Sunday Stampers Challenge 111 Blue

The challenge this week over on Hel's SSC is to use the colour blue.

The photo is not the best because the flash caught the top and you can't make out the text stamps I used, which were PaperArtsy ones.  The tag, birdcage and bird are all Tim's alteration dies.  I coated the birdcage with weathered wood crackle paint and went over with walnut stain.  Tag was coloured with various DI's then brushed on some perfect pearls.

Well I'm busy cleaning, washing, ironing, packing etc. ready for my jollies.  We're off tomorrow for 3 weeks, looking forward to it and am going to take some paints, stains, DIs etc. to try to do some journaling.

Wedding Anniversary

It's my best friends wedding anniversary this week, 44 years, where does the time go, and I've been a bit stumped over what sort of card to make.  Anyway decided on the tried and tested route, acrylic paints, spray inks, DI's, Wendy Vecchi stamps, bit of ribbon and machine stitching.  Good job she doesn't read my blog, she'd kill me for telling how long they've been married.

We're off to see them in Hampton later on in the week, so much food and drinking will be consumed and of course, chattering and laughter.

Alice in Wonderland

Had a great day playing at AFTH and ended up using the new Graphic 45 papers to create this   journal page, which was done with some inspiration from Dy.  She's posted the one she's done, along with a tutorial which you can see here....

I did this in one of the Circle Journals I'm doing, but can't remember who it belongs to!

Here's another page from my enormous Moleskine journal

Better late than Never!!

Just managed to photo my June page for the 365 Art Journal organised by the talented Kate.  Just got to work out how to upload it to Flickr.

I've now prepared and started the July page

Those eagle eyed of your out there may notice that I've actually drawn some of Dy's famous vine leaves.  It's only taken me 12 months to get the hang of it, after loads of time practicing.  On the July page I've used the new Altered Original Inks  from AFTH, which are fabulous to work with.

Anything Goes Week 5

This weeks theme is vintage:

Take a look here to see what other DT members have created and why not join in yourself?

Peel offs........Balls at Art from the Heart

Had a fantastic day at AFTH, as usual, how can you not enjoy a day with Dy and like minded people.  It was fun all day and am going again next week to a 'pratting around day', but don't tell Ben that's what we will be doing.  Anyway the day was called Oodles of Backgrounds and that's just what we did.  I'd asked Dy to show me how to do her famous 'balls', so she gave us a demo, of course she makes it look easy peasy, but I can assure you it's not.  I've got to practice, practice, practice.  Here is my pathetic attempt...

Straight after lunch, when we were all a bit silly and giggly, we got onto the subject of peel offs and Dy said that just to teach us a lesson, because those of you who don't know Dy, she cannot, absolutely cannot, stand peel offs, so she made us use some.  Here's the result.....

I'm sure they will be covered up eventually, but it just goes to show, they do come in useful sometimes.

We did lots of pages, all of which I did in my new massive Moleskine with squares on the pages, which you can probably just see showing through.

I love the colours on this page.  We did so many different pages, goodness knows when I'll finish them all off.  We used a mixture of acrylic paints, Adirondack colour washes and of course, the piece de resistance, Dy's new Altered Original spray inks, which can be found here.

Well must go and complete the 3, yes 3, round robin journals that have appeared on my door mat this week.  Oooooo I'm sooooo stressed, lol.

Anything Goes Week 4

This weeks challenge is to create something using bright colours and cupcakes.  How do you do grungy with cupcakes???  Here's what I've done

Background paper is Shabby Chic, cupcake tops are grunge paper coloured with DI's mahogany and mustard seed, base of cupcakes are TSS metal in silver and pink.  Why not pop over here to see what others have created.

Just to let you know that the reason cupcakes was chosen is because it's someone's birthday on Thursday, she will be 50, find out who by clicking here.