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Hybrid Journalling

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I really like making journal pages in Photoshop (and occasionally I use Artrage too) I appreciate the flexibility that the layers provide, the ease of designing and changing my mind. Trying out different techniques, colours etc etc. Sometime I print these as is and have incorporated them into journals exactly as they came off the printer. Recently I adhered a printed page to a journal page and then went to work incorporating the printed piece into the book page. And I'm pleased with the result : The printed page is 5" x 7" Each of the book pages is near enough 5 3/8" so that the spread comes to near enough 10 7/8" I used similar colours, shapes and the general 'feel' of the printed page to make it 'fit into' the book page. I mixed shimmer eye shadow with water and a touch of glue to add the shimmery details on the page. The small dots were roughly stenciled on a background painted with acrylics. Overlapping the print in