Sunday, 15 July 2018

Am I dreaming?

Hi everyone, we are back from our caravan visit where we did actually have some rain! It was only for around an hour all told in two separate showers but the air was a lot fresher! 

 I attended a fabulous workshop yesterday, courtesy of Rowantree Crafts in Carnforth! Jenny Marples and Elizabeth Robinson were a great team and showed us how to create and decorate a wrap around journal! We all had homework and I'll show you mine when it's got a bit more done!

 I don't know whether it was excitement(I carried on working on mine until quite late last night) or whether it was the heat but I didn't get a very good night's sleep..I was still wide awake two hours after getting into bed and that is where today's Journal page for Art Journal Journey comes from! 
I used lots of AALL and Create stamps on this background...
...which I made by scribbling onto my acrylic block with Distress Markers and spritzing!

 Definitely a case of 'Art For Arts Sake'!

 Thank you so much to everyone for your support and I will get around to visiting as soon as I can!

 Thanks for looking, Chris
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13 comments:

  1. Helen15 July 2018 at 21:23:00 BST

    LOL! hope you get better sleep tonight, but the resulting page is great. Look forward to seeing your journal when you've finished it.

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  2. Cath Wilson15 July 2018 at 22:45:00 BST

    Love the effect of that background - really ethereal. Just goes to show that sometimes we don't have to add colour all over for it to look good! Great page. Glad you enjoyed your workshop :-)

    Cath x

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth16 July 2018 at 04:34:00 BST

    Glad you got a bit of rain. It's still hot, windy, and dry here. I'm so glad you enjoyed the workshop. I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labors.

    I am in love with this page. I LOVE those stamps. They are incredible. But I also love how you colored the paper doll and her hat. WOW!!! It's an absolutely perfect addition to your theme at Art Journal Journey.

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  4. Valerie-Jael16 July 2018 at 05:22:00 BST

    Wonderful page. Glad you had a goo weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  5. Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations16 July 2018 at 06:40:00 BST

    Still no rain here but has been promised today although not too sure with those blue cloudless skies above again!!
    Love this page and how you have created a scene using the stamps, especially love Tracy's heart used like a Balloon. The sentiment seems fitting for every waking hour for me at the moment.. Fabulous page Chris.
    Wishing you a fabulous week Hugs Tracey xx

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  6. froebelsternchen16 July 2018 at 09:29:00 BST

    Of course a case for Art for Art's sake dear Chris and a wonderful page on top of it all - this background is stunning and how you used this lovely stamps and the lady is just delightful! I think it was just the excitement that you didn't sleep! Great that you finally got rain! The garden will love it! I am so looking forward to this wrap around journal.... you made me more than interested!
    Another wowser for your AJJ collection and I visited the links and follow this artsy girls now, pretty blogs. Thank you!
    Hugs, Susi

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  7. kathyinozarks16 July 2018 at 13:22:00 BST

    A beautiful page! I love this one hope you get better sleep tonight-hugs

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  8. Eileen The Artful Crafter16 July 2018 at 13:40:00 BST

    Great page and sentiment, Chris - lol. Thank you for the background technique idea. I absolutely love your stamps! Hugs, Eileen

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  9. My name is Erika.16 July 2018 at 14:11:00 BST

    You may be tired but it sounds like a good reason to not go to bed. When it get on a creative roll, go for it. Your page is great! I love those vertical stamped designs. Hope you manage not to fall asleep during the day while you are doing something else. Hugs-Erika

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  10. Rita16 July 2018 at 17:35:00 BST

    Welcome home! Pretty pastel page. Can hardly wait to see the wrap around journal! :)

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  11. craftytrog16 July 2018 at 19:29:00 BST

    Beautiful page Chris! Hope we get some rain soon too! Xxx

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  12. Meggymay16 July 2018 at 21:15:00 BST

    I love the quote you have added to this fabulous page Chris.
    It sounds like it was a super workshop. I hope you will be showing us what you were making soon.
    we had some welcome rain earlier today and it was very welcome.
    Yvonne xx

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  13. Let's Art Journal19 July 2018 at 12:17:00 BST

    It sounds like you had wonderful caravan visit! Glad you enjoyed your workshop and your page is so beautiful with the colourful background and black stamping 😁. Have a great day! J 😊 x

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