Today I'm joining Valerie, our host this month at Art Journal Journey. Her theme is Heavy Metal. And because most of us will agree these paper dolls are Oh So Cute, I'm also joining Try it on Tuesday with their Oh So Cute theme this fortnight.
For this page I found a quote by Charles Dickens.
It reads "As good as gold."
I thought these two
TH paper dolls
looked like they fit the quote nicely.
For this page I created in my watercolor journal, I started by laying down two colors of dye ink all over the page. I then added two joss papers that were gold and silver. I computer generated the words and colored them using two metallic gel pens. I spent a lot of time going through my paper dolls and found two that met both size and subject criteria. I intentionally left one silver square blank.Thanks so incredibly much for visiting today. I hope to also see you at Try it on Tuesday and Art Journal Journey. And I hope to catch up with everyone who has already linked at AJJ, even though it is increasingly more difficult to play catch up.
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19 thoughtful remarks:
Love your whimsical and beautiful creation. As always.
Those metallic squares look just like gold leaf, so luscious. They really make those little peeps pops. That saying is very close to my heart as I can recall my dear GrandMother saying it all the time in relation to her many many Grandchildren & great Grandchildren. As a Mother of 7 children herself you can imagine how many offspring that amounted to.
Hope you are on the road to recovery now Elizabeth? It doesn't sound like life has been easy on you recently. Take care of yourself. Hugs Tracey xx
This is a fun page Elizabeth, love the metallic squares with the dolls. Thanks for making another page for my challenge. Could you please link me for TSFT later? I have to go to bed early here! Hugs, Valerie
What could be better than gold for a metal challenge? So pretty and precious! Also tuning on another lovely background.
A fabulously bright and shiny page Elizabeth!
Thanks for all your lovely comments on my recent art :-)
Have a great week,
hope you're feeling much better now.
Alison xx
They do look as good as gold! :)
This is wonderful. I love the the placements and the sayings. I hope you are feeling better.
I love how you combined heavy metal with oh so cute. That is one amazing feat I think. And that quote is super. I've heard it lot but never thought of it for this challenge. Those TH found relatives are the best, and you used a couple of definite cuties. See you late today for T, so have a great Monday. And thanks for joining us at TIOT and for sharing your page at AJJ too. Hugs-Erika
The gold squares looked like gold leaf. Very nice Elizabeth. Have a great week and I hope your eyes have fully recovered.
That design is "as good as gold," too! Lovely.
Das ist eine very beautiful journal page with this quote!A great idea!
Have a good day, hug Elke
Let´s hope for golden times!!
cute piece Elizabeth ! I remember "paper dolls" as a kid. seems we had more fun with them then the store bought 3D ones; was it McCall's magazine they were in !! ? ☺☺♥♥
"As good as gold" The description Dickens used in "A Christmas Carol" to describe how Tiny Tim behaved in church. The little people you chose certainly fit that quote nicely and how they shine on the metallic background.
You hit it with the color. I really like the images you used. Cute people!
They are cute dolls and they look fabulous on your squares. Love the quote too. Super creative, Elizabeth. Hugz
Wow - that golden glow is just fabulous - especially the gleaming backgrounds behind the paper dolls (love those two, and they definitely seem to belong together... I seem to remember I used them on a pair of tags once upon a time!). Wonderful quartet composition to the page too.
Alison x
Oh Yes Elizabeth! This is a fabulous page - so cleverly thought out and those cute paper dolls fit perfectly here! Thank you so much for sharing this at Try It On Tuesday! Hugs, Chrisx
A great page Elizabeth and those cute paper dolls look lovely against the golden glow of the metalic papers, the quote seems to fit so well.
I'm playing catch up too, but two tiny grandchildren seem to be taking up most of my time these days.
Thanks for sharing your page over at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril xx
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