November Art Journal Calendar

 Hello all.

Here is my art journal calendar for November, which I'm linking to Wendy's On, in, or beside the sea theme at Art Journal Journey.

As I often do, I started with a layer of teabags. I scraped on some PaperArtsy Fresco acrylic paint, Midnight, Captain Peacock and Snowflake, then painted a mixture onto the centre of the pages. I stencilled the fish with Pewter Fresco acrylic, and used a Tim Holtz letters and numbers die and silver mirror card to create the title.

I outlined and added features and numbers to the fish with a black gel pen.

I was inspired by the crashing waves on the rocks of the North Devon coast that we recently visited.

That's Woolacombe beach in the distance, a beautiful stretch of sandy shore.

Aren't those rocks amazing?! Some parts of the coastal path were narrow and rocky and a little bit challenging, but I wouldn't have missed it. And we were very blessed with some beautiful sunny Autumn days.

And finally, here's my completed October art journal calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

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 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

August 2024 Art Journal Calendar

 Hello Friends.

Here's my August art journal calendar. 

I'm linking it to Jo's Wonderfully Wild theme at Art Journal Journey. I went wild with colourful collage and wild birds.

And here's my completed July calendar.

Hope you have a wonderfully creative August.

Alison xox

July Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

Here's my art journal calendar for July. 

I'm joining in with Halle's I've got a notion theme at Art Journal Journey.

I used a button and pale turquoise paint to stamp onto ledger paper for my journaling circles. The outline stamp and letter & number stamps are from PaperArtsy. The sewing images are from a Daphne's Diary magazine.

Here's my completed June calendar.

Have a great month everyone!

Alison

June Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

I'm a bit late posting my calendar, but here it is finally. I'll be honest and admit that I forgot. Lol!

I used my favourite technique of starting with a layer of collage, and my journaling shapes are birds, that also make me happy. So I'm linking up with Matilde's theme of 'What makes you happy' at Art Journal Journey.

To create the birds, I stamped one on some thin card, then carefully cut it out to make a stencil. I used another stencil to create a garden for my birds.

And here's my completed May calendar.

Thanks for visiting.

Alison

May Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

Here's my art journal calendar for the month of May. I'm linking it to Valerie's Poems theme at Art Journal Journey. I found a lovely May Day poem by Patricia Walter online.

I used a gelliprint for the journaling circles. I love the contrast with the neutral background.

And finally, here's my completed April calendar.

Art Journal Calendar - April 2024

 Hello friends.

Here is my art journal calendar for April. I used some of my recent gelliprints, and I'm joining in with Valerie's theme of geometric forms, the April challenge at Art Journal Journey.

And here's my completed March calendar.

Happy April and thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

March 2024 Art Journal Calendar

 Hi Everyone.

I have my March art journal calendar to share with you today.

Here are my two tortoises who recently came out of hibernation, and they are the inspiration for my new calendar spread. They are the same age, but males are smaller than females, half their size! As you can see I have one of each. I need to separate them soon, as little Ollie is constantly pestering poor Josie. I'm hoping my son will adopt one of them.

And here's my March calendar spread...

I started with a collaged background, then stamped the Stampotique tortoise 4 times on painty paper, cut them out and glued to the teabags, which were then glued to the spread. 

I hand cut a flower stencil, and used Butter Fresco acrylic to stencil them, and used my finger to add an orange centre, then doodled the outlines and dots.

I sponged some Butter Fresco acrylic at the top, and stamped my title using Darkroom Door Alphabet & Number stamps. I added a few orange paint dots, wrote the day numbers on the flowers, and inked the edges of my spread with black ink.

I'm linking my calendar to Chris' On All Fours theme at Art Journal Journey, and also to Try It On Tuesday's Spring theme.

Here's my completed February calendar...

I hope your March has got off to a good start.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

February Art Journal Calendar

 Hello Friends.

I'm getting dozy in my old age! I thought I'd already posted my February calendar pages. Anyway, here they are.

I created my pages with Vicki's theme of Keeping It Light at Art Journal Journey in mind, and added some lightbulbs to journal in.

I think the border I created with a Dina Wakley stamp looks a bit like a row of lit matches, lol.

I finished my page with a lovely Helen Keller quote.

And here's my completed January calendar.

Have a happy February, and thanks for dropping by.

Alison xox

Art Journal Calendar - January 2024

Happy new year to you all! Hope it's blessed with lots of creative time.

I'm starting my blogging year off with my January art journal calendar, with bells to ring in the new year.

I'm linking my calendar spread to Erika's It's on the calendar theme at Art Journal Journey.

Here are some close ups.

And here's my completed December calendar.

Thanks for visiting.

Alison

December Art Journal Calendar

Hello All.

I'm here today to show you my December art journal calendar spread. I was inspired by Wendy's Above Us Only Sky theme from Art Journal Journey. 

And here is my completed November calendar.

Have a great December and thanks for visiting.

Alison

November Art Journal Calendar

Hello All.

I have my November art journal calendar to share with you today. I'm linking it to Jo's Nature theme at Art Journal Journey. 

I started with a layer of collage, then brayered on a light layer of Pumpkin Soup Fresco acrylic. I added some random stamping with a script stamp, and a leaf stamp around the edges, and glued some robin patterned paper tissue on the bottom of each page.

I stenciled leaves for journaling, and my title, and added white gel pen outlines and numbers. 

I finished with a dotty outline and some white acrylic splashes, using a white Posca paint pen.

Here's my completed October spread.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison