Last year we did "Out of the Journal" for the whole month of August. Anyone game to do it again? The idea is to stretch yourself out of your journal by working on canvas, and exercise your creative muscle. The canvases I made last year are pretty bad (heh heh), but I like them. And I'm excited to do it again!
Here are the rules...
1. Try to do one canvas a week. Any size, any type. It's okay of the canvas isn't "done." Just try!
2. Each week, watch for my post about my canvas, then link up your blog post/flickr gallery/picasa album to my post. I'll summarize them all into a list & add them to my post.
3. Enjoy the creative process!
I hope you'll join me!
ETA: If you want to grab this blinkie to use on your blog, feel free:
sounds fun dina! i am in!
Posted by: marti {pezadoodle} | July 30, 2012 at 02:39 AM
I may actually have time this year to join in the fun.....how exciting!!!
Lin x
Posted by: Lin | July 30, 2012 at 02:51 AM
Hmmm...sounds interesting. I think I may join you!
Posted by: Sue W. | July 30, 2012 at 03:08 AM
fabulous idea..fabulous canvases!
Posted by: froebelsternchen | July 30, 2012 at 03:12 AM
Love the idea! I am in! Maybe I will do a face print! LOL
Posted by: Lore | July 30, 2012 at 03:52 AM
Sounds like loads of fun!
Posted by: Irma | July 30, 2012 at 03:56 AM
Oooh this sounds good...I have a stack of prepped canvases sitting...good excuse to get them finished!!!
Kirsti xx
Posted by: Kirsti | July 30, 2012 at 04:10 AM
ooooh Yeh I'm in... I need something to get my mojo going. What a fab idea!! Chris x
Posted by: Chris Rowe | July 30, 2012 at 04:32 AM
love this idea ! I try to do every week
Posted by: Françoise Melzani | July 30, 2012 at 05:36 AM
This looks like fun, and just what I need to stretch myself :)
Posted by: Francine | July 30, 2012 at 06:05 AM
Sounds great - Hope I can keep up...You know me Dina, I'm not known for being over confident!
Posted by: carole Chisholm | July 30, 2012 at 06:13 AM
Sounds like fun but don't know if I know how to do this...will you have tutorials?
Posted by: Barbara Albrecht | July 30, 2012 at 07:25 AM
You know my answer! Looking forward to the push & inspiration I need to get show work completed!
Posted by: Michelle R | July 30, 2012 at 08:16 AM
I'm in...sounds fun! It will be the relief that I need as I am "on call" for the entire month of Aug for Federal Jury duty...ugghhh!
Posted by: Libbi | July 30, 2012 at 08:32 AM
Maybe I will - although I'd be happy to be doing an art journal page a month in August! I've been doing lots of photography and sketching this year. My poor journals are feeling very unloved.
Rinda
Posted by: rinda | July 30, 2012 at 08:48 AM
Oh yeah, sounds like fun! Count me in! When do we start? Will there be a theme or is it 'artist's choice'?
Posted by: Joanna | July 30, 2012 at 09:14 AM
YES!! I'll be back on 5 August after a vacation...
Posted by: Audrey | July 30, 2012 at 09:23 AM
I would love to join you!!
Posted by: Sherrie J | July 30, 2012 at 09:50 AM
I am going to jump in and say yes to this. Excited to see everyone's work!!! I start back to work tomorrow...bummer! but I am not going to let that be an excuse to miss this.
Posted by: Carol P | July 30, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Oooh! I Love your Canvases. Hope to get the room I craft in cleaned so I can begin! I so so love this Idea!
Posted by: Camilla Olsson | July 30, 2012 at 10:29 AM
I love challenges! I'm in! Thanks for hosting this, Dina!
Posted by: Hilary Frye | July 30, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I love the picture of all of your canvases together, they are great. Will see if I can keep up as I enjoyed watching you do this last year.
Posted by: Marlene Moore | July 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Dina, will you have a blog button/banner image for this?
Posted by: Hilary Frye | July 30, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Talk about going outside the box, this will be a challenge for me but I would love to try. Thanks for the opportunity to push myself.
