Too much of a good thing

 

Bleubeard and I are back with another entry for our recycle, reuse, repurpose theme we are hosting this month at Art Journal Journey.  We are also joining Creative Artiste's #92nd Challenge!

You can never have enough of a good thing, at least according to Mae West.  So why do I have two of these you ask.  

I created this first, several weeks ago, in fact, but failed to check that it was scanned properly.  By the time I checked, I couldn't find where I had put it.  It was about the time I was really feeling the results of my friend's death.

The good news is, I finally found it and re-scanned it.  However, I found it after I recreated the page using more scraps.  Here are the details of my first page.

When I couldn't find the original, I created a second entry.  I have a few detail images here, too.

For the right journal page, the first I created, I used several colors of Staz-on reinkers and 91% isopropyl alcohol.  My colors were quite muted because I used more alcohol and fewer drops of ink. Continuing with the page on the right in the photo, I added a dotted line around the page using my new gold Posca pen.  All of the dresses were created from left over scrapbook paper, much of which I used last autumn or at Christmas.  I added heart buttons, a regular button, a tiny puzzle piece, and a silk leaf for the embellishments.

 

For the journal page on the left, I started with 110 lb cardstock I spritzed with my handmade shimmering mists.  These dresses were made from various materials, including scrapbook paper left over from a previous project, a coffee stained page of Greek text, part of a used security envelope, and part of a sugar package.  Embellishments included three buttons, one of which was a star, and one which was an old pearl button.  I also used another small puzzle piece, and a ribbon rose.  Even though I stamped the same image twice, I didn't get it "perfect" either time.  

 

The cardstock, mists, reinkers, and alcohol were new and so was the ink I used on the wood mounted red rubber stamp.  All the embellishments were from my stash and all the dresses were created from leftovers.

 

Bleubeard and I are delighted you dropped by today and hope to see what you have recycled, repurposed, or reused using our theme at Art Journal Journey and we hope you'll join us at Creative Artiste where anything mixed media goes as long as you use a minimum of three mixed media items.