Author: Jeanine

Hello everyone! This is a special post…it will be my last post for the GSO blog. I am stepping back from blogging and  I will move on doing other things. Like preparing on my retirement in a few years, scrap the old fashioned way with paper, scissors and glue, artjournal with paint and all kinds of other stuff. No digiscrapping anymore in the years to come. Maybe I will pick it up again after my travels through Europe, who nows? I will find you again if I feel the need to get back to the digiworld! Well let’s see what I’ve found tonight! I’ll keep my comments short (try to), it is late again in Holland…;)

Life is short by weaselwatchr  The first thing that caught my attention was the title, I love these hand drawn and slightly messy colored alpha’s! And then the message, don’t postpone what you want to do today! Jus do it! Love the girl and the messy black stamped borders and how weaselwatchr used the differnet papers in the background.

Jailhouse Rock by clindoeil A very creative take on Elvis, the King of Rock indeed! Looks like Elvis was part of triplets ;). Love the blending of the pictures and the touches of colors in the corners here!

New Specs by kittyY  The attention is totally drawn to the specs here and I love it! Very cleverly done! Love how Kitty incorporated the sheet opticians use.

Set Your Mind on Things Above by dvhoward At first I thought this was an abstact layout, later I saw the face. What a beautiful page this is! Love how the text surrounds the head and shoulders and is part of the hair. The birdstamp and the few elements finsh this page of in a wonderful way!

AnnaColor Challenge 09.22.2017-10.05.2017 by ouisiekelly  Another almost abstract page. Great use of textures here and the very subtile use of colors gives me the feel of a misty early morning. I love it!

Another Year by carrie1977 And to finish I found a lovely page about aging. Happy birthday! I love how Carrie used the same picture three times in such a way I didn’t see it at first. Great how the splatters, title and elements move a kind of forward! Great 40 st birtday page!

Well it’s time to say goodbye now. Thank you for coming over here to read the blog and hopefully find some inspiration in what I showed you. Please don’t stop coming over, the other ‘GSO girls will continue blogging and showing you what is going on in the digiscrapworld! I loved to bring you a variety of pages over the years and I hope you will keep being creative and keep scrapping! Bye!

Hi everyone! Jeanine here, bringing you some inspiration and eyecandy from the galleries I visited today. I am enjoying  my third day off after working eleven nights in a row. Normally I work seven nights. It was a tough period, a lot of things going on at work and at home socially there’s not much happening when working nightshifts. You can imagine I think! Well let’s see what I found for you to enjoy!

Shine bright by margje This one caught my attention a few days ago and I think it’s another wonderful piece of art by Margje. She’s the best when it comes to blendwork and treating pictures in an artsy way. I particulairly love the colors, the treatment of the girls photo and how the title fits the picture perfect! Amazing piece!

New York City by Dvhoward Another great page and skillful blendwork too! I love the bits and pieces of the city popping out of the cloudbrushes. And great titlework also! Love how the brushes and placement of the words and alpha add to the energy of the city and this page.

Bulles by zizazzi  I love this double spread with gorgeous pictures! Love also how zizazzi kept the left page clean and how she used some messy stitching and splatters on the right one, a very nice contrast I think! Lovely!

Remember me by ouisiekelly Wow, what a great tribute page of the King of Rock! Great blendwork here also and love all the colors and brushes here. An then this look in his eye combined with the songtitle….who could resist that? Very cool page!

Oh, Snap by Squeak Caught in the act LOL! Funny picture and a lot of humor in the story wich you should read! The little camera is placed spot on! 😉

A STORM HAD PASSED by sbpoet A striking page, almost like a painting. Love all the little scribbles and black touches on the ‘watercolory’ houses and on the people seeking shelter. The banner gives the page a lovely depth.

These were my choices, I hope you like them and maybe, if you visit the galleries, you could leave the artists some love. Have a great wednesday!

Hello everyone! Jeanine here with a late post as I was working where I was free from work at first. A colleague got sick and I took her nightshifts. Someone has to do it right? Well I was strolling through the galleries and I found some beauties to hopefully inspire and amaze you! I’ll try to keep my comments short, because I have to get some sleep when I’m done typing 😉

Say Hello by TrishD  Trish did a wonderful artistic job here combining all these different elements, pictures/drawings and a beautiful backgroundsketch. Love all the splashing colors wich make this page very dynamic and interesting to look at!

Black and White by Poppy  Oh, I love the diagonals here! The necks of the sheep following the same direction as the parts of the paper. And I love sheep! Made some sheeppages myself a while ago. Great idea for this B&W challenge!

Muse 4 Aug 17 by caapmun  Wow, this is beautiful! Love the treatment of the left picture and all the textures in this page. Great quote also!

Dunes by sokee  Seapages always draw my attention and this one did also, although I am not sure if there’s a sea on the picture, could be sand in the foreground. The background for sure shows the sea! Love the blending here and the beautiful blues!

Beach Day by crystalbella77    Another seapage! This could easily be a bookcover or a painting. Love the soft touch here and the dreamyness of the page. And did you see that curious seagull? Reminds me of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, everyone should read that book!

Sweetness by tanpopo   Oh yes! This is Sweetness with a Capital! The pastel colors, the look of the girl, her smile, her soft pink hat, the backgroundpage. Great (and sweet) cluster too with all these lovely flowers. Wonderful!

Well, I’ve come to the end of my post, I hope you like my picks! And don’t forget to leave the artists some love if you visit the galleries! See you next time.