AJC10 Week 11 catch-up "Each photo is a memory I've collected"

The pictures are all from our trip to Ireland a couple of years ago and these are illustrate my favourite trip somewhere. We are going back this summer for new memories this year. The places illustrated are Glendalough (the top two rows), Newgrange (the next two rows) and finally Avoca, where they used to film Ballykissangel.

Credits:

Background paper - Nancie Rowe Janitz @ ScrapArtist, Altered Art Mixed Media Volume 1 paper set

Wood box - Paula Kesselring @ ScrapArtist, Girl Wood Box set

Journal doodle = Nancie Rowe Janitz @ ScrapArtist, Playful Journal Pieces

AJC10 Last week - The power of Imagery - Drifting Off

Last week's Itinerary was to explore "the idea of an image that is really powerful, calming, exciting, energizing, refreshing": a mediation image that might keep you calm and refreshed, centred or focused. Periodically my son can't sleep. Sometimes he's overtired or ill or it's because of previous bad dreams. I used to receive relaxation lessons to help me anxiety and over the years he and I have used one of the visualizations as a way of getting him to sleep.

We imagine we're laying on a beach, with golden sand, peaceful waves that lap gently on the beach and wispy clouds that are float in the sky of blue. The visualisation does vary each time I tell it but usually it does the trick - in fact last time, I nearly fall asleep telling it. I darkened the floral frame that I put inside the doorway and multiplied it to represent the nightmares and inability to sleep, but the doorway shows the beach bed and the light waiting to banish the nightmarish dark away

Credits:
Room with doorway frame, Floral and tree frame (decoloured and darkened), Beach paper, Hammock and Umbrella elements - Fishy Island Kit, Lorie Davison @ SBG
Paper strip used for journalling from Keeper of Time kit, Studio Gypsy @ SBG

AJC10 Week 7 and 8 - Snow Angel

At the weekend we had snow and my son and I had a snowball fight. He then did snow angels in the front garden. The Journalling says: " Even with his arms folded you can still see his wings :) (Shining through :) ) showing that despite what happens your true form is still visible shining through." I used a doodling template for the black ribbon line and the squares are inchies I was going to experiment with but adding them as a fringe added needed colour to the piece. I outlined the wing shapes and added dots with an ordinary pencil.

Credits:
Black alphabet - Making Memories
Inchies - made using a Dovecraft punch from paper scraps from my stash - details not known now
Cream paper - K & Co - from my stash

AJC10 Week 6 - Seaside Bliss

This two page spread explores my love of the seaside. From most of my childhood, I lived near the seaside and there is something about the sights and sounds of the sea that I love, although I now live the furtherest you can get from the sea. The salty taste of the air, beachcombing, exploring and bracing walks on the beach or paddling... :) The photos are from two family holidays and the day on Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow is one of my favourite hours of my life. That day was our last full day in Ireland and it had been raining all day. We decided to go for a walk on the beach and the rain cleared up for our time there. I was sitting on the beach and my son came up for a cuddle and I asked my hubby to take a picture as I felt the happiest I had for a long time. I wanted a photo to remind me of that joy. The shells I've used to embellish the quick pages I cut out from a 3D scrapbooking border.

Credits:

Pages - Studio Ztampf, Seashore Quick Pages kit

3D shell border stickers (dismantled) - Inspirations

"Pure Bliss" - Studio Ztampf, Seashore Kit, alphabet

AJC10 Week 6 - My idea of Bliss

Week 6 and this week is all about blissful living. The journalling prompts are:

• What brings you bliss?
• What gets you excited and energetic about life?
• What can you do to fill your life with more bliss?
• What can you change to allow yourself bliss?
• What does your heart whisper to you about blissful living?

Well for me, bliss is a day out or holiday away with hubby, son and a camera, although a solitary walk with my camera can be just as good. I love the opportunity to watch the world go or have an adventure. I have so many photos that bring back memories of those bliss-filled days.

Credits:

Paper - Studio Vivarant, It's Only Natural Quick pages kit

Metallic butterfly stickers - unknown designer, from stash