June Art Journal Page-Positive Thoughts and Positive News!

Art Journaling, Insects/Bugs, Mixed Media, Other Than a Card, Shopping My Stash, Tim Holtz/Ranger, Visible Image, Whimsy Stamps

Hello friends and welcome to the weekend!  June has seemed to go by so very fast and I don’t know how time seems to keep flying by, but I think keeping busy is the best thing to do to stay in a positive mind set.  I also have some positive news at the bottom of this post!

Speaking of positive….it’s our monthly AJ page with my crafty friend Carol (from Crafty-Stamper) who is collaborating with me to “SMASH OUR STASH”! We get creative trying to use up our never-ending stash piles along with a prompt for each month.  I know she always has great inspiration to share, so please check out her blog too! Here’s my AJ page with the “SMASH OUR STASH” JUNE prompt of “ABSTRACT FIGURE(S) or SHAPE(S)”: 

I didn’t really have a plan in place when starting my page.  I happened to remember these fun nesting dies that I had which remind me of a body of water/pond, but I thought they would work great for the “ABSTRACT SHAPE” prompt for this month.  I started thinking of a rock or cave with these holes or crevasses where a rainbow light is coming through and a girl is in deep positive thought where butterflies are floating above her.

For the background:  I started with a 8.5″x5.5″ watercolor cardstock and the oxide inks in Black Soot, Hickory Smoke and Pumice Stone.  I rubbed the ink pads onto a glass surface, sprayed with water and “smooshed” the paper multiple times after drying with a heat tool in a process of about three times.  I then stamped the “IMAGINE” definition text all over the background and went around the edges with black ink.

Each die cut shape was cut from a rainbow paper pad that I lined around the edges with a black marker.  I black heat embossed the heart and the sentiment above the girl.  The girl was cut from a magazine and placed on the largest rainbow shape so that her feet were dangling off.  The butterflies were cut from a printed file and attached randomly over the page.  Lastly, I covered each butterfly and the center of the heart with a glitter brush pen.  You may be able to see some of the shimmer in the photo.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed my AJ page today!  Thank you so much for checking out what I’m doing over here!  I appreciate your kind thoughts!  I’ll be seeing you soon!

Challenges:

  1. Art Journal Journey – People
  2. Try It On Tuesday – Add Some Text (not one word/greeting)
  3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – Anything Goes
  4. Creative Artiste – Anything Goes Mixed Media
  5. Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone – No cards

Positive news!  My first grandson was born this week!  He’s the most precious thing I’ve ever seen!  I didn’t want to leave, so I hope I can come back very soon to see him again!❤️

This is me having a lovely conversation with him.  LOL

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37 thoughts on “June Art Journal Page-Positive Thoughts and Positive News!”

  2. OMGosh, he is SO PRECIOUS! A huge congrats to you and the family! And your page is amazing… I love everything about it! Those butterflies, though! I’m a huge fan of butterflies and these are beautiful! This post makes me happy! 🙂

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  3. And your grandson is looking at you while you talk with him. I wonder what he’s thinking. He is adorable- so BIG CONGRATULATIONS. Are you going to be a Grandma, Nana, Granny….?

    I love your journal page too. That’s a great theme, and those rainbow colors really pop against the dark background. I like the girl sitting on the blob too. I wonder she is thinking about? Thanks for joining Matilde’s AJJ challenge, and I hope you have some more time with the new member of your family. hugs-Erika

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    1. Thank you Erika! He is so adorable for sure and it was fun to see his eyes looking around! Not really sure what my name is going to be just yet as I’m still thinking about it! LOL Can’t wait to see him again! 🙂

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  5. Congratulations on your new Grandson he is gorgeous and looks so alert. Fabulous journal page love the colourful shapes and beautiful butterflies-love the sentiment too.

    Carol x

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  7. Thank you for your comment Vicki and saying my page fits this month prompt too. The toxic fumes and smoke was terrible they were warning us from mid morning and it took them all night to get the fire completely out -to add to that a nearby pub was on fire during the night too-arson they think!

    Carol x

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    1. Oh no! So sorry you’re dealing with that as the smoke still lingers I’m sure. Glad you’re safe though and hopefully will clear out soon. Take care friend!

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  9. Congratulations to your family on the birth of your grandson,he looks so contented lying in your arms.

    A great page with wonderful rainbow shaped and a great image.

    Meg xx

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  10. Wonderful, creative journal page! I really like the saying! Congratulations on your grandson and his parents!!! so sweet!!!

    Hugs Elke ( Lebensglück)

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  12. Somehow I missed that joined TIOT (had to be that beautiful baby) so thanks for joining us there too. hugs again-Erika

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  14. Fabulous page Vicki, she looks mighty thoughtful sitting there and very happy, I love the colours and shapes and gorgeous butterflies…then we have this gorgeous wee boy, he is adorable and many congratulations, I’m so happy for you my friend..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  15. As usual this year, I’m late to the party. However, big congratulations on your new grandson.

    Your journal page is really adorable. I like how you positioned the woman. And I love the butterflies. This is a great entry for Matilde’s theme at AJJ!

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  16. A fantastic journal page and quote. Thank you for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesdays.

    Congratulations on the arrival of your new grandson.

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  18. Your journal page beautifully captures the spirit of introspection and light. I love how the abstract shapes suggest both natural elements and emotional depth—like the girl is suspended in a moment of peace and imagination. The rainbow colors against that moody background are breathtaking, and the butterflies add such a whimsical touch of freedom. The texture and movement throughout the piece pull everything together with such harmony. And what a joyful way to round it all out with your sweet grandson—what a precious moment and perfect reason to celebrate!

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  19. First of all, congratulations, Vicky. I’m sure you couldn’t wait for him to come into the world. What a wonderful little creature! And what an attentive gaze.

    Beautiful art journal page.

    xx

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  20. Congratulations sweet friend! What precious moments those must have been. So happy for your family. Hugs, Wends xoxo

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