One final journal page and my calendar pages

Since I have a few hours between Monday Murals and T Time, I thought I would share my final Art Journal Journey entry using Alison's (aka Craftytrog) Pockets and Tags theme.  I'm also joining Try it on Tuesday's latest challenge which is Splash and Splatter.  I'm getting in just under the wire on both these challenges.

I was actually inspired by Erika and this journal page she created.

This little TH paper doll

practically begged to be used in this spread.

He felt the tag was the perfect place

for him to rest his body.

He was glad I used some washi tape for him and the tag to stand on, a trick I learned from Alison Bomber.

For this page, I began by spritzing two of my handmade shimmering mists on the pink copier paper substrate.  Once dry, which I helped along with my heat gun, I laid down the washi tape, then added the tag and the TH paper doll.

For the tag, I started with a die cut tag cut from a used file folder.  I colored it using a water soluble crayon.  I slid one side of the tag across my Versamark ink pad and used clear embossing powder on the piece.  It didn't give me the look I was going for, so I heated it again and, this time, I used UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel).  It gave me more the look I was going for.  Then I stamped the three words on the tag using black dye ink. 

It's also obvious I found my altered book and have added all the pages I created this month that didn't have a home.

I'm also sharing my monthly calendar today, too.  

Here is the left side and

here is the right side.   I hope you enjoy the minutia of my boring life.
 
August is nearly complete and September is ready to be written in. 

Here is the full page.

This is the left side

and the right side.

Thanks so very much for visiting me today.  I hope to also see you at Try it on Tuesday and Art Journal Journey with your own mixed media art.