Teabag Art for Elizabeth's Earthday Recycling Month.

 Hi everyone.

I'm back today, after dropping off the blogging planet, with a recycling page for Elizabeth's (Altered Book Lover) Earthday celebrations. Elizabeth is sharing my teabag art junk journal page on her blog today.

On a mixed media background I created a pocket with a used teabag, and inserted some cut off scraps from a previous project, adding a little button and some words for my finishing touches.

I'm typing this post one handed as a few weeks ago I tripped and fell in the street, fracturing the top of my humerous, the ball part of my arm that fits into my shoulder socket. Fortunately it was my non-dominant arm, so I'm not completely helpless, but my newly retired husband has stepped up and been amazing in his new job as my carer. Luckily I had this page already made, but I'm sure hubby would have helped with this too.

Thanks to Elizabeth for including my art on her blog, and to you for visiting today.

Alison xox

Seek Gather Create Week 4

 Here's the 4th and final page for the Seek Gather Create challenge.

The final week's items are...

1. Colour green.

2. Abstract flowers.

3. Something that fastens.

4. An insect.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

28 Hearts Week 4

 Hello All.

Here is my final week of heart art.

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24

Days 25, 26, & 27

Day 28

And as it's a leap year, here's a bonus Day 29

Thanks for your support and lovely comments on my heart art.

Alison xox

28 Hearts Week Two

 Hello friends.

Today I have my second week of heart art to share with you.

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

This is an art journal page that I'm linking to Vicki's Keeping It Light theme at Art Journal Journey. 'Light as a feather'.

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

A card made with Tracy Evans' new stamp designs for Valentine's Day.

I'll have some more heart art to share with you next week.

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful weekend,

Alison xox

Wanderlust Live with Lisa Goddard

Lisa Goddard's Fragility in  Art class was right up my street! She had us stitching teabags together, adding bits of collage, and hiding a feather beneath the teabag. This was one of my favourite classes. Can you see the feather? There's part of a butterfly napkin hiding in the bottom right of my page too.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

365 Somethings 276-283

 Hello All.

I've been catching up with my mini collages for the 365 Somethings challenge. I hope you enjoy seeing them.

Days 276-279

Days 280-283

You may have noticed some coloured teabags in the first set. I had a lovely session colouring teabags using PaperArtsy Infusions coloured ink powders, and also 3 coloured Bistre powders. The first photo is the Infusions, the second is the backs of those teabags, and the final photo is the Bistre powders. I was very pleased with the results. 

I just spritzed the empty teabags, sprinkled on the coloured powders, then spritzed again. No other mediums were needed.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

AJJ - Books, Cats, Tea

 Hello All.

I can't believe I've been back from my holiday nearly a week and I still haven't posted anything.

I made this junk journal page for Elle's Books, Cats, Tea theme at Art Journal Journey on a rainy afternoon while I was on holiday.

I'll be back tomorrow with some more of my 365 Somethings collages.

Thanks for dropping by.

Alison

Daisy Yellow Art's ICAD Challenge - Week 8

 Hello All.

Here are my latest ICADs for Tammy's challenge.

That last one was a very quick 5 minute job. Alway fun to create quickly, without too much thought.

I'll have the final few to share next Monday.

Until then...

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Daisy Yellow Art ICAD Challenge - Week 7

 Hello All.

Phew! It's so hot here at the moment, we're really not geared up for 40degC temperatures in the UK! I've been lying on the sofa reading/listening to books the last couple of days, but I thought I should get a blog post done. Fortunately, my art room where my lap top is, is the coolest room in the house.

I have some more ICADs to share with you today, for week 7 of Tammy's Daisy Yellow Art Challenge.

Our daughter Beth recently got an award for being one of the top 50 female engineers in the country, for innovation and invention in 2022. Here she is with her dad, who is a civil engineer, and inspired her to go into engineering. Beth joined Rolls Royce's graduate scheme whilst at uni, and now works for them in Bristol, in aviation. She is on the WISE(Women in Science & Engineering) board, and loves to encourage other young women into engineering. Needless to say, her dad and I are super proud of her.

Thanks for visiting me today. I'm off to lie down with a book again now!

Alison

Daisy Yellow Art ICAD Challenge 2022 - Week 5

 Hello Everyone!

I have another 7 index cards to share with you today.

But first, let me show you my June ones.

Numbers 1 - 15...

Numbers 16 - 30 ...

Now, here are my ICADs for Week 5...

I hope you enjoy this week's offerings. Thanks so much for visiting.

Alison