Christmas Art Journal Day 4
Tags:One of my favorite products of the season are the Christmas ornaments from Basic Grey. You punch out a bunch of circles (that are already scored), glue them together, and you have these fabulous little ornaments. I put some together yesterday and got them up on our tree. So cool.
So as I was punching out the circles I was thinking...this packaging would be cool to use for something in this Christmas art journal. I put it aside and hoped that I would be able to make it work with the prompt for today. And yep, it worked.
I took photos around the house yesterday and when we went to get the tree. Uploaded them, resized to 2x2, and adhered behind the Basic Grey packaging. Added on an "e" from a KI Memories alphabet soup can + my daily tree and I was good to go. And I can't forget the peace on earth stamp (also from Memory Box - I get my Memory Box stamps from Art House in Portland, Oregon).
There was a question in the comments yesterday about my other 2005 Christmas album. The circles I used for that book were punched out and simply adhered right onto the cardstock.
Other than playing and doing the tree thing yesterday we watched a great movie/documentary called Murderball last night. Don't be freaked by the title - it is totally worth a watch. Hoping to watch Born Into Brothels tonight.
Gotta get back to work on classes for next weekend in Indiana. Hoping to run into some snow there.

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Wow Ali...just gorgeous! I love the circles. I'm BIG on circles at the moment!
Thanks for the inspiration. =)
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This is awesome Ali...
You are so creative !
I really love your work !
;-)
Mélane
xxx
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Hi Ali..
I'm LOVIN' every page thus far...so fun to see what you've come up with next. Thanks for inspiring me and for sharing this with us. Cool.
-Erin
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Super cool post today! Luv that you used the packaging from the BG ornaments....so frugally chic!!! OK, so you've inspired me to start a Christmas journal, found a brand new American crafts 8x11 landscape album (that had been tucked away in my studio shelf)in green and just got the front decorated with a Heidi Swapp holly mask....way too fun!
Anyway....just wanted you to know that Indiana definately has SNOW! I hope it hangs around for you til Friday! I'll be at both of your classes on Friday! Can't wait to meet ya!
I still have a bit of homework to finish!!
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cool stuff, Ali. i love the randomness your photos.
... and simple,yes that's what i wish for, too
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Ali, as always you blow me away with your work. Simple as it may be--it is simply mahvelous and inspired. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
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I am totally loving all of your pages.....I so want to do this!
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I just signed up for the art journal class. Thanks, Ali, for the inspiration!
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Dude. When I grow up I want to be just like YOU. I can't believe how fast you are, woman!
I love this.
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i'm with Loni...when i grow up i wanna be just HALF as good as you!!
drop me a note when you get a minute...the email address isn't working & i have Simon's Mr. Potato Head stuff i wanna send!!!]
Happy Sunday! valerie
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Ali! What a fun idea!! I still need to get mine out of the package and put together and will try to do something similar! TFS!
Hugs,
Kelly
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Love your art journal, all the circles are awesome!
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Love it Ali, what a great idea. You are so creative, how do you come up with all your ideas?
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I gotta put my BG circle ornaments together tomorrow! You are such an inspiration for me. Because of your posts, I've begun keeping my own Christmas jouranal. Thank you!!!!! I've loved your work forever, and am so thankful that you're so willing to share here with us. Thank you!!!!!
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Great page entry Ali! Yes, aren't the Blitzen ornaments awesome?!? There's just so much you can do with them besides just make the ornament and now I have one more idea - thank you.
As always, looking forward to tomorrow's entry.
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Love the idea of using the BG leftovers. You are a genius!
Thanks again for letting us take a peek at your journal.
It definitely has scraplift potential.
:)
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Yay Murderball! I've been raving about this amazing movie for months, and actually got to see Mark Zupan in person. Someone asked if he ever wished that he still had the use of his legs and arms and he said no, that he had done more, seen more and gone more places then he ever would've able-bodied. So uplifting.
Your latest project has me so excited to check your blog, every day there's something inspiring and innovative. Thank You for your art, and for sharing your life with us!
~ Cori
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Brilliant, just brilliant AGAIN!!! And thanks so much for taking the time to answer my question from yesterday. And especially for sharing this album - its so inspirational!
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Your X-mas journal is adorable! I'm just blogging my Christmas pics so far (and that's a miracle in itself), but now I'm sooo tempted to put together a little album. How fun! Love the BG packaging idea!
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this is so amazing it's physically painful....
you rock.
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