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    It’s a wonderful world

    Spending time out doors since the weather has finally started to cooperate is definitely inspiring me to create. Seems odd but there it is. Fresh air and sunshine can do a lot for ones perspective…especially after days of sticky, hot disgusting weather. The kind that has you wanting to take a shower…again…after walking out to the mailbox. Those days just make me crabby.

    wonderful world

    For this nature themed page I used cardboard from the end of a notepad as my substrate. I covered it with random book pages then used gelatos for the background. I was originally thinking I’d have a whole forest of trees with a small break of blue sky in the middle. Then I decided that just one large tree would be a better visual statement.

    wonderful world

    I once again was able to use some recently gifted collage fodder on this page. These daisies from Krisha were the perfect edition to the edge of the vellum word block. The wooden bird in the tree was another recent gift…this time from Patty. These two elements came together quite nicely to add the right finishing touches to the page.

    After I punch the properly spaced holes, this page will end up in my polka dot journal.

    I’m linking up with AJJ today to meet the current months theme of Nature’s Wonders.

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  • Blog - Creativity - Photography

    Summer photo hunt update

    Just popping with a few more items I’ve been able to check off the list for the 2016 Summertime scavenger hunt.

    2. A footprint or pawprint

    footprint

    I’m the guilty party here…I rarely wear shoes at home…even when I should. I walked through the wet grass on the way into the house. Lucky for me my phone was in my pocket to snap a quick photo before it dried.

    4. A book or magazine read during 2016

    books

    I read on my Nook 95% of the time but I did check out some books from the library this summer. It took me a while to get used to reading E-books but they are much lighter reading in bed…and don’t hurt so much when I drop it on my face. Yep, sleep reading is a dangerous hobby.

    5. A porch or deck

    deck collage

    This is the Trex deck at the MN Landscape Arboretum. It overlooks a lovely pond.

    15. A team logo

    teams

    Just a few of our local teams including our beloved North Stars. So sad when they left MN for Dallas of all places. Hello… Minnesota=Hockey. At least now we have The Wild.

    19. A seasonal cocktail or beverage

    summer drink

    New favorite beverage….a Moscow Mule in a chilled copper mug. YUM!!!

    I still have yet to find or at least photograph these items.

    3. A skeleton, bone or x-ray
    10. A bicycle
    12. A window
    16. A map showing a trip taken during the time period
    18. A supermarket cart, basket or trolley full of groceries 
    20. Someone laughing
    21. A photograph of you with a newspaper or calendar page from the time period covered in the Hunt. Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.
    Alternatives – if you’re having trouble finding any of the above, you may substitute from this list (but you may not substitute for item #21):
    alternative 1: a lighthouse
    alternative 2: a baby (human or animal)

    I’ll do a final check in before the end of the challenge which ends at the autumn equinox on September 22, 2016.

    Happy hunting!

  • Art - Creativity

    Rose garden journal

    After sitting down to create ATC’s for a swap (more on that another time), I was feeling quite inspired. I decided work in my art journal with the current AJJ theme of In my garden in mind. I definitely wasn’t going to limit myself to the theme though.

    rose garden journal

    Turns out that was the direction I was heading anyway.

    After painting on the page with my fingers, I added some more background texture with stamped text to simulate greenery. I fussy cut around one of my rose photographs then went off to find some words.

    rose garden journal

    I like that I leave you hanging…wondering….”what did she realize?”  I added a bit to line-work with both black and white pens before stamping my date and calling it a day.

    Stop by Art Journal Journey and check out all the fun entries for this months theme.

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