journal art by suswan and just free thought

I was so excited today when my friends Bear (Stephen) and Fi shared with me a link to Donna Downey's Inspiration Wednesday, on Facebook..thanks guys!
okay so I had to swirl in my try.  I have one giant Tim's rub on other than that nope I could not find any so had to go a different way
I cut my journal page out of manilla folder and used gesso

and also used my brayer to get a green tone wasn't ready for the mustard look this early lol.I used Americana foliage green

I then stamped with one of my butchered stamps I use for everything I think one of Tim Holts spiral stamps

I added some Iron Oxide acrylic by creamcoat (had it back in my ceramic shop)

added more gesso and green

then I added some hearts with my Wendy Vecchi stencil

some numbers from a regular hard ware stencil some of the race stripes I call them from Dyans dylusions..then torn some lose paper scraps and gesso(ed)them on

had to use the two stamps here from Stampers Anonymous love them both.

I love the blue moon I could base all my art off of the blue moon..infact what a cool idea right?
so I tore a image from my stash of a blue moon and attached one on the left and one on the right.
final touch modge podge matt.
well I am off to make the back now. Thanks for stopping in.
hugs
susan








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Abundance

Creative souls a marvelous place to be if you love every form of art has a book club let me give you the link.http://creativesouls.ning.com/group/creative-souls-book-club
We are going to study the wonderful books of Julia Cameron "The Artist  Way". Today I received my last book for this study and had to go ahead and look into it...
The fourth book that came to me is "Blessings" Her second paragraph say " In my Fathers house are many mansions" "we are told. By counting our blessings, we name ourselves accurately as children of the universe, the richly dowried children of God., or if you prefer the "good" . Focused on our good , focused on our abundance, we naturally attract more of the same. This is spiritual law. Our consciousness is creative.. What we focus on we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon.Negativity multiplies when focused upon.The choice is ours. Which do we want more of"? there it is so simple.wow!wow! how excellent is that simply said and so powerfully truthful

so with that thought in mind...I made this journal page. I am going to love this book.
Thanks for stopping in
hugs
susan s
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Happy Monday everyone

I received my stencil about a month ago and I am so behind getting to a few projects I really wanted to do. Yesterday a wonderful friend of mine Miranda inspired this page., she made a wonderful journal pages, well she inspired a try out of me..Thanks Miranda..The stencil is from Dyan Reaveley Dylusions.
hugs
susan s

The warmth of friends

Hi there it is a wonderful Sunday afternoon and I am sharing with you my journal challenge piece for http://willowing.ning.com/group/monthlyartchallenge/forum/topics/june-challenge-topic-the-sun?commentId=2238365%3AComment%3A516821&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum
love that place...with all the wonderful kind people.
here it is
The warmth of friends

Thanks for stopping in
hugs
susan s

canvas stuff

JOURNAL ART ON CANVAS

my first try I used and smeared ink image a lot of acrylic and every gadget i could find.

Thanks for looking
susan s

Thank you Tam/willowing.ing.com

There are so many fabulous groups on line and so many awesome classes and tutorials..I have been so privileged to be a part of. There is one that rescued me in a time I never saw it coming and that is a lovely lady named Tam who offered this course  http://willowing.ning.com/page/free-classes-on-willowing-ning-com
you will see this button. to take the class  I began and yet have not finished...click the link above.

I cannot say enough kind...good ..excellent awesome...and so forth words to describe how this has helped me. In fact i am on lesson one still and rummaging through the old library in the brain healing parts broken or damaged and it has so changed me to a more honest real and a  caring person.I am a junkie artist I love it all (mostly) and like so many the friendships are a second family and the art keeps the bonds of many with broken bodies minds and spirits.As willow has been there for me I find I should be  there for many also..out stretched arms from a manufacture or designer or just the weekend stampin artist..there are unique ways of expression..we seem to be there for each other.
If you get a chance take her classes  do it! if all goes well I am going to sign up for the year long class she offers next weekend it would so be worth it for me to continue and I hope others join in.
Take care my sweet friends.
hugs
susan s