Can't resist the Darkside....

I mentioned on an earlier post, that my friend was planning a "Calender" challenge for 2015, and ho I had bought this one from Poundland in preparation(cos you know I likes to be prepared).

 I had also decided to set each page(very thin paper) into a recycled/sticky photo album...

 Well now I am prepping that :D

Cos DARCY has officially announced her challenge, and I can get mucky YAY!

 Tis a "Rock" based journal so black gesso is a must!!!

 and any "obligatory ballad" surely draws heavily on the muse of Edgar Allan Poe...

*collage elements from Cryztal Rain via Itkupilli*

(and I have been dying to make something for "Quoth The Raven" Challenge blog)

 No book feels quite as mystical as one with cobwebs and crinkles...

*paper, Halloween {scary sparkles} from My Minds Eye*

 extra crinklied before gluing down...

 Collaged to within an inch of it's life lol

 While inside, each double page is black gessoed to counteract the "sticky", and an image from the calender added as a base layer for inspiration....

Now this may look overly "dark", but it is the base layer...and fluorescent colours will pop if added.

Nothing to say a black background has to stay black. Oh, I have kept the acetate layers attaced to each page. This will allow additional "layering" :D

I chose the Elvis image for the first/January page, as he is generally credited with being the instigator of "Rock" as we know it.

Can't wait to join Darcy in this new challenge. Each month she is going to present an Altered page using a specific technique(which will be our challenge that month)

Enjoy....I will :D XXX

Planning for the future..

I think it is far to say that I am slightly obsessive....as in when I get an idea I run with it til it is complete to my satisfaction.

At the moment (last few weeks) I feel so overwhelmed with "ooow look!" that I have about 5...maybe more projects all ongoing...

and it is doing my head in!

To add to this, a friend mentioned a project she is planning for next year, and I am going to join in with her.

She only mentioned using a cheap calender, but my mind is already running all over it :/

 Found this in Poundland....Perfect for me :D

And then I unearthed this old (sticky paged) photo album

 and thought it might make a good art journal....

 and it is the same size as my calender pages...

 So I am going to gesso over the not so sticky pages(leaving the acetate page protectors attatched)

and paste each page as a base to work over. 

 though I am going to rearrange the months....

October is going to be April....cos I adore his love songs/he is one of hubby's all time favourites

AND we got married in April

 (and Alice Cooper HAS to be October for Halloween lol)

Deliberately not crediting my friend as she hasn't made her plans public yet, but she knows how impatient I am lol so I hope she forgives me for jumping the gun.

She does awesome journalling, so I will be impatiently waiting for he to show me her techniques each month through 2015 :D

Enjoy :D XXX