Sunday, January 12, 2014

Smile and Up lyrics art journal


I won this journal awhile back. Its by Amy Tangerine. I am doing the challenge on The Craft Barn, this year its the Quotes and Lyrics challenges. You can use one or both of two words, this fortnight its Smile and Up.
 I first did Up, using the lyrics to Forever Young by Bob Dylan, its one of my favorite songs. I used one of the red pages and my sister in law wrote it out for me in white paint pen. She used a black pen on the words Up. I doodled around the page.
 I wasnt satisfied just doing one word so I went the page next to it, which was just notebook lines. I gessoed the page, then painted it. I then stamped a music page stamp in black ink. I then took a piece of white mulberry paper and put it over the paint and stamp with Golden medium. It was too opaque so I went over the top with more medium and I can see everything through it. I stamped my favorite and only face stamp in walnut distress ink. I then wrote out the lyrics to Smile written by Charlie Chaplin and sang by Nat King Cole. I love love love this song.
I am going to do as much of the challenge for the year in this journal, but will run out of room before too long lol. It does have pocket page so I will do some on tags. Really excited about this whole challenge. 



Challenges:
The Craft Barn-Q & L smile and up
The Crafting Cafe-anything goes
Penny's Paper-anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps-anything goes
Papertake Weekly-anything goes

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 5:52 AM

    Fantastic start Christina. Looking forward to seeing more of your pages.
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  2. DawnJanuary 13, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Love it Christi! Thanks for sharing your fab journal with us at The Crafting Cafe, in our Anything Goes challenge!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  3. LARELLE-SUSANNEJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:06 PM

    beautiful mixed media, loved this super cute, Thanks so much for joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps, I hope to see more of your amazingly wonder projects in future events and challenges. Hugs Larelle-Susanne DT

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  4. Holly AKA KopyKatJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:49 PM

    This is so pretty. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

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  5. Dangina MartinezJanuary 14, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Fantastic! I have to try this. Thank You for joining us here at Loves Rubber Stamps this week. Hugs, Dangina

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  6. Lynn HollandJanuary 14, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    I've just joined and I'm enjoying seeing how everyone works. I've used the Nat King Cole song too

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  7. chrissieJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:40 AM

    Wonderful start to the challenge

    Love Chrissie x

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  8. Silvia(Barnie)January 15, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    A gorgeous idea, I'm sure you'll create a fantastic album.

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  9. TwinkleToes2dayJanuary 15, 2014 at 4:38 PM

    Visiting from The Craft Barn - I'm impressed that you did both words for this challenge :o)

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  10. SylviaJanuary 16, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    Two fabulous pages, love the lyrics.

    Sylv xx

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  11. massofhairJanuary 17, 2014 at 8:18 PM

    Beautifully written words & 2 fab pages. Love your colours, warm & inviting:-) x

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  12. KarenJanuary 18, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    Just fabulous! Your journal is going to look lovely! Thanks for playing xxx

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    Great project, Thank you for joining in the Anything Goes Challenge at The Crafting Cafe this month!
    Good Luck
    Hugs Erin x

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  14. lena-dailyscrapJanuary 18, 2014 at 12:23 PM

    Lovely pages ! Bob Dylan sure wrote some gorgeous lyrics!

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  15. ScrapmateJanuary 21, 2014 at 6:25 AM

    2 great songs there.I like your journal.

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