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Creative Jumpstart, Jan 31, Dana Wakley: Family Portrait Transfers

I don’t have access to a laser printer so I tried an ink jet color transfer of my husband and I... it didn’t work, even a bit! So this journal page includes a transfer I did onto cotton using matte medium. It’s a picture of my brother and I, and our pets, Ginger, Becky, and Kelly. I’ve had a couple of pages in this journey back from my days growing up in Calgary, and it has brought back many happy memories.

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 30, Tina Walker: Household textures

In today’s video Tina made molds and then resin pieces she used in mini art journal pages. I don’t have the ingredients to do this (though I’m intrigued and will someday probably get them). For this journey through Creative Jumpstart I’m using the material I have on hand, and making a journal page for each days project. I have paper clay and some pre made molds so I used textures and papers and paper clay molds that I had around the studio to create this page. The words say: If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 29: Iris Fritachi-Cussens: My city speaks to me

My city (Toronto) is on an edge of Lake Ontario. We spend a lot of time along the waterfront. I love reflections in water. This journal page is inspired by today’s video by Iris Fritachi-Cussens, and also a technique I’ve seen variations of online.

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 28: Joe Rosella: Decorative Storage Box

In today’s video, Joe showed how he decorated a cigar box for his home. My inspiration for this journal pages comes from that video - though just on a page. I didn’t have any of the things Joe used (embossing powders, gold leaf, cigar box, special paper and machine to cut his pattern... so I collaged a Buddha head onto a piece of painted wood paper, which was applied to gelli print paper. If I was to do a box, it would end up something like this:

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 27: Rachel Grieg: Where I come from

I was born in Calgary Alberta, Canada and lived there until I was about 12. We moved quite a bit - every 4 years or so apparently. I only remember the last two areas we lived in - Sunnyside, then Roxborough. I layered photocopies of these two areas with other bits and pieces that remind me of those years. Everything on this page has meaning to my memories of that time,including the pink, which has always been my favourite color.