"COMP JOUR"

Over a period of just a few days I have been feverishly working on the beginnings of a composition journal, aka "comp jour". What I've been doing is creating backgrounds on pages to have at the ready for future "spur of the moment" writing. Here are photos of my Comp Jour #1 and the background pages I've done so far. The idea came from a fellow art journaling friend, Toni, in our Calendargirlz group. Toni creates fabulous art journal pages and truly has a beautiful gift for writing.

Simple things on a grey day....

The injury to my left shoulder has been bothering me a lot today, so I have kept things simple. This afternoon I have been sitting on my bed sifting through a bunch of old magazines. I've been cutting out neat patterns, clothing and faces to use for a book I am creating on my fictious "Planet Electra" and its inhabitants. My cat Angel, seeing that I was on my bed decided to join me and have a wee catnap. Getting up to make myself a cup of tea, I noticed that she didn't budge a whisker, so I grabbed my camera and took pictures of her. The above pictures are what I snapped, one right after the other. from top to bottom. As you can see, she is fast asleep in the top pic, then in the middle pic she's got her eyes barely open looking towards me, then in the last photo I took, she's fast asleep again. What a life! lol Angel aka "Madame Pudding" is such a precious, loving cat. Something as simple as seeing her contentedly snoozing warms my heart and puts a soft smile on my face. Well, off I go, back to my Planet Electra and to sit with Angel....

Personal Journal Prompt: Fave childhood story...

Every month in the Calendargirlz a different group member posts weekly personal journal prompts. It's Toni's turn for the month of April. One of her journal prompts is "your favourite childhood story". Being that I was an only child, surrounded by many adults, boy, I lived in Alice's Wonderland! I'm sure that's where my vast imagination got started, and my love of cats! I adored the Cheshire Cat, and have a cat that resembles him. lol Above is a spread I created for this personal journal prompt.

Operiaa Sigh & The Books of Odd

Hi again all! Other things that I have been working on these past few months are additional volumes to go with my first "Book of Odd". Volume #1 would no longer lay flat when fully open. lol Above is a photo of volumes 2, 3 & 4. I still have to post a pic of book 5, my skinny version of The Book of Odd.

So the top photo is of a spread I created in book #2. I created a fictional character from the distant planet Electra, a twin planet of Earth. The name of my character is "Operiaa Sigh". And, of course she sings opera! With a name like that, she should! lol When Operiaa sings to someone, she can unlock their past lives and tell them their full life story. Earthlings find her quite enchanting!

April with the Calendargirlz...

Here are my latest additions to the Calendargirlz round robin. For the month of April I am working in juliet's CJ.

Artwork & injury...

Happy weekend everyone! I hope you all enjoying beautiful spring weather like I am today here in Ontario! I've been off work for a few weeks now due to a shoulder injury, and will still be off work for a few more weeks. Sadly, it is my left shoulder; and I'm left-handed, so I won't be able to spend time creating for a while. But I do have loads of artwork I have neglected to add to my blog. So, I will do that for the time being. Boy, typing with one hand is a l-o-n-g drawn out process! Anyhow, I will be adding some of my art I've created over the past month+, starting this evening! So have a gander if you wish! With warm hugs from Vale :)

Next personal journal entry...

'Morning all! Above is my latest addition in my handmade personal journal. This spread was inspired by an incredible artist friend, Toni. Her vivid and lush imagination never fails to blow me away. The inspiration she gave me put in mind a special memory that I hold close to my heart. It's of times spent as a little girl in the vast garden behind my Auntie Gert's great stone house. The cat I used in my little story is one of the cats I have now; and yes, her name is Angel Pudding! I have added a photo of her.