Catch-up has begun

Sneaking a catch-up page....

August 14-20  HOME//SCAVENGER LIST:mustard  yellow, pale blue, something postal related, sticky note, body parts (hands, feet, arms, head, etc) ,stripes,ink, gesso or white paint, 3 words, something from your stash

..pale blue stencilled stripes, mustard ink dotted lines, postage stamps,body parts, sticky note words. The postage stamps came from my dad's stash!

Another one caught up....

AUGUST 21-27 is: Starts with S. //SCAVENGER:

maroon, navy blue, circles, something to do with sewing, pieces of a book page

masking tape, something metal or metallic, some fiber, ink, words

maroon & navy book pages, circles on masking tape, sewing related (dummy, buttons, threads) fibres/metallic: threads, lace and flower, words.

And the final one for this group ....

AUG. 28- SEPT. 3 is: Leaves// SCAVENGER: yellow, brown, 3 stamped images, something that starts with a T, a bird, something from your stash, a list, washi tape, a piece of postal ephemera

Real leaf.....

Real leaf print.

Colour me positive 

no matter where the journey takes you, enjoy the adventure

I was only 1 prompt behind as the organiser has had personal issues to deal with.

I've been away celebrating....my aunt was 90 on the first of this month and here she is with her 3 sons!

And finally my inchie for this week....crab/hermit crab 

Home

My French travels are over but I shall be off gallivanting again in a few days! Really, does this girl ever stay home???? It's my mum's big sister's 90th on the first of September so there's a big family reunion happening and I'm off on the train to visit for a couple of days.

There are new husbands & wives to meet as well as grandchildren of my cousins, we last all got together when my grandmother passed away in 1994!

No art has been made, we had the painters doing the outside of the chalet the last 2 days we were in France and I'm just about unpacked now.

I do have an inchie to share for our new challenge though...a jellyfish!

The end

Or at least almost the end!

No art journal work done this week, quite a few of the ones I do were late getting their new challenge posted so it's been a lazy week on the art front but not on the eating .....

Friday I had prawn salad...7 HUGE prawns or Gambas Royales in this case, cooked on the BBQ !

The only art to share is a new inchie....seagull of which we see none here but we do see a variety of vulture!

This is a google image of a lammmergeier or bearded culture, we see them circling in the area!

We head home on Wednesday so I'll be running late with my art...oh well, it's not the end of the world as I will get caught up sometime!

Lazy

The sun came back out this week although it's been cooler, no more art has been done but I'm still romping my way through the books to read list!

Friday evening we went down to Colmars les Alpes ....

And had a very fine pizza!

Saturday saw us return in our costumes for the medieval festivities....

And more good food!

Mini chain mail....

One of the costumes rental people....

A new friend in the shape of an artisan beer seller....

As you will gather we had a great time :-D

A final photo....this being our new inchie and highly appropriate too....frog!

There are more activities planned for the coming week so watch this space.....

Thunder and lightning

A stormy day in the alps has enabled me to do some catching up!

Art prompts galore....

JULY 24-30: ROADTRIP//Scavenger List is:Red, Yellow, Squiggly line, Feather, Photo, 

Vintage automobile, Coaster, Bottle Cap.

July 31-August 6: Festival//SCAVENGER:

Brilliant or Midnight Blue, Fluorescent Green , Orangey-Red, paint pen, dots and dashes, something splattered, something nice to sip on, flyer, plant(s), buttons, food sticker (eg, fruit sticker), lace or webbing, Designer’s choice (something else of your choice)

Our local medieval festival is at the end of this week and the flyer is a perfect fit in my journal!

 August 7-August 13: Reflection//SCAVENGER: Colors: Those found in sunsets or sunrises, Mulberry paper, Alcohol ink, Non-porous surface (eg., glossy cardstock, photo paper, transparency sheet, or Yupo paper), Metallic paint pen, Magazine image doodled on, Found object, Dragonfly or a mythical creature, Animal, Circles, Designer's Choice

I had a hiccup or oops on this one...did the background & washi but when I started to put the images on the book was upside down!

Colour me positive 

Tears are prayers too, they travel to god when we can't.

On the darkest days, when i feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember who's daughter I am and I straighten my crown.

I picked up some old photos whilst I was in Cogolin at the villa last week, turns out they come in handy!

Libya circa1962

Abu Dhabi  April 1977 (wedding reception)

And then the sun came back out .....see you again soon!

Rain

Yes, we have rain after a very hot week so it's a case of rain created play!

I've therefore been playing catchup with my journals.....

Journal 52

GATHER & REVERE

PLUCK

Life documented 

Quote: A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not in the branch but on its wings.  Always believe in yourself. ~ Unknown

Technique: Paper/fabric collage

Prompt: Use a variety of coloured papers and fabrics to recreate a collage of a pretty scene or object.

Quote: “Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.” 

― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass.

Technique: Collage, stamp, stencil, mark, cut out

Prompt: Make a Divider

Art journal journey 

Image: seashell or beach. Word: retreat. Prompt: list 5 ways you are energised or things that bring positive energy into your life. Technique: use salt to create texture in watercolours. Quote: within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself (Herman Hesse)

And a final picture in this photo heavy post.....my new inchie alligator