I did it! I finally got creative in the form of an art journal page.
It took me a few days to get it done but I did it. Ah makes me feel so much better knowing that given enough time, my muse is still there. Maybe she was just frozen.
I honestly just kept grabbing things from my scrap bin and gluing them down onto some cardstock to get the ball rolling. Over the top I spread a bit of white paint to mute the wild background. Then I went back with teal and lime green. This combination of colors made me smile and almost forget how dang cold the basement was.
This flower was created with layers of die-cut book pages secured together with a large brad. I used various sprays until reaching the desired color. After it was completely dry I shaped the petals.
I used a little piece of my new Tim Holtz tissue up one side of the page. The butterfly and flower had me thinking spring along with the cheerful background color.
I’m hopeful that I can continue a bit of crafting here and there as the temperature seems to finally be getting warmer. Maybe then the basement won’t be so frigid.
This was my Wednesday morning on the way to work. It was so cold. It’s also my early day. I had finished my cup of coffee I brought from home well before arriving at school. I had to stop in an grab a cup to go as well. A two coffee morning for sure!
Good evening. Loving your journal page! Your flower is awesome-love how you put it together. Sometimes we just need a few cups of a hot beverage to stay warm
Happy T Kathy
Great page with an awesome flower! I have a space heater that gets cranked up and I bought smart wool socks that keep my toes toasty (that helps the most for me anyway) Enjoy your week!
I was most impressed with your journal page because I thought you had used texture paste. Not sure how you got all that texture on the background, but I love it.
There are SO many lovely colors in that flower. It’s a real beauty and a perfect addition to the greens you used for the background. You should enter it at Try it on Tuesday, where their theme is Go Green, the color.
WOW, that MUST have been an early day. I can’t imagine having to stop for a second cup of coffee, but it made me giggle when I read it. Thanks for sharing your adorable journal entry and your second cup of coffee with us for T this almost Tuesday.
beautiful journal page Halle!! I have strips of vintage trims from an old samples binder that looks very much like the one you used on your page:) I remember those two cuppa days so well…Happy T day!
A morning with 2 coffees sounds like a good one to me! Love your journal page and hope your muse stays unfrozen now! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
Such a wonderful work, it all fits, awesome!
Oh, I will never drink anything in the car again. Got stuck in traffic jam with male colleague for 3 1/2 hours! Awful! Had coffee. At home. And in the car. It was winter (naked trees and all)…
Such a beautiful page! I love the texture that you created and the combination of colours from the paint, ribbon and flower look so amazing – gorgeous ?. Wishing you a Happy T Day! Hugs, Jo x
Halle this is gorgeous and worth the time it takes to finish it. You should link it up to Try it on Tuesday as it has all that green in it. ❤️ We’ve had cold too. Although now it is warm I am away where it is cold. Go figure. Happy t day. Hugs Erika
Wonderful page. Love that colour combo – one of my personal favourites. I also love the way you created the page…lots of scraps! That’s a great way to make art. The flower looks great and the stitching finishes it all off beautifully.
Thank you for linkng to Try it on Tuesday.
Cath x
Goorgeous page, Halle. Your photography is great too. The photos really show off the detail and dimensionality. Love the stitching!
Happy T-day! Eileen xx
Maybe muses need a rest. Your page is gorgeous. I love the flower you created from book pages. So pretty. You comment and picture of a two cup morning made me laugh. Yeah, Mama said there’s be days like that. Happy T Day.
Your muse made up for lost time. That flower is outstanding, and I love how you arranged everything :) Happy T Tuesday!
SO glad you decided to enter this at Try it on Tuesday. It fits in perfectly there.
I love everything about this page! the colors, the flower, the stitching, the texture… yep, I’m really over Winter too and ready for Spring! Happy T day!
Your art journal page is gorgeous. Coffee is great for warming oneself up on cold days. Happy belated T-Day!
I love your journal page, very colourful, I love the flower you’ve made from pages of a book!
I must admit we’ve drank many cups of tea in the UK after a walk, it’s been so windy and cold, we are so spoilt living in Spain, can’t cope with such cold weather although it has been much milder than we thought it would be
Happy belated T day
Jan x
Gorgeous journal page! Thank you so much for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! A two coffee morning certainly sounds like a cold one!
A lovely journal page I do like the background.
Thanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril x