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Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm an eclectic kind of crafter delving into many pots. I am just about managing to keep up my Scrapbooking Diary (usually about 6 months behind), plus any cards as required. I have a new found love of Watercolour and Bible Journaling plus recently Faith/Art Journaling too. I've challenged myself to make an art journal page a day for this my 60th year. Previously I've also dabbled in ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Mixed Media, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery amongst other things. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband, our son has left home now. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing. I also like walking/Geocaching and sometimes do a bit of Bouncing on my Rebounder (mini trampoline). I have been learning to play the harp for the past 10yrs. I am now officially retired. I am a born again Christian, currently worshiping at my local Vineyard Church.

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Alpha Challenge #24 - St Swithin's

OK so my special day wasn't in my dictionary but I couldn't miss this special day here in the UK.

St. Swithin's Day is 15 July, a day on which tradition says that whatever the weather is like that day, it will continue so for the next forty days.

I included the rhyme about this on my page.

And to keep in line with the The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge and word definitions I added a couple of "SW" words which are in keeping with my theme; for the rain > Swim and for the sunshine > Swell and Swelter.

14 comments:

Scrapmate said...

Oh I love this and St Swithin's Day is a perfect fit for your festival theme.

Elaine said...

Brilliant page - love the sunny versus the rainy sides!!

Karen said...

I am loving your pages BJ. The background is perfect and Umbrella Man (who I always want to call Charlie Chaplin) has been waiting for this letter!!! Sorry that you are still having problems with your gum my lovely. Take care and stay warm xxx

Dawn said...

Tee hee, what a perfect page for 'umbrella man'. Beautifully done sweetie, I love the blue/yellow combo.
Huge hugs x x x x

Maria Ontiveros said...

Love the colors, images and background patterns. So soothing.
Rinda

Silvia(Barnie) said...

You are really are busy bee - a wonderful page. Mine is still on my to-do-list.

TwinkleToes2day said...

Visiting from The Craft Barn - What a fab page and a cool choice of word(s). I think the rhyme was surely right this year up here in bonny Scotland. We had a wondeful Summer with nae muckle rain at a' :o)

Pat said...

Clever choise and I love the sunshine and rain colours.

Shilpa Nagaonkar said...

ohh, wow BJ, this is something different, you have chosen! fab art journal page and great thought behind making this. Love the colors.

Unknown said...

What a great S page BJ, love the combination of colours and I'd never heard of that tradition before. Never too old to learn LOL! Hugs Frea

Maggie said...

Gorgeous page BJ a great choice of word day you have used my fav rain man stamp. really like the way you have created the rainy day and the sunshine.
A bit late getting around this time only just finished mine.

MaggieH

Sylvia said...

Another fabulous page for your special day St Swithin's.

Sylv xx

Jools Robertson said...

Beautiful page, love the word choice
Lovely colours and patterns

lena-dailyscrap said...

Looking perfect! Love the colours - and july is my favorite month:-)