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I’ve come to realize lately that I’m really drawn to butterflies. Not sure what it is but they are showing up everywhere for me.
I’ve been enjoying playing with paper again. I really makes me happy!
Linking up with Art Journal Journey for What makes you happy.
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve used my creative side. I’ve got a project scheduled for July, so I need to get my hands dirty and make some things! How’s that for a teaser…
While cleaning up my creative space, I found an incomplete 7×7 scrapbook album that I’d totally forgotten about. It works perfectly for loose leaf/ stand alone journal pages which happen to be a favorite of mine.
Instead of continuing to clean my space I had a little side quest and made this journal page. It felt so amazing to have gluey, painty fingers again!
Technically these aren’t super long ago… but a couple months old. Honestly, with the way this winter is dragging on and on it still feels a bit like January-February. It’s all just a cold white blur.
My wonky junky journal is getting super thick. I’m on the last signature and am trying to be a bit more aware of the thickness of embellishments I am using. 
I hadn’t realized that I never posted any of these pages. Thankfully I was looking through the folders on my laptop and discovered my error.
I love the colors in this one. I was certainly wishing for warmer days when I created this one.
This page has hidden journaling about my baby girl turning 20! What in the world…that just isn’t possible.
Again with this page I am wishing for springtime. How foolish I was to think it was coming anytime soon.
I used a scrap of fabric to make a little fabric flip to hide a bit of journaling.
When I finished this page I realized that my date stamp ended with 2022. I had to improvise. Since then I ordered this new date stamp. My problem is solved until 2032.
I was thinking about my girl this morning and out came a journal page.
It’s taken a while but I’m getting the urge to create at least in my art journal.
In fact, this was the second page I created on Sunday afternoon.
While searching through my stash I found some watercolor color experiments. The colors spoke to me in that fall sort of feel.
The lined page to the left was a shiny paper from junk mail. I didn’t want to cover the lines but at the same time didn’t like the shine. I used some glimmer mists to knock it back.
Yesterday was a rough day for me. I was very emotional which is not my usual state of being. I’m a very stoic person…I’m Norwegian raised in the mid-west. It takes a lot to crack my shell. 
I did what I like to call a mind dump on my page. I like to write very messy and somewhat layer the words. This makes it difficult to read. This is purposeful. I need to get it out but I don’t want to go back and relive it later when I’m paging through my journal.
I saved this label from a beer my neighbor shared. (using as my drink reference as well…it’s a twofer) The beer was really interesting. You could taste a hint of orange and copious amounts of honey. I’m not sure I loved it but I did love the label.
It’s not my favorite page in the journal but it served its purpose.
Today is a work day of course with some grocery shopping on the way home.
I do love Fall. The crisp mornings, the rustle of fallen leaves, flannels, jeans, hoodies…all the pumpkin goodies. The warm colors of autumn are also my favorites. You’ll find them all over my house and in my art.
I had so much fun pulling together items to layer. Bits of wallpaper, book spine, scrapbook paper, ephemera postcard just to name a few. 
I used some distress oxide to bring the background colors together. 
I then dripped water and blotted to make the cool light spots. Love that look. This is my first distress oxide ink pad, and I know it won’t be my last.
I’m nearing the end of this journal. Just a few pages left. It’s been a really fun challenge with all the different types and sizes of papers.
It has gotten quite chunky. Good thing I made the cover with a long wrap around tie to hold the chunkiness in.
When it’s complete I’ll do a recap at least of my favorite pages.
I can’t even remember the last time I sat down to art journal. But I finally did! It felt so good, so natural, like I have been doing it all along. So why haven’t I been?? 
I used my wonky junky journal to step back into the game. I love that it is so random…no expectations…no limits. If I want to exclusively write…fine. If I want to only paint…fine. If I feel in love with glue and paper…that’s fine too. With the variety of papers as pages I have endless possibilities. 
I didn’t think at all. Just let it happen. 
I made this little journal flip the my words would be hidden. Not that they are so very private but I didn’t want to clutter up the simplicity.
Since I didn’t share any garden photos last week I thought I should snap a couple to show some progress.
I ‘ve been battling a pest problem in the shed garden. We have a vole living under the shed or in the compost pile. It is getting in the garden and nipping off my plants. The little bugger doesn’t even eat them!! Just cuts them down like its a lumberjack felling trees. I have reinforced the fence…still I found more nibbled plants today. UGH!!! So frustrating. Short of poison, I’m at a loss as to the solution to my pest issue.
Notice the condensation on my pint? That means it actually rained and we have some humidity in the air. We are still super dry but at least there was some precipitation. I never thought I’d be thankful for humid air.
Lastly I have to share the haul I got from a garage sale last Thursday. As I walked up the driveway I saw this box filled with papers and such. I had to ask…is the box really free…as in all of it? Yes. Yes it was. I snapped that up like it was gold. I actually got a bunch of things from the sale…this was the only crafty related item.
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