Merry Christmas Art Journal

I made this page on Christmas Eve,

it's the very first themed page in my

Colour Exploration Journal.

I wanted something festive & to be honest,

I was at a loose end waiting

for an ornament to dry.

I loved the Lisa Oxley repeated version of

Dina Wakley's ghost technique &

wanted to play with it again.

However, you can't see much of it 😄 

 To begin, I added gesso & once dry,

I wrote a Christmas song from my childhood

down the page.

I'm not certain if you are familiar with it,

I was 4 or 5 when we sang it, but

it goes;

Who is coming on Christmas Night?

With a red, red coat & hair all white.

Eyes that sparkle like a starry night,

I know, don't you?

Who has a bag all packed with toys?

With wonderful things for girls & boys.

A beautiful sleigh that makes no noise,

I know, don't you?

Every time I see an image of Santa (Father Christmas)

I always remember this song & 

how we sang it with such excitement.

 I used the repeated ghost technique with Dylusions,

Cherry Pie / Peony Blush / White Linen

& Tim Holtz Festive stencil.

I added Cut Grass through the stencil to give

a pop of colour in 3 places.

I then broke open my hoarded Christmas

Ephemera packs by Tim Holtz

& pieced together a few bits.

To complete I added Christmas Clippings

in two places. "Merry Christmas" &

"all to sleep before Santa comes"