I think this is really, really cool! I love The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe, and think it fits this style of writing brilliantly. I enjoyed doing this and probably will try some more--after all, Poe wrote an awful lot of poems. Of course, Jessica Sprague is a genius and her sample looks a whole lot better than my piece of work, but practice will improve my next try.
I must try to relax more when holding the pen. I had to pry my fingers from it!
This is actually a two-page spread layout but I couldn't get it large enough to read the journaling so I separated the pages into one page layouts.
Our task for this assignment was to do journaling pages completely handwritten. I discovered that writing on a tablet is not as easy as writing on paper. First, because I have the tablet sitting on my lap since there is no desk space for it, and because it is difficult to slant the tablet as you would paper when writing. However, I did manage to complete the task and now you all see how bad my handwriting has become since I was taught the Palmer Method in elementary school.
This is the last week for our Pen Tablet Class and I feel I have come so far, and learned so much in these last four weeks. The pen and tablet are much easier on my hand and wrist than the mouse. I no longer have aches and pains running up and down my arm. The best part is that it is easier to do editing and digital layouts using the pen and tablet. It feels natural not clumsy like the mouse.
This latest layout for my Pen Tablet Class was really challenging. We did stitching, erasing, mixing type and handwriting, and even extracting items from their backgrounds to create our own embellishments.
I've been a bit late in my assignments because I slipped in the tub and injured my sciatic nerve. It's getting better but for a while I could hardly even walk much less sit for any time. I literally have a pain in the butt--along with the hip, thigh, and knee.
The teacher of our Pen Tablet Class, Jessica Sprague, has challenged us to enter a contest on Pen Scrappers so this is my entry. That's my actual every day handwriting. It's all over the place, up hill mostly. That means I am an optimist (according to a handwriting class I took!) I love taking classes--in case you haven't guessed.
A kit created by Anna Aspnes, ArtPlay Palette 10 Things 2 Heart Collection, was provided to us by Pen Scrappers for this competition.
If, by chance, you would want to vote for me, here is the link: http://www.penscrappers.com/2010/02/17/ten-things-i-love-about-you-elizabeth-johnson/
Our mid-week assignment was to make hand drawn letters. Well, I drew them but I need to do a bit more practicing on lettering!
The photos are from a trip we made to Mullins, SC back in January. I thought the ice formed in this fountain was beautiful. Unfortunately, I didn't get all of the placard giving the history of Mullins.
Since starting the Pen Tablet Class, I have neglected my Art Journal Caravan assignments. I'll get back to them for sure because I want to complete the journey.
For our second lesson, we did a lot in this layout! We traced the scroll right on top of the tablet, and filled it with paper. Then we traced the bird from a piece of printed digi paper. Around the photo frame on the 9 photos, is my very own handwriting. To think that I learned how to write using the Palmer Method. It sure doesn't look like that now!
I should have waited a day to do this layout because we had another 24" of snow on top of the 22 inches we had over the weekend.
We've been practicing how to doodle, write our names, and make dotted and straight lines using our Wacom Tablets. Here is a sample of my dotted line exercise.
I'd show the doodles but I don't do doodles. Never learned how and can't draw. When I talk on the phone, instead of doodles I write names, underline them, or place them in boxes. Wonder what that means??
Credits: ASexton AJC Parcel #5: Ephemera, Simplify Word Art, Border, and Scallop Text Border; JItis French Quarter Bookplate Tab; Wacom Tablet for Handwriting.
This is just a fun layout for my Art Journal Caravan on how to simplify my life. I use my computer more each day. I use it for my check register, budgeting, digital work, and now to put handwriting on my digital layouts. I'm sure there are more things that I can't think of right now but I do use my computer a lot. Oh, yeah, I also play card games on it.
I regret not being able to credit the designers of the papers and embellishments. I didn't know enough back then to record this important information. My apologies if any of the designers are viewing this layout. I always record credits now!
I'm getting better at the handwriting--I think! It helps to put the mouse away and just use the pen and tablet. This is a really old layout of my husband. It probably was done soon after completing my first class with Jessica Sprague--Up and Running.
I've had my Wacom Intuos 3 tablet for about a year now but only used it sporadically. Now that Jessica is teaching us HOW to use the tablet, I'll surely be using it, in place of the mouse, for everything.
Stay tuned for more updates!
Yes, in addition to doing the Art Journal Caravan, I am also taking Jessica Sprague's latest class: Pen Tablet Basics for Scrapbookers. This is my layout for the first lesson. It was done entirely without a mouse. I used my Wacom Intuos 3 tablet for all the digital work. It was fun but my hand is cramped from holding the pen too tightly.
The layout is about our trip from the Philadelphia area, stopping off in Longs, SC, and heading on to Charleston, SC. Notice my own handwriting on the "here" and "to here" labels, and also on the date tab. It's not as easy to write on the tablet as it is on paper but I'm sure if I use it enough my writing will improve.
The map used is a print screen map from Google Maps. The dotted line was achieved by using the brush tool and drawing the loopy line from Philadelphia area to Charleston, SC.
