JJJ - Days 24 - 31

 Day 24: 

Fabric: I must admit, the components were already done and in my stash. 

Day 25: Ombre - It was nice to use some of the avocado dyed papers from my stash. The photo doesn't show the "ombre" very well, but does it really matter?

Day 26: Translucent - A simple piece of cheesecloth over an old photo. I'm a believer that a page doesn't have to take hours to create. 

Day 27: Lyrics

Day 28: Grungy

Day 29: Geometric

Day 30: Travel

Day 31: Reflect

#JunkJournalJanuary days 18 - 23

January 18: Borders  -  What an easy theme when you are over run with washi tape! The center flower was from a little canvas I painted ages ago. The glue was letting go, so I ripped the canvas apart and added to my journal. Repurposed, recycled, reused... and all that good stuff!

Day 19: Interactive - I wasn't really feeling this one. Too simple: A vase of roses that flips to a vase of tulips. Sometimes art just fails. That's ok.

January 20: Nature - It's hard to not save every beautiful card that comes on special occasions, but the sunshine on my birthday card from my sister was an exception! The sun is such an important part of nature - what a great place to save at least part of a greeting card

January 21: Peeking out - A box of kitties from many years ago! When I came across this photo, I was reminded of how my son enjoyed all the cats we had on the farm. He is now grown and has a dog! I really thought he was a cat person for life

January 22: Book Shelf - I remember the first time my husband saw me rip up an old book to use for art. He was horrified! I asked him where he thought old books actually went. Is it not better to use the book pages instead of piling them in the landfill? 

January 23: Texture - The photo was in a file from my father's office. Not sure what it was a photo of, but I'm pretty sure he was after a textural shot. He did a fair amount of darkroom work back in the 60's and 70's. I used to think it was a place in the basement to go when he just needed to get away from the kids. And maybe mom. His own little art studio, with a locking door. Smart man!

#JunkJournalJanuary Days 14-17

 This has been a fun challenge. I'm not stressing myself out over the prompts - instead I'm enjoying it and using up papers that have been in my stash for much too long!

Day 14: Pattern

Look at the price on this sweet pattern from long ago! 25 cents!

Day 15: Opposites / Caged versus Free

Day 16: Flow

Jon wrote lovely words to go with my flowing feather dress

Day 17: Whimsical

Yep! That's me!

January Junk Journal - Days 8-13

 I'm still keeping up with my daily art journaling! Is it because we are stuck home with lots of snow, or because Jon is still in recovery mode from his knee replacement and I can't leave him alone? Probably a combination of both. Plus, I am really enjoying the daily task of creating a page. I've missed cutting and gluing papers! How long can I keep this up after the January challenge is done? The 2 weeks of travel in February will be difficult, but once home - look out stacks of papers and messy art table! I have a plan to get you under control!

JJJ / January Junk Journal

 I am enjoying doing a little art journaling every day. I'm not letting it take much time - it's just a way to get back into paper collage after a long hiatus. Ugly, sloppy, not well thought out... It doesn't matter - I'm back in the saddle!

Junk Journal Time!

 I'm trying very hard to stick to my goals for the coming year and to not join into a ton of challenges or take any extra classes. This one seems like a good plan to get me in the habit of art journaling on a regular basis. #junkjournaljanuary is a daily spread with a prompt. Day #1 is "Resolution". In working on my goals for 2024, I had read a devotion earlier this year to, "Walk in my destiny". The more I thought about it and the gifts God has given me, I just knew that it was my resolution for the coming year.