Tuesday, June 26, 2018

T is for Traveler's Notebook




A few more pages in my
Traveler's Notebook of quotes.
Where would you rate
your 'level' of weirdness?










Wise words of Jack London...
and quote from a fictional character in
the show "Eureka."  Loved that show.
 It struck a chord regarding the things
our government spends money on...
maybe with good reason, but
maybe not.




Joining the T Tuesday blog hop
for a beverage and a chat.
Stop by to see our
latest adventures!


Friday, June 22, 2018

Drawing and Stitching Friday Smiles




A Smurf and Funshine Bear,




Counted Cross-stitch Pin Keeps,




Quilted Flag,




Watercolors and highlighters,




and a Star Trek toy phaser!
They all make me smile...
I am a bit of a Sci Fi geek.

What makes you smile?

Visit A Stitch in Time for
more smiles. 




Tuesday, June 12, 2018

T is for Toys


Joining the T Gang over at 
Bleubeard and Elizabeth's for T Tuesday-Coffee!
Also joining Art Journal Journey for their theme
"Inspired by,"  which for me is TOYS!




I challenged myself to draw toys
for the month of June in my Hobonichi.
There are lots of little toys in the toybox
from fast-food restaurants...and other
random things.




Donald and Goofy are of course
classic. I have no idea why they are
in these particular costumes. Maybe there
was a movie promotion at the time?
(The butterfly tag on the right is a flap
hiding a bit of journaling. Just the left
pair of wings are glued down)








I had to look up the dog character on the
right, and no idea what that little worm
is from...



Every once in a while, I still see a Care Bear.
Birthday Bear is one of the best.  I think
there's a Grumpy Bear around here
somewhere too...maybe he'll make it 
into the journal this month.




One of my son's favorite toys (and cartoons)
was G.I. Joe. It felt appropriate to draw him on
the day we went to meet a good friend's
veterans Honor Flight returning from D.C.
Several hundred people turned out to greet
the returning vets, and we hope it helped,
in a very small way, make up
 for the homecoming that the 
Viet Nam veterans didn't get originally.




Another toy (on the left) that I looked up on
Google. Bakugan toys and cartoons were a
popular Japanese genre. And who doesn't
love Fozzie Bear?! Corny jokes and all...




What was your favorite
childhood toy?


♥ ♥ ♥

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Traveler's Notebook Quotes



Traveler's Notebook pages:
 4 1/4"wide  x 8 1/8" tall. 
A Traveler's Notebook (the way I understand
it) was designed to be a portable journal
to take along when you travel. I've
succumbed to temptation, after resisting
for almost a year of looking at examples
of lovely collage and journaling.  Here's
proof that you don't have to be an artist
to make pretty pages. The flowers are 
cut out from scrapbook paper!...ok, I did
actually draw the bird,(above) but it didn't turn out
that great. I do however, love the quotes.




The Traveler's Notebook has elastic bands
to hold several smaller booklets within the cover.
There are also a lot of tutorials online on how
to make your own cover and booklets.  This 
spread features designs cut from a birthday
card that I received.  The card was too pretty
 to just throw away!




More flowers from scrapbook paper, with a
few doodled flowers thrown in.  If you search
'Snarky Quotes' on Pinterest, you will see
some really funny ones!




I'm still drawing and writing in my Hobonichi
every day, but the TN gives me a place to 
collage, draw, and save quotes in a bit
larger format.




If you are a fan of the Funny Papers,
 I highly recommend the book
'Cartoon County.' (quote above) It is 
written by Cullen Murphy,
the son of a cartoonist, and relates about
the life of a cartoonist and his family.
 Very enjoyable, and also raises 
concerns about cartoon strips
possibly disappearing, along with physical
 'hold-in-your-hand' newspapers.




Above, I tried my hand at making some stickers.
(Top and bottom borders) I used acrylic and
watercolors on a sheet of old labels, then when 
dry, I stamped some random designs. 
I need new ink pads, however, so I was pressing
pretty hard, and also ended up drawing/darkening
some of the images.  I discovered that the 
clear acrylic stamps that I have get distorted 
if I press too hard, unlike the wood-mounted
stamps. I am just not much of a stamper.
It was a fun experiment though...I think this 
would make a very cool sheet of
 round or oval stickers.





Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth's
Tea Party, at which I almost always 
have coffee instead...but E is very 
understanding, and any beverage-
related post makes you welcome to 
join the party.  Stop by for a visit at





Friday, June 1, 2018

Star Wars: The Dark vs. the Light



Last spread in May, of Star Wars
characters in my Hobonichi...



"Luminous beings are we, not
this crude matter."