Kasia's Care December - Days 15-20

 Hello All.

I have the final few Care December pages to share with you today. It's been a wonderful reflective month, and these prompts have helped me to take some time for myself and think about what really matters.

Day 15 - Online Self-care. Take a look at the people and pages you follow online, and weed out the ones that don't bring you joy.

Day 16 - The Muddy Greys of Winter.

Day 17 - Acknowledge and let go of negative thoughts.

Day 18 - Winter Solstice. Plant something and watch it grow.

Day 19 - This is me. Take a selfie, be accepting and don't judge yourself.

Day 20 - Make a wish upon a star. Set an intention.

I hope you've found some time to care for yourself this month too.

Alison

Kasia's Care December 2021 - Days 10-14

 Happy Weekend Everyone!

After a nice but cold walk early this morning, then cleaning out the guinea pig cage, I found some time this afternoon for a bit of art. I'll be sharing that another day though, as it's too dark now to take photos.

However, here's my next instalment of Care December pages.

Day 10 - Silver. Apparently silver is a magical colour often associated with the aura of the female. I found a photo of my best friend, myself, and my daughter, taken about 10 years ago, and put it centre stage on my page.

I painted around us with silver watercolour paint. It's very shiny.

Day 11 - Your Senses. I listened to the robins in the cafe garden, whilst drinking a sweet and spicy chai latte.

Day 12 - Paint a watercolour robin. 'Robins appear when loved ones are near.'

Day 13 - A spontaneous call. I didn't make a call, but I did message my cousin the first time in a few months, to suggest a meet up in the new year. I journaled about that, then created my page over the top.

Day 14 - Embrace the mundane. Do some mindful stitching on your page. I stamped the face I carved recently, then used variegated embroidery thread to stitch the outlines. I didn't find this mundane at all.

Thanks for coming by today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Alison

Kasia's Care December Days 4-9

 Hello All.

I have a few more of Kasia Avery's Care December pages to share with you today.

Day 4 - A letter of thanks to yourself. I scribble wrote my letter in pencil, it's just about visible in places.

Day 5 - Clouds.

Day 6 - Care for your space. I found a box to put some of my collage fodder in, and made my space a little tidier. All of my pages start with a layer of collage. I used acrylic paint on this page, with gold acrylic ink accents.

Day 7 - Carving. I've missed carving stamps! Kasia carved a face similar to the one I carved. This stamp is going to be so useful.

Day 8 - Winter spices. Mixed spice reminds me of Christmas biscuits. I mixed some into the acrylic paint on my page. I wrote down 3 of my favourite things too.

Day 9 - Release. I wrote down some negative things about myself that I wanted to release.

That's all for now. Thank you for visiting me today.

Alison

Kasia's Care December - Days 1 - 3

 Hi Everyone.

Here are my first few pages for Kasia Avery of Everything Art's Care December Instagram challenge.

First of all, here is the cover of the little junk journal I made with packaging. I do enjoy making these small junk journals for specific challenges. Can you see the tiny red 'Warning! May be habit forming!', underneath the title? :D

Now onto the pages...

Day 1 - Set a new intention. 

How about taking a few mindful moments to look at the moon each night?

Day 2 - Rituals.

Before I start to create, I usually make myself a cup of tea or coffee, and this time of year I sometimes light a scented candle.

Day 3 - A Winter Walk. Get outside and gather some natural materials to arrange and sketch on your page.

I hope that you're all having a good week.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Alison