Well, I finally managed to finish the February pages for the Art Journal Calendar today, partly prompted by the arrival of the March Craft Stamper magazine in the post already ! I had painted the pages a few weeks ago, but then got busy and then spent a week being ill, so never got back to them. First, I did paint two pages in black, white and silver, but they were too dark and dramatic for this theme (can't decide whether to cut them up into ATCs or keep them in case I can use them later in the year !). I love this stamp and the "Tempus Fugit" idea is so suitable for a calendar. The blue paint looked a bit bright, so I used very pale paper for the day squares - thanks to Hobbycraft's sale for the pack of papers I've used for most of the squares. I've borrowed ideas from other people's January pages - love the idea of putting the month down the side, and having rough shapes, not real square "squares".
I'm not too thrilled with my photos again - I took a picture of the pages in the ring binder, which is how I'm keeping this journal, but you can't see them well enough - had to use flash as the daylight is fading away (such a problem for crafting at this time of the year - I'm only at home in daylight 3 days a week). So I took a picture without the plastic covers, and then the camera batteries died, so although it's not very good I'm posting it anyway. Really looking forward to using the button flower stamp for March, and April's butterfly appears to be another good one. Many, many thanks to Craft Stamper for super stamps and a great magazine all round.
