A Meadow of Sunshine

This double page spread in my Wanderlust Collage Journal

is just inspired by the current theme of Meadows.

The sun has been so bright this week

so these pages capture that moment perfectly.

I chose the prompt page

(from my Wreck This Journal book)

Rub Here with Dirt.

I used images from a magazine to create the background,

the yellow dots on the left hand page

is Distress Ink (mustard seed)

showing through from the previous page.

I added my pressed flowers which were collected last year,

but then realised I needed more to complete the page.

I went outside to gather more to press,

so I have left this spread as it is for now

& will come back to it once the flowers are ready to add.

birds were called: 3

For the 2018 Index Card A Day creative challenge,
I am creating a paper collage & ink series entitled

birds were called

The challenge started on 1st June & runs daily through until the end of July.

My aim for ICAD this year,
in addition to being creative each day,
is to focus on colour observations &
examine balance & flow within each piece of art.

I am using ruled index cards which are 4 x 6 inches.

Below are cards 15 to 21.

Card 15: fifteen

Card 16: observer

Card 17: days out

Card 18: June

Card 19: autumn days

Card 20: up

Card 21: line the edge

Look out for the following tags on Instagram

#dyicad2018
#ICADchallenge2018
#BirdsWereCalled

The lined index cards were purchased from WH Smith
in a clear plastic two holed ring binder.

I am using scraps of coloured card,
some used envelopes,

Distress Inks,

Mod Podge,

& printed bird names.

The images & book text are cut from a bird handbook,

found at a charity shop last year.

A colour guide to familiar

Garden and

Field Birds

Eggs and Nests

by Jiří Felix

Illustrated by Květoslav Hísek

Published by Octopus Books

Cloth Paper Scissors Mini Book

Yesterday Cloth Paper Scissors posted a mini book tutorial,

including images for us to download. 

This is my version,

which includes some of their images,

old paper, vellum, ordinary cotton thread,

die cut words, fibres & beads.

There is a tag on the front cover

& another on the first page.

It is 4 by 6 inches, with three signatures

& an extra piece in the middle.

I am planning to use this as a holiday journal.

Somewhere to keep memories of my journey,

tickets, photographs etc.

Maybe to write some poetry

or just journal.

Let me know if you decide to give this project a try too.

I’d love to see your versions.

gathering ephemera to add in

Be sure to follow @mixedmediacps on Instagram

for more mixed media inspiration.

Free your Mind

This is another collage page in my Wanderlust journal,

prompted by Eliza's Art Jar on the new theme of Meadows.

Free your Mind

Inspiration was my photograph of daisies I took earlier in the week.

The rest are images from her collage collection,
(free when I purchased the Wanderlust online course at the Early Bird price).

I have included a few lines from a poem by William Wordsworth
entitled
"A Poet! He Hath Put his Heart to School"

How does the meadow-flower its bloom unfold?
Because the lovely little flower is free
Down to its root, and, in that freedom, bold;

The page is from my Wreck This Journal book by Keri Smith.

Make a mess.
Clean it up.

It is a rule which we should all adhere to.

After we have spent time having fun,
messing about in nature's beauty,
we should ensure that we leave none of our mess behind.

So if you need a ticket to go & play
in a nearby meadow,
take one of mine.

Just promise me that you will play
with childlike freedom & wonderment
& laugh,

... laugh a lot.


Items also used:-
Distress Ink (mustard seed)
Tim Holtz Design Tape (Rose)
printed text
black photo corners

Blue Wings

There is a beautiful blue sky today,

which inspired me to alter this old dvd,

using altered images from Shawn Petite,

printed text & edged with Distress Ink. 

Hope you are having a beautiful day today. 

Don’t forget to use those beautiful wings of yours & fly.

birds were called: 2

For the 2018 Index Card A Day creative challenge,

I am creating a paper collage & ink series entitled

birds were called

The challenge started on 1st June & runs daily through until the end of July.

My aim for ICAD this year,
in addition to being creative each day,
is to focus on colour observations &
examine balance & flow within each piece of art.

I am using ruled index cards which are 4 x 6 inches.

Below are cards 8 to 14.

