Monday 14 October 2019

Time to play!

Having battled to spend some vouchers in M and S today (there wasn't much on the shelves and racks - I think everyone seemed to have 20% off vouchers)I have had very little time to play but just needed to do something!!!

 First of all I made this for Art Journal Journey! Well, strictly I finished it off, having got some bits and pieces together before taking our friend away for a few days at our caravan.It is for Eileen's Dreams or Wishes and sometimes I wish time would go more slowly - as do my serious looking Paper doll couple who went off to Paris for a few days but before they knew it they were on their way home again!
I had a background already made with some mop up paint - some spattered around! The tall buildings are from a breadstick wrapper and the shiny circle is from a leftover scrap of some Seth Apter stamping I had used for a birthday card. Of course the ticket is one of mine from a trip! The star scrap is from a French magazine and I added some stamping using a MFT stamp set.

 I have also made a little page for Moo Mania and more - Count Your Blessings.
Of course returning from a trip does have it's good side too!
 I used a brayer clean up page and another piece of brayer clean paper has the houses stamped on to it! I added a little colour with metallic pens. I drew in the stick man.
 The sun has become heart shaped ...
...and a little bit of smudged ink on the E has little golden heart added too!

 Thanks for looking, Chris 
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7 comments:

  1. Eileen The Artful Crafter14 October 2019 at 19:41:00 BST

    Two wonderful pages, Chris. Thank you for sharing your "Time Flies" (when you visit Paris) page with us at Art Journal Journey. I can only imagine (or dream about it). Eileen xx

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  2. Helen14 October 2019 at 19:50:00 BST

    fab pages!

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth15 October 2019 at 00:38:00 BST

    Both pages are incredible. I was very surprised that you actually messed up on stamping. NOT YOU, the stamping queen. But I love the two hearts and they do make it feel like home, too.

    Your Art Journal Journey entry is amazing. I say that because I love that you recycled so much in this one. And recycling is GOOD. Thanks for sharing this with us at Art Journal Journey using Eileen's theme.

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  4. My name is Erika.15 October 2019 at 02:07:00 BST

    I can tell you had fun playing Chris. These are super pages. I really love the heart shaped sun. Hugs-Erika

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  5. Words and Pictures15 October 2019 at 10:37:00 BST

    Two lovely pages... I really like how the first one gathers all its elements from various sources and then all works together so well to tell the travellers' story. Fab embossing on that disc. I also love the little houses on the second page and those wonderful bold botanical shapes in the vivid green background. There's a happy feeling to the fresh colours which is perfect for the words.
    Alison x

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  6. Dora15 October 2019 at 15:16:00 BST

    Beautiful pages.

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  7. froebelsternchen15 October 2019 at 15:59:00 BST

    Both pages are simply WONDERFUL Chris! I adore the heart-sjhaped sun!!! Thank you so very much for joining Moo Mania & More and Art Journal Journey! You make me happy with your amazing entries!
    Big hugs, Susi

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