Crusade No. 28 Portion Control

I stopped over at Michelle Wards GPP Street Team blog to see what the current challenge was and was happy to see that the topic of Crusade 28 was Portion Control. ( Go check it out to see what it's all about.) I knew I had to do this one because I have a terrible time covering up anything in my artwork if I like the way it looks. This was a great way to push myself outside my comfort zone into using a new technique.



Here are two journal pages I made for the challenge. Stop over at the blog to read about this challenge and all the other great challenges Michelle has posted to the blog.



I love the way my pages turned out. Next time I will try to cover up more of my stamped and stenciled images then I did in this challenge. I have to take baby steps.


Thanks Michelle for a great challenge!



Arlene



Comments

michelle ward said…
Arlene - these are gorgeous pages!! Very fine examples of portion control - thanks for coming to play again this month, and sharing your work with the team!
February 15, 2009 at 10:37 AM
debi lynn mattingly said…
Hi sweetie!

LOVE these pages....beautiful colors and very creative. Love all the textures and details! xo...deb (junkin' yaya)
February 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Julie said…
Arlene, I know what you mean. It pushes me a little out of my comfort zone too but you don't need to worry...I think these are gorgeous!
February 15, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Kim Mailhot said…
Ooo ! This page is beautiful ! I love the blur of colors too. Excellent control in this one, crusader!
Cheers !
February 15, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Anonymous said…
Great pages Arlene - thanks for sharing them.
February 15, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Judy said…
Oh I REALLY like the way these pages came out. Great job.
February 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Anonymous said…
What gorgeous pages, the colours look so lovely. I think you've done a fantastic job.
February 16, 2009 at 2:27 AM
Anonymous said…
The layering of color you have on these pages is really beautiful! They came out fantastic!
February 16, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Maj said…
Beautiful pages! I do love those colours and you chose one of my favorite shapes. Great work!
February 16, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Regina said…
pretty color choices! I like your pages very much.
February 17, 2009 at 1:41 AM
Elizabeth said…
Love your color choices and your use of PORTION CONTROL!! Great job!
Hugs!
Elizabeth
February 17, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Kathryn Costa said…
I hope you keep taking those baby steps. I'm seeing great leaps here and I look forward to seeing more! Great colors and shapes - well done!
February 18, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Anonymous said…
Arlene, yay you! I love that you're being so kind to yourself and admitting baby steps (micromovements) is good for you! That is so true, and a new technique can be used FOR EVER! Isn't that cool? :-)
February 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM
jgr said…
These pages are just beautiful! I love the colors.
Thank you for sharing.
February 19, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Robin said…
My friend, you seem to be an old hand at this portion control thing. Very polished and interesting pages you've got there!
February 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Anonymous said…
if these are baby steps, you are doing great. it is hard for me to cover up stuff I've already applied to the page...these are lovely. great work!
Dianne
February 25, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Brenda said…
I am just loving these backgrounds! Love it!
February 25, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Mescrap said…
These definitely gorgeous !!!
I like the colour that you use.
February 27, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Anonymous said…
Hi Arlene,
What incredibly beautiful colors on your pages! Absolutely stunning! I'm inspired to go use a whole lot more color in my work this morning, thank you!
February 27, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Anonymous said…
The colouring and layers are great!

Michelle Brown
Melbourne Australia
March 2, 2009 at 4:46 AM
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