Well hello peeps- how are you? Wanted to begin by sharing this circle art with the nest because although I have not been able to spot the nests deep in our forsythia bushes, we have robins, catbirds, finches, and cardinals!!! First time I remember having cardinals nest in our yard- and boy they sure are noisy little things! I'm hoping to see lots of the fledglings fly out to one of the feeders:)
And how's the weather by you? We have again had SO much rain- several days last week with actual tornadoes, damaging hail, and winds surrounding us. Hubby and I were very lucky and missed the brunt of much of it in our neighborhood. Scary stuff!
The above art is another from a circle challenge I did on Instagram in April. Here's one more and then I only have a few more to show another time. It was such a great challenge for me to work on actual circles. And now I've jumped in for the first time on the Daisy Yellow ICAD a day challenge June 1 - July 31!! I'm posting one a day on IG as long as I can keep up. But you don't have to be on IG. And for those not on it I'll post my pieces here once a week. Anyone else joining in? Click the link and it will take you to the blog for more info. I have chosen NOT to do the prompts:)
I will share this circle piece with Moo Mania and More for the theme of "things with wings".
For T Stands for Tuesday I'll share a recent restaurant visit to have dinner and see a band:
I remembered to at least get a photo of the house salad and glass of Merlot but then put away the phone and forgot to take pics of the bread and sauce and our main meals which are always good here at Stefanos!
Sharing this journal page with Art Journal Journey (theme this month is"Words to Live By"); Try It On Tuesday (Make A Mark); and Paint Party Friday:
I smooshed some DOX inks on the background, added a bit of stenciling using Fuschia paint, scribbled with an aqua crayon, then spattered some black ink. I glued down the Dina Wakley Collage Collective circle image then scribbled and wrote around it. Lastly I glued down the Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker quote.
That's it from me for now. I have a very busy (mostly good!) time coming up in this next week and a half. TTFN!
"There is no certainty; there is only adventure." Roberto Assagioli
We just missed the worse of the tornados too-scary stuff for sure.
ReplyDeleteI really love your circle art pieces very much.
Yum your salad looks delicious-we are eating more salads these days-and a glass of merlot sounds perfect. Happy T Hugs Kathy
The weather has been so crazy this whole year. I heard about the tornadoes in your area and am glad all went well for you Linda. You have some more beautiful art this week too. And that salad looks good. If it is as good as your meal then I bet it was delicious. Hope its a great day. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI'm loving all the circles! Your AJJ page is fantastic!thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteStill love your circles, Linda. I really LOVE the first one. I have birds that are noisy nesting in my large tree, too. I have been following the sounds and finally saw one of the birds, but I couldn't tell what it was for sure. The second one is great, too. I love the bee reference and the coin holder you used to hold the bee.
ReplyDeleteI am also doing ICADs, as is Cindy at Pink Bird Studio. I don't know of anyone else, except now you, too. I suspect Cindy is on IG, but I'm not. I tried to follow the prompts the first year I did these, but gave up, because I can't draw and often didn't have images that would work. I post mine every Monday right before T time.
Your lovely journal page is fabulous. I have seen more Dina Wakely stamps and stencils in the past few weeks, none of which I own. I love the background you created and your quote is quite true, too. Thanks for sharing this with us using Halle's theme at Art Journal Journey.
Goodness your salad looks good and healthy, too. I am sure it went well with your Merlot. This would have filled me up, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing this salad, your Merlot, and your wonderful art with is for T this Tuesday.
Your art is beautiful and varied, as always. The last piece is my fave today. Have fun with ICADS. Sorry about the bad weather, we are having a wave of hot and stormy days here, too. Your food looks mouthwateringly good. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteHallo Linda, your circle Art pieces look all so nice and well designed. I love the quote on the one below, so treu. Never stop dreaming!
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Sabine
i´m sure i´m repeating myself telling you how much i love your circles. and you should get some percentage from dina wakley;) again you make me look for her stamps;))
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Oh my gosh - what a blessing to have young cardinals -- enjoy it! Your circles - at least those both you showed here - are simply precious! Looking forward to some more in the next postings! I love them and think this was an amazing challenge and so will the ICAD challenge be for you for sure! Have fun at it! And show us your ICADs here as well please!
ReplyDeleteI have to put the Instagram app onto my Iphone eventually as I am sure I would have fun taking such challenges and being part of them. I am registered there for such a long time but without the app or a special programme for the PC it isn't possible to get images uploaded there. But I always delayed it to take a special programme for the PC - but as I have a very smart cell phone meanwhle I should take the chance to get on instagram entirely soon!
I also never take photos of my meals when I eat out - I always forget or I have no power at the phone or I think it isn't fitting to take photos ..etc... but o.k. I don't as often eat out as you - this salad looks super to me! And I wouldn't mind a glass of Merlot at all!
I am in awe of this artsy page - I love your little special clever layers and the wonderful white space you always give us - another masterful creation and with a simply stunning and inspiring quote! Great words to live by!!! Thank you for joining in at Art Journal Journey and Try It On Tuesday with it and for supproting Moo Mania & More with this terrific circle!! Much appreciated - you always have the most beautiful posts every week showing your art and life!!! I love to read and look!
