Yippee! It's a New Year!

This is a spread I did for an AB that I included in a kit for a Christmas gift. Lately, I seem to be working with grids. On the right side of the page torn strips of duct tape were first placed over the text and then dry brushed with white gesso. To further accent the grid black gesso was painted around the tape. Rubber stamps and additional color was added. The left page is simply a wash of fluid acrylic paints in blue shades, block rubber stamps and a flower image from a magazine.
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I am so relieved to finally put an end to a tumultuous year and say hello to a new year, one full of possibilities! The health issues and losses of 2004 will hopefully become distant memories as 2005 progresses.

After nearly a three week break from creating anything I find that I'm a bit rusty and stale. Paint brushes and mediums feel foreign in my hands and I'm having a difficult time working on a spread in my journal. "The Door Closes on 2004," and "The Door Opens On 2005." The only color palette that seems to fit 2004 is one of greys. A sunrise palette seems fitting for the 2005 page. Now if I just just pull it off!

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An excellent first-day-of-the-year Quote from Dear Abby:
Just for today: I will live this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.