July Calendar Journal

Hi everyone, I'm still hopping along - it seems I have to keep wearing the boot for six weeks! Thanks for all of the good wishes.

I have my Calendar Journal to show you - it would have been posted sooner but I have had a few appointments to keep - pity they can't be in the same place. One simple dressing change took three hours because my local health centre 'don't do that sort of thing'!

The new theme chosen by Art Journal Journey host Halle is 'I've Got A Notion'

I made a background with two shades of green Distress Ink and a Lavinia stencil. Some of the notions are stamped either onto the page or on a piece of Kraft Paper. The patchwork bird is from Stamperia paper and I also used a piece of Tracy Evans washi tape.

Here is June filled in with more of our holiday memories.

Thanks for looking, Chris 

July Art Journal Journey theme

 Hi everyone, I'm pleased to tell you that our new host at Art Journal Journey this month is Halle of Halle's Hobbies. Halle is a whizz at sewing so no surprise that 'I've Got A Notion' is her chosen theme. So that's a good excuse to use anything you might find in a sewing room in your entries.

I do a lot less sewing than I used to but there's still plenty tucked into boxes that I will be using this month. 

The lady on the chair comes from an old children's book I found in Austria a long time ago - she is from the Elves and Shoemaker story.

I thought that the stencil I used looks a little bit like Broderie Anglais lace. The stamps are by Tim Holtz and I used some Tracy Evans washi tape from Aall and Create, along with some 'eyes' and some thread.

It would be great if you joined us at AJJ this month but please read the dreaded rules, No Cards please!

I am going to do my best this month - I was away for the first half of June, came back and felt extremely tired! I was just beginning to feel more energetic when I went out with hubby, skidded, then fell and now I have a very grazed knee, a gash on my arm that has been patched up in the hope it will knit together and then there's this....

So I'm not just sitting around, I am having to sit with my foot up!

Apologies and Thanks to Matilde, who had a great theme in June and I see has been doing a great job of hosting, 

Thanks for looking, Chris