I love a red door!

My front door is Bright red and so this was the first thing that came to mind when I came to play with this  challenge, I mentioned it before Here. I am still playing in my own time lol this is what I was inspired to do with the title song of  'Paint it Black' by the Rolling Stones, this is a tune I really like. Hope you like it to Dxx

Birds

I got carried away journaling so I thought I would save this for a post today. Lots of book pages (P&P again love this book) Stuck to the pages, gessoed, stamped then I drew some cute (well I think they're cute :) birds and added legs on the page got my Neo2s out to colour things in a bit of doodling and that's that.

Here are some close ups...........

Is family important?

This sentiment just came to me and I went with it, if you think of family History (family tree) this is really true. I think family is Really important. They make us who we are in some ways, What we teach our children now this is what we give to the future. So we best make it good lol It's alot of responsibility when you think about it.

I really liked the paint stamping of one word. I wanted in the back ground I do this alot but in this case it felt more important, both with the words and the clock because all make a difference to each element of family. Well this wasn't suppose to be a deep post but these journal pages really moved me and I felt my heart agree with the sentiment, so there you have it. Dxx

Can you stand it?

More Journal pages from me that is? lol I have been beavering away like a good un lol I have so many pages done and I have to say I am LOVING IT!  So with out further ado. I thought I would have a go at the theme over at Art Journal they do a monthly challenge just like me, (how cool) I was sad not to get round to the one last month 'Crowns' But I may have a play with this word soon. No, this month it's all about the word 'Peace' and what that inspires so here is my spread hope you like it Love. 

I used Pride & Prejudice book paper (have lots of copies of this book) as back ground paper, gessoed, painted & stamped, then drew some hearts & books on more P&P sheets and then got the neo2s out and coloured them in added water and that's about it really, oh a bit of doodling and hey presto, enjoy Love Dawn xx

I said I wanted to journal more so .....

Here is my new journal and this is the first page ;) I used some scrap paper & ink splashes from some post cards I'm making for the back ground and then doodled. Dawn (not me) had a challenge last Nov. I have only just found it. It was a song every day and you had to use this as your inspiration. This song is 'Take it easy - The Eagles' Now the first thing that sprang to mind was this....

So I drew a bunny admittedly not as sexy as this one but I love my colourful bunny spread.

Don't forget to pop back for the journal challenge on the 1st of every month Dawn xx

Journal Journey's Ch 16

Hello all, so you made it through January, well done. It's such a long month isn't it. I hope your drying off from all the horrid weather we've had in the UK & abroad  I hope you are all safe and feeling warmer. I would like to say thankyou for everyone making a special effort joining us here at our monthly Journal Journey's challenge in January :) I also want to do more art journaling this year as well as the many other crafty hobbies I have. 

So what do I have planned for this month? Well, blog land really inspires me and that's what has got me thinking about this month's challenge. Every year I see many people in blog land (some of my friends included) chose a word for the year, I have noticed this trend a lot in blog land and I'ts something I have long thought about doing, and this year I have decided it was the right time for me. Here's what I would like you to do....

Choose A Word

Now I don't want you to necessarily choose a word for the year (although you can if you so choose to). However, you can also have a favourite word? However you decide to interpret this I would like one word to be the focus of your page. so there is lots of leigh-way here and I know you won't let me down. So go to it. Here is my word for the year I hope it gets you started :0)

I started off with scraps of paper, then added some distress inks and some water to blend the papers together, followed by some stamping. I went on a free site for fonts Da Font and printed the word joy out on some card and then put the DI on a matt and sprayed water top of the ink and dipped the card in the various colours until all the letters were covered in ink, I allowed them to dry and then stamped some more over the ink, I also stamped some dragon fly's on some pretty scrap paper and cut them out to add to the spread, all very simple techniques but I think they look really effective, so have fun and share your work  in the linky below and we can stop by and see what you have been up to :0) Dxx

Journal Journey challenge 15

Happy New year. I hope you had a joyous & safe Christmas last year, wow last year :0) I'm sure you got some lovely gifts and had some fun sharing with family. Food is my favourite part of Christmas and I love LOVE cooking this special cerebrationary dinner and feeding the family. 

I do hope you will want to have fun again this year with your art journals. I have been finding getting stuck into my journal hard work. However, once I get there it doesn't loose it's fun appeal for me. I really enjoy playing with paint, inks and what ever else I can grab. This months challenge was no exception and I hope you will have fun as well.

NEW

Is the word I would like you to focus on for January as it's New Year. Many look at this time to start a new regimen and make promises to them selves to start a fresh. I really want you to create what YOU feel new means to you in January. I personally don't really go for all this new year resolutions. I do like to make some short term and long term goals for the year though. Any way it's entirely up to you, I hope you can make time this month to join in, and here is some inspiration from me to help you kick start your pages.

I decided to add lots of colour using ink spray & do some ghosting and also cut out some book pages and paint them as well, I have had the letter stickers for ever so thought I would try and use them. I out lined  the letters to give them dimension and then add lots of sentiments that may well be new this year to me. Some are certainties like new fabric & yarn  :0) others are wishes like a new home or a new business. You get the idea, so go and have fun journaling with the word NEW and come back and share with us as always what you create. Love Dawn xx

Journal Journey's Challenge 14

December! Yes it's December they say as you get older time speeds up. Well it's going at warp speed already. It doesn't seem that long ago since last Christmas but it's almost here again. Are you ready? Well I am almost there, I am pleased about that just just a couple of gifts to buy and then the wrapping up as usual then there is just food to organise and I'm done. We only have a small Christmas now, the boys are all grown up & will be round for Christmas Dinner and then I get a week with my grandson in the Christmas break usually, so always something to look forward to ;0)  December, Christmas, Holiday season what ever you call it, to me is about family children in particular and that's your challenge for December.

CHILDREN

So anything to do with children it doesn't have to be Christmas orientated they just have to be the main focus of your art journaling this month. So let your imagination wonder, there is no limit to the mediums you can use or stamping, photographs, paint, inks. What ever you want to play with or have at hand, create something with children as the main focus. I hope you have fun in December don't get too flustered it's only one day so my tip is not to spend the earth on gifts, it's more about spending quality time with one another.

I hope you can find time to join in the challenge this December. The children are free images from the wonderful Land of Nod Debs is a generous artist and gives away images every friday. Have a wonderful Christmas, keep safe and have fun when you can. If Christmas is a difficult time I hope you will feel loved by us here at the Journal Journey's challenge. Peace, health & happiness wishes to you and yours. Love Dawn xx

New Stitching Blog

Hello everyone *waves to you all*  I have started a new stitching blog, and I would like you all to stop by and spread the word. You may already know that I have another blog already called Crafty Dawn This was origionally going to be a place for all my crafty items. However, Three years later I have seperated my Art Journaling as I think it help others as they may have spacific taste, and this has just celebrated it's first year *smiles*.

 

I now think it's time to set up another seperate blog for all my stitching projects. Stitching Happiness. Earlier this year I set myself the task of learning to crochet (which I am loving) so my new blog will have lots of various stiching items, such as Crochet, Knitting and sewing of all kinds.

I Do hope you will stop by and share the word around. Love Dawn xx

Journal Journey Challenge 13

I missed a whole month! I wouldn't mind but I had done the pages as well DOH!! thing is I forgot I had done them, so they will come in for another time, you'll love them I am sure. So I missed October completely very, very, very, bad of me. Thank you to those who contacted me to ask if I was OK, I was delighted to hear from you, and you helped no end. So I'm now back with a fresh inspiration from all my walks. If you are friends on Face Book you will have seen lots of dog walking photos & video. I have been getting out and about a bit and I am full of the joy's of Autumn. And this is your inspiration for November I hope you like it.

Autumn 

By way of apology and just because you are all super lovely ladies I would like the addresses of all the ladies who joined in last month so I can send you a little something in the post. The winner of the prize is Gina congratulations to you hun. I do hope you will all send your addys a.s.a.p. even if you think I have it already and I will have something off to you in the post by Monday when I post everything. So congratulations to everyone and here is my inspiration to you, I do hope you enjoy playing with the month of Autumn.

So you have from the 1st of Nov until the 30th Nov to get your entries in. Please add your post to the linky so we can all find your work and share in this Autumnal feast. Love Dawn xx