My Little Summer Journal Part 2

 Hi everyone. I hope you're having a lovely weekend so far. 

     Today I have a few more pages from my little summer  journal. I made the cover using some scrap cardboard , and the pages are made of folded and slightly trimmed then stitched index cards. I'm quickly learning how it is hard to work on both sides of an index card with certain media as the paper is not as "tough"  as some other papers are. But learning about ideas and material is part of the process of journaling, Still it's fun making this journal and trying out some ideas in a very small format.

On this first page I used some stamps from a very old set from Cornish Heritage Farms. I went for an almost symmetrical layout, and I colored the images with some water based markers. Then I used some yellow watercolor paint to give the background a bit of color.

     I really like this next spread. I stamped the flower words (a single background stamp) and added some Art By Marlene punch out images. I added the line around the sun, but in summer, you really need some of both types of weather otherwise you either flood or have a drought.

And here's another garden themed page  made with some stickers, a crepe paper flower and a couple of punch outs. I drew the vine of leaves around the border.

This little strawberry girl ffrom Janet Klein and AALL & Create is a favorite of mine. All of the images on this spread except the tag (which was in my stash) and the hearts (also in my stash) are from that stamp set.

This next page has a chipboard net image, as well as some punch out images and some scrap paper along the bottom. I stamped the quote, inked the background slightly and added some clear sequins.

And to celebrate July 4th, I used a foam firecracker stamp and some red paint. Then I fussy cut the fireworks and attached them to some striped paper (that makes up the background of my spread). I used paint to make the lighted fuse, added some glitter glue exploding fireworks and added a few punch out hearts from my stash.

For my next page I used a lot of colorful Art by Marlene punch out flowers. I added 3 flamingo sequins and a couple of sticker phrases/words. 

Here's  one insect that I don't mind except when they get into the house. I must admit the lined pages aren't making me live this journal, especially on a spread like this one where they are so obvious. I may have to do something to this spread just to make the lines less obvious.

A black foam ant stamp (another very old piece in my collection) and some black paint was what I used on this page. I think if this book would lay flatter I could have gotten some sharper stamped images.

And finally, on this last page, I went "wild" with some colored shaker card sprinkles. I had just a few left in the bottom of a jar, and I figured I might as well use them up. Plus they really perk up this page.

I am linking up today's post to Jo's challenge at Art Jounal Journey because  not only are the ants wild animals, but because of all the wild colored sprinkles on this last page. I am also linking up to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Have a a great rest of your weekend and start to the new week.