A la dina wakley

A couple of journal pages recently finished 

5 Handmade sketch art journals

It is ages since I posted, but I have been busy making art of one kind or another.
I have made some leather purses, and also some sketch journals.
Here is a sampling of the journals:

 

 

 

These covers were made with heavy book board, with page variety.



I have detailed descriptions on my Etsy...these were a pleasure to put together!
I will post a couple of my purses very soon.

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Garden Journal page

I was playing with layering paper napkins, and added a cool 'oldie' crayon box.

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Jungle Cat Journal

I just finished up making this journal which has a variety of papers for writing or drawing, along with some vintage papers from my collection. The cover is heavy fabric with a jungle print, lined with vinyl and hand-bound.
I am really enjoying making these books - whether paper or fabric based.

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Notebook

This notebook showcases pieces of the Anaglypta wallpapers. I sprayed washes over them, paints, inks, and embossing powders. The letters are from a game. (I love those)

I then bound the covers and text pages with the stab bound stitch....so easy. If you click on the photo, you can see the glitter from the glass beads.

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HEROIC DREAMS

Here is another spread in Juliet's journal. I am a comic book lover, along with paper dolls. Such wonderful fantasy!

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FASHION SHOES and HATS

This is another spread in Juliet's journal. Fabric was used to cover the pages, then some dyed lace added.

The images are from The 1921 Philipsborn's Catalog

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ENJOY LAUGHTER EVERY DAY

Here is another spread in Juliet's journal
The left page is stencil work done with Golden's molding paste and sequin waste, then colored with dye inks. The scroll stencil is done with embossing ink and powders. Blue stamped image is harlequin and text.

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ZIP A DEE DO DAH

I am currently working on journal pages in Juliet's Calendar journal.
The left page is done with Cedar Canyon rubbing plates, and Shiva Paintstiks.

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SOAR

A journal page - the mauve and blue section is H2O's painted on Tyvek. The slide is smooshed with Alcohol Inks. The bird is a stamped image from Stubby Stampers.

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NATURAL BALANCE

I really enjoyed creating this page, it came together rather easily.
The left page is simply layers of acrylic paints; the right background is, once again, painted used dryer sheets.
These sheets come in many varieties, giving lots of variations for altering.
Over the word Natural is a piece of wall repair tape. It is sticky back and the color can be changed simply by smooshing with a stamp pad. Gauze ribbon covers 'Balance'.

CALENDAR JOURNAL JANUARY ENTRIES

I had a lot of fun with this page

I have been playing a lot with transfers of newpaper images.

Here is another page using a flower image from a newspaper.

CALENDAR JOURNAL RR PAGES IN MY BOOK