Gift Junque Journal #1 is finished - almost!

I have been elbow deep in paint, stamps, and all sorts of things this week - Excellent art therapy I might say - since I mostly could not leave the house.  I finished the first of my gift journals - well, except for all the froo froo I will add like clips and little ribbons, but the messy bits are done.  And I have to say it was so FUN to make!  I decorated every 5th page or so, some slightly, some pretty heavily just to give it some life.  Here are my favorite pages from the journal.

This one was inspired by my art journal page below - it uses the same Ztampf image with some acrylic stamps, acrylic paint and gel pens.

I have always wanted to used this stamp, and I loved these legs from Crow About Studios - so viola!  a Junque Journal page

This one uses some more Altered Junk by Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations.  I used my heart punch to clip the hearts from the paper in Mix Up 15, then used the wings from the adornments bundle and Mix Up 7 to make my hearts soar.

This one uses Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix-Ups 7 & 8

and Flowers 2 

This is one of my favorites by far - Again using Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix Ups 10 and 7 and then Coins 3.  I also used some acrylic stamps again here.

This one was fun.  It uses Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix Up 15 and some word art by Tangie Baxter.

here is my favorite little dolly again, she is from Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations Altered Junk mix up 12.  This time I mixed her with some cut flowers from some old traditional paper (from Paper Studio I think) and then Word Art from Crow About Studios.

And last is this one.  Again using Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix Up 7 & 12 and Coins 3

Anyway, i am still wondering if I should add something to the cover - I might, but not sure yet.  For now this is all, but Journal 2 is already in the works.

Junque Journals and me!

So this year I have been trying my hand at Art Journaling, and I must say


I LOVE IT!


I have learned so much in the process.
So much about me, about art, about computers.


And I have been able to try some new things.


Right now I am working on making some Junque Journals.  That has been fun too!


 I am making a bunch of them as gifts and it is so much fun to make them with another person in particular in mind.  Here is the title page from my first Junque Journal. 

I used some of the great Altered Junk products by Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations including Mixed Up Kit #12, Adornments #1, and Coin Sets #2,3 & 5.  If you have never seen their Altered Junk Line - you really should check it out.  They are exclusively at 


http://www.scrapdelicious.com/


I realized half-way through applying the Matte Medium at the end that my marker was NOT water resistant even though it was advertised as such - but Oh well, it still works!


I hope to post some of my Art Journaling pages soon.


Thanks!