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9 February 2021

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February challenge is on again, and I am thrilled to say
I won January challenge, awesome.
You could be a winner too.

Recipe:
Gesso on the background paper.
One project with window open, one closed. 
Second Project using the same products above
including ink sprays, gesso, stencil and printed tissue glued with
liquitex Matte Medium, dots made with a pencil rubber.
A sunflower added from a paper serviette.
Stitching on the old Janome
These are in my Ranger art Journal...pages don't come out so
stitching is pretty difficult...

Linking to
My roses and garden continues to flourish with the rain and sun..




view from out family/kitchen area
garden below all replaced since 
Suze totally destroyed it..

 Have a lovely week and thanks for visiting.

36 comments:

Heather McMahon said...

Oh Annie these are wonderful! I love the face that peeps out from behind the windows and the bright colours on the second one are awesome! I love that you've printed the images on such a range of papers too. So cool!

Anita van Deur said...

I like it a lot wonderful colors! Lovely flowers in your gaden, it`s bitter cold in the Nederlands and snow. Congrats winning the January challenge. xx

Claire said...

Wow so much texture. Both are beautiful

Elephant's Child said...

LOVE your garden. Our roses are done, and there are some subtle signs that the seasons are changing.
Blown away by your art too.

Margreet said...

Great interpretation of the window and door challenge. The 2nd page is very colourful and I love the stitching, although it was hard to do.
xxx Margreet

Freubelmina said...

So Annie, you've been doing a good job ... what an artist you are! Amazingly beautiful!
Your flowers are blooming wonderfully, beautiful pictures .... here we have 30 cm of snow!
Have a nice evening (here now morning) and lots of love xxxx

meg said...

awesome pages Annie wonderful combination of images sentiments and colours

brenda said...

What a beautiful post Anne, a super piece of artwork and a very welcome reminder of summer and all it's beautiful blooms, thank you.

B x

aga-craft said...

Świetne art prace, wspaniale zmediowane:) ciekawa sentencja :)Ogród masz jak z bajki, buzia mi się uśmiecha :) u nas zima, 30 cm śniegu i -10 mróz brrr

Janette said...

These are amazingly arty, fabulous designs and so much detail to look at. Your garden is looking lovely, keep meaning to ask you how the new doggy is doing.x

Stamps and Paper said...

Great artwork Annie..wow you have such a pretty garden

Anne

Creaellenknutselsite said...

wow grat card you've made love the colours and such great pictures of your garden
hugs ellen

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous journal pages and love the garden pics.minus one with snow here
Carol x

Jackie T said...

Hi Annie your pages are gorgeous. Your garden looks amazing. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Viv said...

Great pages Annie and beautiful pics. x

Chris said...

Wonderful journal pages Annie, you really let your imagination flow here- love the extra dimension of the eyes looking through the window!
Your garden and flowers are beautiful- mine is covered in snow just now!
xx

Bunny said...

Absolutely beautiful journal pages.

Also, I love the pictures of your garden. Glad you got everything repaired. What a beautiful view to look out onto the porch. [Bunny]

OLga said...

Molto belle le foto dei fiori del tuo giardino.Buona serata.

Carol L said...

Two beautiful and creative pages, and I'm especially loving the words of wisdom on the first! Congrats on your win too BTW! Your garden is so incredibly beautiful and I can almost smell the sweet aroma of those roses! What an amazing view you have of your little piece of the world! I wish I could allocate my time as affectively as you to keep a beautiful garden and make so many amazing crafts! It's amazing!

Irish Cherokee said...

Congrats are definitely in order. Very artistic and innovative piece of art. Love the sentiment. Great colors. The garden photos are beautiful.

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Hugs and Blessings,
Jim

Leslie Miller said...

I'm not surprised you won, Annie. Your journal pages are always so intriguing! Beautiful and colorful and artsy. Your garden is looking beautiful, too. What an oasis! Yesterday I was looking at some of my older garden pics. Sigh... winter.

KarinsArtScrap said...

both looks great and beautiful Annie gorgeous garden flowers
Gr Karin

KraftyKoolKat said...

Two awesome creations Annie and big congrats on your win. Beautiful garden as well.
Hugs
Cathy
xxx

Beebeebabs said...

Very nice - thanks for sharing the beautiful pics

Crafting Queen said...

Congratulations on your win. Love the journal page and your flowers. Anesha x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Stunning pages, all so creative. Lovely shots of your garden too.

Chrissy said...

Fabulous products and pages Annie..congratulations on your win and your gardens and plants all look amazing, mine are quite dead, we not aloud to use water, such a shame, I sneak some water out there, but, nosey neighbors and all, you have to be careful.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Margaret Mifsud said...

Fabulous journal pages Annie! No wonder you're a winner!! Love the face peeking through the window and love the colours too. The bright background on the second page looks awesome and makes everything else stand out so well. Brilliant art work. Love the photos of your garden too .. looks like a lovely place to relax. Take care. xx

JD/ Jill said...

So creative! And very nicely done. You have such a lovley garden. We have a very small yard, and a very small garden...and right now the whole yard is white with snow!

Christine said...

Amazing page Annie, I love the movement :)
BTW LOVE your garden and all those beautiful flowers XXX

Conniecrafter said...

terrific mixed media, I love that window and the pretty designs in the flowers in the first one, cool distressed background!
Great quote on the journal page, I can't imagine sewing while in the book!

kiwimeskreations said...

What a challenge Annie, and your pages show you have really nailed it - awesome work.
Your gardens are amazing - I am missing my roses, but life carries on and I am getting way more cards made :)
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Sandra H said...

Wow Annie absolutely gorgeous projects just love them and your flowers are so beautiful x

papierelle said...

Congratulation to win the Januray Challenge. I have never tried mixed media, but I am always enthusiastic about the results, including your two works. And your wonderful plants also thrill me.
With us it's great winter, temperatures down to -12 ° C and lots of snow.

loz said...

Congrat's on your win.. Fabulous pieces of artwork..loz

Fikreta said...

oh so gorgeous!
Love your photos!