T is for Techo Journaling

Sharing my coffee in my Hobonichi Techo

with you today...

and how about a scone to go with it?

Perhaps you'd like to forgo the

rain!

Last week you got a peek at the

"tree stump page" before it was finished.

I added some tiny vintage images

and a Spring quote.

I admit that I am fascinated by Frida Kahlo's

image, art and history. I can't seem to capture

her features in correct proportion, but I

will keep trying. I am pleased with the 

colorful background to set off the black

and white ink drawing. Guess I should

have done a pencil sketch first. I just 

jumped in with my pen...

Some cute bunnies...

Monsters and a butterfly on the same page.

Weird. I know. The flowered paper covers

some journaling that is private.

(It works when you don't know how to blur

the image digitally...😏)

The butterfly and freesia were prompts

from The Hobonichi Challenge on Instagram.

The ticket is from a high school musical that we

attended. Brought back memories of when my

kids were in musicals. Hectic, but good times.

Breakfast sketches yet again, as I usually

 journal in the morning. Another unfinished page

with space to fill. Because I pretty much

feel I have to fill it up!! I admire artistic

negative spaces, but have difficulty making

that happen myself. Just not my style I guess.

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth

for T Day. Click on the link to visit the

blog hop and see what's up.

Oh, just one more thing.

(To quote the old TV detective Columbo)

April is International Fake Journal Month!

I hope you will join me in April at

Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal to

see who/what my fake character will

draw in April!  Maybe you'd even like

to try IFJM yourself. Visit here.

Happy Spring!

Hobonichi Techo Journaling

I think Mother Nature is playing a cruel

trick. Instead of the old saying that March

comes "in like a lion, out like a lamb," 

we've had exactly the opposite here in

Ohio, USA!

Coming home from vacation was a rude 

awakening. One day (where I was) in Florida

it was 78 degrees, and Ohio had 75 degrees!

Weird.

The Hobonichi Challenge for March 

features Spring themes...

Hence the dandelions.

I do tend to draw my coffee cups a lot.

One day the challenge was Earl Grey

tea. Not sure why...but it works for

T day! Visit Bleubeard and Elizabeth

to see what goodies may

be shared this week!

I've always wanted to have a

Mad Tea Party...

outside beneath the cottonwoods, with

lots of odd tea cups and fun decorations.

Do you think the Mad Hatter would

make an appearance? 

Hope your day is filled with sunshine

and creativity!

New vs. Old

New versus old Hobonichi Techo

planner/art journal. Kind of hard to give

up working in this well-loved, painted and

collaged 2016 planner. 

The contrast in thickness of the

 old compared to the new planner 

is striking...it's at least doubled in size,

but the binding and paper held up well.

I don't usually concern myself with the

thickness of paper layers, but you can

see here why I tried to be somewhat

conservative in adding layers. Better

to do watercolors directly in the book...

and good practice to do so!

One of the last entries of 2016~

went to see 'Rogue One, a Star Wars

Story,' with our daughter. Then met up 

with our son-in-law to enjoy dinner out.

Click on any image to enlarge

It's been an eventful two months, and

lots of stuff went wrong. Thankful that 

hubby is doing well from his surgery, and

may go back to work next week. Seems 

that the only way he gets the holidays off

is to be hurt or sick, and this year he was

both! Tiny tea/coffee cups in my planner

to qualify for linking up with the T Tuesday

gang. I'm late to the party, but better late

than never. Stop by for a visit!

Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous

New Year to you!