Starting from Monday 3rd January we will be starting a new year long project on the blog. If you would like to complate a project to capture you and your life right now then this is for you.
There will be a new prompt every fortnight and you can follow along using any type of media you like, be it paper scrapping, digi, blogging etc. If you have children it may even be something you would like to create with/for them, focusing on their life or including your whole family.
There will be plenty of scope within this project to do as much or as little as you like. Being on a fortnightly schedule means that if you lead a very busy life you should still be able to join in. For those of you who scrap quickly there will also be some ideas for extra topcis that you can look at.
During this project we will be looking at the little things that make each of us us and the larger world around us. Each prompt will include a topic to focus on that week, a technique and a paper example.
So what type of techniques and ares of life will we be looking at? Sketches, fabric, sewing, painting, collage, monochrome, favourite things, feelings, surroundings, wishes, loves, hates etc. All prompts will be posted to the blog, there is no need to sign up for anything and you can dip in and out as little or often as you like. If you do join in we would love to see what you create so feel free to leave comments and links to your own blogs :)
If you would like to start getting ready then you can start gathering your supplies. This project should enable you to use any stash you already have. You will be able to adapt anything to suit your own tastes and products. If however you do want new stuff then go ahead!!
I will be creating an 8x8 mini book of my pages, you can of course go bigger or smaller or wait to see some of the prompts before deciding. I will not be creating my cover until we are part way through the project so that I can get a feel for how it is shaping up but you can go ahead and start designing right away should you wish!
For the first prompt you will need:
a picture of yourself (or whomever you are creating this about/for)
paint (I used acrylic but watercolors will work too)
mica mists (any type)
stencils/punches (you can create your own stencils using the punches if you don't have any!)
journaling pen (one that will write over paint)
plain white cardstock (for your background)
scraps of patterned paper/book paper (any types/colours you like)
ink pads (I used distress)
You probably guessed it from that list but we will be creating an Art Journal style page! I am not a big arty inky messy crafter but I love the idea of it and once I started to have a play I really enjoyed it, so if you are an art journal beginner or someone more talented then me you will be able to make this page!
So sit back and wait for 3rd Jan. I really look forward to beginning this project and can't wait to see other's interpretations of the prompts and techniques, really hope that we can get a nice group of us playing along together. If you are hoping to join in then why not leave a comment I would love to hear from you :)
Hugs and periwinkles
xxx
I love the look of this and will stop by on the 3rd Jan to start playing along :)
ReplyDeleteOff to check it out now, I like the look of it. It's also fabulous to know that your just up the road from me too :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting and as I always do books for other people or of family holidays I have decided it will be nice to do something for myself
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