Newbies - share your first pages

[DanityDoll]

Here is a place for Art Journal newbies to share your first pages. I'll go first. I'm also putting mine in my gallery though so I can keep any comments :). anyway here it is.....

[KimmyS]

Thanks Vicki for starting this thread.
I love how you "threaded" the 2006 - and the discover is hanging from the line like a sheet from a wshing line. That is very inspiring. Can't wait to see your next pages

[Shell-Bean]

Very nice Vicky! Love the threaded 2006!!

[DanityDoll]

Thank you Kimmy and Shell - wasn't sure but getting postiive feedback from you 2 has made me feel better about this.

[DanityDoll]

these are my next 2 pages, details are in my gallery. I'm very happy with both of these pages. I hope more newbies will share some pages soon :)

[KimmyS]

You are on a roll with your Journal Vicki! Keep it coming. I haven't even thought about how to decorate my cover yet. By the time I have done that you will have 2 complete journals filled LOL

[DanityDoll]

LOL!!! :) I'm just incredibly motivated and inspired just now - it might not last!!!!

[moragm]

I'm a newbie working on my front cover. Hope to pluck up the courage to share it when I'm finished. Have posted some images on the gallery but never tried an art journal. Like your front cover and first two pages. you are obviously getting into it. I'm trying to get on with mine, but keep getting interrupted. Hope to share a front page soon :rolleyes:

[DanityDoll]

hope to see a page soon. my blue page is the first page of my art journal not my front cover :)

[moragm]

I think I'm having a bit of a dim moment. Can't figure out how to upload a photograph into this bit of the website, so I have posted my front page on my gallery for now. Would welcome any comments and perhaps someone can put me straight about the upload thing

[DanityDoll]

hiya morag, if you want to upload something you click on post reply and there is an option about half way down the page (underneath the typing box) to attach files - you just click on manage attachments. You then click browse, find your file and click upload, you then submit your post as normal. Hope you can get around it - I'm off to have a wee look at your gallery :)

[DanityDoll]

Morag - I love the photo you've used on the front of you journal - where can you get these types of pictures from???

[moragm]

Which photo do you mean the one of me and my hubby or the background? Thanks for the info on uploading I'll give a go

[DanityDoll]

is that of you and your husband?? it looks really good!!!!

[KimmyS]

I finally did it YAY. Started with the cover (obviously)

I made this journal totally from scratch. Cut A4 black cardstock in half and bound 10 pages with a spiral bounder. I even put a transparency cover sheet on so, nothing would smudge the cover.

I placed 2 ghostletters with repositional glue onto the cardstock and brushed with some paint over them, that way I had a cool effect once I removed the letters.

Now I have to think about the next pages <_<

[moragm]

Love your front page Kimmy. Looks very 'arty'. I've done my front cover and first two pages, if I can keep up this pace I may finish by the end of the year

[DanityDoll]

ooh kimmy that is realy pretty :) i love the ghost letters!!! morag - i love your chocolate page :) it looks great!!!

[jillti28]

Just love all of these. Am really pushed for time at the moment, so probably won't get anything done for a couple of weeks - but you guys have given me loads of inspiration. Thanks for starting it Vicki.
PS Does anyone know where I can buy the right sort of journal/book/thingy?

[DanityDoll]

your welcome Jill!!! i don't know where you buy them from - i was given mine in a swap. best thing to do is start a new thread asking that - you'll probably get more joy :)

[moragm]

Love your front page. Looks very 'arty' I've been working on my first couple of pages. Hope to keep the momentum going :lol: I'm just going to update this little gallery now and again by adding a page in here every so often

[DanityDoll]

morag i left a message for you above saying i like your chocolate page, i think you may have missed it!!! it seems like you have been busy :) I hope you're enjoying it

[moragm]

Thanks I think I've been a bit of a dork and loaded the same thing twice. Someone was asking about where to buy the journals. Mine is an 8"x8" hard backed sketch pad from a company called Pink Pig. You can buy them from any good art store

[KimmyS]

Morag I totally love the colour scheme of your journal. It's fabulous

[KatieM]

Kim - love your cover! I have managed to paint my covers and that is it!! The darlings (children) have been conspiring against me and I have produced bumpkiss!!!
Morag - great colour scheme and fab pages!

Hoping by the end of the week to have produced something! Have loads of ideas I want to put into the blessed thing when it is finished! :lol:

Kathryn :)

[DanityDoll]

Katie - i hope you upload what you do :) I'm loving this thread!!!

[KatieM]

Will do - if I ever get round to finishing it!

Kathryn :)

[jillti28]

Am on a spending ban at the mo' - saving myself for the retreat I am going on at the end of the month. But thanks all for the info. I would be interested in the address swap thingy.........
The blinkie is brilliant - so pretty. What talented OHs some of us have!!!!!

[moragm]

Thanks for all the positive comments. It's inspired me to keep on going. Went out yesterday and bought a couple of new bits of stash, even although my New Year's resolution was not to spend too much money. Back at work tomorrow (all my student UCAS forms to sort ahhhhhhhhh!). Don't think I'll have too much time for scrapping. Have to fit it in where I can, but I have been enjoying the chat on this thread. Keep the pages coming :unsure:

[DanityDoll]

I've done my next page!!! It's a very personal page so I'm not going to share the meaning behind it but I'm quite happy with it!!!

[ditzzy]

I love this front cover looking forward to seeing the rest . well done I keep thinking about doing an art journal my self but as per usuall I 'M JUST THINKING!!!!

[ditzzy]

Sorry I must have missed a few !! That last comment was to Kimmy S A little early for me today!

[scrapjax]

Heres my art journal - cover was made for me in journal swap by the very talented KatieM!!


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[scrapjax]

And heres my first entry. The cat is from valentines card from DH this year, and the papers are SEI I think (can't remember!)

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[cayliehotpants]

Ive had a bash at this and im really happy with the outcome, it is in my gallery if you fancy a look. Ive done 3 pages which i will hopefully get on here in the next few days.
It is going to be used for Rhonna's 21 day challenge, late i know but better than never, it gives me a chance to try out new things on a smaller scale.
All the work so far that i have seen is fab. Im going to enjoy checking the gallerys later.

[peachey-kins]

so can someone explain what the premis (is that even the right word) is behind the journals as im intrigued..and caylie, i love your journal. its gorgeous!!


edit:: ok sorted. bought myself a 7gypsies one to start..just need the inspiration now!!!

[dvonkesmark]

Inspired by this thread I have made a small journal for October. I have posted 3 pics in my gallery, but thanks to Morag's instructions above, I shall now try to attach one pic of the cover here. I made the whole thing from scratch and have described it in my gallery. Hope you like it. Vonxy

[glitter fairy]

Its gorgeous!

Have mine on my 'to do list' Its been there for months, and unfortunatly there are always things with pressing deadlines that I HAVE to do, so the things like this get pushed aside.

Will tyr and start it this week though. Love yours Vonxy.

[Raccoon]

wow! these are lovely pages :) I still havent managed to do my first page yet (maybe I should start with the cover?) Its all really inspiring!

Tess xxx