UNEXPECTED MAIL ART FROM DONNA

A while ago (actually an absolute age ago), I was the lucky recipient of one of Donna's mail art pieces, not because I'd added my name to the mail art list, just because she wanted to send me a piece, I adored her typewriter stamp that she'd created!  Awesome stuff - thought I would share it, I love mail art - thank you Donna!

Sherry's Cj

I've finished work on Sherry's CJ, and composed a new challenge for us to make a JunkKey together in a circle group.

The photos of Sherry's  CJ page and the bits I have added to some of the other entries are posted here now, the challenge I'll post later,

 added wings:

 added colour and charm

 added beading

 added beading

 added beading and charm

I will post it Monday to arrive Tuesday Sherry unless you email me better dates for you to receive this gorgeous journal back... 

DONNA'S PAIRS JOURNAL

Well it has to be said that Donna and I really must be coming to the end of this journey with our journals because they are getting harder and harder to work on - why?  Because they are so full - here is Donna's journal from the top - see what I mean?

This time I added a church and a boat

 A tag

 Edged some words

 Added some doodling

 And some more gold ribbons

 Some wire and beading

 An embossed cog

 Some stamping

 And some more with a quote sticker

 Kittens and the words "Define Good" as the page relates to siblings and seemed quite apt

 Then paint, gesso, stamping, repainting the letters and black lining the words on this page

 And painted on the back of the final page, bit of oil pastels and some stamping

 Hope Donna likes the additions!

DONNA'S DID CJ - THE FINAL INSTALLMENT - WARNING HERE BE SPOILERS

Well I spent a lovely morning yesterday working on Donna's journal - it really is utterly gorgeous - in fact it was gorgeous before it set off on it's travels and now it's passed through so many collaborartists hands it's looking fabulous.  Donna picked the tracks for each of us and I had a Webb Sisters track which I hadn't heard before, it's a beautiful song but ever so sad.  This is how the journal arrived with me - isn't it gorgeous!

And from the top

And this is my entry to the journal 

and the back, done with gelli plate and stamps and what you can't see is bits of metallic paint 

 The inside I coloured some of the stars purple and hand stitched around two edges

 And some clocks which I colour blue and purple in line with the track

 Initially the inside was quite plain

 But then I added some lyrics

Then time to add to other entries in the collaborative way, stamped vintage photo and black on the back

And gesso on the front to tone down the vibrant paper and make the lettering pop, I also add a little bit of oil pastels

 A added metallic paint to the waves on this

 And gold metallic paint around this title

 I loved adding to the stamped harlequin in silver and then re-edged the diamonds with black liner

 on both sides

the lettering on this one felt a bit lost on the background, so I toned the background down with gesso, removed the gesso from the lettering and then used some oil pastels to make it stand out

 Toned the back down with the gesso too and then stamped

 Add a little bit of vintage photo around the edge and some oil pastels around the title

 A little metallic to the title

 Gesso and metallic around the heart and the edges and the title

 Bit of purple paint on the edges of this one to tone things

 And then some oil pastels around this

 Purple oil pastels around the insides

 A little metallic on this (that you can hardly see but is there honest)

And there you go, I won't be sending this until I get the go-ahead from Donna but it's all parcelled up and ready to go!

Desert Island Disc - Listen to your heart

the lyric that grabbed me was  'if I need a rhythm, it's to my heart I'm gonna listen...'

here's what I did for Pam:

it's a machine stitched hand embroidered, beaded, material, paper combo watercolour painting stamping texture doo darr, what not,

and it traveled the length of the UK, flew to Slovenia, travelled on a train through slovenia croatia and Hungary and flew back the UK to arrrive with Sherry earlier this week.

The rhythm of my heart says it is is a good thing to love and be loved, and a ten day trip with my best man traveling is a glorious beat to follow.

i didn't dare risk taking all the pages so I didn't add to the other work

Now I am working on Sherry's last entry, and I hope to do my best work so far...and lots of collaborative additions................................................................

Donna's Corpse

fabulous don't you think????