My Teesha Journal

Happy Friday everybody,

These are images from my Teesha Moore journal. I am having so much fun with this. I'm not so sure about the pan pastels. I'll need a lot of practice with those. I think the shading on the cover is too dark so I tried to lighten it with the white. I've done step 1, paint; step 2 collage and I've started step 3, penwork. Except I admit not all pages are collaged yet and some have no shading yet. I was so anxious to try every step so I got several pages done with each step and then moved to the next. I am thinking I may journal with white or silver on the cover since I think it's too dark. That will lighten it up a bit. I love how my bird girl has turned out. She is somewhat of a curiosity, or maybe she is a curious type. Oh and her hair is from a cat. I loved that idea. She scalped a cat (Oh my I hope my cat babies don't read this.). Can you tell she loves the great outdoors?

I tried taking a pic of the journal with my new camera but it didn't work out too good so I used my scanner instead for the rest.

This little monkey is thinking of sunshine, can you tell? She's also headed to the library to look at books about warmer climates. I tried to convince her she liked Kansas but she insisted a warmer climate would be much more to her liking. I love her mismatched shoes, they remind me of my granddaughter.

This rollerskating princess loves to dance to her favorite tunes. She knows that laughter is the best medicine so I think she's listening to funny songs. Hey, is she winking at you?

I'm not sure what her story is yet. I know she needs altered a lot more as she's too obvious. I will add more altering to her and the rollerskating princess after lunch. I'm off to visit Billie today and buy more tape. The Prismatic markers seem to be working fine but no white. I'm going to get white also.

Have a great Friday and a fun, creative weekend.

Tess

January's Journal Challenge Day 3

January 3rd, 2009
I am a Boy Scout Volunteer and also a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow within Scouting. Today was the OA Winter Banquet. Since the OA is boy lead with adult advisers they chose to have activities geared more for the youth this time around. Instead of going for the whole day we opted to drive over just for dinner. It was a nice 2 hour country drive and we got to see a lot of scouting friends we only see once or twice a year or at big camping events so it was well worth it.

Before the drive I was contemplating an art project I wanted to work on and could not find a key element. I know it is here in one of the many bags or boxes hidden here and there around the house. I needed to go to the post office and offered to gas up the car while I was at it. I made an impromptu trip to Wal-Mart and am I ever glad I did. Look what I found for only $32.00.

I'm sorry the picture isn't better. It's a 7 drawer dresser with 4 small drawers and 3 deeper drawers. I've already placed some art supplies I got for Christmas into it and emptied out 3 plastic bags. There is still plenty of room. I like the top 4 drawers as they are wide enough for scrapbook papers to lay flat. Once I have more of my supplies into it I should be able to rearrange the sewing/storage room to sit this dresser right next to my sewing machine stand. Neat huh!!

Have you found a nifty art supply storage bargain lately?

Tess