Art Journal Journey - Puffin

 The background for this page was made using Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet Distress Oxides smooched on an acrylic block and then with an image from Aall & Create (Numerator) stamped over the top and embossed in white ep.  The fact that the image is not fully stamped is intentional, a partial image often looks much better, especially when used as a background, than a complete one in my opinion.  I assure you it was no mistake.

Next I drew three circles with my White Posca Pen and then went over them with a Blue Gel Pen.  I stamped Reckoner Digits and a script stamp in various places over the background but not too much on the plain uninked part.  This was reserved for the man himself - the Puffin.

The idea for this came from something Tracy Evans of Aall & Create had done but as I do not have her puffins (I have no idea why) but I did have a puffin from another company and so I used that one, stamped, coloured in with Polychromos, fussy cut and then adhered to the page.

You will notice there are some small black and white circles at the base of the page - these are from a piece of Aall & Create washi tape which I used to ground the puffin and kind of finish the page off.  I am entering this into Fur and/or Feathers at Art Journal Journey.

WOYWW

Well, Saturday draws near and it's almost that time of the year for a lot of WOYWW members to meet up.  What a lovely way to meet one another it is too.  There will be some old faces and hopefully some new ones too.  Sadly LLJ will not be with us as she is off celebrating her Ruby Wedding Anniversary - have a lovely time J & G.   Luckily we will have our glorious leader, Julia, and the two sisters, Annie & Jo, who are responsible for booking us in at the lovely hall.  Thanks ladies for all the work you do behind the scenes.

Here I am, back home and missing being on the edge of The Lakes.  Had to come home for our Covid jabs, his on Sunday and mine on Monday.  I did say he was a softy for complaining that his arms ached on Sunday, but now I have had mine done I daren't moan and mine both hurt (flu and covid) and he is fine.  Typical!

Last week saw me away and having a sulk at myself for leaving my stencil brushes on the worktop - yes, that's where they were when I got home.  However, I did manage to finish a workshop I started at Victoria Stampers last month.  It was a folio that Carol, our Programme Officer, did for us - such a lot of die cutting for her so big thanks went to her for all the work she had put into the class.

Here are some photos of it, I still need some words to put on some of the pockets and haven't finalised what all the pockets will hold - but saying that I cannot wait to make another one.  Hence my desk - full of cutting out.  Found out that my friend had this die and she has loaned it to me.

and today's desk

At the back my Lavinia stamps and the brushes followed by my folio.  Back to the left we have some white card waiting for colouring and a couple of rulers and some pens.  Behind that the glue and the cut out folio.  In front of that my trusty scalpel and the bits of card off cuts.  The labels on my stamp pad are for my Distress Oxides, just need colouring and sticking on - a job I keep putting off - must get on with it.  Must order another of those stands for the DO's too as all my browns are sat on a shelf and I am bound to buy more.  The usual stuff is at the back, rarely changes.

Better go and get cracking.  See some of you soon.