Who knew when I started playing I would end up in Outer Mongolia! I’ve been secretly working on a new free workshop, A Colorful Workshop: Use Your Words and the “stuff” from that is all over my counters. So are Gelli Plate
papers from the February Gelli party. Okay, confession time, there is stuff all over the counters from the last Gelli party too! I am not a big fan of cleaning and it worked to my advantage today!
For the Artsy Fartsy challenge with Maria McGuire I had to use 3 things: letters, PanPastels, and sewing. I searched on my counters for inspiration and sure enough- I found it in the piles on my counters…Be sure to stop and see what she made!
I grabbed a dictionary page that I had cleaned my brayer on while plating and had used it with purple letters on the Gelli Plate too. This dictionary page had also been a test page for the white journey stencil (from that free workshop I mentioned above).
In my excitement I glued it into the journal. Before the stitching. Oops. New plan.
Pan Pastels around the edges. Love how much control I have when coloring with them!
I will build an embellishment with stitching on it! To get some stitching in here I grabbed a Gelli print and stitched lines on it.
The white letters were too plain for me so I added silver glitter rub-on.
I cut strips of the purple paper into arrows and outlined JOURNEY with a Stabilo pencil– that thing will write over anything it seems- even glitter!
It was at this point that I noticed the Outer Mongolia at the top of the page…how fitting!
February just started and there are already loads of great Gelli prints happening over at A Colorful Gelli Print Party for February! Stop on over and check it out!
I’ll post more details later this week here on the blog about the free workshop but if you want to get a peek at the new workshop, pop over here.
Linking up with Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, Mandarin Orange Monday, Make It Monday, Inspire Me Monday, and Creative Every Day.
Beautiful work again Carolyn. I thin a Gelli Plate is a must (haha) but I like it very much
lovely greet and nice Sunday
Marja
LOVE the Outer Mongolia serendipity! How fun and fitting!! I love how you added the stitching too.
Everything came together in such a serendipitous way. It turned out great. Sometimes a messy work table can be very inspiring!
What an appropriate word for you to use. You are on a BIG journey my friend! I LOVE the way you used your stitching!!! I think the randomness of the letters is perfect! Did I tell you I also love doing this with YOU!!!
gorgeous! I am so excited –and looking forward to the workshop Carolyn!
Looks like you had a fun journey, love the colours, and the contrasting alphas! Valerie
I love that this started as the “leftover” paper. It came together so nicely. Exciting news about your workshop!
Outer Mongolia was always one of my favorite places to capture in the game Risk, for some reason I loved that part of the world back when…isolated, fascinating, incomprehensible sometimes. This is going to be a fun journey…….using our words. xox
I knew you were a Mongoloid at heart! Tremendous as always!
Love this page! I just signed up for your class…thank you for providing it for FREEE…perfect price for me…LOL!!! I don’t often comment but love your art and your sharing attitude…makes my day when I see your name pop up in my emails. Thank you!!
I love that when you (and, most often, I) begin a page, you just don’t know where that particular journey will lead! Another great page, Carolyn! Love your brilliant recovery from the “oops, I forgot the stitching” dilemma! 😉
Love your process and description! Such an interesting journal page! Love the colours as well.
Fantastic pages and colors Carolyn. I saw this on MIM..Loz
That’s quite a unique page! Love all your info to make it.
Awesome page!! I love the bright colors!!
Visiting From Make it Monday
Hugs
Heather
“Journey” is a key word for you as 2013 begins. Love the layers all on top of each other and the stitching.
Looks like you’ve been having fun! I saw you on MIM.
Visiting from MIM 🙂 How stunning! Love it!
Beautiful work!
I’m crazy about this color combination.
Rinda
I’m still in awe over the use of dictionary pages..LOVE that and your creation came together beautifully! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us at Make It Monday!
Hugs,
Lisa xxx
Love using the dictionary page and words as an art-start. very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Found you on the IMM hop. Maybe you’d give my “emotion chair” a try.. would love to see what you came up with…
Diane
http://treasuringgrace.blogspot.com/2013/01/making-whole-healing-through-art.html
Must be a wonderful journey.
My Orange
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Thank you for letting us enjoy your “journey” 🙂 it looks amazing!
Really imaginative! And your colours and use of text are fantastic! Thank you for sharing with Mandarin Orange Monday:)
Beautiful shots. Have a fabulous week!
Liz (mlc)
Liz (yacb)
great post with a great outcome! i love your colours:)
This is so great! I adore how you got so caught up in the moment that you got so excited about what you were doing that you jumped ahead of your plan and glued in a little early. Don’t you just love that feeling!? Beautiful work and especially how Mongolia came to play
This is so cheerful and happy!
Such an unexpected and a bit bumpy, but cheerful and happy journey! 🙂 <3
That turned out fabulous! Great job! I love that you only had 3 items to use…I’d be stumped. 😉 Happy PPF!
Beautiful and warm colours. Lovely page, Carolyn. Thank you for sharing with us.
Funny, I thought I had commented on this post already, but I can’t see it. Love seeing the pictures from start to finish Carolyn! I love your colorcombination in this one!
WOW this is so original and interesting to read. Happy PPF.
Cool page…. love the step by step photos!
I’m going to have to come and check out your Gelli Print party this weekend – I have one and haven’t used it yet… it’s scaring me!
Karen x
I love this page, Carol… fun to see how it came together! I signed up for your class… can’t wait to get started. Thank you for providing it free.
Terrific page, loving the design and fab colours. Happy PPF, Annette x
happy ppf
Carolyn,, you can make the most terrific designs from ordinary things. This is beautiful.
How inCREDible- I love the way this turned out and the way you shared the steps along the way- just beautiful!
Happy PPF,
Stephanie
colorful, bright, and FUN!
p.s. loved the Outer Mongolia bit 🙂
I love the color and composition of your page! I smiled at the reference to Outer Mongolia. When I was a kid, it was always used as a reference to something or somewhere that was “really out there”. (Kind of where I spend much of my time 🙂 -Terri
Loving the techniques and layers C! Great Post!
love the trip to outer mongolia and the workshop sounds perfectly wonderful… how generous to offer it for nothing…xx
What a fun page – love the outer mongolia bit as well. Pan Pastels are wonderful. You just inspired me to use mine to add some color to my painting. HPPF
As an art quilter as well as a drawer and painter I love the addition of stitches to your creation! Wonderful colors and fun with words too!
Outer Mongolia… what a great journey!
a fun and colorful piece…love the ‘outer Mongolia’ bit…HPPF!