Morning Dew Drops

Doodle, Zentangle - Princess TaLese

 

  

Doodle, Zentangle - LilyBeth & Pumpkin in the Chrysanthemum Garden

  

 

Colors and textures are coming through from the background and are supposed to be seen on LilyBeth & Pumpkin

 

 

 

 

Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap - Create Multiple Possibilities

 

I've named my postcard, "Create Multiple Possibilities!"

 

The theme this year for the postcard swap is "Create!" My premise is that you can create many things with one idea.  I knew from the beginning that I would try various image transfer techniques from one image.  The image I used was a picture of an old Chevy Pickup Truck I had taken a few years back while riding around one Sunday afternoon with my husband. I actually made a tri-fold postcard.

 

 

 (full)

 

The postcard is made entirely of paper and some of the lettering is stitched.  The truck is going in and out of the cornfield from various places on the farm at different times throughout the day. I used gel medium, TAP, critra-solv and transparencies as transfer agents.

 

I was going to stitch wildflowers, but a story began to form and rows and rows of corn were stitched instead to create a cornfield.  Isn't it marvelous that when you begin to create and stitch onto paper, your mind takes you elsewhere -- to memories old and new -- mine took me back to the age of ten. 

 

 And what was really fun is I translated my story from English to French, so my new postcard friend would be able to read the story without having to translate. -- So I've included the little story below in French and then in English -- 

 

 

 (from center to right)

 

-- In French -- L'histoire que j'ai utilisé comme j'ai été inspiré d'un ami d'enfance. J'ai vécu près de la périphérie de la ville quand j'étais jeune et derrière nous, il y a une ferme. Un de mes amis vivaient à la ferme et nous avions l'habitude de jouer dans les bacs coton et autour des champs de maïs. Mon ami avait quelques années de plus que moi, mais elle était encore très jeune. Je croyais qu'elle était tellement courageux pour conduire une camionnette à l'âge de 13 ans. Nous pourrions nous attendre à old rusty Chevy camionnette et elle serait drive me de haut en bas dans la tour de lignes les champs de maïs. Nous serions bump notre manière tout le long du bayou sur le bord du champs de maïs. Nous pourrions nous a frappé un grand nombre de fois, et nous aimerions aussi avoir des ennuis, mais nous sommes vraiment bien amusés. 

 

 

--translation --  The story that I used as my inspiration was from a childhood friend. I lived near the edge of town when I was young and behind us was a farm.  A friend of mine lived on the farm and we used to play in the cotton bins and around the corn fields.  My friend was a few years older than me, but she was still very young. I thought she was so brave to drive a pickup truck at 13 years old. We would get into that old rusty Chevy pickup truck and she would drive me up and down the turn rows of the corn fields.  We would bump our way all along the bayou on the edge of the corn fields.  We would get struck many times and we would also get into trouble, but we sure had fun. 

 

 

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To see more of the "Create" Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

visit 

Do What You Love Facebook Page

 

and I also put my postcard on my page :)

Morning Dewdrops Facebook Page

 

And this French I do know,

L'amour, L'amour, Bonne Amie, C'est La Vie!

Love, Love, Good Friend, That's Life! 

 

Thank you and Blessings always, Terri 

Leave a comment or two, and come back now

ya hear!!    LOL!!!

  

The PaperLove Blog Hop

Richard Bach said, "True love stories never have endings."  Therefore, without further adieu, I give you a love story,  

 My Ode to Paper

 

I love you, Paper!

You can be as thin as tissue, 

More transparent than glass,

But you always wear your finest

At 140 pounds.

 

 

  

I love you, Paper!

You’re always in fashion and

Still turn heads

Like in the 70’s when you wore

Patches of Liquid Paper with your

Onion Skin and Carbon Copy Sketches.

 

I love you, Paper!

You’re my BFF! Whether you’re

Hand-made or store bought

High rag or spun silk

Rice, Parchment or Plastic

In Yupo or Vellum,

You're more versatile than Words!

 

 

 

 

I love you, Paper!

You never get mad.

I can stamp, foil, tear, poke,

Paint, punch, emboss, flame,

Scorch, rip, burn or flat rub you out

And you never get mad.

 

 

 

 

I love you, Paper!

You are so transferrable & transparent.

Textured & Smooth

Hot & Cold Pressed

I especially love you at 140 pounds in

hot beeswax & ice resin.

~  ~  ~  ~

LOL!!!   

 

Other Quotes for Paper Love (shown in pictures)

I do love nothing in the world so well as you. - William Shakespeare

Love is the golden thread that ties are heart & souls together - Mother Teresa 

~  ~   ~   ~ 

 

The PaperLove Blog Hop is a celebration of all things paper! Follow the links to discover more bloggers who love paper and use it to inspire and delight. And if you want to explore a whole world of paper, and stretch your paper passion further with a host of creative projects, why not join the innovative new online course PaperLove (starts March 31). Led by book artist Rachel Hazell, PaperLove is a five week creative adventure for paper lovers. Find out more here

 

 

