Day 29 My Attitude of Gratitude Journal

If you want to join in with making an Attitude of Gratitude Journal through the month of November click through to the Challenge blog.

Here on this blog I am going to share how I made the page for today's prompt on Appreciation.

Today's art challenge was to 'use a paper serviette as part of your page today'.

Today's page started with acrylic paint already on it from where I had mopped up paint from another page.  I really love these sunflower serviettes and use them quite often in my journals.

I tore off one corner of the serviette around the edge of the flower.  I carefully pulled the top layer of the serviette from the other 2 layers.  I brushed gel medium over the corner of the page and smoothed the serviette onto it.  I brushed a coat of gel medium thinly over the tissue to ensure it didn't get damaged by anything I did later.

I stamped more sunflowers at the top pf the page using the same technique as on November 21st.

I trimmed off the excess serviette and sprayed lemon ink and orange across the top left of the page.

I added the verse.

And journaled across the page following the contour of where the ink met the serviette.

I love this page because it actually ended up how I had seen it in my head.  That doesn't happen very often.

So satisfying.  I hope you have a satisfying day too.

See you tomorrow for our very last page.

Day 28 An Attitude of Gratitude Journal

If you want to join in with making an Attitude of Gratitude Journal through the month of November click through to the Challenge blog.

Here on this blog I am going to share how I made the page for today's prompt on Seasons.

Today's art challenge was to 'use various household objects to print with on your page today'.

Using several colours of acrylic paint I randomly smeared the paint over the page.

I gathered together some household items ~ jar of Vaseline, toothbrushes, cookie cutters and some wire wool.  I have to admit to buying the cookie cutters purely for art purposes.  I wouldn't like anyone to be under the impression I cook!!!

I put some acrylic paint on my plate and then stamped with the hearts down the right side.  I used the bottom of the tub of vaseline on the left and the circles at the bottom are from twisting the wire wool on the page.

I stamped again using a lighter colour of acrylic.

I randomly stamped with two different stamps and Archival Ink.

Then I sprayed over the page with orange ink and pink ink and let it move about the page before blotting it with my rag.

I stamped the lines for the journaling and wrote between them.  I stamped a border round the edges of the page ~ but you could doodle this with pen.  And finally stuck on the verse.

I really like this page.  I was concerned at one point because when I had used the household objects to stamp with they just looked unconnected on the page.  However when I sprayed ink over the top the page somehow came together.

I love serendipitous things like that.  Have fun with your page today.

See you tomorrow.

Day 27 My Attitude of Gratitude Journal

If you want to join in with making an Attitude of Gratitude Journal through the month of November click through to the Challenge blog.

Here on this blog I am going to share how I made the page for today's prompt on Travel.

Today's art challenge was to 'use an art medium you rarely use'. 


When I bought the Pan Pastels I used them quite often but I haven't used them for quite a while so I thought they fitted today's challenge.


I started by using Pan Pastels through an arrow template.  At which point I forgot to take a photograph.  I tried to 'fix' it with hairspray.  This is my usual method of making sure the pan pastel or chalks, if I'm using them, stick to the page.  However the hairspray decided not to spray finely but to glug all over the page so it was quite wet.  It seems to have survived.  Then I stamped over the whole page with a 'crackle' stamp which I think looks a bit like a map.

Here's a closeup.

I sponged Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the whole page.  Then stamped the lamps, the quote, the compass and 'enjoy the journey'.  I also inked the the verse and stuck it on.

Finally I added the journaling.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you use today.  See you tomorrow.