Friday 9 August 2013

Bloom

I had all these bits and pieces lying around on my desk, leftover pieces of patterned paper, a piece of burlap fabric that had decorated a nice jar of tomato sauce, some ribbon, and some pieces of tea bag.


Getting tired of shoving them from one side of the desk to the other and back, I decided to use them all up for a journal page. I didn't really know what I wanted to do, so I just glued down the pieces, and let it evolve from there. It's one of the things I like about my art journal, to be able to just let it flow, without planning.



What emerged was a blooming flower garden. I had chosen the colours to match the colours of my supplies, but of course, almost all of the paper and ribbon got covered up completely. But they added all kinds of texture. I especially liked the texture of the burlap, although it was quite difficult to paint, as it just soaked up all the paint I splashed on.


Be present in every moment and bloom

Linking up to the wonderful Paint Party Friday. Make sure to pop round there and look at all the fabulous contributions!

19 comments:

  1. Wonderful art journal. I like the addition of the texture and also the black pen flowers. Beautiful.

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  2. Gorgeous page and I love the color so much... that burlap gives such a great texture!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. Lovely pages Kay - I love the textures :0)

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  4. Wonderful journal page and I love the texture. :)

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  5. I a lover of texture and cloth am very much drawn to these garden pages! HPPF!

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  6. Really pretty and the hints of bright red highlight everything.....

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  7. Love that texture with the textiles! Fabulous journal page! Happy PPF!

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  8. Beautiful pages, very rich in colours. Great effect. Thank you for sharing

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  9. Love the color in your journal pages. Nice texture as well. Thanks.
    gloria

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  10. I love the color and texture in your journal pages. You encourage me to just create and see what happens.

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  11. Your journal page turned out so beautiful, very creative! <3

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  12. Beautiful blooming flower garden... love the texture of the fabrics... gorgeous art journal page...

    Jenny ♥

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  13. I love this way of putting things together and let it grow into a wholeness. Your pages are beautiful!
    Happy PPF
    Ilona xx

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  14. I love this, gorgeous, like being in a very cool forest, so fresh!

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  15. This is so clever- I can't do these, wow it is gorgeous too. Happy PPF.

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  16. Such yummy colours and textures. I love how you integrated it all!

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  17. Wonderful journal page. I love the way you used all your scraps to create something beautiful:)

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  18. That is a terrific page - love the flowers and all the texture on the page. It is a wonderful flower garden

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