Autumn Colours & Inspiration

 Hello All.

Here is another page I made for my Autumn colours & inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for all the beautiful art you've been making for my challenge at Art Journal Journey!

I'm also linking my page to the Autumn Magic challenge at Try It On Tuesday.

Alison xox

October Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

Here is my art journal calendar for October.

The leaves were stamped with acrylic paint and a PaperArtsy Lin Brown stamp, cut out and glued onto a background of teabags and PaperArtsy Fresco acrylic paint. The scarecrow is a Tracy Evans stamp. The letters of the title are Darkroom Door stamps. 

I'm linking my calendar to my Autumn colours and inspiration theme at Art Journal Journey.

And here's my completed September calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

Sympathy Card and a New Crochet Project

 Hello friends.

A lovely neighbour passed away recently, after losing her fight with cancer. She loved her beautiful garden, and I created an appropriate card to give to her husband.

I used some gorgeous stamps by Tracy Evans, with Distress inks.

And here is the start of a new crochet blanket I started recently. It's grown a bit since this photo was taken though 😁

I'm following a pattern by Zooty Owl. Here's a link if you're interested. I'm using some of my leftover yarn balls. It's a great way to use up scraps. I've got a lot of those! 😂

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

Seek, Gather, Create - Week Two.

 Happy Saturday Everyone!

I'm back today with my art journal page for Week Two of the Seek, Gather, Create challenge.

This week's items are...

1. A face

2. The colour teal

3. Stripes

4. A wing or wings

I'm linking my page to Vicki's Keeping It Light theme at Art Journey Journey. Birds and butterfly people are very light, and I used a light coloured background.

Thanks for dropping by,

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

A Trip To Bristol

 Hello friends.

I have an art journal page to share today. It's another entry for Erika's It's on the Calendar theme at Art Journal Journey.

Although the day on the torn piece of calendar is Tuesday, we're actually off to visit our daughter in Bristol on Friday. She has a bridesmaid dress that needs to be shortened, and needs her mother's amateur skills with a needle and thread. Hopefully we might fit in a country walk too.

 I'm also linking my page to Try It On Tuesday where the theme is Add Some Text.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xx

Ally Pally Craft Show April 2018, and Collage at Art Journal Journey

Hi Everyone!

It's been a busy few days. I've been adding lots of new shawls to my Etsy Shop CraftytrogsYarnArt for a start. Then on Saturday I went up to London, to the Alexandra Palace Craft Show. It may be the last time I'll go, as it was my favourite shop PaperArtsy's last time there. Such a pity, as it's a lovely opportunity to meet up with other PA fans who are good friends of mine.

Here are my purchases. Not a lot, but I stocked up on journaling pens, succumbed to one of Seth Apter's pots of Baked Texture EPs (Patina Oxide if you're interested), a couple of bargain wooden box sets, paints, re-inker, and Tim Holtz Paper Dolls.

I met the lovely Tracy Evans, who I've known in Blogland forever. She was demonstrating on the Aall and Create stand with her new stamps, and doing some impromptu make & takes. She very kindly gave me a few rusty nails, pictured above, and here is my version of her lovely artwork. I just adore her stamps, and this combination of Dina Wakley paint colours, Cheddar, Fuchsia and Turquoise!

And, I finally found time yesterday to create another page in my art journal for my Recycle & Collage challenge over at Art Journal Journey.

Hope you're all having a great week,

Alison xox