It was just a piece of book text for wiping up leftover paints. Just a place to test out if the I had reinked the ink pad enough. This wasn’t meant to be anything. It was junk, but then it wasn’t. I saw a conversation happening between all these people. They had a message for me too.
I didn’t want the people (stamps by Kari McKnight Holbrook) just floating around in space so I started to put doorways around them using my Arched Aqueduct stencil and an ink pad.
But I didn’t have the perfect size arch for the bigger people. Oops! I didn’t think that far ahead. A mistake? A failure? Nope. An Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. I was going to make a larger one using the smaller ones.
I started by using a larger arch on the stencil but that only covered part of the person.
Then I positioned one of the smaller arches so I could use the straight side as the edge to extend the arch the full length of the person when I added the ink. After doing one side, I just slid it over and did it to the other side. It worked so well, I did it again at the top of the page too.
A bit of Sharpie marker for the journaling and suddenly these people had a message for me.
What message did they have for me? Doorways of opportunity are not always what you expect, and that can be a good thing.
**Disclaimer** When I journal, it is scribble journaling and sometimes I can read it and sometimes I can’t. And sometimes it makes perfect sense in my head but seems garbled when it is written out. Either way…I got the message even if I didn’t write it perfectly.
Sharing with my friends at Art Journal Journey!
I love it, Carolyn!…in fact, I love anything on printed matter….it just speaks to me somehow. Pet peeve is when someone lays down some text and then completely covers it….argh!
Sure wish your muse would visit my house. I just love the way you see things and make them tell a story. Thanks for making my day a sunny one.
Always turn out the best, those leftovers. That’s where the real art lies! xox
More motivation for me to gather my supplies for you exciting “Color Play.” Quilting is nearly finished as is funiture painting. My desire to play with color with you is feeding my desire to finish up these UFP’s (UnFinishedProjects). Onward and upward, I always say and gather supplies while you may. ~Jan
I love how your mind works and I love the “Oops” philosophy. Very creative!
Lovely page Carolyn! It would fit very well to our masculine-feminine theme at Art Journal Journey, would be great if you would link to us! Valerie
Love leftovers–whether on my craft table or my kitchen table!
Love the final piece!
This page is fab! Just the right balance. Of everything!!
I LOVE IT!!! Great job- when are we getting together to play?
Wonderful page – perfect for you in how you work and what I come to enjoy about your work. Oops should be Uops!
Love how this turned out. Hope to see it appear somehow in a future project.
Love your “oops.” They are inspiring
Fabulous page – love how those mop-ups can be the best inspiration!
great page
Love the colors on the pages with text behind. Thanks for sharing
Love this message and all the visual eye candy. May the doorways be the right ones for you, my friend!
Wonderful journal page Carolyn, thanks a lot for joining us at Art Journal Journey, hugs, Valerie
This is just great Carolyn! Thank you very much for joining Art Journal Journey!
oxo
Susi
Really nice page. Love the arches in color and the people in black on the old page. Glad you added the arches they really finished off this page.