Dare to Dream

Week 13 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from a poem
by Edgar Allan Poe
& the new theme on
the Wanderlust course of
Steampunk.

The bird, hat & bookplate images
are from The Graphics Fairy.

I used a piece of broken watch for the glasses,
Ranger Glossy Accents on the bird's eye,
Tissue Tape & a metal fastener by Tim Holtz,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils
& printed text.

Passed Mossy Banks

Week 12 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Wordsworth
& William Allingham.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used Tissue Tape by Tim Holtz
& pieces of Pocket Card
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
& printed text.

By the Twisty Stream

Week 11 in my mixed media collage journal.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Norman MacCaig
Christina Rossetti
John Drinkwater
& Oscar Wilde.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used Tissue Tape by Tim Holtz
& pieces of Pocket Card
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a postcard image from Everything Art
& printed text.

Somewhere a Robin sings

Week 10 in my mixed media collage journal.

This year I am using
a book of poetry
to inspire my art
with a project entitled
Poetry Reimagined.

My page this week
takes inspiration from poems by
Christina Rossetti
 & John Clare.

The bird image is from
The Graphics Fairy.

I used a variety of items by Tim Holtz
(Pocket Card, Tissue Tape,
& a Remnant Rub)
together with
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
a postcard image from Everything Art
& printed text.

Clear Streams

Week 9 in my mixed media collage journal.

I was inspired by images from Stephanie Rubiano's
project at Stencil Girl.

There is also a piece of a Tim Holtz Pocket Card,
Design Tape by Tim Holtz,
Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium,
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils,
Metallic Rub-Ons
& pieces of lace & fabric.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from
Thomas Hardy &
Christina Rossetti
& was inspired by the new theme on
Wanderlust 2019.

Our theme this month is
Rivers.

I went back to this page to add
more detail to the images
with a Sukura Pigma Micron pen.

A Simple List for March

My last monthly
To Do List
inspired by a regular feature in The Simple Things magazine.

Each month they publish a list of things to try.

Spend time with
people who
make you feel happy.

Note the seasonal
changes in your garden.

Walk off a blue mood
in the fresh air.

When spontaneity strikes
go with it.

Treat yourself.

Write down three new skills
you'd like to learn.
.    .    .

I typed my words on background images
from Emily at Sweetly Scrapped
then adhered to Tim Holtz Resist kraft card.

Each card can be used
as a prompt to try something new,
to go on an adventure that month
or just spark your creative imagination.

The cards measure 7.5 cms by 5.5 cms
& they are kept together in an altered matchbox.

Waiting

Week 8 in my mixed media collage journal.

I used vintage images from Mary Green
at Green Paper Packages
(girl & theatre ticket),
a postcard image from Kasia
at Everythng Art.

There is also a piece of washi tape
from Stampington
together with a Tim Holtz idea-ology
Remnant Rub (Elements).

Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium
& Faber-Castell watercolour pencils.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from
John Freeman &
Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The Sounds of Inspiration

Week 7 in my mixed media collage journal.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from just one poem
this week from
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

I used vintage images from Mary Green
at Green Paper Packages
with printed text,
Time Holtz Design Tape,
Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer &
Faber-Castell watercolour pencil.

Discover the true meaning of Love

This is my piece for
Valentines.

I used a That's Crafty ATC Art Shrine
made from 3mm MDF.

I covered the outside with a mixture of
Daler-Rowney white gesso primer
& DecoArt black gesso
over Ranger Texture Paste.

Inside I used Tim Holtz Pocket Cards,
a Paper Doll,
a wooden heart button
covered in more Pocket Card,
Grungeboard numerals
& small crown.

The small crown,
covered in white gesso,
has a few metallic flakes on it.

The numerals were painted with white gesso
then topped with embossing powder
by Personal Impressions
(Hologram Super Sparkle).

The top is fringed with a piece of lace.

The finished piece measures
approx. 11cm x 7.5cm x 4cm.

Signposts

Week 6 in my mixed media collage journal.

The poem uses lines of poetry
& inspiration from
William Renton
John Davidson
Joel Knight &
Robert Herrick.

I used vintage images from Mary Green
at Green Paper Packages.

I also used
Daler-Rowney White Gesso Primer,
Dina Wakley Media Glazing Medium
Faber-Castell watercolour pencils
& printed text.