Monday 27 September 2010

Grand Final week - Take 2

Hi everyone

Well what a weekend it has been. I love my AFL and especially love watching the season's culmination which is the Grand Final. Even though my team was not playing it is still a great game to watch and Saturday's game was a nail biter, right down to the siren which signaled that it was a draw. Now in AFL only the Grand Final is replayed if it is a draw, that's the rule love it or hate it, so when it was over we didn't have a winner and we have to do it all over again next week. The good thing for me is that I have a very dear friend who was able to get two extra tickets and

I AM GOING TO THE GRAND FINAL!!! 

It will be my first ever grand final and probably my only chance of going to one unless I become a member in the future. To be in the crowd at the MCG at a normal game is great but to be at a sellout crowd of over 100,000 cheering fans will be awesome. The atmosphere is like nothing else ( oh the U2 concert came close) and it will be a day long remembered.

Anyway, i digress....
I received a lovely package in the mail late last week from Gina. You may remember from my last post that I had one a giveaway that Gina had on her blog and I was able to pick whatever I liked from her Etsy shop. I choose the green tree frog and shell stamp. 

I couldn't wait to try out the stamps so thought I would use them in my art journal. This is my first one and I hope you like it. These little frogs are well camouflaged in nature so I wanted to convey that in this layout. 

The prompt I choose what "What green means to me". The same colour can evoke so many different emotions in everyone from calm to irritating, cool to hot, happy to sad, exciting to dull, quiet to noisy. I think it can reveal a lot about your personality in the tone of the colour you use and the colours themselves. You can tell what sort of mood someone is in by the colours they choose to wear that day, further the colour you choose to wear can also then change the mood that you are in. I tend to go for bright colours but also love looking at pastels, I just don't seem to be able to paint soft colours - too heavy handed I guess.

anyway, here is the progress of my two pages




I want to thank Gina for her generosity and I hope I have done your stamp justice. As soon as I have used the shell stamp I will share.

Here is the quote for today
 comes from one of my favourite authors Cheryl Richardson

"Think BIG. There are unseen forces ready to support your dreams."

Hope you are having a great day.
Namaste
Lee 

5 comments:

Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique said...

Stunning journaling Lee. You always appear to be having so much fun with your art.
Hope you have a creative week.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne

Carin said...

This looks like such a fun page to create! And the little frog is adorable!

Janet said...

Thanks for sharing your process for this journal spread. Love the colors, and the stamp is so cute.

PS - I couldn't help noticing the gorgeous color of your nail polish!!

Anna Rosa Designs said...

Hi Lee,
Gosh, how lovely to have a friend give you a ticket to the Grand Final!
Your Green pages are fabulous and your pictures and step by steps are fantastic.
Oh yes, Your new banner also looks fabulous!
Hugs,
Anna

Tyggereye said...

Thanks for the shout out. The frog stamp looks awesome on your paper. :)

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