Configurations

I may have mentioned (once or twice) that I was going to Artsycrafty organised by the splendid Leandra of Paperartsy and Lin of LBCrafts.  And after all their preparation and my anticipation ~ it's all over.    Well it is for me, and they have about 2 hours left and then packing up of the venue.

Here is what we found on the table when we arrived.  Lots of yummyness.

 

Tim talked us through what we needed to do and here is my configurations box in the making.  Here are the papers stuck in.

And here it is all taped up ready to fill.

 When we got back from a coffee break this little bag of goodies had been put at our places.

And here were all the goodies inside!

And here's me, just to prove I was there!

I hadn't quite finished by the time the session ended so finished off today.  And here it is:

And a couple of close ups.

What a fantastic morning!  And there was still lunch and a session with Leandra & Lin to come.

Collage Sheets

I thought I would try my hand at making art journaling elements that other people could download and use.  I don't own Photoshop or PSE so these are handmade ~ cutout from painted paper.  The first sheet is just how they cut out and which people can use as they are or doodle on themselves.

This sheet has been doodled on already. 

If you would like to use them, please do.  They can be downloaded here.  Please let me know what you think of these elements.  I am working on sets of stars, hearts and butterflies.

Altered Journal

Did I mention the workshop with Tim Holtz before?   Possibly.  I went to the Artful Journal workshop at Art From The Heart.    And if you have read my blog before you will have noticed that the cover of the book I made last week has changed.    It said 'Give Thanks' before.  And it is my intention to make a gratitude journal but I realised this wasn't the book to do it in.  

Previously on newly creative (sounds like a TV programme on Five!) I also explained that I was making a book to record my Journal Workshop and the one I'm going to on Thursday at ArtsyCrafty.   I may have mentioned that one before as well!  

Anyway, to cut what is increasingly becoming a very long story, short I decided I wasn't much struck on the cover I'd made for my book so I cut it up and stuck the letters inside the covers of the Artful Journal.  Here's the 't' at the front and the 'h' is at the back.  

Btw, it wasn't 'th' ~ it was Tim's initials!!

Here are some photos of the inside pages.   I haven't done the writing yet in case I change my mind again.    

I 'borrowed' one or two photos from Mario's tweets, thank you Mario ~ especially the ones that had me on them!  That's my left arm!

And here I am again, with the man himself, Tim Holtz.

There are several pages left in the Journal to add all about ArtsyCrafty.  Come back at the end of the week to find out all about it.

And finally here's an update on the journaling background I blogged about on Saturday.   It now has a bit of zing to it.  Thanks Dyan for the tips.