Hi everyone. Happy new month to you. Holy cow it's October already! That means it's time for a new challenge over at Art Journal Journey.
First I want to once again say "thank you" to Sharon who was our September host over at AJJ. I also want to thank everyone who joined in also. September was a cool and crisp autumn like month in my area, so the Hello Autumn theme was perfect.
This month I want to welcome my talented blog friend and co-admin Mia as host. You probably know her from her blog Craftartista. I just love the idea of her theme this upcoming month which is:
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Mia talks about autumn in her AJJ write up. In some places autumn is a bit different from the traditional turning leaves and cooler days and nights. I was thinking of that when I made this page. I was also thinking about how, once the weather cools off, I often do some nostalgic looking back to summer. Autumn sometimes makes me feel bittersweet, about summer and about other moments in my life.
To make my page I used some printed paper pieces to cover up the watercolor paper base. Then I used the same Ciao Bella junk journal image book you saw frequently back on my summer journal pages in August. I cut out the beach scene and also the man standing on the bottom left. I think he is like me, looking back on summer and feeling sentimental, remembering wearing his swimsuit and seeing this beautiful woman on the boardwalk.
To bring in an autumn theme I fussy cut all the sunflowers, and to make them a bit more autumn added some flat orange beads to their centers. I also used a 49 and Market worn looking paper frame. The quote is stamped on a piece of blue paper, and I thought it also worked for my sentimental fall look back.
Let me remind you of our dreaded rules at AJJ. Please, we only accept art journaling, of any kind. We do not accept cards, tags, ATC's and other art forms. And let me also remind you that you need to link up through a blog post as not all of us admins have every type of social media there is. If you do link up we cannot necessarily comment on your post.
Saying that, I hope you are excited about it being a Beautiful World, and you'll join Mia with some journaling this month.
20 comments:
Very great page looking back and accepting today! Hugs!
This was a truly unique look at the end of summer. I love how you chose the colors and images. This is a wonderful and totally different first entry for Mia's theme at AJJ.
Happy October Erika!
Fabulous journal page Erika with so many elements drawn together to create the Mediterranean mood, says' French Riviera or Amalfi Coast to me.
B x
This is a wonderful work of art... I also cannot believe it's already October. Time shouldn't fly this fast.
I really love that wood frame..it looks more like late summer to me though.
I'm with you. Looking at the autumn colors in your page and the woman with her beach chair looking out over the water, I'm nostalgic for Summer, too. It just went by too quickly. Warmer temps for today, but still not Summer or beach weather here. Enjoy your day!
I particularly like the weathered paint-and-wood effect!
It is a BEAUTIFUL WORLD and October is my favorite color, wishing you an Outstanding October!
This is an especially lovely one, Erika -- and I really love the title. It's perfect.
Hi Erika! Thank you so much for the thank-you!
I absolutely adore your beautiful art journal page! I particularly love the beach scene, the woman, the boats, and the man standing at the bottom of your page. I completely agree that it’s great to reflect on how wonderful summer was and look forward to the beauty of autumn. Also, I love how your sunflowers stand out against your deep blue background.
Thank you for sharing your work. I can’t wait to create a project for Mia’s theme this month. Hugs, Sharon
Happy October!
A beautiful page.
Happy October wishes.
All the best Jan
Happy October to you.
A beautiful world indeed. I agree
Happy October. Erika
Bravo
Much love
Love those papers that you use framed with the wood bark brings the first glimpse of Autumn to the page, it's been rather warm for traditional Autumn here, I am hoping now October is her Autumn begins to show her true face, what an amazing season it is.. LOVE this theme. Hugs TRacey xx
It's interesting that autumn brings some nostalgia for the summer gone by. I think your page reflects that very well. I think for me a big part of autumn is the changing light outside. We don't get much foliage because the wind blows the leaves off the trees before they change. But the light changes pretty dramatically, so now that we've been in Ireland for a while, that's what I associate autumn with.
This is beautiful, Erika! I love how the page would have seemed to welcome summer if viewed at summer's start, but now, it feels like it's bidding a sentimental goodbye to it. I've been loving all of your autumn art as well--the bright orange/brown colors are always so wonderful. Hope you're enjoying early October, and that you have a lovely rest of the month. My work's busy-ness is ending soon, and I'm looking forward to a whole week of relaxation afterward, haha... Anita xx
Beautiful, Erika! Thank you for entering my challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Hugs,
Mia
Co-administrator for AJJ
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