journals - but I've decided I don't care, that art journals should be one place where there are absolutely no rules.

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  27. Cris, Oregon ArtistJanuary 25, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    This is fun and colorful. Looks like a Children's story book, which I love no matter how old I get :) ... HPPF

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  28. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Nice - LOVE the transparency! I'm still trying to get the hang of using those! Really like all your interesting pages. Kristin

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  29. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Nice - LOVE the transparency! I'm still trying to get the hang of using those! Really like all your interesting pages. Kristin

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  30. ChristineJanuary 25, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    lovely colourful pages Kristin!

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  31. Anne MandaJanuary 25, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    Love you pages, fantastic colors and creativity! <3

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  32. Linda KunsmanJanuary 26, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    these are really FABULOUS pges!!! I love all the imagery and colors!

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  33. UnknownJanuary 26, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    The colors, castles, creativity -- oh my. I love your pages and your grandmother -- quite a looker! Happy PPF!!

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  34. bellefrogworksJanuary 26, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Kristin - your journal pages are just wonderful - I love the backgrounds, the colors and all the colors and images. I could frame any one of them and hang it on my wall! Happy PPF

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  35. Jaz HigginsJanuary 26, 2013 at 10:46 PM

    This is just gorgeous. Makes me want to art journal!! *adds it to the list of things to do*

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  36. Deepa GopalJanuary 26, 2013 at 11:33 PM

    Your pages are lovely and your girls are gorgeous as ever Kristin... Hppf:)

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  37. dentheJanuary 26, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    Lovely pages in all my favorite colors! Especially love the picture of your grandma and how you printed it on a transparancy. Great work!

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  38. RobbyRobyJanuary 27, 2013 at 2:24 AM

    waw che bello.

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  39. CameronJanuary 27, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    You just know how to tell a story without too many words! That's a talent in itself!

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  40. scrapwordsmomJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    Oh Kristin...your colors are just soooo vibrant...I LOVE them!!! They inspire me. I am making a few adjustments to my life this week in hopes of making time to work in my art journal...just play and have fun!!
    Thanks for in the inspiration!!!!!

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  41. Ritu DuaJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:56 PM

    The thoughts ...incredible
    the colors...cheerful
    the art...joyful
    you always amaze me :)

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  42. PiaRomJanuary 28, 2013 at 3:12 AM

    it is such a pleasure to look at your wonderful pages...so colorful and vibrant...my absolut favorite is the one with your grandma :)

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  43. K J DJanuary 31, 2013 at 5:46 AM

    Beautifully pretty pages Kristin....

    I love the colours.

    Ha ha I am the same about not always having much journaling on my pages... !

    Karen x

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  44. Jen @Sadie InspiredJanuary 31, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    I can't believe it has taken me a week to get here and visit! I love your journal pages and think it is so sweet to have a picture of your grandma! I love seeing all the gorgeous vintage pictures and keep thinking I KNOW I have some of my own family that I should use. Thank you for the inspiration to find them!! My pages don't always have a lot "journaling" either. ;)

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  45. nicolemarieartsFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    I really like these pages... the words... the bingo card -- my grandparents ran our church's bingo when i was a kid... and the butterfly wings to the right... great work!

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