The 100 Day Project - Days 36-43

 Hello All. I hope you're having a good weekend so far. I've been busy in my studio, so it's been great here.

I have a few more of my hand-carved stamps to share with you today.

I really enjoy carving those blocky words, I'm sure there'll be more coming. And I'm pleased with how the face turned out, I'll be attempting more of those too. In fact number 41 was going to be a face, but it didn't work out, so I carved it out. I quite like what was left though, and I can always stamp it and draw in a face if I want to.

Thanks for dropping by today,

Alison xox

52 Weeks Art Journal - Random Words

 Hello All.

This week RaspberryBlueSky's weekly art journal theme on Instagram is random words. I used some of my hand-carved stamps for the background of my page, then cut out flower pieces from some of my painted collage papers. I added some Tim Holtz word stickers, used a black pencil to outline, and finished with white ink splatters.

I'm also linking this page to Sheila's A Single Flower theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xx

Art Journal Journey - A Single Flower

 Hello All.

I have another page to share for Sheila's A Single Flower theme at Art Journal Journey.

I created the flower, using a black pen on a blue and gold watercolour background. Then I simply layered it with some music paper and another watercolour background, and added some stamped words that are from the Journaling Mini Words background stamp by The Artistic Stamper.

Hope you're having a good week. Thanks for visiting.

Alison xx

March Printing Challenge - Days 1-7

 Hi Everyone!

I found another challenge on Instagram! This one is from GelliArts who make Gelli Plates, and each day in March there is a different theme to use for your print.

Here are my first week's prints. I've used my hand-carved stamps on all but one of them, including word and number stamps that I carved the right way, so that they work with the Gelli Plate.

Happy new week!

Alison xox

The 100 Day Project - 29-35

 Happy Sunday All! I hope you're having a good weekend.

I'm here today with this week's hand-carved stamps for The 100 Day Project.

That's all for now, quite a variety there. 

The crow was very tricky, and since the substrate was double-sided, I ended up turning it over and making it a silhouette, as I'd made a few mistakes with my carving. The handy thing with silhouettes is that you can fill in with a black pen if it doesn't stamp properly ;-)

Thanks for visiting me today,

Alison xox

52 Weeks Art Journal - Week 9 - Childhood Memories

 Hello Everyone!

The theme for week 9 of Raspberrybluesky's art journal challenge on Instagram is Childhood Memories. 

With the daffodils flowering in our garden, and the UK's Mothering Sunday just over a week away, I was reminded of bringing a bunch of daffodils to my mum during the service at our local church. I found a Tim Holtz Paper Doll holding a flag, to represent me as a Brownie and Girl Guide, although I'm not sure I ever carried the flag at church parade.

I'm linking my page to Sheila's A Single Flower theme at Art Journal Journey.

A happy Friday to you, have a great weekend,

Alison xox

March 2021 Art Journal Calendar

 Happy March Everyone!

I have my new calendar pages for March to share with you today.

I started by gluing down some dress pattern tissue, then I scraped some turquoise paint over it. I used neon pink paint to stamp with my hand-carved plus signs stamp, then used a cardboard tube to stamp with some diluted instant coffee. I stamped some 'u's and scallops with black paint.  Two more of my hand-carved stamps ;-) 

I stencilled the splats, then stamped the title with Darkroom Door alphabet and number stamps. I drew a pink tulip with paint pens, then added pink day numbers and splatters.

I linking my spread to Sheila's A Single Flower challenge at Art Journal Journey. 

I'm also entering Try It On Tuesday's Say It With Flowers challenge.

Before I go, here is my February spread with all of my daily doings recorded.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox