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    T Tuesday: summer days edition

    July 9, 2024 - By 

    Nothing beats summer in Minnesota if you ask me. It’s the reason we put up with the harsh winters.

    I’ve been trying to get myself back on track with walking in the morning. I like to do it as early as possible but some mornings I can’t seem to get the lead out.

    I’m so fortunate to have beautiful and well maintained places to walk. Just around the bend of the above photo I spotted a place where the fairies live. 🙂

    It was so cute. I’m glad the park service let it stay there.

    As I continued on my walk I got to our city center park which hosts a carnival and street dance the 3rd of July. Everyone was working hard to get things set up for the afternoon. Mini-me and I went up for a little while and hung out with our neighbors. It’s always a good time.

    Yesterday Mini-me and I walked at the MN Landscape Arboretum. They have a nice 3 mile walking trail that we enjoy. There are benches of varying ages throughout the walk to rest or contemplate.

    My garden is doing quite well. I’ve harvested 2 cucumbers and 2 jalapenos so far.

    I’m hoping the tomatoes will begin to ripen soon.

    T stands for Tuesday
    Today has me working on some boring chores in the house. I got my walk in though. I plan to spend more time outside as well even if it’s just weeding.
    What are you doing today?
  • Blog - Creativity

    Planner becomes art journal

    July 7, 2024 - By 

     

    A couple years ago I attempted to use this Rae Dunn planner that I was gifted.

    I collaged the corners to give it a little bit more of a “me” feel to it. But it just was too big! It took up way too much room no matter where I tried to keep it. Instead of tossing it out, I set it aside.

    When I began preparing to host “I’ve got a notion” over at Art Journal Journey, I remembered how much I love creating journal pages in a loose leaf manner. Especially since I often like to sew on my pages.

    I decided to add a bit more collage to disguise the year on the front cover. Since the bird looked weird just hanging out by itself I added the nest and butterfly to keep it company.

    I glued two planner pages together to give it a bit more strength then glued the journal page down. I am removing some of the planner pages to reduce bulk but I am happy that I am reusing the planner in some fashion.

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    Everything’s coming up roses

    July 5, 2024 - By 

    For the second piece in my “I’ve got a notion” series, I went with a vintage feel using elements from the sewing room.

    The background is the instruction page from a pattern set. The vintage paper has such a lovely color.

    I used a label rubber stamp around a spool image from a dictionary to add a notion.  I like to use this technique to harvest images from old book pages.

    The printed papers are my own digital creations. I haven’t played much with that technique lately. I did take a USB thumb drive to Kinkos and have a few pages laser printed a couple years ago just to see how they’d turn out. The rose paper is one of those.

    I added the lace down the side because who doesn’t love roses and lace. Once again butterflies are appearing in my art.

    I hope you’ll join in with me for “I’ve got a notion” over at Art Journal Journey sometime this month.