Beginnings...

Right now all of the classes I'm taking are having their own version of a "beginnings" lesson.  At first I was a little worried about it, cuz I don't want a bunch of repetitive pages; but each one is a little different, and I am delighted that they are all falling together quite naturally!

The first Documented Life Challenge is to use book paper and work with the theme:  Be Your Own Goal Keeper.  Here's what I came up with...

 

(book paper, gesso, acrylic paint, tombow markers, pencil, white poster paint pen, shipping tag)

 

I kept it pretty simple and listed three goals for the year:

1. Go on Adventures,

2. Create Something Every Day, and

3.  Approach all things with Love.

 

I already had the first Lifebook lesson on the next page; so together they make this spread...

That gave me the idea to use the next two spreads to represent my other two goals.  This is my first Book of Days spread...

(gesso, ad image, acrylic paint, fabric spray ink, neon oil crayon, markers)

The image of the girl and her dog is a gesso transfer that I colored with paint and ink.  I usually have a terrible time with transfers of any kind, so I was delighted that it turned out!

and then, here's my final goal, represented on my mantra page from Artfully Inspired Life...

(tombow marker and pitt pen)

It's a fun challenge to make all the different classes work together in one journal. I thought about giving each workshop it's own book; but I've tried that before and I always end up with half-finished journals all over the place - ha.  This way I don't have that problem!

I hope you are having a super-groovy week, my friends!  Thank you so much for visiting!