Art Journal Journey - Having Fun

It is my pleasure to be hosting Art Journal Journey this month and the theme I have chosen is 'Having Fun" Most of my pages will be of the family as they do have fun. This is the first one, and is of one of my daughter's on holiday with us in Cornwall with her two German Shepherd dogs. The male (Blake) who was a rescue dog hadn't seen the sea or a beach before and was very dubious about gets more than his paws wet. He also couldn't understand that when he dug a hole in the sand, it filled up with water. It didn't do it home when he dug the lawn up !!
My page is distress inked, and stamped with some of my seaside stamps, with a map and images of the dogs added.

Art Journal Journey - Hello Springtime

Another page for Jo's theme of Hello Springtime on Art Journal Journey
Another collage page with Pictures of daffodils and a quote.

Thursday Journal With Neet

This week the quote is "Gym update, not there" That's me, never ever been to one, and I think at my age it's too late to start, anyway I don't have time. This is a scheduled post as I am away for two days on my textile course. It's the last one of year 1, so we will then be at the design stage in year 2-- Gulp

My page is distress inked and stencil and stamps used to make the background. I don't like the blue bits, but they are hard to get rid of, so I gave up. I suppose I could have put gesso on top, but even that soaks up the colour.
The figure I used looks as if she is walking swiftly away from the direction of the gym.

Art journal Journey - Hello Springtime 3

Another page for Jo's theme of Hello Springtime on Art Journal Journey
Another collage page with stamped birds, and using scraps from my ever growing scrap box. I haven't used some of my bird stamps for ages, so it's great to give them an airing.
I am also entering this in the Artistic Stampers challenge which is "Colour it green"

Art Journal Journey - Hello Springtime

On Art Journal Journey  Jo has chosen Hello Springtime for her theme. This time I have used collage as my background and then stampings and images of birds and nests. Bit happier with this one.

 Some more photos from my garden this month

Art Journal Journey - Hello Springtime

Jo ( Let's art journal) has chosen' Hello Springtime' for her theme on Art Journal Journey, and I am very late entering my pages.
My first one has a distress inked background and some stamping of snowdrops, bluebells and grasses. They are two of my favourite flowers, along with primroses. This year the primroses in my garden seem to be having a really good year, there are loads of them and look very cheerful and Spring like.
I have added one of Tim Holtz figures to help fill the gap. Not very happy with this one.

Some pictures of the Spring flowers in my garden

Thursday Journal with Neet

This week the quote is " I wish I was as thin as my patience"  I have used distress inks on a mop up page and then sprayed some inks on top. I used a Dylusions stencil of leaves and two Dylusion figures . I hardly ever use these two, so decided to give them an airing. Two girls having a chat.
I have vertigo at the moment, I'm on pills, so hope it goes away soon. I need to get out in the garden as I have several days away coming up.
My concentration is not good and I am tired all the time. Too much to do and so little time to do it in. I really should learn not to take so much on.