March Madness

 

 Aah yes, March madness- and I'm not talking about basketball! Talking about the continued crazy weather. Record breaking highs the last two days with rain and a T storm around, then down to below freezing the remainder of the week with snow and a wintry mix predicted for Wednesday-😲. I have both a pair of flip flops and a pair of winter boots next to each other right now!

 Enough of that, let's get to the art. My first is a journal spread meant for Art Journal Journey (theme is Spring for this month), and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Add Some Green):

 Products: Dina Wakley- kraft journal; Fir, Sage, Syrup, Orchid paints; Angled Blobs, Lattice  stencils, and Sprouts mask/stencil set; Face is from Elements Collage paper pack; Typed Ledgers set1; White Gloss Spray; text stamp in the flowers are from the Ledger Girls stamp set. Other- Jet Black Archival ink, black Posca pen.

 This journal page I recently shared on IG and I will add to Tag Tuesday with the new theme of "Flowers or Plants":

 In my last post my friend Carol from acreativeharbor.com asked in the comments what favorite art journal would I recommend to purchase so I thought I'd share my favorites here. Really, much will depend on what mediums you are going to use, and whether or not you like a spiral binding. Personally I like the spiral bound journals so long as I use each page individually rather than attempting a two page spread. So, here we go:

1. I love all the Dina Wakley Journals but my very favorites have become - the kraft journal and the white journal. They are   6" x 6" square format journals. The kraft is made of heavy cardstock, excellent for acrylics and mixed media- but not watercolors. The white journal is made with very thick, heavy cotton rag watercolor paper. If you don't mind the textured paper it will take on any medium you throw on it!

2. Strathmore Watercolor Spiral Bound Visual Journal 8" x 5 1/2". Made of heavy paper. Excellent for watercolors and other mediums as well. I must have about 7 of these either finished or being worked in:)

3.Canson XL Mixed Media Pad 7" x 10". Spiral bound. Really good for most all mediums. I also have  a handful of these ;)

 Hope this was helpful Carol. 

 What are your favorites people? 

For T Stands For Tuesday:

  My Mom received a container of assorted mini chocolate bottles that are each filled with assorted real alcohol  and she brought them to dinner one time for us to each have one as our "after dinner" drink if you will😁. They are only 2 1/4" high. Once you bite off the solid neck of the bottle you can sip out the alcohol (of which there is very little in these tiny cavities) and finish with the remaining bite of chocolate. I remember getting these in Europe every time I went- they are very hard to come by in the US with the actual alcohol in them. Have you ever tried these or seen them? Cheers!

 And now I have a card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Add a Diecut):

 

 Products: small white notecard, black card stock (Recollections); Neenah Solar White #110 card stock (Simon Says Stamp); Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Diamonds Stickles glitter glue, white embossing powder, Jet Black Archival ink (Ranger); sentiment (Papertrey Ink - mega Mixed Messages set); Floral Bunch stamp set and dies (Pink Fresh Studio).

 And a larger photo:

 Linking my art in this post  also to Paint Party Friday. Happy week to you. Let's keep praying for Ukraine 🙏.

"Above all we must realize that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place – or not to bother."          Jane Goodall