On my doorstep

 

I want to begin by wishing my friend CJ a very happy birthday.  I hope someone makes her a cake or takes her on a shopping and eating binge.

This will be my final time joining Wendy K at Wendy's Craft Journal, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  Wendy's theme, as I'm sure you know, is Doors and Arches.

For obvious reasons, I named this On my doorstep.

I got my idea for drawing the branch and leaves, along with the dots, from a lesson Laly Mille shared with her Soulful Abstracts she previewed free.  The lessons are more than likely no longer available free.  Laly's door and image were quite similar to my image, so I simply had to imitate her doodles.

I had the number 5 red rubber stamp sitting on my table, so decided to use it as the address.

I used the same color on the twill tape, which was originally white.

 

I used the same gel pen on the sentiment that I used to create the leaves and dots.  Of course, I had to mess up the next to the last letter on the page.  Obviously, the sentiment is the same as the title of today's post.

I started this page after I found a door and doorstep in a free paint chip brochure.  The brochure pages were quite thick and sturdy, so I used a wet PVA glue to attach the page to 120 lb. cardstock.  I ran a dye ink pad over the tape until I was satisfied with the color I was looking for.  Of course, in the end, I had to use my own handwriting and mess up the sentiment.

I want to thank Wendy for doing an excellent job hosting Art Journal Journey this month.  Her art contributions were inspiring and her hosting skills were superb.  We thank you for all you did this month, Wendy. 

Thanks for taking time to drop by today.  Bleubeard and I are very grateful for your visit.  Even though this is my final entry, there's still time for you to create your own art at Art Journal Journey.  You can still show your own interpretation of Doors and Arches.