Hi Everyone.
I have a couple of Autumn themed art journal pages to share, that I failed to get posted on Art Journal Journey. We went away on holiday and time just ran away from me.
Hello All.
This week we have been having a wonderful time walking the coastal paths and watching the crashing waves on the North Devon coast. We really needed to get away, and it's been not exactly relaxing, but very refreshing. I adore being by the sea.
Our main reason for coming here was to visit the beautiful Ashbarton Estate that our daughter and fiance have booked for their wedding weekend in June 2026, so we had their company for a couple of days. The venue didn't disappoint you'll be pleased to hear. It's going to be perfect for the colourful festival wedding they are planning.
So, back to the real reason for this post. I have another page to share for my Autumn colours and inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.
More teabags! I just love them! And I love toadstool spotting too, and have seen a few on my walks this week.
Thanks so much for visiting me today.
Alison
Happy Weekend Everyone!
Here is another junk journal page for Meg's July Instagram challenge.
Day 19 - Tag.
I'm linking this page to Halle's I've got a notion theme at Art Journal Journey, and also to Try It On Tuesday's In The Garden challenge.
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting.
Alison xox
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
Hello All.
This time of year it's so hard to get motivated, but I'm getting there, and I decided to join in with Marie-Josee Brillon's 28 Hearts February challenge on Instagram.
Here are my first week's hearts.
Day 1 - Cut from a gelliprint. I used my hand-carved heart stamps on the gelliplate.
Day 4 - Layered hearts cut from gelliprints.
Day 5 - Watercolour.
Day 6 - Watercolour.
Day 7 - strips of home-made washi tape applied to cardstock, then a heart cut out by hand.
Thanks for visiting,
Alison xox
Hello All.
I have a final junk journal page for Aimeslee's Flowers theme at Art Journal Journey.
Thanks for visiting,
Alison
Hello All.
Here's another page in my junk journal for Valerie's Anything Goes theme at Art Journal Journey.
Thanks for dropping by 😊
Alison
Hello All.
Here's another page I made for Elizabeth & Bleubeard's Collage, Food & Drink theme at Art Journal Journey. I used collage fodder, recycled items and magazine images, and a black paint pen to add details.
Thanks for visiting, and for all of your wonderful comments. I've changed my blog settings to comment moderation sometimes, to see if that will be easier for my regular visitors.
A Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends across The Pond.
Alison
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
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
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
Hello All.
Our Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend is over, and what a weekend of celebrations there were. We didn't venture up to London, but watched it all in the comfort of our living room, but we did have a lovely street party in our little road yesterday. It was great to get together with our neighbours, and thankfully the forecast rain didn't materialise. We all brought plates of food for everyone to share, and it was a marvellous feast. Lots of people expressed the wish for an annual street party. Here are a couple of photos that one of my neighbours took. Unfortunately lots of backs, including mine. I'm a little to the right of the centre, with my red hair and blue and cream striped fleece.
Now to my ICADs. It's the 12th year of Daisy Yellow's annual ICAD challenge, where you create art on an index card every day during June and July. I decided to do collages on mine, with some teabags and stitching too. I'm hoping to use up some of my collage fodder. Here are my first six ICAD collages.
Day 1/61
Day 2/61
Day 3/61
Day 4/61
Day 5/61
Day 6/61
I shall be blogging my ICADs on Mondays. I hope you enjoy seeing them.
Thanks for visiting me today,
Alison
