January 2021 Calendar

 Hello All!

I'm here to start my 2021 blogging year off with my art journal calendar spread for January.

The year has begun with icy cold weather, so I've used PaperArtsy's Seaglass Fresco Finish acrylic, scraped over some collaged teabag papers. Then I used white acrylic and a Seth Apter Impression Obsession stamp to add a background pattern. I splattered on some gold paint, then used burnt umber acrylic and PaperArtsy stamps for the title, and Tim Holtz patterned paper for the journaling rectangles.

Here are some close ups of the teabag texture and background. I love using teabags, so I'm entering my pages at Art Journal Journey, where Erika's theme is 'Favourite Things'.

And here are my completed December pages. Lots of walks, art time, and catching up with family online.

I hope you have a happy and creative weekend,

Alison xox

Traffic Lights

 Hello All. I have another page to share for Tracey's The Meaning Of theme at Art Journal Journey. My page is about traffic lights today.

I started with a layer of teabag texture, painted on some white gesso, used bubble wrap to add turquoise paint, then scraped on some Seaglass Fresco Finish acrylic. I used a Seth Apter stamp to add some background detail. I then added 3 round teabags, the dictionary definition, then used pieces of gelli prints to add colour and pattern. I finished with black paint pen marks, and used a Stabillo All black pencil to outline the page.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

Kasia's Advent Calendar - Day 11 - One Line A Day

 Hello Everyone. For Day 11, we were invited to write one line a day on a dedicated art journal page. I misunderstood the meaning of this, and wrote a few lines on my page.

This page really shows how far I've come since I first started to art journal. Back in the beginning, I really didn't like my handwriting, and I struggled to think of things to write. Then I discovered scribble writing through watching Dina Wakley, and I haven't looked back since.

I'm linking this page to Tracey's The Meaning Of theme at Art Journal Journey.

Wishing you all a very happy and creative weekend,

Alison xox