Hello friends
Here is my journal page all ready for November for Kate Crane’s Calendar Challenge, time is just zipping by at the moment! I am fairly sure now that I will complete the whole year.
I wanted my spread to have a wintery feel so I used cool colours for the background and then contrasted with warmer tones for the days.
I really love the quote and it has been a sort of motto for me this year. I have done lots of things that previously I’d have been too scared to do and I am becoming braver and more self-confident.
I want to thank my friend Gretchen Miller for this – it was when I made my first Revo-lution Book as part of 21 Secrets 2011 that I first started to focus on the changes I wanted to make in my life and began to visualise my intentions. You can find out about the Revo-lution over at Gretchen’s blog Creativity in Motion . Just this week I have given presentations to two groups of strangers and I really enjoyed myself. Just a few years ago I could not have contemplated standing in front of people and talking. Inside there was a shouting voice telling me I wasn’t good enough and that I couldn’t do it, so of course I couldn’t. But I have quietened that voice and now what I hear is “You can do this, relax and have fun”. Thank you Gretchen for helping me in this way and I am so glad I met you in cyber space 🙂 Thank you also for the nomination as a Beautiful Blogger and when I get the time I will accept and nominate some of my favourite beautiful bloggers too.
And here is my completed October spread
Stay warm and safe people
Big love
AJ 🙂
AJ's Art Journaling 
I’m so proud of you and happy to hear about the presentations you gave! Awesome motto! I am so grateful to have connected with you via 21 Secrets and your thoughtful revo’lution making…. I continue to be inspired by your art journaling, beautiful quote selections, and sharing here— thank you!
The calender pages look great!
Love your November pages. The saying is fab.
Love your choice of November colors….they speak volumes without say a word.
Very pretty pages. Your October page turned out great. I think I’ve said this before, but I really like your layouts. The narrower dates square adds a lot of interest.
Your calendars are wonderful! How awesome that art has brought so much to your life! I feel it has done the same thing for me.
Love the pages – great combination of colours for November and I like the October leaves.
Your pages are full of beautiful colours enhanced by your choice of quotes, they move the spirit.
Great pages AND inspiring post!
Lovely page for November. Such a wintery feel to the page.
good for you to find your voice-isn’t it such an exhilarating and freeing feeling? The rich warm tones of your completed Oct make me warm inside and I also love the cool tones representing Nov.
beautiful colored backgrounds ! I love your pages !!
Lovely pages and the quote is spot on … We all need to use this as our mantra 🙂
Oops! Skidding in late as usual … but it is still November (just!). Love your calendar pages, and I really like the story behind the quote on November. Good for you!!
So, are you still in for next year?! x