Who's the Boss? Coaster Alterations

I was asked to try and do something with some coasters belonging to our son and his girlfriend.  We had given them as a gift earlier in the year, but with use the lettering on the coasters was disappearing.  This is what I came up with.

Blending a Background round a Napkin Image: Art Journal Calendar Page

Having not worked on an art journal page for my 2019 journal following the prompts on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Friends and More for ages, I then finish two in one day.  I now only have one more page using February's prompt 'Follow Your Heart' to complete.  This is my calendar page for February using the relevant verse from the poem by Sara Coleridge.

Three Colours, Eight Steps plus Five Prompt Words equals One Art Journal Page

As usual, I am a month behind with my Mission Inspiration page.  I am not sure why I put them off for so long, as once I get started with a page, I rarely dislike where I end up. In fact, I got so engrossed in creating my page this time, that I forgot to take photos after steps 5 and 6.  This is my mission for August 2018.

Distress Oxide Journal Tag: Be Positive or Be Quiet

The latest mini mission prompt over on Mission Inspiration is 'Quiet'.  I had fun embellishing a tag with a Distress Oxide background for my tag journal.

Ta and ta-ta to a great bunch of TAs

A large number of our Teaching Assistants (TAs) are moving on to pastures new; one to take up a place on a teacher training course.  I made a series of cards for everyone at work to sign and as you can tell, continued with my penchant for terrible puns.

Altered Playing Cards on a Journal Page

This is the first page that I have made for the July prompts on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More.  The monthly prompt is Puzzled and week 3 is to alter playing cards.  I still have to go back and work out how I am going to include altered dominoes (week 1) and altered jigsaw pieces (week 2) on a journal page.

Keep Calm and Enjoy the Sun: Art Journal Page

This is my latest Mission Inspiration journal page following the prompts for June set by guest controller Gina Ahrens.  The current weather helped me decide on a direction!  The suggested colours this month were Ocean, Lemon and Lime.

Thrinchies and Inchies = Art Journal Page

The May prompt on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More was Trade It.  For the fourth week, she specified inchies (1" x 1"), twinchies (2" x 2") and thrinchies (3" x 3") as the sub prompt.  As I am turning all the prompts into weekly art journal pages, this was my response.  As you will see, I turned two thrinchies and three inchies into dice to fit the quote that I chose.

Grunge Tags!

These tags were made for the May tag swap over on Junk Journals and Mindful Mixed Media Art (JJAMMMA).  They are currently winging their way to Australia, so I won't be sharing them with the FB group until I know that they've arrived.

Clean and Simple Celebration

I couldn't resist creating a tag to celebrate the big event being celebrated today: the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.  I kept it clean and simple with a patriotic colour scheme.

Opportunity: An Art Journal Page

This page was completed in response to the March prompts over on Mission Inspiration.  As the April prompts are published today, I just managed to finish it in time!  The suggested colours for this page were Terracotta, Cream and Navy Blue.

Oxides, Ecolines, Crazy Cats and Birds: An Art Journal Page

This is the final page that I created for the March prompt over on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More: Friendship.  I feel that my quote fits all the different creative groups that I am part of. 

Creating A Night Sky with Distress Oxides and Acrylic Paint

This is my third journal page for the March prompt (Friendship) over on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More.  I decided to use my Distress Oxides and some acrylic paint to make a night sky as the background for the quote I chose.  I took plenty of photos so that you can see how I built up the effect.

Collage, Oxides and Texture Paste: An Art Journal Page

This is my second journal page for the Friendship prompt (March 2018) over on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More.  I am two weeks behind, although I hope to complete a third page later ready for sharing tomorrow.

From Master Board to Tag!

This tag was created following three of the four prompts on Tag It Tuesday for March 2018.  As at least two of the prompts have to be followed, I am within the permitted parameters.  The prompts were: Use a sponge brush; add gears; use a black marker; 'luck'.  As you can see, I used the last three!

Ancient Soul; Futuristic Mind: An Art Journal Page

This page was completed for the February 2018 prompts on Mission Inspiration.  Even though I didn't complete the page until 1st March, at least I am sharing it before the new prompts are released tomorrow lol.  I loved the colour scheme for this page (brown/red/orange)! 

Altered Key Tag

This tag was created for the February Mini Mission over on Mission Inspiration.  The prompt is 'Key' and as always I completed it on a #8 manilla tag.  As I've also used a quote, I am entering it into the current challenge on Tag Tuesday too.

And All That Jazz: Journal Tag

I finally caught up with my mini mission for January over on Mission Inspiration.  The prompt was 'Jazzy' and as usual I completed my mini mission on a #8 manilla tag for my tag journal.

An Art Journal OOPS!

This page was created for the January monthly challenge over on Mixed Media Art Journey.  It was finished in January, even if I'm not sharing the process until the start of February lol.  Six word dice are thrown each month and the resulting six prompts have to be included in any order.  For January the prompts were: 'Create a page'; 'Use something recycled'; 'Add sparkle'; 'Use blue'; 'Add washi tape' and 'Favourite saying'.

Wish It; Dream It; Do It...

This page was created as a response to the January 2018 Challenge on Mission Inspiration.  The choice of words was 'genesis', 'renew', 'wish', 'resolve' and 'memories'; as you can see, I decided on 'wish'.