Journaling by 5s - Session 4

This session is all about adding images and words to create a focal point. I did this session the day after doing the previous three sessions. I spread out a few piles of various pictures and words I'd cut from magazines and got to work.

This session was the most time-consuming one. Really you should just grab and glue but I found myself overthinking a few times. Racing against the clock eliminates much of that though. I had one more page to do when the timer went off, so I just finished it afterwards (don't think that's too much of a cheat...).

Here are my twenty pages. They are coming along nicely.

Pg 1

Pg 2

Pg 3

Pg 4

Pg 5

Pg 6

Pg 7

Pg 8

Pg 9

Pg 10

Pg 11

Pg 12

Pg 13

Pg 14

Pg 15

Pg 16

Pg 17

Pg 18

Pg 19

Pg 20

Do you have a favorite yet? It's amazing how each layer changes the pages. The last page was my least favorite in the first two stages, but the last two sessions have changed it around to where I quite like it.

One more session to go - pen and pencil work for details.

Free Valentine Images

In my previous post about the two sites offering free Valentine images, I had typos so neither link worked. I have corrected this, so you can now link directly from the post and go to the free images. Check this out before the 14th - they won't be up after Valentine's Day!

I think I have mentioned this source previously as well, but if you like vintage images of children, go to http://stores.ebay.com/Lisas-Altered-Art She has the cutest collage sheets.

Free Valentine Images

Here are two sites that are posting a different free Valentine image daily from now until Feb. 14. Be sure to read their "angel policies" which spell out how you can and cannot use these free images. All they ask is you post a link to their site on your blog or any Yahoo groups you belong to.

http://www.countdown.tentwostudios.com/index.html
http://artist-how-to.com/ValentineCountdown.htm

Enjoy!