Saturday, 25 February 2023

Journal Cover

 Morning and as it's the last Saturday of the month-time for the Smash Your Stash journal challenge with VICKI. Hope you will check out her blog as she makes brilliant journal pages.

The Prompt this month was Wooden Pieces/chipboard, I fished out a wooden  heart and letters which I covered with distress ink and used I think a Stencil Girl stencil/Cosmic shimmer on the heart and my Pink Pig journal cover  then added some little wooden Bees and a strip of hessian.The stamped Bee is from Chocolate Baroque and I stamped once on the heart then twice onto cardstock to layer up.


 challenges-----

Pennys challenge-ATG

Simon says-ATG

crafty catz-ATG

creative fingers-ATG

sheepski designs-wings/paws

critter crazy-ATG

corrosive-ATG

creative artiste-ATG

through the purple haze-ATG

stencil fun-ATG/hearts

the creative crafters-ATG

a perfect time to craft-ATG

sweet stampin-no squares 

lil patch of crafty friends-ATG


Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x

37 comments:

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Good fishing! :D The stencil on the heart looks great with the bee and love the different wooden letters!

Donna Ellis said...

Such a cute journal, Carol, with those sweet little lady bugs. I haven't seen any yellow lady bugs here for aeons! We only have the orange and bright red varieties. I wonder what happened to the yellow ones? Or perhaps different bugs are needed for different purposes in nature. I also like the significance of the bee inside the heart of your portrayal of "sunshine and nature". So pretty!
hugs,
de

Chris said...

Hi Carol- this fabulous journal page makes me want to reach for my sadly neglected journal too! There's something so satisfying about creating just for yourself and just going where your creativity takes you. Love the texture and colours and the cute little bees. Hope you have a good weekend
xx

brenda said...

Lots of lovely textures and dimension Carol, the wooden letters are very effective as well.

B x

Lynne said...

Lovely soft colours Carol, a great design and I love those cute little bees x

Diane said...

Wow, this is beautifully awesome!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Stencil Fun!
Diane SF Co-Owner
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Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a wonderful creation with lovely details. I'm here with both hats on today, so will say - Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at Critter Crazy Challenge this week. Good Luck and I’m looking forward to seeing you again in our next challenge.
Faith A DT

Elle-Jeanne said...

Prachtige bladzijde voor het art journaal.
Mooi achtergrond en details.
Leuk gedaan.
Groetjes Elle-Jeanne

meg said...

Lots of texture and beautiful colours,love the wooden bees and bed on the heart.

*Vicki* said...

What a very sweet and brilliant page here Carol!! I just love the wonderful texture you've achieved on this with the burlap, the wooden letters, heart and bees!! The paper and the honeycomb background bring it all together and I just love the lettered alphabet wood tiles you've used! I forgot about my stash of those scrabble tiles! LOL!! Brilliantly done friend! Thanks for the inspiration!

StephW said...

Gorgeous journal cover, I do love bee themed makes x

Anonymous said...

Beautiful journal cover. Thank you for joining us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge. Greetings Sylvia DT.

Jean said...

Awesome Carol love this cover so cheerful x

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous journal page with the bee and heart as the focal Carol, love then textures too, gorgeous..

Luv CHRISSYxx

HilaryJane said...

Love the soft colour and all those textures. Fabulous xx

Anonymous said...

Your so arty at this journaling malarkey Carol. This one looks gorgeous, love the colours too. Did you have spring in mind. I wonder, I know I do. Xxxhugs Janette. Xxx

Elizabeth Hart said...

Gorgeous journal - Love the bee in the heart and all the added elements. Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Creative Fingers Challenge.

KarinsArtScrap said...

beautiful done Carol

gr karin

Beebeebabs said...

Beautiful work - great job as always!!!

Mrs.B said...

A fabulous journal page Carol, love the honeycomb heart and bee, it really takes centre stage on the hessian.
Avril xx

Carol L said...

All the details you added to this page are wonderful and fun! I love the burlap, stenciled honeycomb and especially those darling little wooden bees! Great page!

pinky said...

It's really gorgeous and full of summer colour too Carol. I love your added texture.

Leslie Miller said...

I love anything with a bee theme and this is beautifully done, Carol! Those little ladybugs crawling across the cover are the cutest touch.

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

What a sweet design for your journal cover, lovely Bee design within the heart. The art tiles are a grand addition to the composition, with just the right amount of colour. Beautiful Carol.
Really lovely to see you sharing over @ Creative Artiste this month.
Happy Crafting Hugs Tracey xx

ahlers5 said...

This is so pretty. I was just thinking about making a card with a bee on it earlier today. Maybe I will as soon as I find the time.

aussie aNNie said...

Carol you and Vicki are amazing artists with your little challenges together, this is arty and beautiful.. just gorgeous..xx

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

I love this. It has all the joys of summer and nature all over it with a fab mix of wonderful texture too! Michelle x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A fabulous themed journal page Carol, it's amazing what we have in our crafty stash when we start looking.
Lorraine

wannabcre8tive said...

Wow, I love this sweet journal page. Great chipboard, hessian, stenciling and embossed heart Great job.

Brenda said...

You have such a knack for mixed media, Carol. This is gorgeous and all that texture, wow, what a beautiful journal page.

EmmaT said...

Bee-utiful project

Freubelmina said...

Such a nice journalpage Carol, it looks like honey….cute bee also! Xx

Aunty Sue said...

Fab cover love all the textures and thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz this week

tilly said...

What a beautiful page for the journal, thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge, Tilly

Pat K said...

Very pretty and creative journal. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin. Pat K x

Lisa said...

Great use of that wooden heart. I have a huge box of wooden hearts that I need to get used up. I love the idea of adding them to note pads.

Dee's Craft Room said...

This is just gorgeous. It is full of spring with the promise of summer just around the corner. Great layout and the little bee makes an amazing focal point.

Dionne xx