T Stands For How Could I Forget T?

 

I am deeply sorry and ashamed.  In over 600 T Tuesday posts, I got my days mixed up.  As I was preparing to write my T post this week, I went to my blog and saw T participants were wondering where T Tuesday was.

My sincere apologies, dear T participants.   I swear, I thought T was this afternoon, not YESTERDAY.

I can only hope it will be at least another 600 or so T posts before I forget again!

 

 You all obviously know what to do, so please link below.

 

 

 

Recycled Spring Birds

 

I want to begin by thanking my dear friend and co-administrator, Erika, for hosting the month of March at Art Journal Journey.  I loved her many interpretations of Home Sweet Home.

This month we at Art Journal Journey have my dear friend and co-administrator, Erika, back for a second month.  This time her theme is Spring Birds. You can think spring, birds, or both when you create your journal pages.

It's time for some pretty spring birds.  I apologize the images are a bit twisted.  I blame it on the scanner, but it is actually my fault I didn't line the altered book up properly with the scanner and I glued the birds a bit "kilter."  Detail shots are below.

This has truly been a record breaking cold, icy, wind swept, and snowy winter.  However, the ice has started to thaw and the birds are returning to the feeders.

These colorful birds are starting to occupy the bird houses set among the spring flowers in the garden.

This lovely bird has landed in a magnolia tree.

The crackle product I used for the background was old and only worked in a few places.

As many of you who follow or read my blog know, each year from April 1 through April 22, I recycle something every day.  Today is no different.  I cut these birds from the back of a bird calendar I saved from 2014.  Oftentimes, high end calendars show the monthly images on the back of the calendars.  That's where I got these.  What did you recycle today?

Erika, Mia, Bleubeard, and I are delighted you joined us and hope to see you this month at Art Journal Journey as you share your own interpretation of Spring Birds.

Please remember we welcome art journal pages that meet the theme requirements, altered book pages, canvases, loose, or stand alone pages including fabric and digital art.  I (and the administrators) cannot leave comments on Facebook or Instagram entries.  We do not allow cards!!!  We also don't allow tags, index cards, ATCs, or ATCoins, unless they are part of a journal page, and as much as we don't want to, will be forced to delete your entry.  Please remember if your blog is not in English, we ask that you translate it for us since the translation tool doesn't work on some blogs, including mine.  Hope to see you and your Spring Birds entries soon at Art Journal Journey.

Game Night

I'm once again joining Erika, our host this month at Art Journal Journey for my final entry in March.  Most of you know by now, her theme is Home Sweet Home.

Welcome to Game Night at my house.  I'm also serving nibbles.  Detail photos are below.

I spent several days fussy cutting images for this spread, only to be shocked and amazed when I went to assemble everything on the 110 lb. cardstock substrate.  It was immediately clear the substrate wasn't large enough!  What to do?  I improvised and this is what you get!

I hope you will join me at Art Journal Journey and Erika's Home Sweet Home theme. You still have a day until we announce a new theme and host.

Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps

 

I'm once again joining Erika, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  Most of you know by now, her theme is Home Sweet Home.

I created these spicy pork lettuce wraps in my kitchen.  Detail shots are below.

I began by painting a sheet of deli paper that I adhered to 110 lb cardstock when it was dry.  I then adhered a single ply of a napkin that I thought reminded me of a tablecloth.  While the paint was drying, I fussy cut the bowl of lettuce and the plate of spicy pork, crunchies, and mostly assembled wraps.  Finally, I added the words.  

 

For those of you who know me, you realize this is pure fiction because this vegetarian found the images in an old Better Homes and Garden magazine.  However, I hope you will still join me at Art Journal Journey and Erika's Home Sweet Home theme.

 

More random Spice Merchant mugs

 

I'm back at The Spice Merchant, where I found a bunch of mugs that didn't fit any specific category.  I'm keeping it short this week because I have an appointment at 3:45 my time today.

Hot Stuff!  You can tell they aren't talking about me!

 

I stood on a stool to take this photo of Happy, Happy Day and Hello Gorgeous.

 

I laughed and laughed when I saw this mug!  I tend to agree.  I love the math and geometry symbols on the back.

This bird reminded me of Kokopelli, who draws and paints birds.  I swear, she could have designed and created this mug.

I've shown you mine, now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants. 

 

I would be remiss if I didn't remind you to start digging up your Second on the 2nd.  Hope you will join me with a post (any post, any genre, any length) that you have published in the past.

 

Haunted

 

Today I'm joining my friend and co-administrator, Erika.   As you probably know by now, her theme at AJJ

is .Home Sweet Home

For obvious reasons, I named this .Haunted

 

I began by printing the word Haunted on 110 lb cardstock.  I then colored the page using two blue and one green water soluble crayons.  I fussy cut the house I found in a magazine.

Bleubeard and I are delighted you dropped by and hope you'll join us at Art Journal Journey and share your own interpretation of Home Sweet Home.

 

T Stands For St. Patrick's Day

 

 I received this card from my dear friend RO! while I was offline.

The color of the envelope gave it away.

Let's hope that sentiment is actually true this week.This is the stamp.  I looked and looked for it at both USPS and Stamp World and finally had to give up. 

Mae found the stamp set.  Here is the description taken from USPS.  Thank you, Mae.

  The stamps.

I really have no time to create a new post honoring St. Patrick, so I've decided to bring back how I've spent St. Patrick's Day in the past.

A rainbow of shamrocks graced my dining room table as I shared tea with my dear friend Julia from Stamping Ground who sent this tea to me.  It was as delicious as it looked, too.

I've shown you mine, now it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants.