Hi everyone. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend. Yesterday we had another rainy Saturday. We've only had one sunny Saturday since March, and that was last weekend. I hope that one day wasn't a fluke, and we'll see more sunny Saturdays soon.
Today I want to share my final journal page for Matilde's "People" challenge at Art Journal Journey. I also want to thank you Matilde for hosting again and say that we loved having you. And I don't want to forget to thank everyone who joined in too. I always love seeing how people interpret a challenge. 👍
As I have various types of media, I am linking up to Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge BLog challenge # 116. I really am squeezing this one in at the last minute since the challenge ends tonight. 😏 I'm also linking up to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.
I chose to finish the month with this honey bee inspired page.
In my big sticker book that I shared a few weeks back ( post is
here if you're curious) there was this huge but lovely vintage bee sticker. I first used scraps of paper to cover my journal page, and then I added the sticker. I then used a Creative Expressions stamps set to stamp the vintage bee keeping lady. I fussy cut her and left her uncolored so she's stand out more, but I did color the flowers that I stamped and fussy cut around her. I even added some little half pearls to them. I then added some washi tape along the bottom so she wouldn't be floating, and I added the cloth sun sticker to the top. I colored the sun with some yellow marker. Finally I stamped the quote (from the same Creative Expressions set) and fussy cut it.
In this next photo you can see this page as well as the edge of the page next to it in my current journal project.
And speaking of bees, I went into the hives on Friday. The 2 hives are total opposites. I have one hive that is just hanging on (meaning I hope the colony number increased enough so they'll make it through the winter), and I have one hive that has made more honey in the last month and a half than my other hives ever made in a season. It's almost time to put on the super (which is the box where the honey is for you, the bee keeper) and get me some honey 😀.
Have a great rest of your weekend and start to the new week ahead.
18 comments:
Finger crossed that your bees continue to produce lots of honey! That page looks so summery and pretty.
...may you and your bees, bee happy!
That will be awesome you get to process your first honey-I remember that when we had bees-I had a bee suit too but I got freaked out and had to leave-smiles Happy Sunday
Pretty journal pages, and those bees are AWESOME!!! I'm jealous! LOL I've always wanted to have hives, we do have the space for it.... some day!
It is very interesting to see that your have your own bees, Erika.
Great page for Matilde's challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Hugs,
Mia
Co-administrator for AJJ
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Lovely pages, glad the bees are doing well.
I like your journal page and wow on the busy bees! It must be so satisfying to get your own honey like that! Have a great Sunday, off to the balcony now, hugs
The vintage beekeeper is cute. Does your beekeeper outfit look as stylish? Fascinating to see the inside of the hives. I hope the other hive catches up and they make it, too. I hope the weather is nice for you today
Your art is gorgeous. However, your bees fascinate me. Thank you for all the photos.
I like your journal page.
Great pictures of your busy bees, they are so important.
I hope you've had a great weekend.
I've spent time with friends ... very enjoyable.
All the best Jan
That vintage botanical paper is a great piece to work around adding your cut outs and stamped & fussy cut images, i'm loving the flatback pearls ;) The Beekeeper is a grand image not seen one like that before.. a Bee-utiful page :D
Thanks for sharing @ Creative Artist good luck with the challenge. Hugs Tracey xx
Three cheers for the Bees! I'm so excited you'll get your own honey this year!
Your botanical background is lovely and works so well with the bees and the lady in her bee suit. It's a great entry for Matilde's theme at AJJ.
It's too bad the one hive isn't doing well. Seems that's what happened before. Hopefully BOTH hives make it through this upcoming winter. At least we still have summer to get through.
Bee-utiful page, love the beekeeper image. Love following your bee 's and seeing the photos. A local beekeeper has just put some hives in my brothers wild flower meadows which has been interesting for us all, especially my young nieces......in time it will be interesting to see what the honey is like....hopefully there will be enough pollen to feed them as well as all the local wild bees!
Enjoy the honey these industrious bees have made for you. We just returned from three days away for my oldest grandson’s wedding where our sweetness was maple syrup. The wedding was held in Lanark, ON deemed to be the Maple Syrup capital of Ontario - along with about ten other locations! A small bottle of syrup was a takeaway gift at everyone’s plate. All the best - David
Absolutely love your beekeeping posts! I think I am going to get a couple of boxes next spring!
This is such an enchanting journal page featuring the beekeeper's wife and her bees! Your bees are so busy and busy, I'm glad everything's going well. Their honey is sure to be delicious!
Hugs, Elke
Bees and sunshine go so great together on your page and IRL too! Love the "bee lady" ready to be around the hives! Totally agree with that sentiment quote too! Thank you for sharing them in action here! They're such magical busy bees for sure!
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