June Calendar

Here's my June page for the calendar challenge organised by the fabulous Kate.

It didn't turn out a bit like I wanted to and certainly hasn't photographed well, but hey ho, never mind.

Here's May completed

Hope you are all enjoying the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, my daughter's got tickets for the picnic and concert at Buck House, hope it keeps fine for everyone.

May Queen

It's far too hot for me today so I've spent some time making this for the Happy Daze May Challenge with is 'May Queen'

Dylusion inks, stencils, the new Spring colours of DI's, Stampotique stamps.  The wings are from the Big Bee (Jo Capper Sandon), stamped onto acetate then I put some distress stickles on so in real life they are quite shiney.  I put rock candy on the crown but that doesn't show up too well.

Halfway through doing this post had a phone call from my wonderful friend Sandy Poppins, to say she was nearby, so we've been sat all afternoon putting the world to right, perfect afternoon.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and the sun continues to shine.  I'm off to AFTH tomorrow, brilliant.

Out with April rain, in with rainy May

Actually the sun is shining at the moment.  Here's my finished April page for the 365 Calendar Journal run by Kate.

Dylusion paints and sprays.  Stamps by Jo Capper-Sandon for Stampotique.

Used Golden acrylics, hand drawn flowers and doodles.  The flowers were painted with the new Dylusion inks.

Pan Pastel Journal Page

What a horrible, wet, cold and windy day, finished the ironing and decided to do a bit of journaling.  This is the first page I've done in my newly acquired old ledger, which was given to me by a very generous friend, unfortunately she doesn't have a blog, but I know she does look occasionally, so a very big thanks.

Did the base with various colours of Pan Pastels, I put some of the pan pastels through Dylusion's new stencils, I think the image is from Tumble Fish Studio, but can't be certain, did lots of doodling, and as you can see still trying to get some half decent handwriting.  I've just been told about an on line class for handwriting, so going to check it out.

This is dedicated to all you beautiful people out there who leave me such wonderful, encouraging comments, thank you so much.

April's Art Journal Class

Had a lovely day (as usual) at AFTH yesterday attending the regulars art journal class with the magnificent Dy.  We used Golden Heavenly Body acrylic paints as the background and our mission was to hand write 'I am an artist', then doodle.  Well I hate my handwriting and I wrote in capitals, big mistake.  However, I'm going to work on this piece and I'm going to practice fancy handwriting.  I bought a book on handwriting a couple of years ago, so got it off the shelf, dusted it down and am going to have a go tonight whilst watching The Voice.  Even overtaken The Apprentice as my fav programme now.  Good piece in my paper today, the journalist is calling the teams on the Apprentice, Team Nitwit and Team Numpty, brilliant, they are so useless this year.

Anyway here's the page

The page isn't finished, got to add a couple of images etc. The Golden acrylics really are fantastic paints, something else to buy, but did limit myself to 4 colours yesterday, but no doubt will be buying more.

Below is an ATC I made for a swap, I used the new Ranger stamping paper, which I think is fabulous and coloured the butterflies in with Distress Markers.

Hope you're all having a nice, sunny weekend.

Ladies Who Lunch Play Day - April

Well I managed to finish the project on the actual Play Day, now that's a first for me!  Moira set the theme which was to alter a canvas/canvases in the T!m Holtz style.

I'm afraid the photo's not very good, took it with my iPad and it must have moved.

I'm off to see a  very dear friend this afternoon, we've known each other for around 48 years and she is the Godmother to my son.  Unfortunately she's in hospital and is terminally ill, so just hope she's a bit brighter today.  I made this card which hopefully will cheer her up.

I decided not to put a message on the front, I've written inside what I want to say.

It's very cold and dismal here in Sheffield, so hope you're all having a good weekend.

Ladies Who Lunch Play Day

It should have been our monthly play day today, but being Good Friday, we decided to hold it next Tuesday instead, when we are going to alter some canvases.  This reminded me that I hadn't blogged the last project which was Metal Houses on a painted canvas, based on a creation of Ellen Vargo, which we all loved so much, we decided to have a go.  Take a look at Ellens blog, she does some wonderful stuff.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.