art journal challenge - week 11

it's sunday again! i love sundays...time to reflect and recharge and hang out with my little family and go to church and make cookies or muffins and be creative! sundays are the only day i refuse to stress about 'work stuff', it's my cozy day :)

onto another challenge - and i have to tell you i loved all the 'notes to self' from last week - and i was very good with my note to self - got lots of rest and it paid off! sorry if i didn't get around to leaving a comment on your card - i tried my best but due to the whole resting-when-i-could-thing i didn't make it to everybodys. i am so happy to see all the connections you are making through this challenge though - isn't it cool to see the different way we all create?

this week's challenge is : your initial...
the letter that stands for you, for your name...and i am just going to leave it at that and see what you do!

the background was created with one of my favourite techniques. cover your card in ripped bits of masking tape, then paint with acrylic paint. while the paint is still wet, wipe some of the paint away with a babywipe. all i used here was blue paint - the purpley/pinks you see came from wiping back to make some of the (pink) card from underneath show through.

chipboard 'e' is by making memories (i trimmed it and sanded), tiny alpha rubons by autumn leaves.

have fun!

Comments

[Danielle Q]

Wow inspiration overload :)
This project is going SO well

http://daniellejq.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-crazy-boy.html

[Sue]

Got mine done too !Thanks for another fab prompt!
http://suedeacon.blogspot.com/

[Roos]

yes , just 1 card and i have catch you in and can i play along with you all .
i have post some of the cards on my blog , i will post the last two sunday on my blog .

greetings Roos
from holland

[jill s]

i rebelled this week and skipped the prompt to do a card about my new baby boy. :) thought i'd still share.

http://jillscripps.typepad.com/fireflies_art/2007/03/art_journal_car.html

xx
jill

[Sarah]

OMG, I'm a day earlier than usual and there's still 79 comments before me! Here's my card:

http://9coacheswaiting.blogspot.com/2007/03/art-journal-week-11.html

Enjoy your Vegemite and Tim Tams!

[Åshild]

You girls rock! You make the most awesome art and I'm collecting ideas enough for the next 2 years! Thanks! :) Love your cards!

Here's mine... I struggled a while with my Norwegian initial letter, but I managed to find a way out... :)

http://aashild52.blogspot.com/

Wish you all a nice weekend :)

Åshild

[Julie]

Here is my card for week 11

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=112494&cat=5610

Emily - I have always been told by my family that I am not artistic and if someone tells you something like that for a long time...well you just start to believe them... so the last forty-odd years I have stayed away from anything artistic or creative. Boy...have I missed out.

Then in November I discovered scrapbooking and that gave me the confidence to have a go at this type of challenge. I love what this challenge has done for me. I am still not an artist and struggle to be creative but at least I feel like a want to 'have a go' and that is just wonderful - thank-you!

[cass]

hey
finally decided to jump on in and start my my cards here's my first one

http://cass-itsallaboutme.blogspot.com/2007/03/jump-right-in.html

i do hope you like it

cass

[Vibeche]

Love your card Emily :)
Here is my card for week 11:

http://vibecheellingsen.blogspot.com

[Daphne]

Got my cards for week 10 & 11 up on my blog :)

On the bottom of my blog is a slideshow of all the cards I made so far!
Thanks for looking!

[gigi]

hey em! hope you are feeling well & taking it easy!

here's week 11....
http://gigikennedy.typepad.com/littlegi/2007/03/deck_of_meweek__2.html

can't believe it is already week 12! i am really loving my colorful little stack of cards...so happy!!

have a great week! g

[Lee]

Week 11 already!!!

http://leewoodside.typepad.com/a_little_bit_of_this_and_/2007/03/create_7.html#comments

[Katie Jones]

http://katajone.blogspot.com/2007/03/deck-of-me.html

[Susan Gilman]

LOVED your card for this prompt...one of these days I am going to try that masking tape trick....in the meantime....here is my week 11 card!

[Ros]

There's a comment at the top about waiting for the next prompt. I know that feeling...
Here's one from me
Ros
http://stampandscrape.blogspot.com/2007/07/deck-of-me-week-11.html

PS. it was kind of the other ladies to challenge us - but good to have you back!