Thursday, April 22, 2010

2nd Remains of the Day Journal


Main Entry: 1re·main
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈmān\
Function: intransitive verb
1 a : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
 
I stretch my own canvas and often have pieces left over.  The "Remains of the Day" journal gave me an opportunity to use the left over canvas.  I simply cut two pieces the correct size, stitched them together and painted them with acrylic paint.  I used paint remaining on a palette after a day of painting and simply used an old credit card to smear the paint on.  The white dots were made from dipping a large marshmallow in the white and stamping it on.  Wow what fun to use scraps and  I have enough to make 25 journals or so! (like I have time to do that)

17 comments:

  1. Gorgeous, clean page layouts! This is fabulous. I couldn't use the marshmallow though, because I'd forget it had paint on it and eat it!

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  2. Oh you posted more gorgeous pages! Yeah, I probably will end up drawing in my books when the moods hit, but these look so cool without even doing anything to them!

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  3. Love your journals and you are a wonderful artist. Love what you wrote about your dad. Great!!!

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  4. Those layouts are lovely and the use of a marshmallow as a printing tool is inspired!

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  5. I love your journals! I especially love your covers. They're great. I've not been happy with my ROD cover- not sure why exactly. Thank you for sharing your journals. Very inspiring.

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  6. Great use of the paint chip sample! Thanks for sharing your pages and cover.

    jan, another ROD classmate

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  7. Looks as if you had fun with these Vicki! It is quite addictive, these ROTD journals....

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  8. You did a great job on the pages as well as the cover making the ROD Journals. Well Done!

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  9. Wow, that cover is to die for! And I adore the layouts of your pages. Beautiful job!

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  10. Both of your journals are wonderful. You'll be adding words before you know it. Lol
    Rita
    www.tatteredpast.blogspot.com

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  11. LOVE the stamping on the cover. i also like that you seem to have left LOTS of room for actual journaling. some of these journals people have made look like finished books of ephemera without any journaling. that's cool, but i am a journaler and need my space.

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  12. I think your journals are absolutely beautiful. from the marshmallow prints to the purple fonts to the structured way you've layed it all out. Just lovely Vicki...

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  13. Wow fantastic journal!! I make my own too, but never thought to sew some canvas together....or use a marshmellow
    Also lovely picture of you an ...hubby he reminds me of Sam Elliot.

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  14. these journals are so cool! lovin' those scraps and unexpected combinations...also impressed with your drawing ability as I looked at the pencil portrait of your Dad and drawing of the boots...amazing! thanks for sharing. hope to see more...

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  15. Beautiful journal...ROD journals are addictive for sure.

    http://flickr.com/photos/createwithmoxie/

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