Princess Bubbles Creates

I haven't posted an art journal page for a while.  I love the summer and sunshine.  I love hot colors.  This page just makes me happy.

I just wasn't happy with my bead journal project.  I had to do some more beading on it.  Often I feel that a piece isn't finished.  I am always learning and growing and that causes me to think of better ways to do things.  There are times when I just call a piece finished because I am tired of working on it or I have lost interest. 

Just getting in there in the nick of time.  I was inspired by a Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn youtube video.  Jean talked about using sheer fabrics with the embellishing machine.  I was inspired and had to give it a try.  I ended up with this cool fabric and decided to bead it.  Looking at the picture it seems to me that I could have done more beading.  Honestly, I think I say that about every journal project. 

I think this is pretty much finished.  I really wanted the encrusted look but I don't think I got it.  It is close but I am not sure what else I should do.  Any suggests?

I love the color in this shot. 

A few years ago I dyed some paper.  I scrunched it up and soaked it in fabric dye.  I ended up with the most wonderful collection of paper.  Great color, great texture.  I just love these papers.  The problem was I no longer have those dyes so I could not recreate the papers.  They became too precious to use.  Silly, I know.  I know we all do that though.  The light bulb came on.  I could color copy them!  tada now I feel free to use them.  I actually really like the idea of color copying my work.  It allows me to take an idea further without wrecking the original. 

I have over five hundred shots of rust and pealing paint.  I promise I won't post all of them though.  Still I just love them.