Gardens....

A mixed media/hybrid journal page to share today,

for Gill's theme over at

  Art Journal Journey....

Inspired by.....   my garden

When we came home last week the garden needed a lot of attention, but it was good to see the flowers were thriving and even though neglected they still shared their lovely bright colours and blooms.

There is a downside to this, the grass grows and the weeds flourish.

We had a rather large crop of dandelion gone to seed and some pretty daisies.

So I created a mixed media base using stencils, I used paste on the music stencil to give a little texture. also some  torn pieces of music. although these are  nearly all covered with paint.

Thank you for calling in to see me ,

I hope you all have a lovely day

Hold me tight ....Diary day week 22

Friday is diary day, ......my diary page for ....week 22.

After a number of months of just looking a gorgeous pack of  art cards[ Gustav Klimt] sent to me last year by Valerie

I have decided to start using them, beginning with this one ... The Three Ages of Woman.


I also saw some wonderful photos the other day on a T day friends blog who shared photos of her visit to  an exhibition of Klimt's work.
[Its a weekly gathering of friends at
 Bleubeard and Elizabeths].

I  used white gesso, water colour paints and a splash or two. Stencils were involved next then the fussy cutting.

I added a scrap of muslin and  a feather.
 A bit of a bright colour, but it was what was to hand in the box
 and it does give her a little privacy.

I have also realised that this weeks diary page will fit the  theme at
Art Journal Journey

where Gill is hosting the new theme this month...
Inspired by....
So I was inspired by.... Klimt.... a friends blog post......and cards sent by a friend.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, your visit
 and comments are always appreciated.

Fly away

Warm days really make me feel happy,

the birds are singing, the fields of crops are growing and the grass looks so green.
We were lucky this past weekend,we had heat and sun while we were away. many areas of the UK had thunderstorms and floods

This is how the page began, notice another torn napkin, there was a lot of green watercolour paint involved as well. The version of the page above was added to in the digital program I use while I was away,  as I didn't have  access to my stash.

On the left is how it looks in my journal. 

I added the stamped quote and a little background script. Just for fun I tried a hand drawn bird of my own to perch on the tree stump.

I have really enjoyed the theme set by Jo this month over at 

Art Journal Journey

Flora and Fauna.

It is always a pleasure to join the folk over  at AJJ.
and I look forward  what the theme will be next month.

These are a few photos taken at the weekend.
These ones [above] are old and the pride and joy of their owners.
My family always go to gaze at them on display.





We had a laugh at the one perched on the ramp getting a good view if the field.

I'll leave you with a smile. We always get a booklet to let us know what will be happening over the weekend.
Always something for everyone including  a colouring page for the children .
 I won't complain about the poor quality of the paper or my lack of pencils, but I did have fun and my family had a good laugh.
Even the computer was acting up at the thought of altering this page.






Thank you for calling in today, you are always very welcome here.

Elsie.....She's got the look ......that needed a glass of wine

 She's got the Look...... is the new challenge theme at
Try it on Tuesdays

We had fun with this theme and there are lots of wonderful inspiration pieces over at TioT's.
We hope you will join us there.

This is a digital/Hybrid card.

My own base layers then digital images added.
I find it really useful to make digital cards for friends who use  the internet.
As well as sending birthday wishes, it is good to just send as  a Random Act of Kindness
 to show you care about them.

 This is how Elsie looks in my digital journal, When I remember I try to keep a page as a reminder for myself, needless to say this is not often, as I get sidetracked and start creating something else in the digital programs
 I use [see my sidebar].








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As Elsie is rather partial to a glass of red wine, I am combing my post with my Tuesday visit to see friends over at
Bleubeard and Elizabeths
 where T stands for Tuesday and  we are always made welcome with a drinks related post

Here is my cuppa and the photo I was about to play with in the computer,
it was far to early for wine.

I had read about and seen a technique on YTube
 that involved an inked piece of string, pressed between two pages or paper and pulled out as they were firmly held together.

I might have had a better result if the page had been plain white to begin with, but the one I used had already been blotted and smudged with the same colour shades and there was some colour left to use.



Anyway the page got its hybrid make over and  this is how it turned out

Another lady with a certain look, but I think she could be much happier with  her floral headwear than Elsie would have been..





As I added lots of flowers and  the butterfly I will also  pop over to add this page to
 Art Journal Journey

and Jo's theme of Flora and Fauna






If the weekend has gone to plan I will be travelling home today so I will be catching up with everyone   much later tonight.

I'll leave you with these photos taken in a garden center  we visited recently. Isn't this a wonderful family gathering.


Thank you for calling in here and I hope you are all having a good day.

Diary Day week 21... Mrs Fox

Week 21

Mrs  Fox

I used a picture torn from an old calendar as my starting point
for this weeks diary.
It was another coloured page in the diary so I used white gesso to calm it down. Embossed stencils  were next. when they were dry I  used distress oxide and a TH stencil to bring the page together.

Its another Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK and I am off  to our National Land Rover competitions with the family and the caravan, where we will meet up with friends who share the same interests.  So there will be noise and the sound of car engines for a few days. I will miss the peace and tranquility that seems to be surrounding Mrs Fox today.

I will be joining friends over at
Art Journal Journey
with this diary page  and Jo's super theme of
Flora and Fauna.

I hope you all have a  lovely weekend and thank you for calling in to see me here.

I like to make stuff

I just  like to make stuff, how well I can relate to those words.

This page was created  while I was away, but with no internet  it was filed and forgotten until I was looking through my holiday photos.

The base is simply stencils, some torn sheet music paper, that was tucked in the pocket of my diary. All the rest are fussy cut pieces from a magazine. The leaves and mushrooms were from an article  in Daphne's Diary and had been made with felt.[ I can no longer remember who made them or who wrote the piece.]

I will join the folk over at 

Art Journal Journey

and Jo's theme of Flora and Fauna.

Thank you for stopping by, you are always welcome here.

Destinations

This is a longer post so you may need to pull up a chair and grab a cuppa.

Which  brings me first of all,  to say hello to the folk over at 

Bleubeard and Elizabeths

 who could be calling in today as T stands for Tuesday

 and we are all made welcome with a drinks related post.

We have been having some lovely sunny days recently  and I have been enjoying  creating 

journal pages for Jo's theme at 

Art Journal Journey

 of.....

Flora and Fauna

I began with another paper tissue with these bright yellow flowers.  Next I stamped  onto the page the Paper Artsy flowers and the dragon fly.

These were coloured with pencils and because I am not a fan of too much  white space, I added a few stencils.

A few days ago I shared some photos in a post [here] from Nunnington Hall,    a few more  taken in the Vegetable garden

Scarecrows  guarding the young shoots

Look who we found hiding..... Peter Rabbit.

A lovely touch  and I'm sure children would love finding him in the garden.

We had a couple of stops on this visit , as we had spent quite a while looking around the gardens . The day was warm and sunny and it was also good to sit and watch the insects and birds in the wild meadow area of the gardens.

 First stop was a lunch break of a sausage roll
 with salad and pickle.

Then later a stop for a scone with strawberry jam and cream, before we went back to the caravan.

My beverage of choice..... no need to ask .....

was tea.

We did look around the house as well, lots of folk around,

 so photos not so good,

 but I did manage to get some in a few bedrooms.

This was set out as a Guest bedroom.

My last shares today are  a Birthday card that also fits the current theme

Destinations

 over at

 Try it on Tuesdays

and a digital post card...

Thank you for stopping by today,
 your visit and comments are always really appreciated.