Sunday, September 22, 2024

Sunday Art

     Hi everyone. I hope you're having a super weekend. We (me, the hubby and the 2 dogs) leave this afternoon on our adventure to Quebec. I am excited but also wondering  how the dogs will make out. We've taken short trips with them, but never one for so many days. And hopefully I have everything I need so they can cross the border easily, especially since August 1, coming back into the US with dogs includes a whole list of required items. 😞

      Let me start today's post with a journal page for Aimeslee's Anything Goes challenge at Art Journal Journey. It's been fun to have an anything goes challenge so I can post whatever I've  been working on or older pieces I haven't shared yet. ❤ Today's page is one I made a while back for another challenge and ran out of time to share. I'll also be joining Gillena's Sunday Smiles.


 I like how the background has a fabric feel to it. I inked the page with various ink pads and then used a stencil and white gesso over it. The woman is cut out of an old magazine page, as as her wings. I left her white except to color in her boots and her hair. I then decorated her dress with some flowers and decorated her wings with some colored Stickles glitter glue. I built her a base to stand on that was made with a watercolor crayon, some ric rac trim as well as a scrap of lace. Finally I stamped the quote. 

    I also have a tag to share for Sandie's Numbers challenge at Tag Tuesday.  Sandie requests we have at least 3 numbers on our tags. 


     I focused only on numbers on my tag, starting with the 4 stitched  numbers. I cut those out of a  dashboard tag from when I had my car in the  garage  to get a few maintenance items done.  After inking my tag background, I stitched on those numbers, and then I used a couple of stamp sets and stamped some other numbers. I didn't think my tag needed anything else, but I did add a few little colorful confetti pieces just to finish it off. 

      Let me finish off this post with a few ocean views from the other morning. I was on my way to meet some friends for a walk and took the scenic route to our meeting point.






It was definitely a day for egrets. I must have passed 20 of them on my drive.



     That's all for me today.  I  have a scheduled post at the end of the month and 2 more for the start of October (since I won't be home until October 1). If I have time I'll share some trip posts along the journey, but I'll have to see how that goes. Have a great rest of your weekend and week ahead otherwise. Au revoir!











23 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

Two lovely pages! I wish you all a safe and fun trip to Quebec!

Tom said...

...have a great journey.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Yes, I understand it, the requirements for pets crossing the border into the US became far more stringent recently, although it seems to me that some of the more extreme measures were rescinded. I hope that dogs will return able to bark in French and will have acquired a taste for poutine. C’est un plaisir à bien savourer! Meilleurs voeux! Bon voyage. David

CJ Kennedy said...

I like the 60s Flower Power vibe your page gives me. Have a fun trip!

Rostrose said...

Dear Erika, setting off on an adventure to Quebec sounds cool! I hope it will be a great time for both of you and the dogs and that you bring back lots of photos and good memories.
I really like your page with the flower-decorated angel in over-the-knee boots, and the background is super beautiful. And I'm happy about your ocean views including egret sightings.
Thanks for your great comments im my blog 😘
Have a good trip and come back healthy!
All the best and a pleasant new week
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2024/09/weltreise-2024-sw-usa-roadtrip-teil-1.html

pinky said...

Love your very cool journal page Erika!! And what a great take on Sandie's theme. Love it! Thanks for playing along with us at Tag Tuesday.

Jeanie said...

How fun to see so many egrets. And even more so to live close enough to pass by the ocean when headed for your walk. Biggest smiles. Have fun on your getaway!

Lowcarb team member said...

I enjoyed your art, and a nice collection of photographs too.

Enjoy your time away.

All the best Jan

Fundy Blue said...

I hope all four of you have fun in Quebec, Erika! I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip. ❤️🍀

peppylady (Dora) said...

I bet leaves are starting to turn in Eastern Canada.

Divers and Sundry said...

I trust all will go well with the dogs and that it'll be uncomplicated. I look forward to photos from your trip :)

Aimeslee Winans said...

Hope you have a great trip and thanks for linking this very pretty page to AJJ. Nice tag and photos too. XOX

Sandra Wright. said...

What a Tag, love it, loved looking at all your photos too.
Thank you so much for playing along with us at Tag Tuesday x

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for linking to SundaySmiles
Have a nice vacation.

much♡love

Mae Travels said...

Your waterfront photos with boats and cormorants are very lovely.I hope your trip to Quebec is lots of fun.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

nwilliams6 said...

Oh, I am so jealous of your Quebec trip! Lucky you!!!!

Lovely pictures of your walk, Erika - you are lucky to live where you do as well. It is so pretty.

Great journal page. That background does look like fabric, the colors are fab, and the words are super positive. Lovely.

Super tag too - fun play with numbers and a very creative use of your car work tag.

Fun post. I am sorry I have been MIA. Enjoying retirement and getting caught up in way to many things. Hugz

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

Love your photo of the marina and shoreline! That looks like an area I could walk time and time again, never getting tired of it!

Iris Flavia said...

Hups, how could I miss you?!
Love the pages and ohhhh... the water!
Enjoy your holiday, fingers crossed the dogs do fine - hugs!

Carola Bartz said...

Your journal page turned out beautifully, Erika, I really like it. I wish I had half your energy to create.
Traveling to Quebec sounds lovely and I hope you're having a wonderful time. What are the requirements of dogs entering the US? Since we don't have pets I am not aware of them, but I still remember how it was handled in Germany back in the day when my Dad had to deal with that (he was a veterinarian). Enjoy your vacation! Hugs - Carola

Katerinas Blog said...

Awesome calendar page!
I also really liked the ocean photos!
Have a great trip, all the best with your dogs, and welcome back from Quebec (seems so far to us here in the Northern Hemisphere)!

Neet said...

I do hope Miss Maddie is ok on this trip. Pete too but she has her medication to take into account. Thank goodness you have everything sorted for them to travel back home.
Love the photos, what a walk to a walk that is when you choose that route. Loved seeing the egrets.
Well your journal page is lovely and I was surprised it was not fabric as it certainly looks that way. Love the way you have used the lace and the ric rac -at first I thought she was dancing on a cake, or maybe jumping out of one. Fabulous colours! Very striking.
Well, you just enjoy your trip, stay safe the four of you and see as much as you can so you can delight us with your journaling when you get back with all the little souvenirs you have collected along the way.
Hugs, Neet xx

*Vicki* said...

Hello Erika! I've returned and trying to catch up! WOW, love that page and your colors really catch my eye here! Love the textures from the lace and your tag is very cool too! Hope all is well with you my friend!

Michele said...

both your journal page and your tag are delights for the eyes! thanks for linking to tag tuesday! xo