Thursday, 9 July 2015

Journal page - 'Post and postage' at Art Journal Journey


I haven't been able to join in at Art Journal Journey for a while but when I found a page I had started in my journal that had been left 

decide to tone it down a bit and came up with this
I added some Grunge paste through a stencil which happily allowed the ink to bleed through the gesso I had used to tone things down a bit! The words are from my Arthur book where I often find lines I like.
Has the young lady(Artistic Stamper)broken up with her lover and she is reading through old love letters or is he away and these letters are arriving daily?
The 'stamp' is from a set I bought while in France.

 Thanks for looking, Chris
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20 comments:

  1. Valerie-Jael9 July 2015 at 13:14:00 BST

    This is a gorgeous page, love the muted colours and design. Great new stamp, too. Thanks for joining us at Art Journal Journey and hope to see you again!

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  2. Mrs.B9 July 2015 at 15:05:00 BST

    Gorgeous page Chris, one of my favourite images.
    Avril xx

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  3. Barb9 July 2015 at 15:45:00 BST

    This is a really beautiful page Chris.

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  4. Krisha9 July 2015 at 15:50:00 BST

    What a gorgeous page, I love how the words bring all the images together.

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  5. froebelsternchen9 July 2015 at 16:05:00 BST

    This is so beautiufl and romantic --- gorgeous texture and images and all goes so well together!
    I love that the postage stamp goes so well to the rest of the page - AWESOME!
    So happy you joined us again at Art Journal Journey Chris!
    Thanks a lot!
    hugs
    Susi

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  6. chrissie9 July 2015 at 16:35:00 BST

    Wonderful page with a fab background. Love the story you have woven to go with it

    Love Chrissie xx

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  7. ULKAU 9 July 2015 at 18:12:00 BST

    One can feel the lovesickness! Ulrike

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  8. Redanne9 July 2015 at 20:32:00 BST

    Hmm, an interesting story and wouldn't we all love to know what is really happening.... A beautiful page Chris, love how you used the Grunge paste! Hugs, Anne xx

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  9. Little Artbee9 July 2015 at 22:02:00 BST

    Oh what a nice page with a lovely post stamp on it. I like it so much.
    Greetings
    Sabine

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  10. Meggymay9 July 2015 at 22:09:00 BST

    A fantastic page Chris,its a beautiful lady image , she looks deep in thought.
    Yvonne xx

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  11. Michelle Webb9 July 2015 at 22:53:00 BST

    Hi Chris, thank you for popping by my blog tonight, I'm just getting back into the blogging, I've missed visiting everyone's blogs. xx Especially yours you have so much going on x If you're in Manchester it wouldn't take you long to get to Harrogate? I teach there a lot. At a Shop called Art from the Heart. It's a fantastic place to be x Loving the texture on your journal page by the way. Michelle xx

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  12. Margik9 July 2015 at 23:11:00 BST

    Very beautiful page Chris! Love the texture and image and the romantic look.
    Hugs, Mar

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  13. Helen10 July 2015 at 05:36:00 BST

    This is gorgeous Chris!!

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  14. Louisette10 July 2015 at 08:37:00 BST

    Lovely,greeting from Mons in Belgium

    http://louisette.eklablog.com/

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  15. My name is Erika.10 July 2015 at 11:20:00 BST

    How pretty. Very delicate and Victorian. You chose the right images for this background.

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  16. Shilpa Nagaonkar10 July 2015 at 12:11:00 BST

    Wonderful pages, Chris, love how you have used image of Gibson girl here. Beautiful vintage colors in the background. Love this!

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  17. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10 July 2015 at 14:39:00 BST

    WOW, Chris. This is beautiful. I can practically feel the texture on my screen. Beautiful and fortuitous that the ink bled through, too.

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  18. Anonymous11 July 2015 at 07:20:00 BST

    Hi Chris, love your page. Stunning. xx

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  19. Pamellia11 July 2015 at 18:56:00 BST

    Gorgeous page Chris! Love the swirling colours and those fabulous flourishes, so stunning! hugs :)

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  20. Words and Pictures20 July 2015 at 17:33:00 BST

    Stunning background - the layers have given it such depth, and I adore your combination of ephemera, words and images - what a romantic page, though I fear her days of romance may be over for now by the look of it. He definitely seems to be cavorting with somebody new!!
    Alison xx

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