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    Fall vibes

    September 25, 2022 - By 

    I do love Fall. The crisp mornings, the rustle of fallen leaves, flannels, jeans, hoodies…all the pumpkin goodies. The warm colors of autumn are also my favorites. You’ll find them all over my house and in my art.

    I had so much fun pulling together items to layer. Bits of wallpaper, book spine, scrapbook paper, ephemera postcard just to name a few.

    I used some distress oxide to bring the background colors together.

    I then dripped water and blotted to make the cool light spots. Love that look. This is my first distress oxide ink pad, and I know it won’t be my last.

    I’m nearing the end of this journal. Just a few pages left. It’s been a really fun challenge with all the different types and sizes of papers.

    It has gotten quite chunky. Good thing I made the cover with a long wrap around tie to hold the chunkiness in.

    When it’s complete I’ll do a recap at least of my favorite pages.

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    Happy Summer

    July 3, 2021 - By 

    YES!! Things are becoming more normal! We are finally having guests over for the first time since Christmas 2019.

    This tea tag jumped out at me as the perfect words to celebrate this occasion in my art journal.

    As I’ve been doing so often lately, I hid my journaling under a flip. Again not that my words are so private…it just simplifies the page.

    I also added this quote which rings so very true. “Lost time is never found again”.  Not sure who uttered those words but they are so very true.

    If I’m 100% honest…I don’t love the mushroom sticker on the page but that’s ok.

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    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for Alison‘s theme of Summer Countryside.

     

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    Journaling through the emotions

    June 27, 2021 - By 

    Whoa…that sounds deeper than intended. I did find myself sitting down to create today and without even realizing it I uncovered something I hadn’t been thinking about…or at least admitting to thinking about.

    I only intended to do the end of the first signature but there was too much and it spilled onto the next. Honestly I really like how it looks.

    I’m thrilled with how this part turned out. It has a soft, vintage quality. I used my middle finger to paint the teal butterfly wings. Not too shabby for that occasionally naughty digit.

    I used a bit of French grammar text to partially cover the Behr paint brochure then continued with the layers until I finally was happy and had said my piece.

     

     

    Overlapping fold-outs are new for me but I really felt I wanted to add a bit of found text.

    It about sums up my emotions. I know that this is the way of things…the next step…and I am so incredibly happy for both kids. But at the same time, I am mourning my time as a parent of “kids”.  I guess empty nester syndrome was sneaking on in while I wasn’t looking.

    EDIT: Linking up with AJJ for the Butterfly theme…thanks for the heads up Erika!

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