art journal challenge - week 4

hi everyone!

posting the challenge a little bit earlier today as i am off to CHA (a big trade show for scrapbooking and other artsy fun stuff...can't wait to catch up with friends and see cool new product!)...next sunday will be interesting as i will be teaching in paris...but i REALLY want to try and make/post my card there - how cool will that be?!! but it will depend on internet access!

i just love feeling your excitement and passion for creating this simple piece of yourself every week, i love sharing in that with you - from all over the world! isn't it amazing the connections we can make with one another through our hobby?

i can't wait to see what you do this week...i may not have a lot of time to comment, but please share your links as i know so many people are enjoying looking through all the links and getting inspired by each other!

i have a 'thing' for peace signs. they just make me so happy to look at and are such a symbol of goodness and oneness.

this week's prompt is: a symbol you love. maybe you have something that is 'you', or that you are always drawn to, or even something from your childhood or past. think about a symbol that has significance to you...and incorporate it somehow!

this 'peeled paint' technique is so much fun to do - here is how if you want to try it...

1. paint your card with gesso and a layer or acrylic (you can skip the gesso if you sand the card instead.

2. fingerpaint blobs of vaseline/petroleum jelly onto the dried paint. gently paint another colour over the top. when the paint is dry, wipe with a paper towel and the vaseline slides away, revealing the base colour. use a wet wipe if you have any extra greasiness that need to be gone!

have a wonderful week and happy creating!

Comments

[Rita]

And here's mine. :)

http://ritasverden.blogspot.com

[Greta Williams]

Having so much fun!!!.....

http://vintagelife4me.blogspot.com

THANK YOU!!

[tammykay]

here are week 3 and 4. I am so lovin' this challenge Emily.

Here it is babe.

http://tammykay.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/02/emilys_challeng.html

xoxoxoxo, Tammy Kay

[mrc1471]

This challenge was a little harder than I expected, but we managed to pull it off!

http://scrapcouture.typepad.com/scrapcouture/2007/02/art_journal_wee.html

[Susan Gilman]

Emily - you are the hippest! Love your card. My favorite symbol is a heart (corny, but true).

Peace. Out.

[Melissa Au]

I love your cards! Everyweek, they are so amazing. I am finally caught up! I've added all four of my cards now. You can scroll down to see them all:

http://melissaau.blogspot.com/

Thanks again!

[Jibiibear]

This was a challenge that I really had to think about...but I finally got it done.

It's here http://jibiibear.blogspot.com/ fi you want to look.

[jo.bee]

Took me a while but here is mine - sun!!

[Rachael]

Yay! It is almost Sunday-too excited for it! (My days of the week are going by so quick because this is all I ever think about, even at school I just look at scrapping websites and your blog just waiting for the weekend) (we have labtops at our school)

[Gina]

I love doing this deck challenge. It is so freeing and fun. Here's my link for the 1st 4 cards.

http://tyggereye.blogspot.com/

[Ngaire Bartlam]

http://scrapblogmebaby.typepad.com/blog_me_baby/2007/02/a_quick_post_is.html

here is my week 4 and week 5 too! :)
LOVINg this !! sooo much!

Ngai
xxx

[Marie Mattsson, Sweden]

here are my cards for challange 3 and 4, bouth the fronts and backs! ;-)

http://mariesgalleri.blogspot.com/2007/02/kort-3-och-4.html

[José (A Dutch Girlsname!)]

At last! And you ladies: also in English now!

http://jose1985.web-log.nl/jose/2007/02/inhaalslag_part_1.html

[Faye]

Loved this one Em, so nice to be given instructions on how to do soemthing. I used this technique for my card and had fun.

[Lee]

Here is Week 4.....

http://leewoodside.typepad.com/a_little_bit_of_this_and_/2007/02/create_3.html#comments

[Jolanda V]

Finally made mine. My symbol is a pink ribbon.
You can find it here: http://snippertjes.blogspot.com

TFL

[Ros]

This was a lovely challenge - with so many things to choose from. Here's no.4
Ros
http://stampandscrape.blogspot.com/2007/05/deck-of-me-week-4.html