June and July calendars, and final AJJ journal page

June is complete and July is ready to be written in.  This month the stamps I used to embellish the page were all about holidays and vacations.

I had to improvise for June 30, because I always fill the square out at the end of the day.  As for June 29, when I was ready to scan the page, I realized I had written something I shouldn't have that involved the youngsters.  That's why I wrote "private" and covered up what I could with a sticker.

July is ready to be written in, and it looks like we are going to have a tea party.

I'm also joining Halle at Halle's Hobbies, who has been an excellent host this month at Art Journal Journey.  I have really enjoyed her theme Words to live by, although it has tested my ability and pulled me out of my comfort zone.  Since it's the last day of the month, this will be my final Words to live by entry for Art Journal Journey.

I saw this quote and all I could think of was my journal page had to be over the top.

I grabbed items from my cast offs and scraps.  I even considered taking a few balls of thread from my "bird nest fodder" box.

I have no idea where I saw this quote and no idea who said it.  I just knew I had to use it in my final entry this month.

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary.

Everything from handmade (made by me) to rusted paper were sewn to the substrate.

Corrugated cardboard and items left over from old swaps complete the entry.

I started with 110 lb card stock that I spritzed with my handmade shimmering mists.  Once the page was dry (and severely buckled), I began the assembly.  Once I liked the composition, I sewed everything in place, including the sentiment I spritzed with copper handmade shimmering mist.  Once again, I failed to notice my bobbin thread was gone, so I put in a new bobbin and carried on using different variegated threads.

Thanks for visiting Bleubeard and me today.  There are still a few hours remaining to join us at Art Journal Journey with your own art inspired by Words to live by. And I want to thank Halle for doing such a good job hosting this month.