AJJ - It's On The Calendar

 Hello All.

I've got an art journal page to share with you today, for Erika's It's on the calendar theme at Art Journal Journey.

Country walks are always on my calendar. I walk with 'walking for health' groups twice a week, meet friends and their dogs once a week, and usually fit in a couple of early morning walks with my husband at the weekend.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Be Strong, Be Happy Journal Page

Hi Everyone!

Who'd have thought I'd take to yellow so well?! I have another art journal page to share for Rike's February Colour Yellow theme at Art Journal Journey, and also PaperArtsy's Topic One Colour Mustard challenge.

I'm working in my handmade gel print journal so there was already a background. I added some stamping, using a PaperArtsy Seth Apter stamp set with archival black ink and Snowflake Fresco acrylic. Then I used Dina Wakley stencils for the silhouettes, daisy patterns and words, with Banana, Terracotta and Mermaid Fresco acrylic, and black ink. I finished with black and white gel pen outlines.

Hope you've had a happy and creative day,

Alison xox

Time After Time Journal Page

Hello Folks.

Here's another art journal page for Rike's 'The Colour Yellow' theme at Art Journal Journey.

The page started with some paper collage, then texture with teabag papers. I applied some white PaperArtsy Fresco acrylic with a palette knife, then used the knife to added mustard yellow and red Fresco acrylic. To highlight the texture, I added black Fresco acrylic, then I adhered three round teabags and turquoise paper circles. I scraped some more mustard yellow Fresco over the teabags, then stamped them with a PaperArtsy circle image by Seth Apter. I finished by stamping words from the same stamp set.

PaperArtsy's Topic 1 challenge theme is the colour Mustard, so I'm entering my page with them too.

I've just spent the day celebrating my lovely Dad's 80th birthday with all my family. His actual birthday is tomorrow, so I'll share the card I made for him then.

Hope you've all had a great weekend,

Alison xox

Twinings Nearly Every Day!

Morning Everyone! It's a cold and frosty one today, but at least we don't have snow...yet!

I got up early to see the blood moon, which was beautiful, but sadly I don't own a good enough camera to take a photo. I'm sure there'll be lots of photos on the Web though.

It was a busy weekend, I was helping at the animal rescue Saturday, and I also started to de-clutter my craft room yesterday, to make room for a larger guinea pig cage. Angus will be gaining a couple of new friends from the sanctuary today :-)

I created another journal spread on Friday, for my Geometric Shapes Theme at Art Journal Journey, and here it is.

Lots of teabag texture, some crackle paste, acrylic paint and marks, and a teabag collage with punched leaves falling from it.

Wishing you all a wonderful week, I'm off to pick up my new guinea piggies now! Photos to come :-)

Alison xox

New PaperArtsy Seth Apter Stamps

Hi Everyone!

PaperArtsy are releasing lots of new stamp designs at the moment, and I am fortunate to already have one of Seth Apter's new sets ESA11. There are some great designs on it that are perfect for my Geometric Shapes Theme over at Art Journal Journey, so I had a play with them this morning.

The left hand page already had a Gelli Plate print on it before I added some used teabag papers. I tore hearts from book page, tore the remnants into square/rectangle shapes to use on this side, then I stamped images from Seth's ESA11, using black and gold Fresco Acrylic paint.

On the right hand page, I glued teal tissue, then used teabag papers. Then I added three round teabags, and the three torn hearts. I stamped Seth's images with black and gold Fresco Acrylic, then added splatters of white paint and orange ink over both pages. I finished with some pencil outlines on the hearts and rectangles.

Wishing you all a creative day!

Alison xox