Vivian Bonder's journal prompts

I am following Vivian Bonder's journal prompts over on ning
http://vivianbonder.ning.com/ and am also doing her art journal workshop so thought it would be a good idea to combine the two. Here are the first two prompts: honesty and change.

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52Q What is my super power?

I got a little behind with these but am catching up. Here is week 17...What is my super power? I find this sort of question hard...its like blowing your own trumpet and thats not really me so I asked my hubby what he thought. Bless him! He said I was a good organiser, could analyse a problem and find a solution quickly. That I am good at making a bad situation, good. So thats what I wrote on the back.

I have learnt one or two new paint techniques at Viv Bonders art journalling class so practised a little and covered my tag with my own paint work!

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g's Album

One of the first homemade albums I ever made was done following a class by the very talented Gloria Froese. One thing led to another and now I have made so many of my own albums...I will never buy one again. This little treasure was a kit that G sold and I just had to have it! Gloria is a lover of old things and often incorporates a bit vintage in her projects...a lady after my own heart!

DaisyGray Designs

Whilst surfing tonight I found Daisy Gray designs, a very generous lady who lets you use her background designs for free...how cool is that?

Thank-you Daisy!

52Q - What is the truth?

This is definately not a good photo of this tag, its come out very dark but anyway...my answer is that 'we are born, then we live and then we die'. It sounds kinda morbid but lets face it, its the only thing we know for certain isn't it?

GPP Cat got your tongue

Over at the crusades this month, Michelle has challenged us to get innovative with words on our journalling. Not just the written word but stamps, stencils...anything goes.

I have been doing a lot of art journalling over recent months but am still trying to find my own style...its tricky! And getting words on to the page is even trickier. It doesn't help that I hate, I mean really hate my hand writing...so this has been a challenge indeed!

Here, I used a few elements and techniques collected from previous crusades namely wax rubbings and masks. Even that spade shape was used as a hand made mask at some time.


here some stencilling and a little doodling which I am experimenting with at the moment


and some collage, paint and gesso!


and finally a page in progress


I have realised that I love to use the cut titles and words from magazines.

Mottisfont Abbey

I belong to the National Trust and am lucky enough to have Mottisfont Abbey within a very short drive of my home so I can pop up there at any time, even if just for an hour. So on Saturday, I took one of these impuslive decisions and just threw on my coat and grabbed my camera and went off to see what was occurring up there.

This bench is one of my favourites, it sits within the walled gardens which are relatively peaceful at this time of year. Come up here in June though, when the roses are out and its a different matter!


the tulips are out


and just look at this fella...he is on a mission I think!

I am currently art journalling the changes at Mottisfont through the year...more on this later!