The challenge last week for
Joggles Art Journal Adventures was to
use the number three, and if we wanted,
use 3 words that go together. The first thing that I thought of was: "
Veni vidi vici". That classical education sometimes produces starting results! This saying that means:" I came, I saw, I conquered" is usually attributed to Julius Caesar boosting after a quick victory. I could not resist incorporating the man himself in an image cut from a book I used during Classics lessons in school. A bit of nostalgia never does much harm.
The background of this spread (done in a 9 x 9" Bee Paper Mixed Media journal) was made using the
L607 Soulful Scribbles Let Go stencil designed by Traci Bautista for Stencilgirl Products. I added collage using Tim Holtz's tissue wrap as well as rubber stamping with small round Tapestry stamps as well as a stamp from the Mish Mesh stamp set designed by
Nathalie Kalbach for Stampendous.
The focal image came from a magazine although I have no idea which one any more. I have a big box full of stuff cut from magazines and this one seemed to suit with the big eyes and glasses. The stamped eyes on the right hand page came from a set designed by Jane Davenport.
