Gratitude

 Hello everyone.

I have another page to share for my Autumn Colours & Inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.

There is so much to be grateful for, not least that we live in a peaceful country 💔, and we don't get many hurricanes here🙏.

You can just see the outlines of the rectangle teabags I used as my first layer on this page. I then added paint and stencilled leaves(outlined with a black biro), and used a rigger brush and black ink to draw the large leaf stem and write the title. I used a white Posca pen to add highlights and splatters. I also added some fine black and not so fine gold ink splatters.

 Thank you to everyone taking part in the challenge at AJJ, so many and it's only halfway through the month, and your art has been beautiful! Thanks also for all the lovely comments on my recent posts.

Hugs,

Alison xox

Autumn Colours & Inspiration

 Hello All.

Here is another page I made for my Autumn colours & inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for all the beautiful art you've been making for my challenge at Art Journal Journey!

I'm also linking my page to the Autumn Magic challenge at Try It On Tuesday.

Alison xox

October Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

Here is my art journal calendar for October.

The leaves were stamped with acrylic paint and a PaperArtsy Lin Brown stamp, cut out and glued onto a background of teabags and PaperArtsy Fresco acrylic paint. The scarecrow is a Tracy Evans stamp. The letters of the title are Darkroom Door stamps. 

I'm linking my calendar to my Autumn colours and inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.

And here's my completed September calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

Art Journal Journey - Autumn Colours & Inspiration

 Hello All.

I'm thrilled to be the October host over at Art Journal Journey with the theme Autumn Colours & Inspiration.

Here is my sample page for the challenge.

I started with a layer of collage, then painted over it with a light layer of quinacridone nickel azo gold acrylic.

More collage was added, some leaves stamped with one of my hand-carved stamps, a teabag collage, some lace, a bit of gold leaf, and a Tim Holtz phrase sticker.

I look forward to seeing you over at Art Journal Journey with some Autumn inspired art journal pages.

Wishing you a happy October,

Alison

Art Journal Calendar - September 2024

 Hello All.

I've been busy with my crochet hook lately, making poppies for Remembrance, hats and scarves for charity, and now I'm getting started on projects for my daughter's wedding in 2026! She's requested crocheted place mats for all the guests (possibly 160 or more), crocheted potted plants, and crocheted flowers to go in coloured glass vases. It's lucky that I crochet fairly quickly.

Anyway, I did manage to make my September art journal calendar, and here it is.

That transparent red iron oxide acrylic against the PaperArtsy Seaglass acrylic is making my heart sing!

I'm linking my calendar to Art Journal Journey, where Aimeslee's theme is Anything Goes.

And before I go, here is my completed August calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Birthday card

 Hi everyone!

Here's a card I made for my aunt, using Crafty Individuals stamps. I used distress inks to watercolour the image.

I'm linking my card to Try It On Tuesday's Make It Feminine challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Seek Gather Create August 2024 - Week Three

 Hello All.

Here is my art journal page for week 3 of the Seek Gather Create August Instagram Challenge.

The items are... The colour fuchsia, an eye, bubbles, and ruffles.

I used a PaperArtsy tissue paper eye, as well as some other elements from the sheet. The birds are from Crafty Individuals. The text is from my art room copy of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. The pink squares are from a master board I had in my stash. 

I'm linking my page to the following challenges...

Jo's Wonderfully Wild theme at Art Journal Journey. Wild birds

Try It On Tuesday's Make It Feminine theme. Pink and lace

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison