The boy done good and will be off to college in September - we had a sneaky suspicion he would be OK, but a few niggles cropped up during revision time and at one point he thought he may have actually blown it - faith in his own ability is on about the same par as mine - we both need to be more confident and up our self belief.
Just before we left the house to go fetch his results, Bobs and I sat having a chat - one of those "what if...." chats - I told him that the only thing he needs to do in life is to hold on to what matters - and he replied - "my family"....it was a *teary eyed moment* and I'm glad we shared it because over the past week, raging testosterone levels (combined with the desire to be flexing ones muscles) has been the order of the day....and I thought the terrible twos were bad! LOL!
Our earlier conversation prompted me to settle down this afternoon and have a little play.
I used some...yikes not sure whats its proper name is - plaster of paris bandage (the sort they make plaster cast from when you break your leg....which is what I did two years ago and the nurse at the hospital gave me a roll of the plaster stuff to play with!!)....anyway - I used a piece of the plaster cloth, gold wire and lots of embossing powders on this page.
The heart was heat embossed and then I added some glossy accents which I dried using a heat gun - love the poppin and cracking noise it makes as it bubbles away - but be warned it gets really really hot and hurts when it sticks to your fingers!!!!
After watching a few "how to's" over on You Tube I had a go at doodling on one of my pages - but in the process I wrecked 5 of my best journaling pens- so I gave up!
Ive managed to find a decent pen which writes over both acrylic and watercolour paint - I just need to find the time to finish it off!
Do you like mini books?
If so check back tomorrow to find out whats happening with this little lot.
Thanks for calling by.
T.x.
22 comments:
Wow, they both are beautiful, especially the heart. Makes me thinking if I should try out this stuff too,lol.
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That's so wonderful! What a hard thing to have to wait for. So glad you can all celebrate now :)
Good JOB!!!!!
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Hi Tracie, I love your new page's. The flowers are so very cute, sorry to hear about the pens though. Well done to your young one on passing his exams, but more importantly asking one of the most important question in life the way he did.
Certainly a young man to be proud of...
Keep creating =)
Congrats for making the cut...wheww. I must say 16 is very young, here are children don't go to college till 18 when high school is done.
I have found with journal writing a fine tip marker just for those paint or gesso pages works great.
Hi, I am so pleased for you all, thank you so much for sharing this special time in your life x leigh x
Love that cover- I think I have some of the same kind of stuff somewhere- might have a go at making a cover for a mini book- very interested to know what is happening to those fabby mini books.
Congratulations to your son and you for all of the hard work, i'm glad it paied off! We had th same thing here last week with A level results but like you all was well!
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Great photo! Cool book!
Love your projects today! Can't wait to get some painty stuff myself!
Wow, I love your work, the page is fabulous and I really like your doodling! Can't wait to see what you're doing with the mini books, I want to make some for my wedding photos so will definitely be back for inspiration!
Looks fab hun, and congrats to the not so little one for the results. Oh, and it's called modroc (or modrock depending on the art store!)
I love mini books! Well done to your son.
Love your Doodling and How the Cover came out! I use to Love playing with the Cast Stuff when I was a Kid, Never really thought of using it this way, Thanks for the Inspiration!
I know the plaster as modroc which is what we use at school. I've never thought about trying it on my pages tho.
Congrats to the boy on his results (and the correct answer to your statement too!)
gorgeous work - so artistic!!! love the heart
Congratulations to DS on his exam results, love your mini book and the doodling too.
what a grown up young man. i am embarking on the teenage years as my eldest is off to secondary next week. The book is gorgeous, girlie, but not too that way iyswim
You have really taken with to this journalling lark like a duck to water...looks like you are really enjoying it...your pages are beautiful...Kirsti x
huge congrats to Bob :)
Great book cover and fantastic candy. Congrats to the son and heir on his results
{sniff} I love hearing about those moments... And I have heard that the toughest years are yet to come with the boys - due to those very reasons! lol
LOVE what you're doing with the art journaling!
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