The **Art*Journal*Journey* theme for August (can you believe it is August already?) is Pockets and Tags and was chosen by Alison AKA Craftytrog.
I was inspired by the theme to make two journal pages this weekend. My first one is made with a wine bottle covering. The covering was loose rather than glued on the bottle and encouraged cooking with several recipes I cut it down and glued it down in my Dina Wakley Journal. I added a few fish from the leftover covering and used gesso to glue them down. Next, I stamped a few fish and added them in too.
The tag is a cover sheet from my Sprocket film that I cut in a tag shape. I stamped it with a DRS Designs greeting (Go With the Flow Follow Your Heart) along with one fish cut in half.
I raided hubby's tackle box for the tag and hooked it to that wonderful fish in the corner. 
Next, I wanted to make a pocket for a tag to cover the full theme. I used some papers from Stamperia's Alice paper pack to match the Alice page from a week+ back. I didn't want to overdo the Alice theme, so my tag is done using a page torn out of a love story note book, a Tim Holtz doll, and some other little details. I added a bit of tea for the edges to match up with the Alice page.
Here is a card I made for today's Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com. I cased THIS card by Lisa Foster who is the featured stamper. The background is made using Cling Wrap and watercolors on watercolor paper. The flowers and girl were too - I doodled them. The fence is made from some Amazon box cardboard painted with white gesso.
This next card is was made for a Splitcoaststampers.com water park challenge. I didn't have any water park images, but I found this great picture in one of my garage sale find books. The Muah stamp is from Stampabilities.
Thanks for visiting!!!
Hugz,
Nancy
Wow Nancy. I am once again so impressed with your creations. I love the fishing page and your addition of the raided bits. They give such a great detail. And I can't believe you got such a cool label. And you vintage pocket page is also so amazing. Nice cards too. Happy August. I'm with you, can you believe it already this far into the summer? Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteAs always, everything that you have made here is cute and clever! Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteyour fish page and pocket page are so much fun, love all the extras (hook and wine bottle cover,tag and insert). your card is so creative. I really need to pull apart my boxes and play :)
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me with your incredible art and mixed media. That label was awesome and the tag was perfect. The Alice page was beautiful. I love the pocket as well as the tag. You are gifted.
ReplyDeleteThe two cards are unbelievable. The fence is so very well done. I think you have a genuine gift and should be making art to sell. Thanks so much for joining us at Art Journal Journey and I'm personally looking forward to more tags and pockets from you this month.
Hi Nancy, you made some beautiful pieces again!. Love the first piece with the tag and label, very cleverly done. The tea-time piece s fabulous. And the cards are great, I especially love the one with the corrugated fence. Great idea. Have a wonderful week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, so much beauty on your post again. The positive words on the journal page are so lovely. Much needed today and always. The second creation is cool with actual tea and not a distress ink. Lol. The card with the daisies and the fence are so realistic. The fence, OMG!!! You must have worked so hard to produce that effect. The girl is the cutest on this card.
ReplyDeleteThe last card is adorable and honestly edible.
You rock and so do your cards,
Monica xxx
A lovely selection of projects Nancy! Thanks for linking up to my theme at AJJ.
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Super journal pages and cards Nancy. They are all fabulous but my favourite has to be the card with the little girl peeping out from behind the fence that you made with packaging - lots of great techniques.
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A fantastic journal spread for Alison's theme at Art Journal Journey, thank you for joining us there. The details and the words you used are great.
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Nancy! I haven’t been here before! I got here from AJJ, where I entered this month too. Small world! Love the page in the second photo! Always love your work! I just signed up to follow you. I hope you will visit me, too, at Foxy Stamping.
ReplyDeleteHappy day!
Ooh, I love the background page with all the fishes on - what a super background you have made it into. On my journey through your post I next came to the pocket and what a fabulous pocket it is. I can imagine there are still lots of things inside that we don't know about - it hides treasure!
ReplyDeleteLove the cards and I think the corrugated card used for the fencing is a very inspired idea - well done!
Hugs, Neet xx
Wonderful creations - I love the nautical look of the first one, with those hits of colour against the b&w. The vintage pocket and tab is just lovely, and the corrugated garden fence is a touch of genius!
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Two gorgeous pages Nancy! I love the fish page with the wine label and fish hook and gorgeous vintage details and colors on your second page! Cute cards and fabulous texture on the first card!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Tammy
I love your fish journaling page. Looks like you had a good find while raiding hubby’s tackle box. Great cards, too.
ReplyDeleteI like your fishy page a lot and the blue fishy tag is just right there.
ReplyDeleteI love the tea-time page too with the lovely subtle colours and the man popping out of the pocket (haha! I'm just his type - he says).
Your two next cards are pretty amazing too. The girl and the flowers painted and cut out are wonderful - what a clever idea and the fence is great too. I collect this corrugated card, no idea why, I always think I'll find a good use for it and you have.
The last card is just fun and happy.
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