Monday, 20 April 2015

Not real (well, the sunsets are…)!

Hi everyone and welcome to my new followers too! We are home for a few days before going off to celebrate hubby's birthday! I went for a blood test this morning and fingers crossed my blood sugar is not so high this time! I have made a few dietary changes and I am exercising more….so…
We had a fantastic few days at our caravan and while we did get get some gardening done there is still quite a lot of tidying to be done! 
I didn't have much crafting time but did take my journal so I have a page to show you. 
This started off as some mopped up paints from my mat - dabbed 
dry-ish then pressed again onto the drips!
I started to doodle around the shape top right and saw a flower appearing but nothing like any flower I know, so then drew in some fantasy seed heads too! A bit of doodling around and about and coloured in with my Inktense blocks and water brush.

 This morning I added the Artistic Stamper quote and some butterflies from their Insects and Butterflies set, coloured in with sparkly gel pens. 

 We had some lovely sunsets while we were away too


and the inside of my glass door looked like this


 I would like to enter the following challenges-

 Artistic Stamper Creative Challenge - Flora and Fauna
Our Creative Corner - Colour Your World
Stamping Sensations  - Pretty In Pink

and also to link to 

 Art Journal Journey
and 
Visual Journey 16 at Bumblebees and Butterflies

Thanks for looking, Chris
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29 comments:

  1. Valerie-Jael20 April 2015 at 17:18:00 BST

    Love your beautiful journal page, thanks for sharing with us at AJJ again. Great sunset photos, what wonderful colours! Hugs, Valerie

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  2. Rosie20 April 2015 at 17:41:00 BST

    A wonderful page and your photos are amazing

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  3. sirkkis20 April 2015 at 18:06:00 BST

    Beautiful page. Love the soft colouring you did.
    Hugs xx

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  4. froebelsternchen20 April 2015 at 18:47:00 BST

    I love your wonderful page and always try to put all this in my day what the fantastic quote tells us!
    Fantastic colors in the sunset photos..wow!
    Thank you for being with us again at Art Journal Journey ..great you had a good time there!
    xxx
    Susi

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  5. Bleubeard and Elizabeth20 April 2015 at 19:38:00 BST

    So glad you found a few minutes to enjoy a bit of art and journaling while you were at the caravan. Loved how you went with a mop-up in the beginning.

    Hope your blood test comes back in whatever way you want it to. Sorry, I know nothing about these, so if I say positive, I might mean negative, or I might mean neutral. Whatever "good" score is what I'm hoping for. Of course, I hope that all made sense to you.

    Loved the sunsets. Looked like they were created just for you and your camera.

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  6. Helen20 April 2015 at 20:20:00 BST

    the journal page is beautiful, and the sunsets were stunning! hope the blood sugar level is ok! enjoy your next trip!!

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  7. Nancy20 April 2015 at 21:25:00 BST

    Lovely post. Your journal page is even prettier knowing that it started with paint drips and mop ups!

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  8. Zue20 April 2015 at 21:43:00 BST

    That sunset is incredible.
    It's my favourite to time of day. I go down to my allotment at this time, it's just magical!
    Your photos are wonderful.
    Sue xxx

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  9. Sarah Anderson20 April 2015 at 21:47:00 BST

    ooo stunning sunset! Fab page, fingers crossed re your blood sugar

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  10. Meggymay20 April 2015 at 22:20:00 BST

    Fabulous page Chris, love the photos as well.
    Yvonne xx

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  11. Margik20 April 2015 at 22:31:00 BST

    Wonderful page, Chris. The colours are so beautiful. Love the photos too.
    Hugs, Mar

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  12. catherine20 April 2015 at 22:45:00 BST

    This is such a beautiful journal page Chris and the colours are gorgeous. Beautiful pics too and glad you had a lovely time away
    x catherine

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  13. chrissie21 April 2015 at 07:30:00 BST

    A wonderful journal page and terrific sunset photographs. So pleased you had a great time

    Love Chrissie xx

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  14. Lula21 April 2015 at 07:51:00 BST

    Stunning page Chris, love the colors you have achieved and the quote is brilliant!

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  15. Eret21 April 2015 at 09:12:00 BST

    Very creative art work. Love the colors and your doodeling. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Stamping Sensation.
    Eret x

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  16. brenda21 April 2015 at 09:51:00 BST

    A super inky card Chris and awesome photos, thanks so much for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.

    B x

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  17. Pamellia21 April 2015 at 12:22:00 BST

    Wow, gorgeous Chris! Your flowers are just incredible! Love the colours and the wonderful splotchy background! Stunning photos of the sky, wow!! until next time, hugs :)

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  18. Mrs.B21 April 2015 at 19:56:00 BST

    A fabulous page Chris, love those flowers.
    Loved the pics of the sunsets,
    Avril xx

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  19. Redanne21 April 2015 at 20:25:00 BST

    Your page is beautiful Chris and I love the wonderful sentiment. The sunsets look amazing too! Hugs, Anne xx

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  20. Unknown21 April 2015 at 21:59:00 BST

    Ooohohhhohhhh Chris - look at all that interest and pattern, there always feels like there is something new to look at. So much little detail, and the colours with the splotches is just perfect! Love this page. Hugs, Georgie xx

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  21. massofhair21 April 2015 at 22:54:00 BST

    Fantastic doodling Chris, your flower is ethereal and out of this world and so very pretty. Loving all the colours you used, a gorgeous page. Your pictures are stunning and i do love the view you get from inside :-) xxx

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  22. ~*~Patty S22 April 2015 at 13:34:00 BST

    Hello from AJJ
    That is a beautiful quote to go with your lovely page.
    So nicely done
    I try to never miss a sunset...your photos are great!
    oxo

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  23. Joan22 April 2015 at 20:00:00 BST

    Fabulous journal page, love your flowers and that's a wonderful quote

    Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month

    Joan

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  24. Laurie Moore23 April 2015 at 16:11:00 BST

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful Springtime page and the gorgeous sunset photos. Amazing! Also thank you for entering it in our challenge "Color Your World" at Our Creative Corner. xxx Cheers

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  25. Brenda Brown23 April 2015 at 22:54:00 BST

    You have drawn in some wonderful imaginary flowers and foliage Chris and it's wonderful that they just appeared in the way they did. (quite spooky as I have been looking at some paintings similar to this today and have started to plan a similar piece of my own for my journal). Thanks for joining me again at my Visual Journey and sharing yours with me, I am so enjoying seeing how your pages come together.
    hugs Brenda xx

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  26. experiments in paper23 April 2015 at 23:37:00 BST

    Love your colors, Chris! I can certainly see the inspiration from those gorgeous photos you posted! And those seeds heads remind me so of teasel, which I love..... joyful page all round! xx Lynn

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  27. crafty creations24 April 2015 at 19:24:00 BST

    Stunning page Chris the colours and flowers are beautiful as are your sunset photo's

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  28. Words and Pictures25 April 2015 at 22:30:00 BST

    Love, love, love your doodled wildflowers - they are just glorious, and the colours of the page and of that stunning sky are all wonderful. Altogether a beautiful post. Thanks so much for playing along at The Artistic Stamper.
    Alison xx

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  29. Hazel Agnew5 May 2015 at 18:13:00 BST

    Love your doodling! your drawings are very inspiring and colours are fab too!

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