Morning Glories in my friend's altered book - Mix It Monthly Challenge - Flowers

This is my friend, Claudia's altered book. She did textured wallpaper on the front of it and it really looks cool!

Claudia's book is all about birds, butterflies and dragonflies. I did some hand carved stamps of Morning Glories and the orange butterfly is also a hand carved stamp. The dragonfly and the blue butterfly are hand drawn in the middle section. I hope you enjoy seeing my layout in her beautiful book.

 

 

Halloween File Folder Book

This is a file folder book and my friend, Claudia is going to teach us how to do this little booklet in our altered book club. She found the tutorial here. She taught me how to do the book while she spent a few days with me. She wanted me to know how so that we both can help anyone who might be having trouble learning how to make it. I decided to make my booklet into a Halloween book. I did have some 4x4s that I had on a ring that this group had made for me in the past. So I put the 4x4's into the book and plan on putting some Halloween tags that I will be receiving soon from my online art group, AAWA (An Affair With Art). The booklet has many pockets that I can put the tags into. I thought that you might enjoy seeing the booklet on my blog.

Jeri's and Jan's visit to our house and canvas we made

I am a member of an online art group called AAWA (An Affair With Art). I have been a member for many years and the leader of our group is Jeri and she lives in Texas. We got the joyful new that Jeri wanted to visit our house along with another member who is Jeri's good friend, Jan. Jan is from Salt Lake City, UT. We were so glad to have them visit us and we had a wonderful time! My dear hubby only remembered to take one photo and there were several more South Carolina girls that visited with us. Claudia, Pam, Linda, Autumn, Charlotte and Jean were there to have some meals with us and have some creative fun with us. This photo is me, Jeri, Jan and Charlotte.
This is the cute canvas that we made. I saw the directions for it here -
http://www.oneluckyday.net/2015/06/possibilities.html
We all did our canvases different and I wish I had taken photos of all of them.
I am tired but so happy to have had everyone here enjoying themselves!

A small flower canvas and a Julie Nutting Prima doll tag

My online art group AAWA (An Affair with Art) is doing a small artsy canvas swap and a Julie Nutting - Prima doll tag swap. Here is my canvas for the swap. The canvas had to be between 4"x4" and 5"x7". My canvas is a 5x7 size. The theme of the swap is "Who doesn't love a flower in bloom?"
I love nasturtiums and used to grow them in my flower gardens. I love them because them are so pretty and brightly colored and they are edible! They are peppery and spicy.
The tag was to be done with a Julie Nutting - Prima doll stamp. I did her in a red, white and blue theme because next week is flag day and July 4th is coming up shortly. But she could also be used on a card for any celebration. This doll is supposed to have boots on but I drew her some new legs and flip-flops for her 4th celebration. I hope that you enjoy looking at them!
I don't often do this but I updated my drawing of the nasturtium. I kept looking at it thinking something was missing and looked at some real flowers online. Now I like it better!

Profile - June Mix It Monthly Challenge and feminine and masculine - Art Journal Journey

Over on Mix it Monthly, the challenge was to do a profile. I love faces so this is right up my alley. I found the face in a 1955 Look magazine. The picture under the model says, "The Balenciaga Hat,
like one worn by a circus pony, was frivolous idea shown with dinner clothes."
The hat reminds me of fascinator hats sometimes worn by the British as some wore at the royal wedding. I think someone would have to be a fun loving person and not deterred by anyone making fun of their hat in order to wear any hats like these. I want to encourage you and those who read my art journal to go out there and have some fun!
Valarie on Art Journal Journey told that this would qualify for their theme of masculine/feminine also so I linked it over there too. I was unsure if we had to show both in our art work or not but glad to know this would work over there also! Thanks, Valarie!

Spring Has Sprung - The Mirrow Cracked - Wings Challenge

I usually do Conny's Mix It Monthly's challenges and saw several people doing her challenge this month which is angels linking their art with The Mirrow Cracked blog's Wings Challenge. I thought I would enter a little bird that I did today into their challenge.  Here is the link for The Mirrow Cracked Wings Challenge.
Spring has Sprung here and it has been a beautiful day today so I celebrated by doing a collage in my art journal.
I hope you enjoy seeing it.

Dancing with Angels - Mix It Monthly - Theme Angels and Saints

After my Mother-in-law's memorial service, my 16 year old Grand girlie and I sat and drew from a photo on her phone. We both were drawing the same figure in our art journals but our drawings turned out very differently. She loves water color crayons and I love water colors. The picture of a person dancing reminded of my Mother-in-law and one of our friends had said that she was dancing with the angels and her beloved husband. So this is my drawing for this Mix it Monthly. I drew it before the subject was announced and I think it fits. What do you think?