Hi everyone. It's Thursday, and I hope you're having a super last week of August.
Yesterday morning I had my coldest start at the lake as it was only 46 degrees F/ just under 8 degrees C.Brrr Iris you asked if I was sad the job was ending, and as much as I enjoyed the job, with getting so chilly, I’ll be glad not to have to sit outside waiting for boats to arrive. Especially if there’s no sun to keep me warm.😏
As I mentioned yesterday I have a few art journal pages that I am trying to share before this month wraps up. Here is another one that I will be linking up to Chris' Hot August (Night and Day) at Art Journal Journey.
This page in my summer journal is made on yellow cardstock, and when I cut it down to fit the journal, I had some scraps with I lightly wiped with a golden yellow ink pad. I decided to use those scraps and cut some strips which I wove and then glued down on my background. I like the texture that it makes. The strips weren't long enough to cover the entire background, so I added some bright blue sky metallic paper trim along the edge where the weaving ended.
This isn't a very complicated page either. (Who wants to be complicated in the summer? Right?) I die cut the circle with the Fun in the Sun quote. I used a very old die from my scrapbooking days to make that. Then I used a paint pen and painted the blue edge of the circle quote and added sun rays coming off the circle. Once the paint dried I added some golden glitter glue.
I finished by die cutting the glasses, and I left the "glass" inset parts black to make them sunglasses. I then put a bit of glue on the "glass" parts to make the paper have a slight glassy sheen.
Speaking of sunshine, I seem to have seen and taken photos of some beautiful sky views lately, so let me share a few here. I'll start with a sunset view the night before my niece's wedding, and then just a beautiful day sun view through the trees.
The other morning (Monday) when I was working at the lake, the clouds and the sun sun were putting on a gorgeous show for me.
A mackerel sky is so photogenic.
Have a great rest of your day!
16 comments:
Good morning-awesome sky photos I agree that's getting a bit too cold to sit outdoors waiting for boats-and I am thinking you are not getting too many except for some early fisherman.
we are very cool in the mornings now too-and still not a drop of rain here hugs Kathy
Beautiful views. Not a bad summer gig to be paid to be down at the lake. Hard to believe the kids will be back to school next week. All the best - David
What a beautiful summer calendar page!! The place you work - the lake - is fantastic, but it certainly has its difficulties like any job!! Wonderful photos!!
Now that your summer gig has ended, Erika, you will be able to enjoy the beautifies of autumn in New England. Hooe you have a great weekend too.
...keep looking up at the beautiful sky!
Those sky shots are terrific, esp. those moody cloudy sky shots.
Lovely page, Erika. And beautiful photos!!!
Another great entry for Chris challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Hugs,
Mia
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I spotted a photo of sunshine shining through the tree’s leaves it looks very cool and captivating. I wish I could capture a shot like that one day with my old cellphone.
Lovely page and gorgeous photos! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Wow these are some amazing photos.
Love your sky photographs ...
All the best Jan
There were some beautiful skies over Winnie this week, even if it was mostly cloudy. Wednesday night/Thursday morning it got really cold! We were so cold in the cabin! Still a great getaway.
Excellent, excellent sky shots!
I so love this page Erika! The added yellow strips make for a really interesting background for the sun beams! Love all of the cool shades around it as well! Not gonna lie, but I will be missing that warm summer sun...but now there will sunny days with sweats...which I love also! Great and beautiful photos of the lake scene!
I love this woven page Erika! That Hot Summer sun is fading here too, in fact, at the moment it is pouring with rain! Hugs, Chrisx
It's been a LONG time since I saw or even thought about paper weaving. I love this page and the sunglasses really make it pop. Thanks for another great entry for Chris's theme at AJJ.
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