Friday 25 October 2013

My first Art Journal page!

Hello lovely bloggers!

Yesterday I made my first 'solo' journal page!  I went on a course run by Dyan Reavely some time ago and was shown how to use the dylusions inks and how to go about creating a page, but I haven't ever got up the confidence to tackle a page by myself.... until yesterday!   I saw a beautiful canvas made by Debbie Freeman, (you can see it on her blog by clicking HERE) and she used a lovely stamp by Donna Downey.  I loved Debbie's canvas so much that I was inspired to order the stamps and decided to be brave and do a journal page with them.  I also used the lovely 'Compound Leaf', Abstract leaf and Raindrop set from Designs by Ryn, Visible Image's great sentiment stamp and Tim Holtz's umbrella man!  Phew!

I do hope you like my first attempt at art journalling,  hubby says it's good because the end product is neatly away in a book and not stuck all over the study walls like my tags!!!  Heathen.....


Thank you for visiting, hope you enjoyed your stay! :) xxxx

22 comments:

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is very beautiful Wendy.

gr karin

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow this is a stunning little piece of art. Love the silhouette person with the umbrella protection against the raindrops. Love the framing of the birds with the leaves.
Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

Laine said...

Wow, how fabulous is this Wendy. Love the colour, the design, the detail, everything. Its one of those fabulous eye catching projects that really stand out.
Laine
xx

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Amazing page, love the colorful blue background, the drops, leaves and everything else.
Big hugs Anja

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Amazing page, love the colorful blue background, the drops, leaves and everything else.
Big hugs Anja

lady jasmine crafts said...

Beautiful xxx

Linda Simpson said...

WOW absolutely stunning! I love the background and the bird are fabulous. The sentiment is one of my favourites.

Hugs
Linda xxxx

Art By Wanda said...

It's a wonderful page!!!!!!!!!!!! Those raindrops looks so real!!!!

Eileen said...

Love, love, love this!
So much beautiful depth to this page.
E xx

maria's knutselplezier said...

Wow wendy what a super page , I really , really love it, beautiful words too!!

Greeetings
Maria

Naomi said...

How beautiful.

Paper Creations by Shirley said...

Hi Wendy ! Beautiful AJ page and I love the words. The combination of images works well. Have a great weekend, Shirleyxx

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Great use of the colours and the scenery is so nice Wendy. Love the drops

suzieq23 said...

wow if this is your first you have mastered the art already! love it.

Miranda said...

Beautiful AJ page Wendy and it's fun to do isn't it? You can put a lot of yourself in those pages. I've started with some but I don't seem to find the time to play with it!
Mirandaxx

Ryn Tanaka said...

Lol! He said that?! I WISH your tags were stuck up all over my wall! This is absolutely gorgeous Wendy. Kudos to you for trying something new and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. I see you got a bunch of encouraging comments. Hopefully that motivates you to make more. The colour fade to the middle is really atmospheric. Love the canopy feel that you created with Compound Leaf and the way you make the Raindrops "pop". LOVE IT!!!

Peanut said...

Oh my! That is just absolutely amazing, Wendy. Love the vivid colour.
xxx Asha - Sunny Summer Crafts

Karin said...

wow gorgeous journalpage, love it!
Groetjes Karin x

Pia S said...

I've never made a journal page myself, so I can relate to how it must feel to dare to make the first one! I think the outcome looks fabulous, and I'm extra impressed as it is your first attempt!

Unknown said...

Wow this is stunning Wendy, such beautiful detail, love the leaves, birds, silhouette person, its all stunning xxx

Shirley-Anne said...

Hello Wendy .You have inspired me to start my journal ..I bought the book yonks ago but have been afraid to start because I did not think that I would have anything interesting to write about .Now I have joined you
cheers Shirley-Anne as a follower so I can see the next page ..

Sylvia Anderson said...

This is stunning, I love everything about it x
Thank you for your lovely comment Sweetie xxx