Altered book WIP

So the class was awesome. I am so happy to have finally gotten to meet Cheryl. We really had a great time.
I loved working with the Splash of Color products, they really are great.
I am excited to get to work on the inside pages. I'm sure I will be adding a few more little details to the cover as well.

Here it is so far.

 

Thanks for taking a look.

Have a FaBuLoUs everytying

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Monica

So beyond excited to be taking my FIRST class...yes...I live in an area that does not have any LSS and luckily there is one about 2 hours from here and the amazing Cheryl Mezzetti is teaching an altered book class.
My girlfriend Paula is coming with me. She has never done anything like this before so its going to be so much fun. I made her an apron to wear at the class.

I have also finished altering a couple of my gelli prints...below are the pictures.

And here is the apron.

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Have a FaBuLoUs Day
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Monica

Found some time to finish this journal page. I cut these letters out of card stock. THAT took awhile lol. I love how it turned out though, and I love altering my gelli prints.

From this....

To this....

I used my portfolio water soluble oil pastels to add some blue to the background. It needed some POP.

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Have a FaBuLoUs Day
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Monica

Just now realizing I never posted pictures of my studio once I got everything painted and stuff...

This is where I create...

I love being in my studio
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Monica

I tore up some of my gelli prints so I could sew them back together and make something FaBuLoUs...so far I have gotten them sewn. Im thinking about using it for a journal cover.

I will definitely be sewing some more scraps together for other projects.

I'll post more pics as this project moves forward.
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Have a great day
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Monica

I've been playing with my Gelli Plate again today. Got some awesome prints done this morning. Did some housework then decided to have a go at something more before getting ready for work.

I have had some gesso'd up playing cards laying around and decided to lay them out on the gelli plate and just keep layering. I LOVE how these came out. 9 cards in less than 10 minutes. I was also able to pull 4 full background prints from the paint after each layer on the cards.

Here are the cards and the new backgrounds.

Thanks for stopping by...Hope you have a FaBuLoUs Day!!!
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Monica

Wow...it has been a lot longer than I thought since I posted on my blog.
I have been working part time, so I have still had time for lots of art.

My broken leg is finally healed and I got a full release from my doc to go back to work, hence the part time job. I have made some amazing new friends and I love my job. Still hoping for a full time position on the horizon.

My awesome amazing husband ok'd me to get a gelli plate and I am officially addicted.

I am also taking part in a swap hosted by Denise Phillips and Nancy Baumiller. A triptych swap and man have I ever had fun and I cant wait to make more. So here is what I have been up to.

I used graphics from Nancy Baumiller at deviantscrap.com. Amazing stuff...I can't wait to get mail from Denise with 2 surprise triptych's. Definitely check out Denise's blog because I think she may be having another swap in the near future. birdnutsmixedmedia.blogspot.com

Below are some of the gelli prints I have been making. I have lots of ideas for what I want to do with them. I actually used a couple of them for the backgrounds on the above triptych atc's...I love LOVE my gelli plate.

 transformed this print here....

Into this finished piece. I love to doodle. I added the number stamps and cut the orange heart out of another gelli print.
I absolutely love how it came out and can't wait to transform my other prints. 

Im excited every time I work with my gelli plate. It's awesome to get something different every time. I am going to try the packing tape print and I also am going to be printing on some fabric.
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MadZie

Recent Art

Have found some time to do some art...it's hard because I have to gather up what I need so I dont have to keep getting up but I got it some what under control....
There won't be anymore for awhile because most of my studio is packed because we can start moving stuff over to our new house in 2 weeks...
I'm packing the best I can with a broken leg, and my daughter moved back home so she is helping. Looking forward to the new house as it is a ranch style house with no stairs and a huge 2 car garage and its just 2 doors down from our friends...GOOD TIMES!!!!

So I got 2 journal pages done, and another Loverlee doll from Laura Robbert's class over at paperwhimsy.com

The first journal page is mocking myself for my broken leg...hey if ya can't laugh at yourself...yanno?

Another journal page I did about my heart...I love LOVE using my water soluble oil pastels...no brushes used on this one...just blended with my fingers...love how it turned out

And here is Sophie...my second loverlee doll...My girlfriend from high school named her...I love how she turned out.

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MadZie

Life throws a major curve ball

So yah...2 weeks ago tonight was on my way downstairs to bed...over stepped and fell and landed on the ceramic tile...end result...a broken fibula and surgery a week later...they had to put in a plate and 5 screws...I have a lengthy recovery ahead, but hopefully not too lengthy...I started a new job Jan 7th and it is very physical and I have to have 100% sign off from my doctor in 6 weeks or I cant go back...
On top of all of this we have to move out of our house by the end of April...lol...

Luckily I have the most amazing husband, and he is taking the best care of me that I could ever imagine. He is able to work from home so we will be able to get a lot accomplished for the move.

I also made a new friend here in town...One of my husbands co workers and his wife, whom I had never met, came over the Sunday before my surgery and brought us a wonderful home made lasagne dinner...Paula and I hit if off instantly and I am so happy to have found a new friend...they also told us about a house for rent 2 doors down from them and it ended up being exactly what we are looking for. We signed the lease papers and gave the deposit today so the house is ours...and thank goodness its a ranch style home so no more stairs...

So even with the curve ball life decided to throw me, there has been so much more positive than negative...I received flowers tonight from my sweet friend Denise Phillips and it just took the positive to a whole other level...Denise is such a funny, amazing, inspiring and beautiful person, and I am so thankful that she is a friend.

Oh so in all this craziness I actually managed to complete my first doll in Laura Robberts loverlee class....and I am going to finish another tomorrow.
This is Aldora and I LOVE how she came out...I will be making many more and listing them in my etsy shop soon...I need an income...!!!!

 Her name is Aldora and it means "Winged Gift"
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MadZie