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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.

    Art Journal Journey

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

     

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    T Tuesday: back to journaling edition

    June 28, 2021 - By 

    I can’t even remember the last time I sat down to art journal. But I finally did! It felt so good, so natural, like I have been doing it all along. So why haven’t I been??

    I used my wonky junky journal to step back into the game. I love that it is so random…no expectations…no limits. If I want to exclusively write…fine. If I want to only paint…fine. If I feel in love with glue and paper…that’s fine too. With the variety of papers as pages I have endless possibilities.

    I didn’t think at all. Just let it happen.

    I made this little journal flip the my words would be hidden. Not that they are so very private but I didn’t want to clutter up the simplicity.

    Since I didn’t share any garden photos last week I thought I should snap a couple to show some progress.

    I ‘ve been battling a pest problem in the shed garden. We have a vole living under the shed or in the compost pile. It is getting in the garden and nipping off my plants. The little bugger doesn’t even eat them!! Just cuts them down like its a lumberjack felling trees. I have reinforced the fence…still I found more nibbled plants today. UGH!!! So frustrating. Short of poison, I’m at a loss as to the solution to my pest issue.

    Notice the condensation on my pint? That means it actually rained and we have some humidity in the air. We are still super dry but at least there was some precipitation. I never thought I’d be thankful for humid air.

    Lastly I have to share the haul I got from a garage sale last Thursday. As I walked up the driveway I saw this box filled with papers and such. I had to ask…is the box really free…as in all of it? Yes. Yes it was. I snapped that up like it was gold. I actually got a bunch of things from the sale…this was the only crafty related item.

    T stands for Tuesday
    Monday was an errand day for me…Tuesday is an at home day. I really need to knock some items off my ever present list since it just keeps getting longer!