Happy T-Day and happy PPF for you dear Linda!
Enjoy your very busy GOOD time my friend!!!!
Big hugs,Susi
Your circle art looks lovely , are they the size of ATC coins?
ReplyDeleteThe journal page is fantastic, I really like how the white space takes me instantly to the wonderful arty background and focal image. Thank you Linda for joining us all for our new theme at Try it on Tuesdays.
Happy T day wishes, your salad looked delicious.
Yvonne xx
Beautiful artwork. The food looks delicious. Tornadoes are scary. I'm glad you were okay. Happy T-Day!
ReplyDeleteWonderful mark making, Linda - love your scribbled circle and writing. Love your circles, too :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined us at Try it on Tuesday ;-)
Cath x
Great journal page, lovely colours. Thank you for joining us at TioT.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love your journal page, Linda! Gorgeous. I will have to check Art Journal Journey! Your aqua crayon scribble is my favorite. And I'm so tickled you joined the ICAD challenge!! Also very kind of you to say I've made so many wonderful cards through that . . . I tend to think of it as a wonderful creative exercise for me where I occasionally like what I make!!!😄 It's all good! Hugs, lenna
ReplyDeleteWe're getting rain again here after several days of sunny weather. There's been so much rain!
ReplyDeleteI like the circles. I'm paying attention to the ICAD posts and the prompts for them, but I'm only into the ATCs. I have discovered an ATCAD challenge that's also running in June. There's a lot of inspiration this month :)
That house salad looks tasty. Happy T Tuesday!
Wonderful 'circle' collage creations!
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Wow! you are so talented and what a fun meal and photo ~
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Beautiful artwork! The circle art is amazing and I love your smoothed art journal page too 😁. Your salad and a glass of merlot would be perfect right now - yum! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Try it on Tuesday and wishing you a very happy T Day! Jo x
ReplyDeleteYour art is fabulous today, Linda!! Your circles are always lovely. I'm blown away by your journal page and the use of white space. It's a great entry for Make a Mark.
ReplyDeleteHappy T-day! Eileen xx
I have so enjoyed seeing your circle art. All of them are really special. Now I shall look out for the Index card challenge. I have Instagram but I don't use it very much.
ReplyDeleteYour salad and merlot look very good indeed. I drink Merlot at my mum's house as she always drinks Merlot.
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
What fabulous circle art Linda! I love the page you made for Try It On Tuesday! Thank you so much for joining us! Your salad looks like a great start to your meal! Happy T Day! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteI adore all the art pieces! Love the journal pg with face and fab background! Cute circles with fun paper tearing and layering! I like all the stitches! Great blog
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Saw the devastation left by the tornadoes on the news :-O Glad to hear you are safe. Thank you for sharing your delicious eye candy. I did the ICAD challenge in 2015. I'll look forward to seeing your ICAD creations. I hate making salads at home, but love having a salad when I go out to dinner. They are always so beautifully plated. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteWonderful artwork
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So so gorgeous circles art Linda !! They are amazing both. And your Art page is Wonderful, love the so beautiful background with the colours you have chosen, great words !!
ReplyDeleteYour meal may be delicious. Happy belated T-day !
I wish you a very nice Thursday,
Big hugs, Caty
Fantastic artwork, Linda
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Lovely created Moo Mania circular artwork ~ ^_^
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Your journal page is fantastic and great quote too!
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Beautiful circle art! I so love the color scheme in the last one. Brilliant! It's so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're ok. The weather can be so viscous this time of year.
Have a wonderful weekend, have fun, happy PPF, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteLovely art.
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Your circle art is beautiful Linda!
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF!
So happy that the tornadoes didn't cause you injuries!
Lots of great art and how can you go wrong with a salad and wine?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful art, happy PPF! The wine and salad look good haha.
ReplyDeleteI love these! What a gifted eclectic artist you are! :D
ReplyDeleteLovely journal page Linda
ReplyDeleteLovely circles again today. Happt PPF
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Your artwork is divine ~ wishing you a happy weekend ~
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Your circle are is fabulous Linda, I especially love the bee. Love the journal page, the background and composition is perfect for the circled face.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday, Avril xx
Hi Linda, we were lucky to miss the brunt of the bad storms, too. I'm glad you are safe and sound. We just had lots and lots of rain, thunder and lightening, and some hail one evening at our home, but nothing damaging. (And I cannot believe the tornados!!!!) Anyway, I loved seeing your works of art here. Your circle art is so creative and wonderful. And the piece you shared with Art Journal Journey is absolutely beautiful!!!! I love the words to live by on your work - yes, you are never too old to dream a new dream!!! Hugs to you, Sharon
ReplyDeleteyou are soo lucky, having nesting birds in your garden. I live in the city so wildlife is scarce on the third floor.
ReplyDeleteWe're having more and more 'green food' but every now and then we bbq yummy sausages or meat...(like this weekend).
ReplyDeleteOh and your journal page looks cool...
Great quote and love all your art ~ ^_^ ~
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