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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Journalling on an ATB

Today I was suppose to do other things... but I took the day off... and I did what I WANTED to do..... and that was to make another Artist Trading Block... better know as an ATB...  Love these things... and Anne (Redanne)  you are so very right.. they are habit forming and ADDICTIVE..... very addictive...  so before you make one... know that they are addictive... I love the ones I have made though... and really enjoy them... 

My other one is here... Dream a Little Dream    and it really was a very fun project also... so many people have written and asked how long it took me to create this Dream A Little Dream... and it took me about three days... but not full days...  about 10 hours of hard labor... LOL.. a LABOR of LOVE... love of art and paper .... 

Okay... so today I wanted to create another type of ATB... one that I could do quick journaling into... so my block is going to hold 3.75 x 3.75 cardstock to journal on it... a quick little thought for the day... when I have a need, I will grab a regular journal for technique, etc... but these will be little journaling papers... how neat is that going to be??? 

So if it is going to be for JOURNALING... it had better have journal pages on the outside too... right???? 

Side one... 
Don't Let ANYONE ever Dull your SPARKLE!!!
with a little bird on a branch and stars added with texture paste...  I used water color pencils on this box... 100%...  and the edges were done in Distress inks... 

 
a little bit closer 

Side Two
 
Living in my own little World... 
 
A little butterfly really does live in their own world.. and at times I do too.. .like today... I played and did my own thing... all day long...  loved it... 
 
 

 
A little closer 

 
Side three
This time of year... I love pods of all kinds... and these just had to get onto this box... 
 
LIFE is a school
where you learn to REMEMBER
what your soul already KNOWS... 
 
WOW... so very true... 
on each one of these 4x4 journaling pages...
I drew,
put a saying...
stamped,
and also used texture paste... 
 and I colored the texture paste too...
what fun is all that... OMG... love it all... 

 
a little closer 

 
Side four... 
Faces...
The faces we wear when
we create,
journal,
dream,
grow,
and imagine... 
 
LIVE IN LOVE

 
A little closer 

 
Side five the top... 
Just Love...
Why try so hard to fit in
when you are born to
STAND OUT....
AWESOME!!!
 
WOW... we all need to do that a lot more... 
LOVE it all.. 
 
 

 
A little closer
 
I just wanted to say, prior to showing you the next box... that I can see myself really getting absorbed into making these boxes for all kinds of reasons and needs... they are fun and I love making them...  I love this journal one... and have it filled with papers for journaling near the phone, and also will have some extra papers at places I find myself sitting and drawing... 
I love to doodle and also do Zentangling... but love to put my thoughts down with it all too... so very important ... shows where I am on this EARTH WALK... 
 
 
 
This next box... I love GRAPHIC 45 papers... so very pretty, bright colors... great themes. etc etc... you know all the reasons if you like them... 
 
So I had the pad French Country... and it was yelling to be used... so I did... but I wanted this box to be interactive...
So I made each side panel lift up... 
 
 

 
 
The top of the box... French Country... 


 
Side one... Rooster... had to use this... we have over 100 chickens... and some of them need to go into the freezer NOW...as they start to crow at 3:AM... not a fun thing...
 

 
Lifting up the panel... you see this.. 

 
Pears on the TREE...
We have all kinds of fruit trees... plum, pear, apple, peach, blueberries, persimmon, and a few others... that I can't remember right now...
 

 
Lift up the panel... 

 
FLOWERS....  WE dont' have as many flowers as we would like... but we do grow a lot of sunflowers and assorted others...  Jerusalem artichokes and others... we do have a BUTTERFLY GARDEN... and that has a lot of wild flowers and also some that we have introduced here as well..
 
next year we are going to be adding an herb garden.. .so we will have a lot more flowers...   

 
Under the panel.. 

 
Sunflowers... 

 
under the panel 
 
 
So this is my third ATB.... and it is not going to stop here... I can feel a lot of these coming on...  just need to plan them out... and also find a place to create a new wall.. LOL.. 
 
Thanks so very much for stopping by today... and hope that you have a lovely happy creative day yourself... 
Thanks also for all the lovely comments you have been leaving here... I love them all and read them all.....
 
I also had some really nice feelings today, as I won a challenge for my altered bottles... the challenge was with Craft Hoarders Anonymous...  and here is my blog page..
 
 
 
this is one of the bottles...
 
and there are three others...  so please take a look and see them... I really love to alter things... Rice vinegar came in these bottles... and the little jars, were other foods... 
 
Thank You again Craft Hoarders Anonymous Design Team...  I have fun on your challenges and my studio is starting to really look so much better...  thanks a million for helping.. 
 
 
Now I am putting these two boxes also into the CHALLENGE THAT GOT ME ADDICTED .... 
Why not join in on the fun... these boxes are so very much fun to make...  love them...  try to make a few... you will find that you are addicted to them too.. .LOL.. 
 
Thanks for reading this long entry... but I am a wordy person...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 
 

15 comments:

  1. Loved your ATB with the journaling, Bonnie. Nice use of water colours and the colors are bright. The quotes are also perfect.

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  2. Bonnie- I am SOOOOO glad that you have been having fun with th ATB- the ones you have created are simply stunning!

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  3. Another amazing ATB Bonnie, so creative, I just love the arty feel of it and those beautiful bright colours, so happy and cheerful, a brilliant make!!

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  4. Another incredible project Bonnie! I really love the side with the purple and that gorgeous bird and that butterfly is also stunning! You are such an artist, I am amazed by your creativity! Hugs :)

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  5. Ah Pamellia has beaten me to it again! Wonderful ATB Bonnie,love it to bits. I love that sparkle saying,so very true and your drawings are just gorgeous. If I lived near you I would pester you until you gave it to me ha ha

    Big hugs

    Donna xxx

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  6. Such lovely artful creations! Love what you did here. The first one with all the little life sayings is so pretty, great designs and fabulous colors. You can tell you had fun making these!

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  7. Oh my goodness Bonnie! Yet more superb blocks beautifully created. I love the way you've filled the first one with so many thought provking words - think I'd be flipping it to see one each day. Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie again. Jenny x

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  8. Oh my goodness again Bonnie! I especially love your first atb and all those terrific sentiments and phrases - all BRILLIANT - I really should memorise them. You sure can embrace diverse styles wonderfully. I'm still peeking back at that first atb - it's a piece of art. Congrats on your altered bottle win - it is gorgeous - well done. You are really on a roll. Nicola x

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  9. Wonderful colorful scenes on these Bonnie! You are on a box roll!!

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  10. What a beautiful journalling block Bonnie. I just love it! Jackie

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  11. Both blocks are fantastic, Bonnie, but I really really love the journal one. It is so colorful and original. It just sings with spirit and life. Wonderful inspirational phrases and amazing textures and colors. I am so happy you shared this one with us at Frilly and Funkie this week!

    Hus,
    Linda

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  12. Fantastic ATB's Bonnie ! Love the idea of journalling on each side ! Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Sue C x

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  13. WOWSERS! I love what I see here! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! - Ashli :)

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  14. Oh Bonnie! This colorful journaled ATB jumped right out at me when I looked at the entry thumbnails! It's just beautiful and so special! It's my favorite one of all! Thanks for sharing it with all of us!

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  15. You are so creative Bonnie, both so different and both so beautiful, wonderful ATB's. Ruth x

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