Spun Monkey Designs By Jo

Itinerary 6 - "Live"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Monday, February 28, 2011 8:12 PM

My Art Journal Caravan page for week 6. My daughter was inspiration for this page. Credits can be found here.

Itinerary 9 - "Amuse"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Friday, February 25, 2011 2:55 PM

My Art Journal Caraven page for week 9.  Inspiration for this page was a quote by S. J. Perelman, a humorist and author who wrote mostly for New Yorker magazine. 1804 - 1979.  Credits can be found here.

Itinerary 8 - "Reinforce"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Monday, February 21, 2011 9:54 AM

Love Always

Posted by SpunMonkey 9:37 AM

A quirky Valentine! Created with Happenstance and Splatter Graffiti Borders - Happenstance, by Tangie Baxter.

Wonder

Posted by SpunMonkey , Friday, February 11, 2011 10:17 PM

This is about growing up being the only girl.  Credits can be found here.

Let Them Eat Cake

Posted by SpunMonkey , Wednesday, February 9, 2011 9:24 AM

Oh how I wish it would rain cupcakes!

I created this page entirely with the NEW Queen of Cakes, a fab collab by Tangie Baxter and Holliewood Studios, featuring Marie Antoinette and sweet treats.

Itinerary 5 - "Pause"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Saturday, February 5, 2011 10:41 AM

This is how I meditate.  Credits can be found here.

Itinerary 4 - "Stretch"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:26 PM

I immediately thought of “Stretch” your imagination when I saw this week’s prompt.  My camel is still packed in its crate, so I had to find another mode of transportation - Tangie’s Little Piggy!  Credits can be found here.

Itinerary 3 - "Travel"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Friday, January 21, 2011 8:51 PM

Last summer we were traveling for 3 weeks at a time, way too long for me.  I love short vacations and when the prompt turned out to be “travel,” I knew I had to use the ruby slippers!  Credits can be found here.

One Word - "Perfection"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Monday, January 10, 2011 7:50 PM

My first Art Journal Caravan Quest this year was to find "One Word." This a word that I will focus on for the WHOLE YEAR in my journal. (Last year's word was "Acceptance.")

My "One Word" for this year is “perfection.”  A reminder to me that nothing in this world is perfect and that a job well done is good enough!  I took the sentiment from the movie “Mary Poppins.”  Credits can be found here.

Itnerary 2 - "I Can"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Sunday, January 9, 2011 10:49 AM

I used the prompt "I Can"  to journal this one. Random, silly things were my first thoughts.  Credits can be found here. 

Art Journal Caravan 2011 Cover

Posted by SpunMonkey , Thursday, January 6, 2011 12:46 PM

Here’s the cover for my Art Journal Caravan 2011 journal. Credits can be found here.


Itinerary 1 - "I Want"

Posted by SpunMonkey , Tuesday, January 4, 2011 6:39 PM

2010 Campfire 2 Challenge – 3 Wishes

Posted by SpunMonkey , Wednesday, December 29, 2010 12:07 PM

What would I do if I had three wishes on this day.   Teesha Moore inspired.  Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 36 – Family Delights

Posted by SpunMonkey 12:00 PM

Working with my son and grandson at my bakery in 2008.  Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 17 – Change Your Mind

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:57 AM

Advice worth passing along - Several years ago, I was going through a particularly difficult time and I wasn’t very optimistic about the future.  A good friend of mine told me “you can always change your mind.”   In other words, redirect your thinking and fill your head with positive thoughts.  Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 16 – Absent-Minded

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:54 AM

One of my not-so-good character traits!  Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 15 – Fishing, Most Treasured Memory

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:52 AM

2010 Itinerary 7 – Celebrating Mother

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:46 AM

I tried out a new technique on this page and this is my attempt at free-hand lines and drawing with my Wacom pen.  Clearly, I need practice!  A Mother’s Day gift to my mom celebrating her mother.  Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 3 – Birthday No. 34

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:39 AM

Creating From the Past – I used my son's face from his 1st and 6th birthday photos and printed it as a card for his 34th birthday. (I was inspired by a collage that I saw on the Internet, but I can’t find it and I don’t remember the artist’s name.) Credits can be found here.

2010 Itinerary 2 - Accept

Posted by SpunMonkey 11:28 AM

Inspired by Teesha Moore, my journal page for Week 1 reflects hair loss, so Week 2 is wig shopping.  This is me trying on new hairstyles.  Credits can be fund here.

2010 Itinerary 1 - Acceptance

Posted by SpunMonkey 10:51 AM

My first art journal page.  My word for the year is "Acceptance."  This page is about acceptance of my hair loss after chemo.  Credits can be found here.