Between Sleeping & Waking

This a collage page in my Wanderlust 2018 journal.

The theme for April is
Sunrise

Using inspiration from Eliza's Art Jar prompts

together with an image & text from her collage sheet
& a photograph I took of a sunrise earlier this year.

Between Sleeping and Waking

This uses another spare page from my Wreck this Journal book.

I used images of Eliza's fragmented word segments to create my found poetry.

"between sleeping and waking.
a consistent and visible sign.
a whisper from above.
today and tomorrow."

The blackbird has been singing so beautifully this Spring,
as he welcomes in the new day.
It has been a joy to listen to him every morning.

The blackbird is taken from a photograph
of a page from my Altered Coaster gluebook from last year.

I also used patterned paper from Brave Girls Club
a Faber-Castell Watercolour pencil &
DecoArt Media Black Gesso

Perfectly Imperfect

This is another collage page in my Wanderlust journal,

prompted by Kasia's A look in the Mirror lesson,
but my inspiration came from Eliza's collage collection.

Perfectly Imperfect

Apart from Eliza's images,
I also typed & printed the label
& used patterned paper designed by Vanessa Arbuthnott
for The English Paper Company.

Be in the Moment

A 6x6 inch piece made for the #ArtfulEvidence challenge.

The fourth theme was

Tea or Coffee. 

Be in the moment

The base is Mixed Media paper by Daler Rowney.

I used

a magazine image for the background
 a blue Dew Drop gem (on her ring)

Ranger Glossy Accents (as nail polish)

Tim Holtz Kraft Paper
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
letters cut from a newspaper
printed text
& string.

Follow your Curiosity

A 6x6 inch piece made for the #ArtfulEvidence challenge.

The third theme was

Butterfly. 

Follow your Curiosity

The base is Mixed Media paper by Daler Rowney.

I used

scraps of printed paper for the background

white tissue paper

a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons
(mustard seed, spiced marmalade, vintage photo & walnut stain)
Faber Castell Gelatos (Pistachio)
Stabilo All Black Pencil
abaca & ric rac ribbon
printed text
together with a butterfly from The Graphics Fairy.

Spread the Joy

A quick 6x6 piece made for the #ArtfulEvidence challenge.

The theme this week is

Doodles. 

Adventure is always close at hand

The base is Mixed Media paper by Daler Rowney.

I also used

an image from a magazine

words from a newspaper
image from a notebook

Liquitex Clear Gesso

a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
Dylusions Black Paint Pen
Stabilo All Black Pencil
tissue tape by Tim Holtz

Escape

This a collage page in my Wanderlust 2018 journal.

During the week it was International Hygge Day,

so I wanted a page to reflect this.

Using inspiration from Eliza's Art Jar prompts,

I combined it with a page reflecting a portrait of me,

using another Wreck this Journal page.

This week I have been trapped at home due to heavy snow.

A perfect time to escape the hustle & bustle of everyday life,

as it forced me to rest & reflect,

to be patient,

to refill my jar of hygge.

'Tis the Season to Grow

This is my One Word card for March.

My word is

Grow.

March sees bright flowers bursting into colour,
from those tempting green shoots of February.

Crocus flowers
take over where the Snowdrops have been.

Bright sunshine yellow Daffoldils
gently nod their heads in the cool Spring breeze.

The Lilac buds grow even plumper &
little green buds appear on the Silver Birch branches,
soon to unfurl into glossy green leaves.

With March comes hope,
it marks the start of Spring
with all the promises of new life appearing
from the sleepy depths of Winter.

As we awake from the still quiet rest of Winter,
this is a month to grow ourselves,
to continue to become all we hope to be.

My previous One Word cards

Begin - August 2017
Change - September 2017
Inspire - October 2017
Believe - November 2017
Joy - December 2017
Thought - January 2018
Love - February 2018

Romance & Roses

A quick 6x6 piece made for the #ArtfulEvidence challenge.

The theme this week is

Flowers. 

There should always be a little romance in February.

The base is Mixed Media paper by Daler Rowney.

I also used

patterned papers

book text

buttons

cotton thread

Glossy Accents by Ranger

white Mulberrry Paper

Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils

a Tim Holtz Paper Doll

Dreamer of Dreams

This is my last collage page in my Wanderlust journal
for this month's theme of castles,

inspired this week by Kasia Avery.

I am using another page from my Wreck this Journal book.
This page is Figure Out A  Way To Freeze This Page,
so I thought I would freeze it in time,
as Kasia's lesson was about travelling back in time
to an imaginary life ...

Be a Dreamer of Dreams
&
never stop dreaming.

I have used three magazine images,
a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
an off cut of the castle wall image from last week's lesson.
one image from Eliza's collage collection
& added shading with a black Stabilo pencil.

Time to Remember

This is another collage page in my Wanderlust journal,

inspired this week by Carolyn Dube's lesson.

This month's theme is
Castles.

I used the image of a castle wall
& a group photograph both supplied by Carolyn.

The rest of the images are from Eliza's collage collection.

Finally I added some washi tape.

I may go back to add some shading with a Stabilo All pencil,
I'm currently unsure as to whether it needs it.

The result is certainly not as colourful as Carolyn's example,
but I enjoyed watching her lesson none the less.

21st February 2018

I went back to add in a little shading.

The main area I wanted to define was the man's white shirt,
 against the pale postcard image.

I then did the same to the three figures next to him.

If you compare the two photographs,
although the effect is subtle,
you can see the difference.