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paint, paper, stamps
paint, paper, stamps

I'm filling up my tiny moleskine journal fast - it's only got a few blank spreads left! 

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsNovember 23, 2015rubber stamps
Moleskine Magic
Moleskine Magic

After a couple of weeks of not working in my journal, I got started with a page of leaf prints I made on deli paper last week. I really wanted to add some of these prints to my small moleskine journal, sized 3.5" x 5.5". It is really quite small . . . . 

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Art Journal, Nature PrintingLenna Young AndrewsNovember 4, 2015stencils
moleskine love ❤
moleskine love ❤

More happy pages from my moleskine journal . . . the small size: 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" makes it so easy!! The new pages start with something wonderful, a collaborative effort with a special friend.

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Art Journal, CollaborationLenna Young AndrewsOctober 17, 2015
working small
working small

I find myself returning to my small moleskine journal, again & again, page after page! The 3.5" x 5.5" size means it does not take a lot of time to complete a spread and it is fun to do.

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsOctober 15, 2015stencils, Steve, Travel
something fishy going on . . .
something fishy going on . . .

Yes, something fishy is going on! I went back to working in my larger 9" x 12" Dylusions Journal. The other morning I went on an "artist's date" with myself…

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Art Journal, Rubber StampsLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 21, 2015stencils, rubber stamps
small moleskine journal
small moleskine journal

My friend Julie Welsh (aka Jewels) saw a video of my art journal spread recently and told me she loved it. She remarked she had "lost steam" with art journaling, but hoped to do a page again soon. Having been through that myself, I quickly replied and said, "When you feel like doing something creative again, grab your journal . . . 

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Art Journal, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 12, 2015rubber stamps, stencils, collage
Tea in my Journal
Tea in my Journal

It started with an idea to tea dye some Tags & Paper . . . I included the tags and envelope too...

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 2, 2015rubber stamps
Ephemera: DLP weeks 27 & 28
Ephemera: DLP weeks 27 & 28

07/29/2015 -I started on the left side of the spread with a collage of old papers, an old business card, and a ticket simply glued down to the journal page. Then I added layers of paint in different colors around the edges and also on top of the ephemera...

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Art Journal, CollageLenna Young AndrewsJuly 29, 2015collage
ICAD #37: step-by-step
ICAD #37: step-by-step

I took a few photos while making my ICAD (Index card a day) tonight and thought I would share them. The theme this week from daisy yellow was to use a different color palette every day. Well, I took that theme and used it to inspire me to use lots of different colors via my tin of hard pastels. I started off by making a mark with ALL of the colors, one by one . . . .

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ICAD, Stencils, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJuly 8, 2015stencils
#26: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
#26: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

The Documented Life Project™ Week 26 -June 27 Art Challenge: Photos and Words

Journal Prompt: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

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Art Journal, Photography, TravelLenna Young AndrewsJuly 4, 2015Steve, Florida
week 20 DLP: modeling paste
week 20 DLP: modeling paste

My journal page for the Documented Life Project, Week 20. The Theme for May is: Touchy Feely (Texture) and the May 16th Art Challenge is modeling paste. The Journal Prompt for May 16th is: Rising to the Occasion.

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Art Journal, Mixed Media, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsMay 31, 2015
The sea has it's pearls: Week 14 DLP
The sea has it's pearls: Week 14 DLP

I enjoyed working with fabric for my last challenge page, so I thought I would explore that idea some more. I found a piece of fabric that reminded me of water but it was brown….

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsApril 9, 2015watercolor crayons
making marks: DLP week 10
making marks: DLP week 10

3/09/2015 -I began this weeks DLP prompt by finding and using a piece of paper I had made my marks on while visiting my good friend, Frieda Oxenham in Scotland last September . . . 

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Art Journal, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsMarch 9, 2015Frieda Oxenham
Week 4: DLP
Week 4: DLP

The Documented Life Project - January Theme: The Blank Page and How to Face It! This is where I went with those prompts . . . 

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Art Journal, CollageLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 31, 2015Frieda Oxenham, Sharon Borsavage
The Documented Life Project - Weeks 1&2
The Documented Life Project - Weeks 1&2

After seeing what my friend Frieda Oxenham  accomplished last year doing this project, I was inspired and motivated to try it myself. I procrastinated a little bit the first week, but now I am done early with week 2 . . .

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Art Journal, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 14, 2015
Finished Table
Finished Table

The table is now finished. See this post if you missed part 1. Actually, that would be part 1 of the second life of this table. Steven made the table 2 years ago…

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Rubber Stamps, CollaborationLenna Young AndrewsDecember 6, 2014Steve, collaboration
Table Stamping
Table Stamping

Here is a table my husband Steven made that I stamped. The top finish had gotten quite scuffed because we use the table so much. I asked Steven to refinish it…

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Rubber Stamps, CollaborationLenna Young AndrewsNovember 21, 2014Steve, rubber stamps
Jupiter Artland
Jupiter Artland

Jupiter Artland is a wonderful place, an outdoor gallery that Frieda took me to when I visited her in Scotland in September. She just knew I would like it . . .  and she was right!

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Art Journal, TravelLenna Young AndrewsNovember 8, 2014Frieda Oxenham, Scotland
Walking in fields, walking by Art
Walking in fields, walking by Art

I am returning to my visit with Frieda in Scotland last month. I've added more to my art journal about that glorious week….

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Art Journal, Travel, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsOctober 26, 2014Frieda Oxenham, Scotland, stencils
Playing with paint in my journal
Playing with paint in my journal

10/24/14 -If I don't have an idea to get me started working in my art journal, then playing with paint is a sure fire way to get me to dive in. Start by squeezing acrylic paint right on your journal page.

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Art Journal, PaintingLenna Young AndrewsOctober 24, 2014
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