Sunday, December 15, 2013

Altered Dictionary - I and X

This is it, the last two letters of the alphabet for the
Altered Dictionary Challenge.
 
I and X
 
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we've been given the last two letters together.
 
 I couldn't resist a delicious ice cream cone for the word(s) ice cream.
 
Not many X choices, so I chose X-ray
 
Then just for fun I went back to the beginning of the book where I left off under A and altered the page with the word absurd.
 
Many of you dear followers have put up with me and this challenge from start to finish.  Thank you.  I doubt that I will join the new alpha challenge in 2014, but I'll continue to alter pages in this dictionary and bore you with them a few at a time now and again.
 
It's pretty cool to thumb through this book and happen across the variety of bits of art and altered illustrations.  Although it was rather difficult to take the first step to alter this dictionary, I've not been sorry I did.  This long forgotten book has an amazingly fun new life.
 
xxx
Annie

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Art Journal Calenar - December

Here we are in
December
 
 
I think I'm back to enjoying filling in the blocks this month, because November turned into such a mess.  I couldn't wait to be done with it!
 
 

I so wanted to just toss it out.  But, it's done and I've happily moved on.
 
So now let's be merry and bright!
xxx
Annie
 
 


Monday, December 2, 2013

Altered Dictionary - S

S is our letter for this fortnight and I had trouble deciding on a word...there are so many S words that are easy to illustrate.  But I finally settled on Skeleton.
 
 
Then I went on to stamp as in postage stamp.
 
I also did some stenciling.
 
Two more letters to go!  Finally, this is one of two challenges I took on that I will manage to complete!  Amazing for me.
 
XXX
Annie


Monday, November 11, 2013

Altered Dictionary - Q

It's time now for the letter Q in this
Altered Dictionary Challenge
 
Q is or Queen
 

I found several Q words to illustrate, but first I had to work with the "queen" of all Q words...because I can't resist an opportunity to play with my largish face stamps.
 
xxx
Annie


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Art Calendar Journal - November

Now, here's November.  I really have lost steam for creating these calendars by this time and sadly, it shows.  **sigh**  What a turkey I am.
 
 
 I'll have to brighten it up with some colorful markers for the journaling.  It's hard to believe the holidays are upon us once again .....already.  Time passes so slowly as a child and waaay too quickly as an adult.  Where is the fairness I ask you?! 
 
 
October really was trying to fly by as fast as it could.  I struggled to keep up with my daily blocks. 
 
 
That would be why the lack of some creative journaling that could have been really fun being Halloween month.
 
xxx
Annie