Hi everyone. Happy weekend. I have a busy one with a niece's baby shower tomorrow, and my daughter and son-in-law are coming today. The son-in-law is going to help the hubby with a project for me 😏 which I will share more of another day. Then we're all off to the shower tomorrow. But in between all of this, we're celebrating birthdays tonight since my husband and daughter both have birthdays this upcoming week.
Today I have some autumn views for you, first off are 2 pages for Alison's challenge at Art Journal Journey. The theme is owls today.
This first page started with some printed paper that I attached to a page that I had inked in yellow and orange. The owl and the little moon are stamped and fussy cut. On the bottom of the page I made a border starting with some washi tape that I covered with some rustic trim. I then used a white pen to define this border, and I also added a couple of paper gears that don't look like paper. ❤Finally I used 2 rubber stamp quotes to finish off my page.
This other owl page is a bit different but still had a scrap paper and trim background. After the glue dried I inked the background brown to pull all the pieces together. I then added a layered paper frame, a chipboard gear which is painted and inked, a small craft metal screw top, a few small die cut leaves, and a paper image of an old metal bar with bolts as well as the light bulbs. I also added some bronze colored metallic paper trim.
This owl is made of paper clay using a mold. When it dried I painted, inked and used a pen to color it in. I'm calling him a new species called Autumnal papersonii. Grin. Finally I used a very old Hero Arts word to finish off my page.
And here's a few more Autumn photos, starting with these red oak leaves. I want to be able to recreate their color and textures on a page because it's interesting and beautiful too.
Too bad for tree shadows, but this skeleton leaf is really interesting.
Some bare trees already.
The raking waiting for me in the backyard
and on the back deck
Popping milkweed
And passed purple asters
Have a nice weekend and start to the new week.
Your shots of the milkweed seeds are especially delightful. I enjoy them every year. Have a pleasant weekend. All the best - David
ReplyDeleteThe red leaf (oak) is wonderful, both regarding its colour and its shape.
ReplyDeleteThe autumn is in full swing! Always find owl so cute and sweet.
ReplyDelete...Mother Nature is going through another wardrobe change.
ReplyDeleteOwls are among my favorite birds. On our trip to Costa Rica we saw seven species of owl, some of them new to us.
ReplyDeleteYour fall color photos are pretty… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Gorgeous page and autumn photos. Happy Birthday to hubby and daughter!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend! It sounds like you have an exciting and busy few days ahead with the baby shower and birthday celebrations. I love how family-oriented your plans are—those moments together are so special!
ReplyDeleteYour autumn views and owl pages for Alison’s challenge look amazing! The creativity and detail you put into the backgrounds and embellishments really shine through. The idea of an "Autumnal papersonii" owl is adorable and adds a fun touch to your artwork. I can’t wait to see how you recreate the beautiful colors and textures of the red oak leaves in your future pages!
Enjoy all the festivities and the beautiful autumn scenery!
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There is something really beautiful about the spent flowers, skeleton leaves, and bare branches. I am usually drawn to line and I could spend a long time looking at lines and the shapes they create. Have a wonderful time with your family and happy birthday to those celebrating another trip around the sun.
ReplyDeletemy comment went away... but I said how lovely it all was,. your porch, the gossamer milkweed.
ReplyDeleteSketchbook revival is done for the year, but my class was with Chanel Ly, on flat binding for watercolor journals. She's on youtube and has a site with pay classes. she sewed each signature separately using french link and Kettle stitches.
her business is Bitter Melon studio I think. LeeAnna
Wishing your hubby and daughter happy birthday :)
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy seeing your art and lovely photographs.
Autumn is a wonderful season.
All the best Jan
I'm so glad that I returned to still find leaves and color on the trees. Not "full fall" but enough to get the glory feeling. Love every photo. I hope I haven't missed too much of your world. Coming back slowly!
ReplyDeleteGreat owl pages, fab collage on both, and another clay mold make, love those. Really digging those leaf photos, we rarely ever see leaves like those colors. Hoping you run across some purple ones! Happy Birthday wishes to your hubby and daughter and have a nice time at the shower and a happy week ahead. xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely time for you... birthday party times.
ReplyDeleteI wish you lots of joy with your loved ones.
A hug from Viola to you.
I love your garden photos especially the Adirondack chair on the deck. Too chilly to sit out there today
ReplyDeleteWonderful autumn journal pages.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to SundaySmiles
Much♡love
Love me some cute autumnal owls visiting. And beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteLove love love your outdoor photos especially with the leaves! This is such a great time to be outdoors and I just LOVE how you've incorporated your outdoor inspiration into your pages! The owl images are fantastic and I love the added "mechanics" to the second page too! Happy BDay wishes to your hubby and daughter! Enjoy the time!
ReplyDeleteWow to the milkweed, what a beautiful photo that is. Never heard it so it was a delight to see it suddenly pop up in the photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely pages - i the first one I agree, the gears look like they are dimensional metal ones, whoever created those got them just right. Lovely page and I love owls.
Your second age is very steampunkery. Love all the additions you put on your page and envious of so many of them, particularly the bulbs at the top.
Hugs, Neet xx
oh so pretty!
ReplyDeletethe journal class was with Chanel Ly on making a flat fold journal. Since Sketchbook Revival is done for the year, you could find chanel on youtube. We used the french something stitch in each signature, and the
Beautiful pages Erika! I love the owls, one of my favourite birds.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Autumn photos too.
Hope you had a lovely weekend of celebrations.
Alison xx