Documented Life Project - Week 5

I'm here again to show you my journal page for Week 5 of the Documented Life Project.

The challenge for Week 5 was:

Art Challenge: Under Paper (paper on your work table that gets all inky while you work)

Journal Prompt: What Lies Beneath?

Here is my finished page:

I took the theme of under paper quite literally and started with a page that had various blobs and blotches of colour on - mostly yellow/oranges and also a bit of purple. I covered most of page with white gesso adding some texture to it using my spatula.

Next I wiped some of the gesso away through a stencil so the under paper colours were visible. The stencil left a lovely imprint in the gesso so I moved it around the other parts of the page too.

I added some Distress Inks when the gesso was dry - I think I used Stormy Sky, Seedless Preserves and Spiced Marmalade. I also splattered some black paint across the page.

I added the various bits of stamping from Paperartsy plate ELB16 by Lin Brown using Cornflower Blue and Smokey Grey. Then stamped out the flower and stalk from the same plate onto a scrap of underpaper that was created from my week 4 DLP page.

I cut out the flower and stem and added them to my page.

Then added the two chit chat stickers and smudged a bit of charcoal pencil around them.

Thanks for stopping by today - to find out more about this project you can hop on over to the blog HERE

Claire x

 

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Documented Life Project - Week 4

I'm a smidge behind with the DLP but am hoping to catch up soon!!

Here is my take on the Week 4 challenge - this week the theme was:

Art Challenge: Writing

Journal Prompt: Words with Friends

I made this page about my sister - Tara.

The photo is from a trip to Liverpool we took together and had such a good time.

I started the page by writing out a whole page of 'stuff' about Tara - I had hoped some of the handwriting would still show through at the end but I seem to have obliterated it with paint!

Here is how the page started out - all the paints are Paperartsy Fresco Finish paints, the background colours are two new releases - Caribbean Sea and Bourganvialla added using a baby wipe:

Next I added some stamping using a set from Inkylicious and Cornflower Blue archival and Versafine Smokey Grey:

The quote and 'my sister' sentiment I cut out from the front of a birthday card Tara gave me which I thought was appropriate! Also the little crystal heart in the bottom corner was on the card so I prised that off and added it also.

I added some black scribbly pencil with a Stabilo All pencil and added water, I also added tiny doodles around the page with black and white pens.

Finally I added a few chit chat stickers from Tim Holtz with a little black pen around them to help them stand out.

Do pop over to the Art From The 5th Blog HERE to check out other challenges and to see the beautiful sample pages over there.

Claire x

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Documented Life Project - Week 3

Hello,

Here is my take on week 3 of the Documented Life Project, here is this weeks prompt - more info HERE:

January Theme

The Blank Page and How to Face It!

January 17

Art Challenge: The Color Wheel

Journal Prompt: "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way . . . " - Georgia O’Keeffe

I started by covering my page with two Fresco paint colours - Vintage Lace and Moonlight. I then used the script stamp from Paperartsy's Sara Naumann plate all over the background in Snowflake paint.

I drew my umbrella on card and coloured the colour wheel onto it using distress markers. Then stamped the Dylusions woman onto both the page and some card. I used distress markers to colour her coat and cut it out and added her to the page before also adding the umbrella using a small brad.

I inked around the page edged with black soot distress ink and around the main images using a smudged charcoal pencil.

I stamped and cut out my quote for this week and added it to the page along with some more scribbly black fineliner pen.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Claire x

 

 

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Documented Life Project 2015 - Week 2

Hi Everyone,

I created my second page for the Documented Life Project (find out more about this challenge HERE) last weekend but have only got around to blogging it now...here is the prompt:

January 10

Art Challenge: Gesso

Journal Prompt: "The beginning is always today." -Mary Shelley

I started by adding some leftover die cuts to my blank page before covering with white gesso. I used various Fresco Finish paints to colour my page (I've forgotten which colours now) then stamped all over the background using a wood hand carved stamp I got for Christmas using black gesso.

I knocked this stamping back a bit using watery white gesso before going back over my page using some of the more translucent Fresco paints - I think these were Zesty Zing, Limelight and Pea Coat.

I painted some dictionary page with Red Cherry Fresco paint and cut three circle-ish shapes out. I doodled some stalks using a charcoal pencil and smudged it with my finger. I also used the pencil to define the diecut shapes on the background. I added the red flower heads to the page and added charcoal pencil and smudged it around a bit.

 

I used some of the leftover white gesso through a Crafter's Workshop stencil to lift the background a little bit.

Finally I stamped and cut out the quote from Buddha and added to the page with some scribbled black pen outlines.

Thanks for looking,

Claire x

 

 

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Documented Life Project - Week 1

Hi Everyone,

So after seeing many, many other beautiful journals out there in blog land as part of this wonderful group I decided to take the plunge and join in this year.

So I got myself the recommended large Dylusions journal (bit dauting as it was much bigger than I expected!) and made a start. So each month there is a theme and within that month there are weekly journalling prompts which you can interupt as you wish - for more info see HERE

January Theme

The Blank Page and How to Face It!

January 1

Art Challenge: Book Paper

Journal Prompt: Be Your Own Goal Keeper

 

So here is my completed first page:

To start I covered one page with Bo Bunny newsprint paper:

I added a very light base coat of gesso before adding some Paperartsy Fresco paints in Cherry Red, Limelight, Zesty Zing and Beach Hut with touches of white gesso here and there over the top.

I smudged some Little Black Dress Fresco paint around the edges of the page and did some stamping with it using some Inkylicious stamps. I used the Little Black Dress paint to colour a tag, stamped the Paperartsy Ellen Vargo (EEV10) flower in Versamark before embossing with white powder and colouring using Very Berry, Sky and Hyde Park Fresco paints.

I added some doodling down one side of the tag with a white Sharpie pen and smudged Snowflake Fresco paint around the edges before adding the black sparkly letters.

 

I added the tag to the page using Tim Holtz washi tape so it acted as a flap. I have added my goals for the year underneath using a white Sharpie pen. I added more of the washi tape to the page then stamped out the quote by Roald Dahl, inked the edges with Black Soot DI and added to the page.

So that's my very first DLP journal page completed.

 

I'm really hoping I can keep up as much as possible with this challenge for 2015 but only time will tell!

Thanks for looking, Claire xx

 

 

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