Seek Gather Create - Week One

 Hello Friends.

I'm joining in with the Seek Gather Create challenge on Instagram. It's a weekly challenge, just for one month, but it usually happens a couple of times a year.

 The Week One items to use are...

Something blue, something see-through, a fish and a circle.

I had fun creating my little collage fish :-) 

My something see-through is part of the top of an organza bag that yarn comes in when I order it online. The fabric is very light and shimmery, so I'm linking up to Vicki's Keeping it light theme at Art Journal Journey.

There's also some shiny gold shimmering on the light blue circle.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

28 Hearts - Week One

 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 2 - Gelliprinted.

Day 3 - hearts painted with ink, then I cut one out and collaged onto a teabag.

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

AJJ - Keeping It Light

 Hello Friends.

I have an art journal page to share today, and I'm linking it to Vicki's theme at Art Journal Journey.

Hope you're all having a good week.

Alison xox

February Art Journal Calendar

 Hello Friends.

I'm getting dozy in my old age! I thought I'd already posted my February calendar pages. Anyway, here they are.

I created my pages with Vicki's theme of Keeping It Light at Art Journal Journey in mind, and added some lightbulbs to journal in.

I think the border I created with a Dina Wakley stamp looks a bit like a row of lit matches, lol.

I finished my page with a lovely Helen Keller quote.

And here's my completed January calendar.

Have a happy February, and thanks for dropping by.

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

AJJ - It's On The Calendar

 Hello All.

I've got an art journal page to share with you today, for Erika's It's on the calendar theme at Art Journal Journey.

Country walks are always on my calendar. I walk with 'walking for health' groups twice a week, meet friends and their dogs once a week, and usually fit in a couple of early morning walks with my husband at the weekend.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison

Art Journal Calendar - January 2024

Happy new year to you all! Hope it's blessed with lots of creative time.

I'm starting my blogging year off with my January art journal calendar, with bells to ring in the new year.

I'm linking my calendar spread to Erika's It's on the calendar theme at Art Journal Journey.

Here are some close ups.

And here's my completed December calendar.

Thanks for visiting.

Alison