Back in my art journal : Page Bloom

I realised that I haven't played in my art journal for a month! I've been doing lots of other things, just not in there and I miss it. Decided it was time to tackle a lesson or two from Book of Days. This is a peek at what we've had on offer for February (not including bonus lessons!)

The Page Bloom by Kiala Givehand called me first. It's made in 2 pieces with some tricky folding for the top square. I love working in an altered book but sometimes the illustrations can be a bit obtrusive so I began by covering the bits I didn't want with sheet music - I won't worry about that showing through.

Inspired by my February book, I am very drawn to using those colours for this page : pink, orange, yellow with a bit of blue for dark accent. Backgrounds : 

Then the Bloom fold-out

Because this part is created separately I was very excited to think that I would be able to add stitch. First the collage

And then the trimmings 

The page blooms as it opens

To reveal all my favourite delights

Find out more about the collaborative year-long class Book of Days 2020 and join us HERE. THIS LINK will take you to all the work I've ever done inspired by Book of Days through the years.