Art Journal Advent Calendar (Days 1-6)

 

Although I am getting a late start, I am joining Michelle of RaspberryBlueSky and Tamara of MaraKreativStudio with their Art Journal Advent Calendar.  They are on Instagram, but I am not.  I requested the prompts be sent to me via e-mail and was determined to catch up.

The first thing we apparently were asked to do was create a book for our advent pages.  I was already eight days behind, and why reinvent the wheel. 

I had received this incredible hand made book filled with blank pages several years ago, and it was just waiting for the perfect time to be used.

It was made specifically for me by my dear friend Valerie.

I made certain there were enough pages to cover the days and found I had more than enough.

I thought I would share the back of this beautiful book, too.

My photos don't begin to do it justice.

Originally, I planned to share all 12 of these today, but I'm having trouble with either my internet connection or blogger again.  So I don't have to fight the slow speed at which these photos load and left adjust, I decided to just show the first six today and the next six on Wednesday.

 

Day 1's prompt was Here and Now.  I am working on my Christmas cards.

These are left over from my Christmas tip-ins.  The tree was dry embossed on the wrong side and the small trees were only left over partials.  

 

I had been gifted with a roll of cat washi tape that I have never used, and a strip of another gifted cat washi tape.  I decided it was time to use the cat tapes, so there will be at least a tiny bit in every spread I create.  Also, you can see the date has "for" written on it.  Each of the pages you will see today were created on the 8th.

Day 2's art journal prompt was Movement.  I stamped butterflies, then colored them using watercolors.

Day 3's prompt was Glitter and Glamour. My Christmas tree ornament glitters and makes the tree glamorous.  I seem to have forgotten the word "for" in front of my date stamp.

Day 4's prompt was Femininity.  There is nothing more feminine than a bride on her wedding day.  This was for December 4.

Day 5's prompt was Rituals.  I always make time to cuddle with both Bleubeard and Squiggles at least once every day.  And even though I may not drink my coffee from this fancy carousel horse cup and saucer, I still drink it 24/7.

Day 6's prompt was Moments of Happiness.  I saw a cardinal in my back yard (on Sunday) and sewed this image to the background.  Those who know me, realize I would be sewing something at least once during this challenge!  Again, this is for December 6.

 

Thank you for joining me today as I shared my first six Art Journal Advent pages and the wonderful book Valerie gifted me several years ago.  I knew I was saving it for something special.