Words and Numbers.......... at TioT's

The theme for the next two wekover at

Try it on Tuesdays is.........

 Words and Numbers.

You can  as always use any materials or styles as long as you include 

 words/or numbers/or both

A photo of how Agnes was looking before I added the words and numbers,  she counted the days since she last had a play in her craft space and decided to get out one of her largest brushes
  and have some fun, time for herself to relax and escape the world.

It is a stencil background with a variety of stamped images.
Colouring was distress inks and paints.

The quote I  is used is....
Don't think about making art, just make it.
 Let everyone else decide if its good or bad,
whether they love it or hate it,
 while they are deciding make even more art.

I cannot remember how many times I have been unhappy with the journal pages or card  I have created .  These days I am happy just to be able to sit for a while  and  get ink onto paper.
So even if its just one word we hope you will join us at TioT's
and share your art with us there.

Stay safe
 and thank you for calling in to see me today.

Pockets and Tags at Art Journal Journey

A new  month and a new theme 

'Pockets and Tags '

 over at.....  Art Journal Journey

where we are welcoming Alison  from  Craftytrog's Arty Adventures our Guest Designer for August.

A compilation of a few of the  hands on stages in my journal before I  added the extra detail  in the computer program I use.

I used a stencil to begin with and then collected together some tags etc. mainly Graphics 45 bits and pieces .  The orange flower petals had been  lying on the table for quite a while waiting to be used.  I added the tags etc in a paper corner pocket and behind cut out strips. Handy to reach for should I need to use them  in future on other journal papers. 

We hope you will join us at Art Journal Journey and look forward to seeing how you interpret this theme.

Thank you for calling in, your comments are always appreciated
Stay safe  everyone.

Summertime.... at TioT's

Our new theme at 

 Try it on Tuesdays is.....

Summertime

Please pop over for all the details and see how we have all interpreted the theme.

We are sure you will have  fun with this topic and as always everything you create is up to yourselves, as long as you use the theme.

This is how my page began, with bookprint scraps left over from our last theme, second impressions  using a stencil and  an excess of yellow distress ink, which when spritzed with water   and finally smooshed around gave me the yellow base I was looking for.

The images were added digitally together with the words.

I will also link this journal page to Erika's theme 

When its hot  at

 Art Journal Journey

Thank you for calling in and however you spend your day,

 I hope it will be a good one for you.

Tuesday musings

I will begin by asking myself where this last week has gone

 with an apology   for my lack of visits .

 Must try harder will be written on my school report  if  I were to be given one.

This page I wanted to look happy, colourful,  

so I could link to Erika's theme......When its Hot..... at Art Journal Journey

Tuesday is also T day over at

Bleubeard and Elizabeths

 where we are always made very welcome with a drinks related post
Our hosts are celebrating a special day today, the 7th Birthday of the Tuesday T day gathering.

Not tea this week, a cup of frothy instant coffee,

out of a packet that had been lurking in my cupboard for a while.

I began with  one of my usual messy backgrounds  and some cup out pieces from a free store food magazine, they weren't stuck down at this stage and I wasn't sure I was happy with this version.......off to the computer and more play time

The version on the left came next, still not happy, I was having a real crafting block, which happens frequently these days.

But I think I prefer the  fun first one with the cake to share with friends  at the end of the rainbow.

Thank you for calling in to see me , however you spend the day I hope it will be a good one for you.

Catching sunbeams and waiting for the kettle to boil

'Have fun in the sun'

a journal page for Erika's theme ...... When its Hot

over at Art Journal Journey

This is how the base looked in my journal before I added the stamped  and  fussy cut little people.

The base was mop ups and stencils, I stamped the flowers into place then decided to fussy cut more  flower heads as my first efforts at painting them turned out a dirty grey colour as it reacted with the base colours.

The sun rays and sun faces were added in the digital program I use. 

Time for an afternoon  cuppa

The espresso is brewed and I am waiting for the kettle to boil for tea.

Then I will be off to join in at

 Bleaubeard and Elizabeths 

 where each Tuesday we are always made very welcome with a drinks related post.

However you are spending your day I hope it will be a good one for you.

Stay safe.

Using Book Pages at TioT's

Use Book Pages...

is our new challenge theme over at Try it on Tuesdays
Please pop over for all the information and see how  the
TioT's gang interpreted this theme.

For this journal page I used two  pages from an old French paperback book,
 it had no cover  and I got it for 10p  in a Charity shop. 
It was well aged, fragile  and tearing around the edges.
  next came the stencil for my base starting place.
I used  distress inks  through the stencil.
Then I water coloured the poppy image,
 adding the butterflies in the digital program I use...
[notes for this in my side bar.]

We hope you will join in  and have fun  with this theme.
stay safe
 and thank you for calling in to see me today.

When its Hot at..... Art Journal Journey

The new theme for July begins today at .....

Art Journal Journey

'When its Hot'

chosen for us by our Co-adminstrator

  Erika  [Bio Art Girl] 

I used  this journal page as my background, lots of water colour paint smooshed and splashed  all over to create a beach scene.  The vintage bathing belles are digital images. Quite a difference in the costumes women[and men] wore back  then 

 to the ones we are used to seeing

being worn  on our beaches today. 

Those bathing dresses look very hot to wear and I'm sure would be quite heavy when they got wet.

We hope you will join us at AJJ this month and share your  art there.

Thank you for calling by, stay safe everyone.