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29 August 2020

To thine own self be true

Week 35 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal
.


The journal prompt
this week from
France Papillon was
patterns in me.

The image of the girl
is from Kasia Avery.

She is running a free four day
Colour Confidence course
over this Bank Holiday weekend.


I used patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth &
K-ology Addison patterned paper
from K & Company
& images from
the Graphics Fairy
(butterfly & ladybird).


There are photo corners
by Paperchase,
doodles with a Sakura Pigma pen,
words cut from an old novel,
printed text &
washi tape.

Quotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

There were lots of ladybirds
in our garden this week.
red with black spots,
black with red spots.


21 August 2020

Taking a Moment

Week 34 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal
.


The journal prompt
this week from
France Papillon was
life patterns.


I used patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth &
K-ology Addison patterned paper
from K & Company,
a butterfly image from
the Graphics Fairy
& a Tim Holtz Paper Doll.


There are photo corners
by Paperchase,
a dictionery definition,
printed text &
washi tape.

15 August 2020

Happiness is ...

Week 33 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal
.


The journal prompt
this week from
France Papillon was
journal patterns.


The words are based around
a quotation by Mandy Hale.


"Happiness is letting go
of what you think
your life is supposed
to look like
& celebrating it
for everything
that it is
."

If this pandemic has taught us one thing,
it is that the future is always uncertain.

Plans have been rearranged,
postponed & cancelled.

Daily life is very different
& there is still no end in sight.

What certainty we do have
is only in the here & now,
the present moment.

To reflect this on my journal page,
I first altered the colour of the butterfly
then inverted the image
to create the large butterfly.

The same, but different,
as we adjust to the new normal.


It has been a very hot week,
daytime temperatures over 30C,
nights over 20C.

I used patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth
& images from
the Graphics Fairy.

There are photo corners
by Paperchase,
printed text &
washi tape.

05 August 2020

First Thoughts

Week 32 in my
Mellow Kraft
Journal
.


A new month means
a new journal theme from France Papillon
which for August is
patterns.


The first prompt is
first thoughts,
so mine jumped straight to
the template I had designed to use
for this journal.


I used patterned paper
from Glenda Waterworth
& K-ology Addison patterned paper
from K & Company.


The images are from
the Graphics Fairy.


A new month also means
a new design focus for my journal,
which for August is
shizen.


There are also
photo corners by Paperchase,
a dictionary definition,
words from an old novel,
printed text &
washi tape.


This week we have been reminded
to keep washing our hands,
to wear a face covering
inside shops & museums
& to keep our distance
from other people.


Finally some doodles.