Posted by: Christine www.acornapron.blogspot.com | July 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Adore your canvases - so bright and the layers, ooh the layers. I have played with canvases a little bit with mixed results. Have been watching some you tube videos for doing canvases lately. Might just have to come and play.
Posted by: Coral | July 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM
I'm in!
I missed it last year and I can't wait to participate this time.
Posted by: Nicole Maki | July 30, 2012 at 12:55 PM
WHOO HOO! Sounds like a blast!! I remember when you did the canvases last year and was so intimidated by that thought - this year I want to play!! Count me in -
Posted by: Michelle Mathey | July 30, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Sounds like fun! I am always a bit intimidated by canvas and afraid of the unfixable mistake (which is really nonexistent in mixed-media, since you can always cover over anything not to your satisfaction!), but this might be just the thing to challenge me to jump in with both feet! Will stay tuned for more info!
Posted by: Jenny Petricek | July 30, 2012 at 04:01 PM
I am in! It will be interesting to see how they differ from last years!
Posted by: Kelly Turner | July 30, 2012 at 08:21 PM
Sounds fun. I'm going to give it a
try.
Posted by: Carol Mc | July 30, 2012 at 09:16 PM
sounds like a briliant idea, i'm up for a challenge. it is the summer holidays and so i'm not working...lots of crafting time!! x
Posted by: Clare | July 31, 2012 at 04:54 AM
This is the kind of challenge I need right now!! It will be so much fun to see everyone's work!
Posted by: Carolyn Dube | July 31, 2012 at 01:38 PM
I'll be on vacation for half of August, but I've been doing a LOT of work on loose 400 series paper...so I'll probably be down for this! I'll be painting and creating my whole vacation, and I REALLY need to set aside an hour or so a day for art....I'm so bogged down with packaging orders or doing ebook work, etc, that I can go long without making anything for ME! I had fun doing this last year and would love to try again!
Posted by: Kira | July 31, 2012 at 03:06 PM
I am totally going to try and get in on this! I always start out strong, then...well, ya know! But, I'll try to be good and do one every week!
Posted by: Katie | July 31, 2012 at 07:40 PM
sounds great i dont have canvas but do have plenty of paper am out of town away from most of my stuff but will start when i return loved your workshop in 21 secrets
Posted by: joanne | August 01, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Yes! This looks awesome - just what I needed to challenge myself- Can't wait to get started. Thank you!!!
Posted by: Laura Spano | August 01, 2012 at 09:41 AM
Definately game for this! Can't wait to get started, tho it's been a busy week..... So I'm gonna get started tomorrow and see how Fri and Sat go..... Great idea.
Posted by: Maura | August 01, 2012 at 05:41 PM
Sounds like a great challenge - but fun! Will try as well.
Posted by: Bev | August 02, 2012 at 03:09 PM
Sounds like fun! Love the peek of all the ones you did last year... gorgeous colors!
Posted by: Marjie Kemper | August 03, 2012 at 06:58 AM
I am looking forward to doing it.
Posted by: Margaret Dinn | August 03, 2012 at 03:23 PM
Hi Dina, I did join in but on watercolour paper rather than canvas, hope so long as it is 'out of the journal' it is okay?
dx
Posted by: moi | August 05, 2012 at 10:24 AM
I'm in! Really enjoyed doing this. Thanks for the inspiration, Dina.
http://marjiekemper.typepad.com/my-blog/2012/08/compendium-challenge-perfect-pearls-mists.html
Posted by: Marjie Kemper | August 05, 2012 at 03:28 PM
I'm slow joining but put me in!
Posted by: Sandra | August 07, 2012 at 07:06 AM
Gonna join up. Coming here via Carolyn Dube's blog. Sounds like so much fun and I can't wait to see everyone's work. Shared inspiration is the best!
Posted by: Jessica Sporn | August 08, 2012 at 06:04 AM
I'm gonna give it a whirl! one a week - eeeek that's a challenge!
Here is my first one, can't wait to see everyone's work!
http://teresajaye.blogspot.com/2012/08/love-birds-canvas.html
Posted by: Teresa Jaye | August 09, 2012 at 06:10 PM