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Saturday 19 October 2019

Dream Big


This months theme at Art Journal Journey is Dreams or Wishes chosen by Eileen.
We've just had a few days in the Lake District where the Autumn colours are making a lovely show, so, I took the colours as my starting point for this page.   The theme also meant I could use this neglected Rubber Stampede lady image, which I stamped onto tissue paper, I wonder what she's dreaming of?  As there's the vintage arched window in the background, I think it might be something romantic!

As I started making this page this afternoon I suddenly heard a  rattling noise - when I looked behind the blind at the window, I saw this small Tortoiseshell butterfly fluttering against the window, where it came from I don't know as we've been away all week.  I wasn't really sure what to do as we'd had a couple of showers but thought it was better off outside - it didn't take long for it to find the opened window.

On that note - hope you all have a good weekend.
Avril xx

18 comments:

Viv said...

This is beautiful Avril.

Jo said...

That's beautiful.....love the Autumnal colours x

Mia said...

Lovely page, Avril. Great background and beautiful image. Kisses, my friend.

Eileen The Artful Crafter said...

Beautiful page, Avril. Now you have me wondering how she ended up. Happily married ... or perhaps she became a nun. I'm glad you got to use a neglected stamp. It's perfect for the dream theme. Thank you for sharing your page with us at Art Journal Journey. Eileen xx

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful page and glad you rescued the butterfly. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

Janette said...

Aww sweet Butterfly so pretty. Love your page Avril the colours are just gorgeous and I love the image.
Have a lovely day.xx

froebelsternchen said...

This page is pure beauty dear Avril , so glad ro see it linked to the October collection at AJJ! Thank you very much!
Great that you could rescue this beautiful butterfly!!!
Have a great start into the new week!
Big hugs, Susi

Meggymay said...

A beautiful and romantic page Avril, I hope her dreams come true.
Good for you to rescue the butterfly, I still see an odd one in the garden, it must be getting close to them over wintering somewhere.
Yvonne xx

Words and Pictures said...

There's a gorgeous sunlit glow to your autumn leaves, Avril, and the woman's face is beautiful emerging from the flurry. I love that elegant Gothic window too. Very atmospheric.
Alison x

Pia S said...

I’m not sure how this lady looks stamped on normal paper instead of tissue paper, but I imagine the tissue paper adds to the look of her being sketched rather than stamped? It’s a beautiful look. The autumnal colors are lovely, I also like how you added a few leaves for dimension.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Romantic and dreamy are what came to mind when I saw this gorgeous entry that is perfect for Eileen's theme at Art Journal Journey. It's a genuine beauty. The Gothic window adds to the dreamy quality and the autumn leaves show off the beauty of the season.

Great save of the butterfly, too!

aussie aNNie said...

Wow what stunning design love that gorgeous stamp and background.xx

Linda said...

Those Autumn leaves look amazing, the colours are beautiful xx

crafty-stamper said...

Love the beautiful stamp and all the Autumn leaves
carol x

Let's Art Journal said...

Such a beautiful page! It's such a romantic piece and you have captured autumn so beautifully with the colours and leaves 😀. How lovely to find the butterfly too, so pretty! I hope you had a lovely week on your travels! Hugs, Jo x

My name is Erika. said...

This is a gorgeous dream piece Avril. I love the autumn feel. I wonder if she is dreaming about summer being gone or some wonderful person in her life? Happy weekend. Hugs-Erika

pearshapedcrafting said...

Love this gorgeous dreamy page! The butterflies did seem to hanging around quite late this year - on the day you posted this we were in a restaurant where there was a butterfly in the window and was allowed to fly free! Hugs, Chrisx

sally said...

Glorious autumn spread and I’m so glad that your butterfly escaped.

Sallyxx