Thankful

The Documented Life Project,

Week 48:

"Show how you are thankful

in a creative way."  This is a 

traditional harvest illustration that

I did in extra fine-point Sharpie and

watercolors.  Though the image doesn't

portray it literally, I am most thankful

for my sweet family!

Sharing tea today with the T Tuesday gang

over at Elizabeth's blog...

I loved the illustration on the packaging for this

tea, but have to admit that the illustration is

better than the taste of the tea.  I normally

get herbal decaf flavors, but the only

pumpkin flavored option was caffeinated.

It's almost gone...what should I try next?

Love this vintage post card...

courtesy of Holidays & Celebrations~

Thanksgiving Greetings 

to all who celebrate the day!

♦  ♥  ♦

Tabs on Tuesday

I am still keeping up with the

The Documented Life Project~

I can't believe the year is nearly over!

Above, the challenge was to add Tabs

to the page. I used some scrapbook

papers and a Loteria  card to make flaps

with tabs.

Click on the image for a better view...

I did a bit of collage on the underside of the flaps,

and added my own handwriting on

 the watercolor paper beneath the flaps.

The spread beneath the tip in shown above...

additional collage with scrapbook paper,

another loteria card, and things I've drawn.

You can see the adhesive number showing

that this was for week 45.

The orange, tan and yellow collage was for the

challenge to include fabric on your page.

Stitching, counted cross stitch, and papers

are accented with chalk pastels.

Linking up to Elizabeth's blog for T Tuesday, 

with a re-post of a tea collage, and

the snow man mug...

We had our first accumulation of snow

this week, and it's bitter cold!  Well, at least

to me it is...maybe folks in Alaska or 

Minnesota would scoff at 10 degrees...

but my car won't start.  We are thinking 

a new battery is in order.

Hope you enjoy your tea or coffee today,

and stop by Elizabeth's blog.

Little Things on Journal Pages

Art deco motifs and poetry quotes

combine to create this 

art journal page, above.

I had several restaurant meals

this week, and the temptation to eat

too many high calorie foods can

sometimes be avoided by 

drawing my food!

These colorful tea bag wrappers

went onto a journal page.  The

cranberry muffin recipe is a good one!

You may notice that I've substituted

applesauce for the oil in the recipe.

Still tastes great and less calories.

Now is the time of year when I stock

up on bags of fresh cranberries and

put them in the freezer, then I have 

them to use in recipes most of the year.

Sharing my coffee cup and art with

the T Tuesday link party over at

Elizabeth's Altered Book Lover blog.

She's making homemade tea bags...

what are you creating today?

I am looking forward to receiving

 my copy of the book 

Art Journal Kickstarter, in which

I have had one of my art journal pages

published.  You can see the cover

of the book here.  I hope you will

check it out when it hits the store

shelves, which should be soon.

I love art journaling, can you tell?

Art Journal Kickstarter

I am so pleased to tell you that

on of my art pieces has been published

in the new Art Journal Kickstarter

book , shown above.  The book is 

available now on Amazon, and should

be in stores in a couple of weeks.

I'm really looking forward to

receiving my copy.  If you need

an artistic Christmas gift, this 

would fit the bill!  Can't wait

for it to arrive...

Turning Leaves on T Tuesday

Turning leaves, thread, and textiles

make me happy. Above, the
Documented Life Project page for week 44-

Leaves.  I chose to stitch leaves in bright yellow

fabric, collaged with burlap and canvas. The

background page is text from a vintage book

about knights.  You may be able to see that it

was a drawing of a  sea port.  Mostly obscured

by the collage, but the old paper was a good 

weight and some fun illustrations to work with.

Collage and watercolor:

"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day,

Come o'er the meadows with me and play;

Put on your dresses of red and gold,

For summer is gone and the days grow cold."

--George Cooper, Come, Little Leaves

Happy Autumn, falling leaves...

the right side of the spread shows another

illustration from the book about knights.

Can you spot the geometry page?

Watched the movie 'Princess Bride' again this week.

It still makes me laugh...and decided to add 

a quote from the movie to these pages.

Linking up with Elizabeth and Bleubeard for

T Tuesday...

the Turning Leaves are nearly gone in our

neck of the woods.  The wind has done its

job and the trees are becoming their 

bare winter sculptural shapes.

Have a cup of tea, or coffee, and enjoy

the last few days of sunshine!

I think a walk outside is 

in order for today...

"Autumn. The year's last,

loveliest smile."

The Documented Life Project -

Art to the 5th blog has been hosting a year-long

challenge called The Documented Life Project.

Each week there is a different prompt to create

a mixed media page in your art journal/planner.

Above, a two-page spread from the challenge

'Numbers.'

Week 39: Drips and Splatters.

Watercolor, Sharpie pen, and adhesive numbers.

Above, the challenge was to use 3 colors

that you never use together.  I chose

purple, green and orange.

Polka dots are fun, in all shapes & sizes!

Mixed media collage: Watercolor, scrapbook paper,

painted papers, Sharpie pen, & Washi tape.

Each week there is a tip-in (that's why there's tape or

fabric on the side of the page) that flips open to reveal

a two-page spread.  Above, mixed media collage~

Stars:  mine are 'Medieval.'

This text page that I used for the tip-in

already had stars on it!  (right side

illustration-shields) How did that

happen when I prepared this 

11 months ago!?  Delightful...

from a book about knights.

"Draw what you see."

The king lurking in the background was

on the vintage page that I had removed

from an old library book and used as

my tip-in page.  I drew the apples in

Sharpie marker and added watercolor.

What challenges have you been doing?