Autumn Days

My first share today is an Autumn tag for the theme  of Autumn/Halloween over at 

Tag Tuesday

I used oxide inks for the background, then random stamped with a selection of well loved and well used leaf stamps. I stamped and fussy cut a few and also cut out  some computer generated ones.

When my lads were small many , many years ago they loved to play in the leaves in the garden, so I added a TH found relative to the leaf pile.

The trimmings were  to hand and I stamped the words.

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I have just begun to use this mixed media journal, 

 and for a while I had been wanting to try creating a page in a shorter time.

. Chris if you call in,  I am no good at sticking to 15 minute pages.

Half an hour each page was more like my timing.

 As always my desk had assorted bits and pieces  pushed to one side .

While assembling some Halloween bits and pieces I came across some   Crafty Individuals pictures

So the idea for my spread  began. I  rubbed an old ink pad over the corrugated and hessian material to add a warmer colour. Then added some torn left over papers

I began in the morning and took this photo on the left.

By the afternoon when I went in to take  the finished photo, the light had changed and the photo above was the better one of many  to share. Although the colours in real life are  more like this one on the left.

Linda  is hosting this month and chosen the  theme....

Creature Comforts 

over at Art Journal Journey

Warm colours were mentioned as being acceptable also something we are comfortable about. I have to admit to struggling a bit with this one.

So my spread is a tribute to autumn, we will miss the flowers,

 the delicate butterflies and  the colours will change . 

Lets be thankful that

  each new day will bring its own joy and comforts.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, your visit is always very much appreciated.