Here’s a peek inside my Nostalgia Art Journal. The pages – just waiting to be filled up – are made from old books and magazines, brown paper bags, recycled mail envelopes, maps, and other found paper. This journal is very close to my heart because it’s very representative of me – from the pages that I used to how I put them and the cover together.
The journal has an inside pocket and the first page includes a quote that reads “Savor the quiet moments and know how very much you matter in this world.” – a nice inspiration every time you open the journal.
Some pages feature handpainted backgrounds using mixed media.
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Your journal is so inspiring! I love how your pages have some sewing on it! I also love the idea that you have pages made up from so many wonderful finds! Very very inspiring! My little journal have something similar filled with pages with some sewing on it as well. Thank you so much for sharing your loveliness with us! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
LOVE this journal…i am in the class as well, but haven’t yet done any sewing, as i am sans a machine! i love the way your pages came out…one of the best i’ve seen! thanks for sharing.
the journal is beautiful, love the “play” page. The silhouette works beautifully. Hope you have a swagger in your step and some play time!
Wow, just wow, Johwey! Gosh I’m so jealous. I have no talent like this what so ever. It looks really great.
I finally finished my project for my mom. The Flick set is http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonloucks/sets/72157624130596121/
Can I ask how you take your photos? Do you have one of big fancy cameras? All I have is a Nikon Coolpix. LOL Anytips would be very much of help!
wonderful pages!
Lovely journal, I love incorporating the sewing with the pages. I haven’t done that as much as I would like to. Just curious on how you bound your pages? I can’t wait to look around your site here and see more of what you are doing~ I am in the flying lessons, glad to meet you! ~Theresa
Your journal turned out beautiful!
fantastic! love it
i love your journal. i wish someone around here would teach a class on how to make my own- it would be so fun to go to a weekly “class” and work on it. can you move to dallas and do that? ;)
your journal has a very serene quality to it that i am enjoying very much:)
I hopping over from the blog hop. :)Journal looks amazing! I love that you recycled magazines and paper bags to make it.
oh MY! i simply adore, no wait, i’m drooling over your art journal! it’s pages are luscious! they are so tantalizingly well put together…I want to hold it! I want to have it! lol
it’s nice to have met you…through the art blog linky thing! lol
come by and visit with me too! it’s so nice to meet a fellow creative like yourself!
ciao bella
creative carmelina
Hello!
Just wanted to thank you for your inspirational collage videos. My daughter and I have been sitting here watching them consecutively through…enjoying all the layered effects!
i needed a break, and this was better than watching the television!
ciao bella
creative carmelina and daughter!
oh…btw…she is now inspired to cut up some magazine strips and do some creative collage!
the studio is gonna get messy! hehe….
ciao bella
creative carmelina……
Found your blog and I really love the journals you have made!
this books is FABULOUS!!! i love it. i loving doing bookbinding and art journals myself and yours is so inspiring. :) i found your blog on the art bloghop.