T Stands For Tuesday 'Tea and Craft' Day

Hello Everyone! I've spent the whole day in my craft room. The washing I put on this morning is still in the machine! Lol!

First up, here are my Gelli Plate prints for Birgit's challenge Day 13. Today's prompt was Pigment Inks, so I used Distress Oxides. I only have 3 colours. Left to right...Swiping the pads onto the plate & stamping with Lego, Stamping the pads on the plate then spritzing with water then taking print, and finally a ghost print.

Next, I created a page in my art journal. Started with the teabag in the centre, painted a flower on it, then added paint all around, and marks and splatters.

I glued the dried paint from my paint tube in the centre of the flower.

I was also making art for a DT post, so I can't share that, but finally I stopped for a cup of tea. Another round teabag to dry and add to my collection for future use, and I decided to use my expensive pottery mug and hope I don't break it when I wash up!

I'm off to link up to Elizabeth's T Stands For Tuesday, and also Rosie's Spring challenge at Art Journal Journey.

Alison x

And So The Adventure Ends?

Hi Everyone! 

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my cards and ugly page yesterday. The page looks better to me today! Grin!!

Onto the next and final page in my 7x5in journal. 

I started in this journal last Summer, with Rae Missigman's Artmarks challenge, and it was a turning point for me, in that my pages became a lot more free and abstract. I love looking back in it. So this final page started like so many, with some collage and gesso. I used the book page I tore circles from yesterday.

Next, I added some colour with Vibrant Turquoise and Tangerine Dream Dylusions Paint.

I used some pieces of table protector, bubble wrap and plastic mesh to print.

And I had to add a teabag of course! I finished with a Tim Holtz quote and handwrote 'end' with DecoArt Media burnt umber paint. This was a little too fluid, so I decided to let it drip. Love it!

The adventure is not really ending, as I have another journal ready to take up where this one finished. So a new adventure is starting. 

I'm linking to the following challenges...

Art Journal Journey - New Year, New Adventures

That's Crafty! - Feeling Blue

and

Altered Book Lover Elizabeth's T Stands For Tuesday - a bit late on that one! Lol! But I used a teabag.

Happy Friday!

Alison xx