Thursday, 1 April 2021

Art Journal Journey - Inspired By

Hi everyone, if you have come here from the link from Art Journal Journey you will know that sadly, Eileen should have been hosting this month. 

Erika and I are joint hosts for April for a theme chosen by Eileen - 'Inspired By'.

Eileen was always happy to share her art and aspects of her life, mostly posting these on T Stands for Tuesday. 

My page was inspired by Eileen's calendar journals. She lived in Mexico where the weather was mostly sunny.

Eileen used to depict the weather with her suns (and occasional clouds) and I have tried to create the sunniest of pages in her honour.


Some are stencilled, some stamped and some drawn, copied from her journals.


I used an Aall and Create Frida stamp designed by Janet Klein and some Woodware Cacti stamps. 

As you can see the Cacti have thorns on the stamped image so I stamped the image onto the page and added the coloured fussy cut image on top.

I added some bunting in the colours of the Mexican national flag.

I hope you can be inspired by others, or maybe a book, film or music. Perhaps you will inspire us at Art Journal Journey with your choices!

Thanks for looking, Chris




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13 comments:

  1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth1 April 2021 at 06:29:00 BST

    What a fun and unique way to honor Eileen. It certainly has that Hispanic flair she always loved. She also always loved the sun and art. You have certainly captured her soul in this beauty, dear Chris. Thank you for starting us off right this month at Art Journal Journey with your tribute to Eileen.

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  2. Valerie-Jael1 April 2021 at 07:20:00 BST

    A wonderful tribute to Eileen, Chris, love the Mexican elements! Hugs, Valerie

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  3. WendyK1 April 2021 at 12:10:00 BST

    What a lovely sunny page, especially as it's very dull here with a chill wind. A great tribute to Eileen.
    Hugs Wendy.

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  4. My name is Erika.1 April 2021 at 14:08:00 BST

    You've inspired me Chris with this piece. I just received the little Freida stamp and I want to play with it now. Great piece. Hugs-Erika

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  5. Elkes Lebensglück1 April 2021 at 14:29:00 BST

    What a wonderful site to remember Eileen. Mexico and the sun that was Eileen and the wonderful background.
    Thank you and wish you a nice day, hug Elke

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  6. Rita1 April 2021 at 16:05:00 BST

    Such a bright, colorful tribute to Eileen.

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  7. lichazul1 April 2021 at 16:15:00 BST

    Lovely page, congrats hugs from Chile 😊👍

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  8. Let's Art Journal1 April 2021 at 17:08:00 BST

    Such a beautiful page! Your Mexican design with the sunshine and happiness brings back such happy memories of Eileen's life in Mexico and is such a wonderful tribute to her - perfect 😀. I love that we can celebrate and remember Eileen this month by joining her chosen challenge theme, thanking you and the rest of the AJJ team for organising this! Happy April! Hugs, Jo x

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  9. craftytrog1 April 2021 at 18:57:00 BST

    A beautiful sunny page Chris, and a wonderful tribute to dear Eileen.
    Alison xx

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  10. Mrs.B3 April 2021 at 08:07:00 BST

    A fabulous page Christ and a lovely tribute to Eileen.
    Avril xx

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  11. Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations9 April 2021 at 10:19:00 BST

    So much warmth in this page, Eileen would have loved this so much Chris. Adding Frida and the cactus makes it such a happy and vibrant piece of art, fabulous design. HUgs TRacey xx

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  12. lichazul9 April 2021 at 17:00:00 BST

    Absolutely gorgeous page 👏💐😊 hugs and blessing

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  13. nwilliams610 April 2021 at 10:37:00 BST

    Chris, the background on this is so happy and fun and the design elements are so perfect for a tribute to Eileen. Love the energy and whimsey - something she would love as well. Very well done. Hugz

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