Dark Valentines Paper Bag Journal Day Three

Today is the third day of the day of LeighSBDesigns "Dark Valentines" blog hop. On day one, I posted how I constructed a paper bag journaling book. Today, I am sharing the next two pages. All images come from LeighSBDesigns.

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Dark Valentines Paper Bag Journal Day Two

Today is the second day of the day of LeighSBDesigns "Dark Valentines" blog hop. Yesterday, I posted how I constructed a paper bag journaling book. Today, I am sharing the first two pages and the first pocket tag that has room on the back for journaling. All images come from LeighSBDesigns.

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Dark Valentines Paper Bag Journal Day One

Today is the first day of LeighSBDesigns "Dark Valentines" blog hop. This is my first time joining and I was so excited that I worked almost non-stop on making this paper bag journal. The bags were about 4"x8", so folded made a 4"x4" book with pockets for journaling tags. I sewed the center on my sewing machine. Here are "teaser" views from the top. All images come from LeighSBDesigns.

 Most days, I'll share two pages and a tag. Today, just the cover.

Hope to meet more friends along the hop. Do join in on the fun!

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Works from Karen Campbell's Awesome Art School

I don't post much for my journal blog, but for myself I wanted to keep a record of some of the fun I am having with Karen Campbell and her free Awesome Art School 100 day of faces over at Facebook, and YouTube. I'm just going to add several of them that I have done and leave it to you to go find her and join in the fun. Karen is just what I need to stop being so serious, LOL! No, really, LOL!!!!!

Mixed Media

Using a photo reference

Fairy Tales Class

Tombow Markers

Copic Markers

Poe Appreciation Day #5

I'm posting twice today for the Poe Appreciation Day blog hop over at Leigh SB Designs since it is the last day. What fun this has been seeing some, new to me, talented creators! I am using the Tangled Dark Raven image on a tag for this final post.

The black tag is from Graphic 45, the tiny heat embossed images are from Little Acres Creations Spooky, sentiments are by Tim Holtz, and the ribbon, charm, and Washi tape are from my stash. The background for the raven was done with Copic markers. Since "real" tangling is not done in color, I thought I'd see what the raven would look like left in the black and white. I do like it this way.

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Poe Appreciation Day #4

Since I got a late start for this challenge, I will post two times today for the Poe Appreciation Day blog hop over at Leigh SB Designs. I am using the Tangled Dark Raven image twice today, as I really like the tangled bits.

I started with a partial journal page, added some Distress Oxides and some stenciling using a Jane Davenport stencil. The image was colored with the Jane Davenport watercolor brushes and colored pencils. I added some white splashes and some Washi tape from my stash. I finished with white gel pen and a final blending with the Oxides. 

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Poe Appreciation Day Three

Today I have used one of my Stampers Anonymous to use the ravens from a Tim Holtz set for the Poe Appreciation Day blog hop over at Leigh SB Designs.

I have three different blogs going, so if you want to see yesterday's, I did a card. You can find it on my cardmaking blog. TangleStreetColorway. Today, my Poe work was done in a small journal so it gets to be on my journaling blog.

I used a print out of the poem by Edgar Allan Poe, covered it with watercolor brushes from Jane Davenport, did some splatters and random text stamping. Then, edged with Distress Inks in black. The flower is a paper flower from a spray that I cut apart, and I distressed the quote.

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I love reading your comments.