Thursday, October 10, 2024

Thursday Art

 Hi everyone. Happy Thursday to you. 

      Today I'm back with some art. I have a journal page for both Alison's Autumn  Colors and Inspiration challenge at Art Journal Journey and  for the as always Anything Goes challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge. This is challenge #109 at Creative Artiste's Mixed Media challenge. I also have a tag for Tag Tuesday where Valerie is hosting with a theme of Seasons.

     First here's a journal page that is in my autumn journal that I made last month. It's a bit of a junk journal, but I'm very happy with it.


     I started my page with some various papers as well as some brown watercolor paint. The papers were layered, and the watercolor paint was added at the top right to fill in some space. I then added the 2 strips of washi tape, the left one is the wider brown with polka dots and the right one is the tiny arrows on the very edge of the page. I used a paper film frame I had around the birds face, and I added a scrap lace that was sitting on my table down at the bottom. 

     I then cut an already decorated tag out of a sheet of paper and added that. I thought the yellow flowers and the bee looked quite like autumn. To the top of the tag I added a little metal screw and a bit of the brown watercolor paint I used on my page just to link those 2 parts together. Then I added 3 metal pins/buttons that I've had for way too long in my stash. I also added a clear fall maple leaf as well as a medal sweetheart word which came from a TH set that I found back in the summer in a mark down pile.

    I finished my page by spraying some orange paint over it.

    And here's my tag for Valerie's tag challenge.


      I found this penguin image and decided that Valerie's challenge would be a great place to use it. After all, many penguins live where it is winter-like most  or all of the year.

     I inked my tag with blue and grey ink, and then I painted some snow and ice at the bottom. I added the penguin (I love how he is so big), and then I added this little snowflake. I dressed it up with a blue craft gemstone. Finally I stamped the yippee word because of course penguins love winter, but it's also cold, so I stamped the brrrr few random times.  I thought it needed to have a bit of motion to it, maybe there's some cold wind blowing, so you can see  it isn't straight or even. 

   That's all for me today. Have a great rest of your day.










18 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Thanks for the bird theme this morning. It has been one of the immense pleasures of my life to see five species of penguin in the wild. But one of the great disappointments is to have seen garbage being washed ashore with the birds as they exited the water. It certainly makes you realize the extent to which we have poured junk into the oceans of the world when plastic is piling up on the beaches of remote Patagonia. It didn’t originate there either. All the best - David

Neet said...

I love a well put together junk journal and this page is well done. Gorgeous colour palette used throughout, and yes, I agree the flowers do look like autumn ones. Love the marriage of the various papers and tape. All this goes to making a lovely background which then is enhanced by the bird tag and the buttons and metal screw.
Hugs, Neet xx

Tom said...

...it has been BRRR here!

Angie's Recipes said...

I love the one with penguin ... always find them so funny and cute.

sirkkis said...

Fun and well done both of them 👍🏼🐧
Enjoy the autumn colors in full range my friend 😘🍁🍂

Valerie-Jael said...

Both pieces are fabulous. I love the autumn piece, it's gorgeous, and the penguin made me smile, so lovely. Thanks for making another tag for my challenge! Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

Christine said...

Lovely page and tag!

craftytrog said...

There are so many beautiful elements on your page Erika! I love the bird, the beautiful tag, and that wonderful Sweetheart pin. It's perfect for my AJJ theme.
I love your sweet penguin tag too.
Hugs, Alison

Rostrose said...

Dear Erika, your penguin's "Brrr!!! Brrr!!!" made me laugh. And it reminded me of the penguins in South Africa that we saw a few years ago. The penguin colony near Cape Town only came into being in the early 1980s, when a pair of penguins settled on the beach and started breeding. They obviously liked it and their numbers kept increasing. We wondered even then whether these penguins had simply found it too cold everywhere else... 😅 (If you want to see the adorable animals, here is the link: https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2017/04/kapstadt-teil-2-kap-der-guten-hoffnung.html )
I also think your autumn journal page is very well done and full of ideas!
Thank you for your comment on Monument Valley - oh yes, this valley "rocks" - I'm in love with it because of the colors and then all the special shapes 🤩 and there is so much to discover... But the Navajo National Monument was also very interesting and a dreamlike landscape. I really enjoyed the trip.
All the best and lovely October days,
Traude

CJ Kennedy said...

Wonderful eye candy. I was not happy like your penguin tag with the Brrrr this morning. I hope you stayed warm

hels said...

The penguin stands out beautifully against the pure white snow and the rich blue sea or sky.

Soma @ InkTorrents.com said...

These are lovely! I do love the penguin.

-Soma

Iris Flavia said...

I LOVE the elephant! This month brings three Birthdays of people I love, so 10 is a great number, too.
The penguin, I think, has my surname, Emperor? And he is cold, too (I have the stripey tiger from the microwave on my lap, because... brrrrr)
Here Friday already, have a great one, hugs.

*Vicki* said...

What a beautiful Autumn page with all of the nature inspired elements! Love the Fall color tones too! The penguin tag is super cute! Love the repeated Brrr! LOL We will be getting there next week for sure!

pinky said...

What a perfect season to go with Erika. I love your gorgeous penguin and tag. I also love how you explain your journal page. Really beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at Tag Tuesday.
Pinky

Let's Art Journal said...

Such beautiful makes! Loving your autumnal page with all the layers and mixed media that you used ☺️. Thanks so much for joining us at Creative Artiste and Happy October! Hugs, Jo x

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I have missed so much I will never catch up, but I will try as long as blogger leaves me alone.

I love the art journal page. It screams autumn. That bird is beautiful and I like how you framed it. It is a wonderful composition and perfect for Alison's theme at AJJ.

Great use of that penguin for the tag, too. Nicely done.

Aimeslee Winans said...

What a neat assortment of collage bits for your page, and I love the way you painted the ice on your tag. Mr. Popper is definitely missing this handsome dude, lol. xoxo