Late this afternoon I decided I wanted to make at least one more journal page for Chris's theme All Kinds of Weather over at Art Journal Journey
Not too long ago when I was browsing woodland rubber stamps on Ebay I fell in love with the stamp with a bear and four cubs. I have been following since the spring of 2020 Yellowstone bear 399 and her 4 cubs. She is an older Mama and does so well raising her cubs. They all survived and Spring 2021 she has been watched again in Yellowstone and the Tetons with her 4 grown up cubs. I follow beautiful photography Yellowstone groups on Facebook, so I can feel like I am there too.
So I grabbed this stamp for the theme and naming this page Spring time weather in Yellowstone.
I struggled with this page, I had added flower stamps and watercolor flowers to the lower right area and the stamped image came out way too dark, so I searched in my papers for something to cover most of that of up and blend in.
I like this journal entry so so.
My supplies were my German cookbook for mixed media pages, rubber stamps and ink, watercolor pencils, and water brushes, and papers. I first painted gesso over the page-but didn't worry about covering all of the print-more of it had shown through before I added the cut out piece. The owl is from a snail mail card.
I enjoyed putting this page together for the most part, but since I am not totally happy with the composition, will not add it to AJJ
Happy weekend everyone
Art journaling journey is interesting, always turned up beautifully and meaningful, love the owl, birds and yellow flowers which existed here, long enough i havent seen mountains, once heading hometown will bump to those kind. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I loved the mountains very much, so majestic, my asthma does not like them and the high altitudes though Happy weekend
DeleteOH my, Kathy, I think this page is exceptional. I love what you did with the bear stamp. The blending is perfect, and the effect is wonderful. How interesting that you are following Yellowstone Bear 399 and her cubs. I would imagine that they will be hibernating very soon. That doesn't sound so bad does it?
ReplyDeletethank you Mary, I just was sure about that added paper with the bird and tree-Yes it has been allot of enjoyment following 399 and her cubs through photos-so adorable when they were little cubs. last year this time people were worried for their safety as they had left the Tetons for some time before hibernating-I have seen updates yet of her recently hibernating does sound good-hugs
DeleteThat looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeletethank you
DeleteIt's a lovely page, Kathy, and o course you can add it to AJJ! Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie!
ReplyDeletethank you Valerie Happy weekend to you as well
DeleteWonderful page, oh, to imagine to have four wee ones to look after!
ReplyDeleteYes usually that many do not all survive
DeleteI like the little owl. :)
ReplyDeletethanks he is pretty cute
DeleteBeautiful! Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeletethanks and you too
DeleteI think it is very sweet!
ReplyDeletethank you, I made another page with this stamp today-but I messed up the stamped lettering on this one-perhaps a third one haha
DeleteCharming page. Makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteI like this page Kathy. I like the connection to yellowstone. The bears are super and adding the bird was a good idea. I'm glad you were able to make and share another page to Chris's challenge at AJJ. Thank you. I hope you are having a great weekend. Hugs-Erika
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