Making an Affirmations Boutique journal page

When graphic design meets collage what you discover is an array of vibrantly blooming possibilities. Whoever said you can't have it both ways never looked long enough to realize that there is a creative solution to everything. Let your imagination soar and never again be stuck in that rut.



I hope you will enjoy this video on the making of the Affirmations Boutique journal page. This has truly been an exercise in creative thinking and one I am so very proud of.

xoxo
~Kitty Kellie

The Making of TADS Doll No. 5

The Traveling "paper" Art Doll Symposium (TADS) presents: The making of Doll No. 5



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TADS Doll No. 2: A Performance at the Moulin Rouge

Oooh la la! The Traveling "paper" Art Doll Symposium's (TADS) Doll No. 2 visited the UK this past week and was invited to perform at the Moulin Rouge! Please visit The Artful Paper Doll blog for more on this story!

The 3 Gifts of Doll No. 3

Doll No. 3 of 5 in the TADS series was mailed to Utah yesterday after much fussing over what her first message would be. My journal entry for Doll No. 3 changed 3 times before I finally settled on a theme. What a spirited girl she is to have been so indecisive. They say the third time is the charm so I shall call her my charmed doll and here is her story today.


While enjoying a perfectly luxurious morning sipping mint tea on the veranda, a butterfly landed on my shoulder. She was soon joined by two other delicate creatures, one that landed on my tea cup and one that tried to land on my eyelashes but after reconsidering the possibilities, settled for a nearby rose instead. They had come to awaken me to the knowledge of my own personal power within, something I have always intuitively known but had simply forgotten along the way.


We chatted for hours and when it was time for them to go, they each left me with a gift which can each be found in the elements on this page.


The first gift is this seed packet in which to place all of my dreams to be nurtured and grown with plenty of wild imaginings because today's dreams will become my reality tomorrow.


The second, an eternally blooming garden of delicate fuchsias to remind me to always reach for positive thoughts for it is only through my constant connection to my higher self that all things are possible.


The last gift was this miniature collection of paper butterflies so that I would always be reminded of the first two gifts and know that I can fly.


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Doll No. 2 Finds Love in the City of Love

Doll No. 2 visited Pennsylvania this past week where artist Victoria O'Neill added her flair before sending our girl on to the UK to have a visit overseas. Be sure to check out her blog for more on the story.

"I kept her in Paris and created a sparkly butterfly dress, hat, and shoes for her. I wrote a story about her search for love, printed it, then glued it right on the pages since no one can read my handwriting including myself. The background was done with markers."

"Paris is the city for lovers,
so the next task at hand is to find one.
I donned my sparkly butterfly dress,
hat and shoes and headed out the door.
I received many whistles, cat calls
and even a bottom pinch here and there
as I strutted through the city.
I came upon an elaborate entrance
to a garden path
and was enticed into a colorful meadow.
I tossed my shoes off
and began to run, skip and dance,
spinning and spinning and spinning
until I lost my balance
and fell headlong
into the suprised,
and suprisingly delightful, arms
of the most beautiful Monsieur I'd ever seen."

"After finishing playing with the doll, I took off her clothes, made a little hanger for her dress and a box to tuck her hat into. (Her shoes are glued on the pages) I placed her carefully back into her envelope/journal. Now she goes back into the box she arrived here in, and heads out over the ocean to an artist in England for another adventure."

Doll No. 2 Goes to Pennsylvania

Where in the world is Doll No. 2? The Traveling "paper" Art Doll Symposium mailed Doll No. 2 to Pennsylvania yesterday. I am interested in seeing how the first journal entries will impact the theme of the book.



When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be?
Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?
Here's what she said to me.



The technique used in the title page is something called faux silk, which is something I learned at a Stampin' Up demonstration. With this technique, stamped, and crumpled tissue paper is glued on to this blue background. The blue wash painted on and then lightly salted to give the crystal effects. Happily this one doesn't make me think of wall decor at the Overlook Hotel. Remember the Shining? Yeah, nuff said there but you can see what I'm talking about here.


I actually did not know what I wanted to use as the theme for my page. I started by writing a short journal entry and the page practically created iteslf! My inspiration was the fact that I had just created a human form that was literally naked! Well, birthday and naked turned into a shopping spree in Paris and a page was born!


For more photos, complete journal entry or to sign up to participate in the Traveling "paper" Art Doll Symposium, visit me at The Artful Paper Doll blog.

Happy Mother's Day!

Lollishops tweeted the other day on Twitter about wishing all the new moms a Happy Mother's Day. Could there possibly be a more joyous Mother's Day in the whole world than the very first one? How very beautiful. In the spirit of that sentiment it is with my whole heart that I wish all of you, and especially the new moms, a very happy Mother's Day.