A New Book Just To Play In

In my last post I mentioned that I had a new sketchbook that I have been having fun with. 

It is a smallish book that I made, 

and is bursting with pages ready for creative play.

I tea stained the pages before putting the book together. 

I decorated a few pages a bit using my typewriter and some handcarved stamps.

I also decided to make some pages smaller then others.... this may have been a mistake. 

Some of the pages turned out so beautifully just as they are

that I may have a hard time adding to them.

My plan is to add little bits of paper or stamps or ink or paint

that I am using in different projects, 

or that are on my desk and I don't want to throw away.

Once the bits are added I will go back in

with pen or pencil or paint or paper to complete the page.

I never know who will come to play. 

This page has a small page on the right hand side. 

Which means I need to keep the colour and bits at the top and bottom

of the larger page in mind as I create the next page

..... this is okay, just a bit more difficult. 

This project has been inspired by many different creations I have seen online,

such as the amazing sketchbooks of Lynne Hoppe

and the whimsical work of Judy Shreve

And even though I have only completed four pages so far,

I can't believe how much fun I am having.