Card 8: a particular moment

Card 9: isolated

Card 10: words

Card 11:escape notice

Card 12: greater times

Card 13: white tail

Card 14: one time

Look out for the following tags on Instagram

#dyicad2018
#ICADchallenge2018
#BirdsWereCalled

The lined index cards were purchased from WH Smith
in a clear plastic two holed ring binder.

I am using scraps of coloured card,
some used envelopes,

Distress Inks,

Mod Podge,

& printed bird names.

The images & book text are cut from a bird handbook,

found at a charity shop last year.

A colour guide to familiar

Garden and

Field Birds

Eggs and Nests

by Jiří Felix

Illustrated by Květoslav Hísek

Published by Octopus Books

Count the Number

This page in my Wanderlust collage journal was inspired by Kasia's lesson,

which was the final one on the theme of trees.

I used one of the fruit tea scented pages I made back in October,

teabag paper from my afternoon cuppa,

book text from Pride & Prejudice
& an image from a magazine.

The teabag material worked well over the book text
& the lighter background, rather than the darker areas,
however the circles still lead the eye to follow the caption.

He could number the fields in every direction,

and could tell how many trees

there were in the most distant clump.

I may go back to add to this page at a later date,
but for now it is a wonderful link into the next theme,
which is meadows.

birds were called:1

The 2018 Index Card A Day creative challenge is well underway.
It started on 1st June & runs daily through until the end of July.

It is always so inspiring to see all the other pieces

of small artwork from around the world.

Reconnecting with familiar artists & meeting new creatives

is the best part of this annual event.

I am creating a paper collage & ink series entitled

birds were called

My aims for ICAD this year,
in addition to being creative everyday,
are to focus on colour observations &
examine balance & flow within each piece of art.

Here is a recap of my first seven cards.

Card 1: birds were called

Card 2: tree bird

Card 3: North wood

Card 4: far beyond

Card 5: a short life

Card 6: small me

Card 7: sharp thorns

Look out for the following tags on Instagram

#dyicad2018
#ICADchallenge2018
#BirdsWereCalled

The lined index cards were purchased from WH Smith
in a clear plastic two holed ring binder.

I am using scraps of coloured card,
some used envelopes,

Distress Inks,

Mod Podge,

& printed bird names.

The images & book text are cut from a bird handbook,

found at a charity shop last year.

A colour guide to familiar

Garden and

Field Birds

Eggs and Nests

by Jiří Felix

Illustrated by Květoslav Hísek

Published by Octopus Books

A Simple List for June

This month's
To Do List
inspired by a regular feature in The Simple Things magazine.

Each month they publish a list of things to try.

The card can be used

to  prompt me to try something new,

give focus in my journaling,

lead me on an adventure

or just spark my imagination.

I have taken their words,
adapted them slighty,

typed them onto background images
from Emily at Sweetly Scrapped

& adhered them to Tim Holtz Resist kraft card.

.
They measure 7.5 cms by 5.5 cms
which I keep in an altered matchbox.

Pause for Thought

The current theme on the online Wanderlust class is Trees.

This double page spread, using spare pages from my Wreck This Journal book,

includes a photograph I took on a walk through the forest a few years ago.

"Trees are the visual marker

of the changing seasons."

Trees are a reminder of the changes we go through in life,

the reassurance that one season will lead to another,

that nothing stays the same forever.

Walking through a forest,

listening to the breeze moving through the trees,

setting aside time just to think,

is the perfect way to collect your thoughts,

& place them in perspective.

I also used tape from Tim Holtz,

 an image from a magazine, 

a word from my Dymo machine,

newspaper letters & quote.

How delightful

This is my One Word card for June.

My chosen word is

Delight.

This project uses old scraps of paper
that would have normally been thrown away.

I also found this lady,
who has been sitting in my paper scraps box for
10 years.

She was originally printed off for this project.

I also used
hand stamped letters with Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
on Dina Wakley Media Tape &
word definition patterned paper.

Throughout June I am going to make a concerted effort to find
& record moments of delight from each day.

My previous One Word project cards

Begin - August 2017
Change - September 2017
Inspire - October 2017
Believe - November 2017
Joy - December 2017
Thought - January 2018
Love - February 2018
Grow - March 2018
Explore - April 2018
Cherish - May 2018