HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!
I've created this spread in honor of all of my art journaling and
altered artist friends. May the warmth and love of the holiday season
be with you all through 2009. With hugs from Vale :)

My latest spread for Art Journal Gypsies...

'Evening all!
For week #16 I created 4 separate categories
from which participants would choose one thing
from each of the 4 lists. The categories were:
1: Theme
2: colour
3: Background
4: An element to use in your spread

For my spread, I went with the word "heart" for
theme. The colours I picked to work with were brown, red
& metallic. For my background I went with the tape, combined
with all of the other background choices I'd listed. Finally,
I decided to use "individual words" from the "elements"
category. Above is the spread I came up with for
this week @ Art Journal Gypsies.

More "Art Journal Gypsies" spreads....

Hi all!
Above are my latest spreads for my
"Art Journal Gypsies" blog. The bottom photo is
what I created for this past weeks exercise, about
experiences with artjournaling....how it made
you feel, whether it's therapeutic for you, or just
plain fun! The top photo is the spread I created
today for the current weeks exercise about the
traditional gypsies. If you're interested, you
can view my "Art Journal Gypsies" blog
using the following link:
http://artjournalgypsies.blogspot.com/
Come join in on the fun if you wish!
Warm hugs for all on this snowy day in
Ontario, Canada! Vale :)

I've had the past 2 days off work, so I took it easy
& played in my art journals. The top photo is of the
spread I created for this week's "Art Journal Gypsies"
exercise. The bottom photo is of the inside cover to
my new "Book of Odd" aka "The Big Book of the 3Bs".
I wish I could stay home for another 2 days & play!

The Book of Odd...

After I got all of my housework out of the way,
last night & into the wee hours of the morning, and
all of this afternoon, I have been on a bookmaking frenzy.
Now that I haven't any outside art projects to work on I am
finding new ways to use my creative imagination. I took an
old vinyl 3-ringed binder and cut it down to a shape of a book
that I like working in; a tall skinny book, that is approximately
11 1/2"H x 7 1/2"W, with the pages slightly smaller in width.
I then grabbed up my supply of cardboard pieces and went
to town, cutting up all sorts of shapes to use for its pages.
I have semi-circles, triangles, 2 halves of a cross,
even a tree, & house shaped page. All that I
have left to do, is to play in my book now!
Above are images of my book, so far.

Art Journal Gypsies spreads....

'Afternoon everybody!
Here are some of the spreads that I have created
over the past few weeks for my Art Journal Gypsies blog.
Every week I post a new exercise for anyone that is
interested in creating their own art journal along with me.
If interested in joining in, you can view my Art Journal Gypsies
blog, and the weekly exercises I've been posting there by
clicking on the following link:
http://artjournalgypsies.blogspot.com/
I am posting these weekly exercises just for fun, and
to hopefully share in the art journaling experience
with others that enjoy keeping their own art journal.
I'd really love it if you'd join me! I am loving the
freedom of playing in my "stay @ home" art journal.
Warm hugs for all, Vale :)

The final calendar journal for 2008

Well, here is my final contribution to our 2008 calendar journal
round robin. This year's CJ RR has gone by amazingly fast;
I can't believe we've already reached the end of our art
journaling journey! This time around I worked in
Lizbeth's journal. Above are the pages I created.