Majo Bautista / Tona Bell / Louise Best / Cathy Bluteau / Jennifer Bomgardner / Giova Brusa / Lindsay Buck / Beka Buckley / Joanna Caskie / Jonathan Chapman (Mr Yen) / Halle Cisco / Sarah Clare / Cathryn Clarge / Dawn Clarkson / Rhiannon Connelly / Jenny D'Fuego / Molly Dhiman / Ian Dudley / Ayisatu Emore / Akmal Farid / Monika Forsberg / Claire Fritz-Domeney / Louise Gale / Chrissy Gaskell / Julie Hamilton / Emma Hawman / Rachel Hazell / Holly Helgeson / Claudine Hellmuth / Kim Henkel / Sarah Hoffman / Joanne Hus / Paula Joerling / Beth Kempton / Julie Kirk / Eos Koch / Katie LaClair / Kristy Lankford / Michelle Manolov / Doreen Marts / Rosie Martinez-Dekker / Tori Mears / Maria Mederios / Lise Meijer / Debbie Miller / MaryJane Mitchell / Suzy Naidoo / Grace Noel / Hannah Nunn / Camilla Olsson / Jo Packham / Rachelle Panagarry / Monette Pangan / Melanie Paul / Nicole Piar / Jen Pitta / Liz Plummer / Julie Reed / Michelle Reynolds / Lisa Rivas / Angee Robertson / Natalie Ryan / Aisling Ryan / Elisabet Sapena / Kyrrha Sevco / Jamie Sprague / Elizabeth Steele / Terri Stephens / Juniper Stokes / Mary Tanana / Maike Thoma / Linda Tieu / Gabrielle Treanor / Tammy Tutterow / Deborah Velasquez / Jordan Vinograd Kim / Cat Whipple / Brooke Witt / Katie Wood /

Amelia Woodbridge

 

 Thanks, Please Join The Others -- Love, Love Paper

Blessings Terri 

 

Soulful Molly - Art Journaling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this art journal because it tells its own story

-- S  O  U  L !

 

 

 

 

I started sketching Molly Dolly concentrating on her face then her body.  I was going back to her arms, but was moved to complete her eyes and mouth - something I normally save for last. You know the expression "eyes are the windows of the soul" - her eyes immediately drew me in. 

I like the phrase, "...Molly Dolly touched my soul." because physically she can't touch, but she touched me deeper than through her hands. I saw her soul in her eyes. They so spoke to me.  "Molly Dolly has a heart of soul."

Have you ever been sketching, embellishing or painting and a inner voice screams, "STOP!"  Molly was not meant to be sketched with arms.

 

 

 

I remembered a doll given to me when I was young.  She was an old cloth doll. Her head and legs were wobbly and her arms were completely detached.  We had to put her together again.

And so began Molly with a question, "Would we love her just as much if she had no arms?"  Could we get past her handicap and see her, I mean really see her?  I think we can and if we can in a doll, surely we can in people - for no one is perfect and you have to seek their soul. 

 

Some of the techniques used in the art journal "Soulful Molly" are:

 

 

I used a paper bag as my foundation.  I painted wonder under with washed down acrylics (not on the release paper side), then it was ironed onto the paper bag painted side down.  I removed the release paper and ironed on silver foil in sections using parchment paper to protect my iron.  If you are applying foil in sections, try not to hold the iron over the areas not being foiled and cover all areas with the parchment paper.  Be patient ironing the wonder under onto the paper bag takes longer than ironing onto fabric.

 

 

 

I saw balloons floating away as I sketched Molly.

White cardstock was painted and lettered to create the balloons. They were then covered with blue organza to create a 3D effect. Molly and the balloons were glued down. A water soluable pen was used on her dress to achieve a watercolor effect. 

 

 

 

 The paper bag was backed with craft felt (8 1/2 by 12).  Layers were created with paint, machine and handstitching. 

 

 

 

The fabric leaves were roughly raw-appliqued on the bottom.  

Smaller embellished pieces were added in the shape of hearts made from molding paste.  The hearts were painted and embellished with beads.  An antique glass button was added to the center of the big heart.  Some of the glass beads are missing in the button and I knew I was supposed to include it because Molly isn't perfect either -- we all have pieces missing (maybe not visibly). 

 

I fell in love with Molly.  I believe this is only the beginning for Molly and Me - our journey -- expressions in art journaling!

 

Let me know what you think of Molly Dolly.  She loves comments too!

Blessings Terri

 

 

Art Journal Pages & Covers

 

 Unlock Your Passion

 

 

 

Unleash Your Heart, Untie Your Hands, Let Go

This is the inside cover of an art journal I've entitled "Unlock Your Passion."  I'm experimenting with the background using paint dabbers, alcohol, then drawing and highlighting.  Art journaling allows me to try new techniques on small canvases so to speak and nothing is ever wrong!

  

 

B L O O M !

 

This page was a surprise and I love how it turned out.   The word "bloom" didn't come to mind until later; it was the last thing I added.  I exaggerated the petals, doodled on them and  worked with water soluable pastels and crayons.  I also used LePlume II water-based pens.  The page was getting too dark, but when I sprayed it with water "voila" the colors started spreading.  I also used a white pen over the flower to make it more defined. 

  

 

 

 THE COVER

 

I recently got a Baby Lock embellisher, a needle felting machine and I'm hooked!  I made the cover then glued it to the journal front.   The name of the journal came about when a keyhole on some fabric became big and distressed -- also 3D, like the butterfly -- from needle punching front and back of piece until it was out of shape.  The 3D effect became more prominent when I placed additional felt under these areas.  A fun technique I learned from  Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine  was stamping and painting on wonder under, then needle punching it into the piece.

  

 

 

 THE BACK

 

I used fabric with a larger keyhole on the back once I'd come up with a title.  Here I've used wool roving, yarns, dyed scrim to needle punch onto a felt base. 

 

 

 

 Art journaling helps me not to be so serious, opens me to try new products or experiment and whatever I envision in my head is not how it turns out.

 

 

 

 I hope these images has inspired you to go out and buy some crayons or color pens and a journal -- draw, doodle, just do it.   You'll find when you open the doors to your creative soul, more possibilities come your way you never thought of and not just in the area of art -- business, relationships, problem solving.

 

Unlock Your Passion

 Unleash Your Heart

Untie Your Hands

Let Go

B l o o m !