Woohoo!! Now that Skullita is in the post and winging her way to the U S of A, I am back to playing in my art journal, I've missed it loads!
And I knew exactly what I wanted to do on my first page back....as I loved this fortnight's prompt from A Year In The Life Of An Art Journal:
The prompt: Really?!
The song: Tell Me Something I Don't Know by Selena Gomez (lyrics HERE)Product/technique: speech bubbles
And it fitted right in with something I'd been wondering about recently....if I had the chance to go back in time and talk to my younger self, before my disastrous marriage, before various other mistakes I've made, what would I say to her?
The more I thought about it, the more I figured that she wouldn't believe a word I was saying anyway - especially if I told her some things about my life in 2011 - I've ended up a very different person than perhaps I would have predicted back then! But I'm happier than I've ever been, so hip hip hooray for unexpected diversions from the plan :)
This page took much longer than it looks like it took - I spent hours making a lovely, involved, woven book page background, and then promptly covered it up so much you can barely see it, pah! :)
Luckily I took a photo of the background before I stuck and wrote stuff all over it, I love the look (inspired by Maryanne's cards here) - I must try this again, and next time maybe I'll leave a bit showing!
AJED : 73 / 365
I love this page so MUCH!I wouldn't have listened to myself either - infact I'd have done my damndest to do the exact opposite of whatever I told myself... does that even make sense?
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This page I really love :D
Oh Sarah, this is fabulous!!! I know what you mean with 'she wouldn't listen' - I wouldn't either if I could talk to my younger self... ha! Aren't we all a bit stubburn (?) I guess we must make those mistakes in order to get where we are now. the background of the page is wonderful! Glad you took a photo!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is simply gorgeous!!!!!!!! Love that background and the pic and colors, it's amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pages, and there's nothing like having perfect 20:20 hindsight lol
ReplyDeleteI love speech bubbles! Very cool page, and the whole idea of time travel is a great prompt for a spread. Love the checkered background... I think it still comes through and gives good interest in the end!
ReplyDeleteSarah, like Nigel said, hindsight is a wonderful thing... and I wouldn't have believed all the things I've done then either!!
ReplyDeleteLove that bright bg - so pretty and vivid!
These pages are really wonderful! I beg to differ on your opinion of the woven page-- it looks like it took a long time and was a great effort and the results are spectacular! I'd love to hold this journal-- I bet it's nice and thick!!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I love the background AND the embellishments! Mousetrap was so awesome! We played it for hours!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links. I'm checking these out.
Gorgeous Sarah, I love your woven background and the way it creates different tones of each colour. Must copy (i mean be inpired by) this
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