Hi everyone. It's the last day of January. As you probably have already read or know from your own January weather, this month meant a lot of cold, snow and ice (at least for me). It made a good reading month, and once I managed to get into the art groove, a good time for some art too. But it was not overall a very exciting month since I was hunkered down in the house much of it. However, like my journal page says, snuggling up in bed under a pile of blankets also made some good sleeping too. In fact, some mornings the house was just a bit too chilly to even rush out of bed. 😏
This is my last page for my "What's Up?" challenge at Art Journal Journey. Thank you everyone who joined in. I really enjoyed seeing what was up with everyone, and I appreciated all the link ups.
You might have read or remembered me mentioning that I was in a bit of an art slump early in the month. To inspire myself, I was taking pages I had made that I didn't really care for and then "fixing" them up. Today's page is one of those. All that is left from the original page is the girl on the moon and one star. And even that star is a bit different since I added some glitter to it.
Plus leaving the moon and adding the background stars also fit my theme because of course you look up to see the moon.
I had to color over the original yellow background. I used black and grey paints, and even a bit of sponged on gesso. In some spots the paint had to be laid on pretty thick so I could cover up some die cut numbers that were on the page. Once I was happy with the background, I used a gold paint pen around the moon to help create moonshine.
I finished by using a star stamp and some white pigment ink. I added some gold glitter to the center of each star. Once all that was dry I took some letter stickers and created my quote.
I'm hoping every has a great last few hours of January 2026 and also a super start to February. Don't forget to check out the AJJ homepage tomorrow on the first to see who the new host is and what their theme will be. 👍
15 comments:
Have a great day to close out the month. I intend to! All the best - David
...Erika, it's so cold here that we are all wrapped up to stay warm. I hope that you are staying warm and well. Have a Fabulous February.
Good morning, Loving your re do of your page--wow I wasn't really paying attention that today is the last of January-and February is a short month so that will go fast unless a rough winter continues Enjoy your weekend hoping your husband is feeling better
Can't believe that Jan. is about to end...the sleep tight page looks awesome! I like the background design.
Dear Erika, thank you for the wonderful theme and for hosting this January!
You've transformed your journal page so imaginatively, and it's turned out beautifully.
Have a lovely weekend and a wonderful February!
Hugs Elke
Lovely reworked page! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
It was 46c last week, but not tomorrow thankfully. I meet all the grandchildren tomorrow and I want them to have fun.
I cannot believe it is Feb already.
The post heading is sobering, how on earth are we a month into the new year already! But that does means a step closer to Spring. So much interest in today's journal page, has an ethereal hint to it.
B x
Love the girl/moon combination; a beautiful page😍 Thank you for this month,
and happy following 😘
Such a cute page. Today is a good day to sit by the wood stove and work on that Icelandic sweater of yours. Stay warm!
Erika good morning. Ohh my area is not as cold as yours but it is cold for us. I can stay warm except for me feet and that makes me miserable. I'm so very impressed with this page and the explanation on how you created it. Very clever and the results are outstanding. I'm glad Jan is just about over. Feb., I hope will be a better month. Have a warm wonderful day.
I like your 'fix up'. You commented on my blog saying the temperature was -25 outside. I don't think I could venture outside in that, I was thinking it was bitter here at 2 degrees C! Keep doing art to keep warm.
A very nice reworking of your page! Reworking old pages is a great way to get/stay inspired/motivated. Yes, I can imagine it's ugh! during your chilly mornings, how good it is that you are retired if you just have to snooze a bit more. My problem is getting up to pee. Our master bath is on an outside wall so I put a small space heater in there. Tonight will be the coldest of the year, but we will only be below freezing for like 6-8 hours instead of last week's 30-hour fun. And no precip at all. Until the next front. xox
Glad you found a way to move away from the art slump! The page is great and seems fitting for the season. On to another month!
I love "fixing" old pages, too. Your page looks great now, Erika.
Hugs,
Mia
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