In full (fall) force...

 ...I'd say.  

There's just something about fall that pulls me into the studio.  Normally, it's the cooler weather, but that hasn't been the case this week, so I'm blaming it on the colour.

I'd planned on using the leftover circular 'flowers' from last week to add to the floral travel journal as auditioned below.  I can see that I need some more, though, so that's a project for leftover paper bits this coming week.

I particularly like this one on the lower right.

I found a toilet roll holder lurking as I was on a cleaning binge, so I turned it into this 'something-or-other', and plan on using it for a funky gel print background, assuming my mental image matches the reality.  Of course, there are no guarantees that will happen.  😉

I started on some cover embellishments for the travel journal, with more to come.

And I had some more fun in the mini collage journal.  Only 3 gazillion more images to finish. 😉

I can't seem to stick to any one colour combination for more than a few minutes at a time, so I'm jumping all over the place.  

I particularly like this colour combination.

This oh-so-blue one needs some contrast don't you think?  What's your suggestion?!

And what the heck have you been up to this week?  I can hardly wait to pop over and see!

Well, wasn't that...

 ...a summer to remember?  The Creston valley was so hot in July that we were sitting in 36 degree weather in the shade as we enjoyed our family reunion.  In August, a visit from John's son arrived with showers and the perfect weather for that coastal man.  September is so confused that I'm wearing a winter coat as I walk to the gym in the morning, and I'm sporting my bikini (if I had one) in the afternoon when it hits 24 degrees.  The best part?  There was no fire season in our area this year, and very little smoke.  That's a welcome relief from the last five years or so.

I kept my promise to myself, and enjoyed family and friends this summer, with little artwork amassed to show for it.  I did manage to play with some black backgrounds on the following 6" x 6" papers.  All, of course, were done in an attempt to use the amassed scraps that seem to 'mountain up' in my studio.

And I did manage to stitch some signatures to pop into this mini travel journal (5" x 3" x 2").

I really like this style of journal taught to me by a good friend, Carol Geurts.  It has been sitting for months, though, waiting for that stitching to happen.  The procrastination bug hit me severely, and it's been so long now that I'll need to learn that fancy elastic knot-tying all over again.

I've got another one on the go and will try to get the stitching done this week, instead of waiting for months.  :D 

I'm going to take some time now and pop over to your blogs to do a bit of catching up.  I've really missed you all this summer, and hope your summer was as refreshing as was mine.  💖

It's summer, and for the first time...

...I'm going to take a blogging break.  It's time for me to follow the sunshine and spend some extra precious moments with the family, starting with an upcoming family reunion.

In the meantime, I'm wishing you the best of all the sunshine you can enjoy, as well as festivals, lake time, vacations and happy days.  See you in the fall!! 🌴🏖️🩴🍹

Every week it seems...

 ...to be a day later than I suspect.  Summers are just like that, aren't they?

I did manage to do some work on some small collages, and will just keep at it (forever?).  It's  so fascinating to see what bits of scraps can do when they play together.

Here's to endless experimentation with bits of paper and a wide range of colours. . . 

A day late...

... but no dollar short, which is good, right?

I've really been outfoxed by time this week - finding even a moment to work on the small collages has been near impossible.  However, where there's a will, there are relatives, and I did manage to locate some time this morning.

Given the preponderance of red, it's clear I was working in the front of the book.  Maybe I'll play near the end next week and go with a primarily purple palette!    In the meantime, apologies for the poorly cropped and framed photos, but I'm quickly on my way over to catch up with your doings this week.  See you next week, my friends!