I can shine art journal spread

Here's an art journal spread I made using the fabric paper or crazy paper from my last post.  I cut some strips of vintage book pages and pasted them around the edges of the pages.  Then I applied my crazy or fabric paper.  I used a Dylusions mask to make the women images.  I added sequin stars on the left-hand page.  I printed the words off from my computer for the right hand page.  I used a white stamper's big brush pen to highlight the black woman silhouette on the right-hand page.  With such a busy background paper, I don't need to put  a lot on the pages.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

In Color Art Journal Pages

Here are the journal pages I created using my "crazy paper".  The paper is so busy that it doesn't need much.  I added some letter chipboard that I painted black, covered with glossy accents, and then added a tiny bit of gold German glass glitter.  Around the edges of the pages, I used my favorite washi tape.  Thanks for taking the time to come by my blog!

Stenciled Crazy Paper

One of the October projects at the Stencil Girl Club on Facebook is to make Fabric Paper.  I don't have any fabric around and didn't use fabric in this, so it's technically not fabric paper - more like Crazy Paper, I guess.  Get out your non-stick craft sheet and find all sorts of little leftovers.  Everything I put in this crazy paper, it's stuff that was laying on my craft table that was leftover from other projects.  You can arrange it all before you start, but I didn't.  I started at one corner and added things as I went.  Bascically, I glued everything together on my non-stick craft sheet with Glue n' Seal glossy.  I coated the backs of the bits, laid them down and covered the top with more glue n seal.  Then you just let it dry on the craft sheet.  When it's dry, peel it off.  I used clean up papers from making gelli prints, clean-up paper towels, leftover leaves, bits of book pages, you get the idea!  When it was dry, I stenciled with the Stencil Girl Club October stencils and acrylic paints.  This was fun!  I will cut this "paper" up and use it in my art journals.  Try it! 

I Want to Get Away ATCs

The February swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group was an ATC swap with the theme of "I want to get away!"  This is my entry.  The background image is from the Collage Stuff "French Ephemera 2" collage sheet.  The couples image is from the Collage Stuff "French Ephemera 3" collage sheet.  The gargoyle image is from the Collage Stuff "Gargoyles Minis" collage sheet.  The Eiffel tower image is from the Collage Stuff "Vintage Paris" collage sheet.  A red Marlowe's theatre ticket (Collage Stuff) is at the top left.  The Black Leaf Corner German scrap, Black Fleur Border and Paris Clock button are available at Collage Stuff.  The Paris word image is from the Collage Stuff "artwords" collage sheet.  So...where I would like to get away to is to Paris.  I'd love to visit the old cemeteries, churches, monuments and revel in the architecture.  Thanks for stopping by!