Monday 11 January 2016

Something New


Paper Learning Curve - Grá O'Neill: Avery Elle Alice & Friends, Tea Time, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Smitty's ABCs, Sally's ABCs, Paper Smooches Mini Monograms, Papermania Forever Friends Handscript Alphabet, Numbers & Months,Prima Finnabair Stars, Bubbles Stencils


Something new for the new year, my first journal page. Lots of fun messy play with gelatos, stamps, stencils, embossing & glitter paste. A quote from Douglas Adams embellished with the essentials: a towel, tea and a bath that seems more fun than the one Adams is writing about.

Douglas Adams describes the blues and how they alter time so well in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, when he explains that Sunday afternoon feeling when "that terrible listlessness which starts to set in at about 2:55, when you know that you've had all the baths you can usefully have that day, ... and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul."


Challenges:
http://stamplorations.blogspot.ie/2016/01/stencil-sunday-january-3.html

http://mixedmediamc.blogspot.ie/2016/01/mixed-media-monthly-challenge-20-time.html





Supplies
Stamps: Avery Elle Alice & Friends, Tea Time, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Smitty's ABCs, Sally's ABCs, Paper Smooches Mini Monograms, Papermania Forever Friends Handscript Alphabet, Numbers & Months, miscellaneous stamps
Dies & Stencils etc:
Prima Finnabair Stars, Bubbles
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Paper: Journal
Highlights: wink of stella, gold, silver, white & black gel pen, stickles, glimmer mist, glitter paste, white gesso. 
Colouring: Gelatos, Distress Inks


Hopefully you've enjoyed your visit and are not experiencing Arthur Dent's world. Life has been very busy & full of family fun so I've not had time to enter the long dark teatime of the soul, but I do remember adolescence and how some days time would drag!




9 comments:

  1. Fabulous journal page Gra :-) I love the colours and all the stencilling, the background is beautiful! :-) Just my cup of tea ;-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Such beautiful journal pages! Love the great colors and texture. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

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  3. Great journal page! It's been awhile since I've read those books; I should pull the out again. Thanks for sharing and joining us this month at The Mixed Media Challenge Blog! =)

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  4. Exquisite work on these amazing art journal pages, Grá! How absolutely perfect for this week's CCEE hot tea challenge! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! I have been missing your beautiful work!

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  5. Great pages. Thanks for joining the MMMC

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  6. Beautiful journal pages! Love the colors and theme! So happy you could join us at the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Challenge!

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  7. Great journal pages! Love the colors and the textures that you added. Thank you so much for playing with us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!!

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  8. your first journal page?! its fantastic! have fun with your new art journal :) Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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  9. Beautiful journal page. Love the different textures, colours and details, Thank you for joining us over at Craft for the Craic.
    Eithne

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