2nd on the 2nd

Hi Everybody!

Today is Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd where we re-show things published on our blog in previous years. I have gone back to 2015 and have a selection of journal pages made back then and some photos from the same year:

Love and peace:

Rosy times:

My butterfly mind:

Walking the skies:

And some photos of our little town all glammed up for the summer festival back in 2015:

Have  a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

New Challenge at Art Journal Journey

Hi Everybody!

Happy Canada Day to all friends in Canada!

Hope your week is going well. We've had some stormy days here, which have cooled the temperatures down well. Tuesday evening was rather scary, the storm was so loud and it went on for ages, with thunder, lightning, heavy rain and hail. At least I won't have to water the plants this evening!

The new challenge this month at AJJ has been chosen by our  talented host, Alison Bomber and is  'Summer countryside'. As always, you have  the whole month to join us, and journal pages of all formats are welcome. You can see the rules on our blog. Hope to see you joining us!

I made an A3 painted and collaged mixed media piece inspired by a quote from Henri Rousseau. I used the last photo I am showing today for further inspiration. The climbing plants and leaves were doodled with a Pentel pen, the butterfly was stamped and the animals are rub-ons from LaBlanche. It looks rather like a jungle. One of the things that I like about summer is the abundance of green, flowers, blue skies and insects:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

Peaceful evening skies:

Clouds building up before the storm:

Views from my balcony:

More photos of the thistle jungle. The smallest plants are as tall as I am, the others enormous:

My painting inspiration:

Have  a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!