November Art Journal Calendar

 Hello all.

Here is my art journal calendar for November, which I'm linking to Wendy's On, in, or beside the sea theme at Art Journal Journey.

As I often do, I started with a layer of teabags. I scraped on some PaperArtsy Fresco acrylic paint, Midnight, Captain Peacock and Snowflake, then painted a mixture onto the centre of the pages. I stencilled the fish with Pewter Fresco acrylic, and used a Tim Holtz letters and numbers die and silver mirror card to create the title.

I outlined and added features and numbers to the fish with a black gel pen.

I was inspired by the crashing waves on the rocks of the North Devon coast that we recently visited.

That's Woolacombe beach in the distance, a beautiful stretch of sandy shore.

Aren't those rocks amazing?! Some parts of the coastal path were narrow and rocky and a little bit challenging, but I wouldn't have missed it. And we were very blessed with some beautiful sunny Autumn days.

And finally, here's my completed October art journal calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Autumn Colours with AJJ

 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

Seek, Gather, Create August 2024 - Week 1

 Hi All.

Seek, Gather, Create August 2024 is another Instagram challenge, hosted by Tina Hois, Laura Denison, Lisa Goddard and Casey Turner.

These are the prompts for week 1...

1. colour: gold

2. plastic wrap

3. something burnt

4. handwriting or asemic writing

Here's the page I created...

I used some gold Twinings Tea plastic wrapping and created a little pocket using staples, made a background with lots of teabag texture and PaperArtsy Seaglass Fresco acrylic paint. I burnt some lace trim which was slightly scary, and added some scribbled journaling, Tim Holtz people and Dymo text.   

I'm linking my page to Jo's Wonderfully Wild theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for dropping by.

Alison xox

Junk Journal July - Days 23-25

 Hello All.

I have a few more junk journal pages to share with you today.

Day 23 - Tip-in.

Day 24 - Ephemeral.

Day 25 - Tea-dyed. 

This one is for Halle's I've got a notion theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Alison xox

May Art Journal Calendar

 Hello All.

Here's my art journal calendar for the month of May. I'm linking it to Valerie's Poems theme at Art Journal Journey. I found a lovely May Day poem by Patricia Walter online.

I used a gelliprint for the journaling circles. I love the contrast with the neutral background.

And finally, here's my completed April calendar.

Art Journal Calendar - April 2024

 Hello friends.

Here is my art journal calendar for April. I used some of my recent gelliprints, and I'm joining in with Valerie's theme of geometric forms, the April challenge at Art Journal Journey.

And here's my completed March calendar.

Happy April and thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

ICADs Days 57-61

 Hello all from a wet and windy UK. 

I have my final 5 ICADs to share with you today. I've really enjoyed the challenge of following Tammy's prompts this year.

Day 57 - Bird. An easy one, I used one of my watercolour birds that I painted a while back.

Day 58 - Illustration.

Day 59 - Peaceful. Watching the bees and butterflies in my garden. They love the lavender and marjoram. I painted the lavender with watercolour, and added bees and butterfy images cut from a magazine. You may recognise this as the icad I used on a junk journal page.

Day 60 - Filigree. Painted with gold watercolour. It has a beautiful shimmer.

Day 61 - Mosaic. Definitely the most fiddly one. I cut pieces of patterned papers to look like broken pieces of china.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my ICADs this year, they've all been great appreciated.

Have a lovely weekend.

Alison xox

A Flash Of Blue

 Hello All.

I have a junk journal page to share today for my Come Fly With Me theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison

AJJ - Numbers

 Hello All. 

Today I have a junk journal page to share for Matilde's Numbers theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

ICAD 2023 - Week One

 Hello Everyone.

It's time for Tammy aka Daisy Yellow Art's ICAD challenge again. An index card a day for the months of June and July.

Here's my cover ICAD.

This year I thought I'd try and follow the prompts. Here are my Week One cards and the prompts.

1. Sapling.

2. Polka Dots or Graphic Dots.

3. Map.

4. Espresso

5. Zebra or Striped.

6. Wildflowers.

7. Treble Clef.

I'll be using collage throughout, I'm still trying to get through my huge stash of fodder.

Have a great new week,

Alison

AJJ - Flowers

 Hello All.

I have a final junk journal page for Aimeslee's Flowers theme at Art Journal Journey.

I hope you're having a good week.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Art Journal Calendar April 2023

 Hello Friends. A happy April to you all.

I'm joining Elizabeth's Recycle, Re-use & Re-purpose theme at Art Journal Journey with my April art journal calendar.

I started by covering the pages with used teabag papers, then I used a piece of corrugated cardboard to create the lines with black ink.

I punched the circles from security envelopes, and used an empty tea light holder to stamp the outlines. I stamped the title using Darkroom Door Alpha stamps, added the day numbers, and sketched some flowers. 

I added white ink splashes, and also dropped some white ink into the flower centres. I love how the ink spread out along the lines of the flowers. So cool!

And finally, here's my completed March calendar.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Squares

 Hi Everyone. Here's a final page for Valerie's Anything Goes theme at Art Journal Journey.

Teabag texture and I created the squares with paint and the bottom of the Ecoline ink jar. I finished with some book text on a piece of corrugated card and a few splashes of the gold ink.

Have a great weekend,

Alison

365 Somethings - 80-86

 Hello Friends.

Before I share my Somethings, I must let you know that unfortunately I have had to add comment moderation again. This is due to a sudden high number of spam comments I have received lately. I shall publish your comments as soon as I have received and spotted notification of them.

Now, here are my mini collages for this last week, for Daisy Yellow Art's 365 Somethings challenge. I've made a couple of sets, a set of 3 and a set of 4, as you will probably spot. I must say, I really enjoyed working in sets like this.

Thanks so much for dropping by and leaving your lovely comments.

Alison