BOOK
A while back I created a book out of heavy cardstock, cardboard, duct tape, acrylic paints & an elastic threaded spine from a cardholder. Last night I was far too awake to sleep, so I sat up in bed with a journal and doodled a page while coming up with some ideas for it. On the left is the book cover, and on the right is the doodle from last night. I have titled this book: BOOK: Blanket Stitched, Buttoned & Beaded. Each page will have doodled buttons, beads and blanket stitching incorporated into it.

'Through shrouded eyes I look out my
weathered window and realize that there's
a storm raging outside as well as within.'
Based on emotion and weather, this is what I
created using the prompt for this week over
at The Altered Heart. The word prompt for
this week is: weather/weathered.

Here is my heart for our very first word prompt @ 'The Altered Heart'. Karen picked the first word to use, which was: COURAGE. This was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the word. I've used a Zetti stamp, Spider Writers & Aileen's Color Mists to create my heart, along with a personal observation.

ALL THE THINGS ONE HAS FORGOTTEN SCREAM FOR HELP IN DREAMS.

And boy I've been dreaming a lot lately. Normally I never recall my dreams,
but I've been dreaming about love. Gosh, I almost forget what it feels like.

Anyhow, here's my final spread in Andi's Leonardo Da Vinci calendar journal. And once again I didn't do any regular journaling. I journaled using simple images and words about the way I was feeling at the time...a bit down because of things with my 'ex', and feeling like I really haven't found the true love of my life yet. My aunt found true love in her mid 70s, and it was the most amazing relationship one could ever imagine. So I guess there still is hope! lol

This made my day though...
In the mail today I received my 'Color Mists' from Aileen! This spread holds my very first attempt at color misting. They are such fun and absolutely fabulous to play with! Thanks so much Aileen, I will get hours upon hours of enjoyment using them!

This gothic arch is about two guardian angels.
and a special message that is going out to Nancy,
her family, and most especially her son Andrew.
I shall keep you warm in my heart.

Here is my entry for Gothic Arches.
The theme for this week is 'flowers'.
I had fun 'zettifying' this flower child!

Recently I decided that I would alter a cigar
box to hold my gothic arches in. Today I
finally got around to creating it. Here are
two photos of my gothic arches box. I can't
wait until tomorrow to see what the next
theme will be at Gothic Arches!