art junk girl

sofa talk..

Dear Friends~
As my dear friend, MaryAnn says, "I gotta get 'crackalackalin'...". I have not started packing, I have a zillion errands to run before my trip. Oh, and I don't know if I mentioned that I've been pretty much "layed up" all week due to an unexplained rib injury.. Anyhoo...while sitting here resting the said injury, I got myself into all kinds of blog-surfing trouble and now I've added even more things to my crafty to-do list. One of which is making an Ugly Doll. Ok, so, we won't even go there right now, but here is what I did while resting on the couch. (P.s. There is a big difference between resting because you want to and resting because you have to..). Ok, gotta get crackalackalin.. bye for now friends. xo lia
(This is a ked's shoebox I painted for creating in the midst assignment). My "joy collection". To be filled soon...
More board book love~

"Circle of Life"~

It felt good to sit and do some collage/journaling last night. It's great to have challenges like the new, "Collage Play with Crowabout" to get you going! Nancy's new group is awesome and it's always fun to "play" with Nance. She is as fun as she is talented!
About this page: I had painted this page in my sketchbook a few weeks ago. Last night I added the collage images (provided by Nancy) and the writing. I am also working on a list of things I want to do this year. I love to paint pages ahead and have them ready to "play" and collage in later.
Talk soon friends. I need to get packin'!!! xo lia

monthly mosaic: JULY 2008

monthly mosaic: JULy 2008 artjunkgirl, originally uploaded by artjunkgirl.

It's monthly mosaic time! I can't believe it's August already!
I have lots of projects planned for august but I'll be going on vacation with the fam. for 2 weeks!!
I'll miss y'all! Thanks for the comments on the board books! I'm busy packing and making lists. Feel free to email me if you have questions about makin' the books. I'll share what I've learned when I get back, most likely. xo lia

meet Jesse.

another sneak peak at my board book!!, originally uploaded by artjunkgirl.

Another sneak peak at my board book project!! I illustrated the little girl!
JJ named her "Jesse". lol.
xo lia

inside board book~

inside board book, originally uploaded by artjunkgirl.

Still workin' away! Here's a little peek inside book #1. Will post more soon. Have a great weekend my friends!
xo Lia