AJC10 Week 12 catch-up - Proverbs

Week 12 asked to explore proverbs or little titbits of wisdoms, and how we used them. The proverb slip came from a kit by Tangie Baxter.

Credits:

Background paper: Tangie Baxter (guest designer) @ Scrap Matter, Orchid Elixir

Palm tree shadow, floral tattoo shadow and decorated hand - Orchid Elixir (as above)

Pencil - Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbookgraphics, Art Journal Caravan Week 12 parcel

Proverb slip - Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbookgraphics, Proverbs Word Strips kit

Birds - Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbookgraphics, Art Journal Caravan Week 2 parcel

Struggling against the Bars - scrapbooked AJC10

This was a creative piece that I write last year on my main blog. *Warning* the piece deals with personal and weight issues - the words may trigger. Part of the reason I'm doing the Caravan is as a distraction as I confront my binge eating issues: I'm still struggling against the bars. The words are below after the credits.

Credits:

Background paper (rotated 90 degrees) - Tangie Baxter, Journal Anthology papers
Cage and the bird - Tangie Baxter, Art Journal Caravan week 2 parcel


Struggling Against the Bars

My past is my cage
And some days it's tight,
Keeping my arms by my side
Squeezing the breath and my flesh
Like a mask for a face
That's not mine.
But other days I'm a bird
Let free to soar,
And see all the colours
And more.

My weight is my cage
Hanging heavy on my limbs
But I want to be rid now.
I look to the future
But I can't see today
How to get through.
So I must look to the bird
Unburdened and free
To see how the weight
Can be lost
By slipping my chains
Or struggling against the bars
For a while.

AJC10 Week 2 - Fears and wishes

This is my first all digital scrapbook page - so no dodgy photos this time. I came across the quote from a journal book and it led to my other recorded thoughts on the matter. Getting to know how to use my photoshop software a bit more today :)

Credits:

Background page - Tangie Baxter, Journal Anthology papers

Bird (reversed) - Tangie Baxter, Art Journal Caravan Week 2 parcel

Splat and Stars - Tangie Baxter, Journal Anthology elements
Label - Tangie Baxter, Art Journal Caravan Week 1 parcel

AJC10 Week 2 - Choose what to accept

One of my problems in the past was accepting anything good about me, as I was told how useless or stupid I was by others, which my inner critic then repeated to me after the original speakers moved out of my life. When I do hear my inner critic now, I aim to challenge it and stop accepting that it's right. The thought bubbles are things that I should accept instead. The birdie is there to tie in with the weekly calendar task.

Credits:

Bird - Tangie Baxter, Art Journal Caravan week 2 parcel elements
Background paper - Tangie Baxter, Journal Anthology Papers
"Accept this" - Dyno Junior dynotape

Silhouette - adapted to look like me from Wikipedia entry about Silhouette

My own thought bubbles