a new post with pictures of the latest books I made would be ready yesterday. Here's what happened. We were on our way to church when we ended up going north up the peninsula. It turned out to be a day trip. We drove up to Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center in the Olympic National Park. It was a truly awesome experience. I took pictures with Sean's phone, so when he gets home I'll write up a new post to share them. :) Anyway, we didn't get home 'til after 7! James handled the drive quite well.
I just wanted to share some of what I do (and what you can do) in the books I make.
This is one I use for my art journaling. It is 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 and has file folders, sketch paper and Canson Mixed Media paper. I bound it with purple waxed embroidery floss using the daisy chain stitch I learned from Marianne Kensington. Here is a link to her video tutorial. I'll post a zoomed-in picture later. ;)
This is the inside front cover. I lined it with scrapbook paper and made a library card pocket. The little book inside the pocket has an "About Me" section and a list of goals for what I want the book to be and for me as a growing artist (There! I said it.) ;)
The picture below is of the second spread in the book. I painted it a few weeks ago when I was hanging out at a cabin with a couple of friends. I used craft paint, FW acrylic ink, stencils (one store bought and a couple that were hand cut), a bottle cap, and some paint pens. The page on the left is mixed media paper and the one on the right is sketch paper. The sketch paper held up to the paint better than I expected it to. I think letting each layer dry before continuing is key.
I had scraps of paper lying around, so when I was cleaning my desk I decided to stick them in my book.
That's all I've got for now. I hope you're enjoying reading my blog. Please feel free to leave comments, ask questions, say hi, whatever. Thanks for reading!
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