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.

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 25, Marlene Meijer: Fanciful Home

This was fun!

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 26: Gwen Lafleur: Home Gratitude Journal

Inspired by today’s video, I decided just to do a journal page rather than make a journal. I have a lot of handmade journals waiting to be filled! I don’t usually work in dark colors, so this was way out of my comfort zone. I’m happy with this page and am glad to find another use for my black and grey gesso, but dark is not my happy place!

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 24: Rikka Kovasin: inspiration Dice

Because I’m treating this as an art journal exploration, any of the prompts that create objects get translated into a journal entry. For this prompt I drew some dice and wrote different prompts that I might use to inspire something on an art journal page. There are oh so many more words I could add to other sides, and more dice.... this would actually be quite a neat way to inspire a page!

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 23: Jen Crossley:Tiny House Jewelry

Inspired by today’s video, I created a house which hides in a fairy garden. The quote reads: Garden fairies come at dawn, bless the flowers, then they’re gone.

Creative Jumpstart, Jan 22: Carolyn Dube: Sgraffito Sanctuary Journal

For this prompt I used her cover process to make my journal page. I’m not going to turn it into a cover, though I’m loving how soft and flexible the paper is, so I can see that one day I might. And, I finally got a chance to use those oil pastels that are sitting on the shelf! The words Health and Balance are my intention words for the year, chosen for another group.