Randomness

I’ve spent a lot of time at my desk this past month, mostly just fiddling around with this and that. 

I did manage to complete several art journals for my stash of Christmas presents but other than that…there’s been this:

I got a new toy, a Big Shot die cutter/embosser.

This is very fiddly.

 

Journals to the People: “Josephine”

 

Josephine is one of my mixed media soft cover journals approximately 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”. This is getting ready to mail off to consignment at Nevermore Creations 17.

It's an eclectic journal. No theme, just stuff I like.

The food imagery is from "A Year at Chez Panisse", a very popular local restaurant.

Several digital collections were used.

Journals to the People: The Big Owl Book

 

This is another "Outta my comfort zone" journal. It's huge. For me. This started off as part of a stash busting binge where I made a bunch of naked journals with a thought toward them becoming glue books (where you ultimately glue in a bunch of your favorite images, quotes, clippings, photos etc).

I had decoupaged the cover with napkins and then stowed it away.

Then came the owls, then the Fast Flow Stitching tutorials that started floating around the YouTube…and I remembered the book stashed in my closet.

The original preparation of the book also included signatures using over- sized papers like wallpaper and wrapping paper.

Then came all of this…

 

I love these owls!

There's a naked journal that's removable.

It's a bit over- stuffed.