Saturday, September 28, 2024

Lots of Veggies

     Hi everyone. I'm still away for the last few days of my Quebec adventure.  I hope everyone had a great week. As this is a mostly scheduled post, I'm guessing I'm still having a  great time, because barring any unexpected issues, I should be. 😏 Here's a couple of more photos (once again from my phone untouched so there's some crooked horizons etc.) I'm adding from our visit to Forillion National Park.







      This next photo is for David, and it isn't the best since I took it with my phone (camera photos and stories will come another time), but in Gaspe Bay there were hundreds of gannets flying around. You can at least tell these 2 birds are gannets. I could have watched them for hours. We also had some fun with a cormorant and a seal as well as 3 men fishing for mackerel. 


      As I've had time, I've made a few quick blog visits based on whatever comes up on the top of my feed. I apologize if I've missed yours, but when I'm home I'll get back to normal blogging. Obviously, enjoying our vacation comes first. 👍OK, back to the business of this scheduled post.

     I've scheduled this post because I want to share my last 2 pages for Aimelee's Anything Goes challenge at Art Journal Journey. I also wanted to send a big THANK YOU  to both Aimeslee for being a super host and also to everyone who joined in. Keep in mind you still have time to join because September isn't quite over yet.

     My two pages today are in many ways similar. This first spread used several stamps from an old company called Stamp in the Hand. Years ago they had this whole series of carved veggie and fruit stamps. I dug  out the ones I have for this spread, even though I don't believe the onion is one of their stamps.


     Contrast that to this next spread where I used a "Cover a Card" stamp by Impression Obsession, and then colored in the fruits and veggies. I added the dots and some other bits to the left hand side. I do believe the "eat your veggies" stamp on on this spread is also by Stamp in the Hand.


      On the right side of the second spread I die cut the silverware. The die is an oldie from Sizzix that I use quite a bit, and I just happened to have a sheet of paper with silverware on it, another piece that's been hanging around from my scrapbooking days. Not only was the harvest/garden book really fun to make, but I love being able to use all these "things" that have been sitting unloved for a long time. 

     That's all for me this month at Art Journal Journey. I'll be home Tuesday, but I also have a couple of scheduled posts for that day since it is the first of the new month and will be time for a new challenge at AJJ. It will also be  time for another new challenge at Try It on Tuesday. 

       I hope everyone has a great rest of your September days.

     


11 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Thanks for the picture of the gannets, Erika. They are magnificent birds, readily identifiable from their silhouette. I am glad that you are enjoying your time in Québec. Do you get some good poutine? All the best - David

CJ Kennedy said...

Looks like you had the beach all to yourselves and the pic of the gannets turned out quite nice. Your Eat Your Veggies spread made me smile especially using up things that have been in your stash for a while.

Tom said...

...Erika, you saw some gorgeous scenery. Thanks for sharing it.

Angie's Recipes said...

Pretty pages...so colourful too. Continue to enjoy your vacation, Erika.

kathyinozarks said...

Beautiful photos Erika, I loved the one with the huge rock. I really like your veggie journal pages.
Do enjoy the rest of your trip hugs Kathy

The Happy Whisk said...

The dye cut cultary is heat. Love the photos. Hope the rest of your trip is excellent.

*Vicki* said...

Beautiful photos! Your veggie layout is awesome! Love all of the patterns and colors!

Let's Art Journal said...

Beautiful photos! I so enjoyed walking with you and your cheery veggie page is perfect for September autumnal harvests 😊. Happy weekend and have a wonderful new week! Hugs, Jo x

Anonymous said...

Oh how lovely you are on a break in Quebec, hope you run into Inspector Gamache! Love your veggie pages, I remember years ago I think it was Altenew that had a veggie stamp set and I almost bought it. I wish I had now. Enjoy your mini break!

Empire of the Cat said...

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Aimeslee Winans said...

Nice photos, glad you are having a good time. Love your journal pages, the artichokes are tres cool! xoxo