Adding Some Text

 Hi everyone,the last two weeks have gone so quickly and it's time for a new theme at Try It On Tuesday. We would like you to 'Add Some Text' - not just a sentiment, we'd like to see more words than just that. The Design Team have found some great ways of adding text.

I use text stamps quite a lot in my art journaling, often added as a background or to fill in gaps.

This is a page in one of my small journals and I have used tissue paper, a sticker, an art stamp I made a while ago, a piece of stamped paper along with some small images and some stamped dots.

I hope you will join us at TIOT this time and 'Add Some Text'. As usual you have two weeks to enter and just in case you need them the Rules and Guidelines are here.

We have had a number of grey days and I have just realised how this has affected my mood when making this page! We have been forecast some sun today...I'm waiting!! 

Thanks for looking, Chris 

It's Cold Outside

 Happy New Year to all! We are starting the New Year at Try It On Tuesday with a very appropriate theme for this week - 'It's Cold Outside' You can see the rest of the Design Team inspiration here.

I made a page in a small square journal using a few scraps and some Acetate with snowflakes printed on it

Whether you are in the cold or the warm we hope you will join us at TIOT and this new theme this time.

The Rules and Guidelines are here if you need them.

Oh, and if you do find that 'It's Cold Outside' where you live, make sure to wrap up warm before you go out. As for me I'm getting some journal time in!

Thanks for looking, Chris

 

It's All About Santa

 Hi everyone! Well, we all know that Christmas is coming, so we would like the new theme at Try It On Tuesday to be  'All About Santa', although to me the man in the red suit will always be Father Christmas. I'm sure if you are in Northern Europe you will know him as Saint Nicholas. As long as he delivers presents to all the children I don't suppose he will mind what we call him! 

The Design Team have captured Santa in all sorts of places - please take a look HERE.

I used my favourite Santa stamp - it's an early Tim Holtz one. I stamped it on to some fabric and frayed the edges and mounted it onto tartan card. I added a ribbon and stamped the sentiment onto another piece of fabric.

I hope you will join us for our final challenge of the year at Try It On Tuesday, we'd love to see what Santa Claus is doing

Don't forget our next post which will highlight more of our favourite entries of the year.

Thanks for looking, Chris

Is it Snowing?

Hi everyone, I know a lot of places had snow last week, thankfully not here! We have a new theme at Try It On Tuesday - 'Snowflakes', and, although we don't need reminding how cold it is becoming, the Design Team have some great examples to share with you.

I have been enjoying heat embossing lately so chose some snowflakes from a variety of sets to make my card.

I stamped them randomly on my card, embossing as I went along, using silver Wow embossing powder.

I also embossed the sentiment. Here you can see the lovely sheen.

I hope you will join us at TIOT this time with your 'Snowflakes'. Our theme is open for the next two weeks.

Thanks for looking, Chris

Get Ready For Christmas

 Hi everyone, here at Try It On Tuesday it's time to 'Get Ready For Christmas' and you will see that the Design Team have different ways of getting ready for Christmas.

My birthday is in December so I sometimes don't get ready until after my birthday. This year however, with the experience of post not arriving when we expect it I have realised that my cards need to be ready for the post at the beginning of December.

 I must confess this is my second attempt at this card - CAS really is something I should avoid! 

I had just about completed the first version when I made a huge black mark so here is version two, which gave me a chance to change the stencil I had used! The little creature is by a French company and I bought it last year while on holiday.

I used Distress ink through he Lavinia stencil and coloured the image with watercolour pencils and a water brush,

It doesn't show but I used gold heat embossing for the sentiment.

I hope you will start to 'Get Ready For Christmas' and join us at TIOT this time.

Thanks for looking, Chris

Coffee anyone?

 Hi everyone, I am here to share some of my recent (and not so recent) trips to coffee shops at T Stands For Tuesday, hosted by Bluebeard and Elizabeth at The Altered Booklover blog.

It's an age since I was last here, I hope you still know who I am!!

The first two are from our holiday in France this year

I love this cup and saucer (in rather a posh restaurant) with my Noisette coffee after a meal

The first place we visit when getting off the ferry is always this bakery, which has a fabulous range and decent toilets!!!!

This is one of stop off places when we have our weekly shopping trips - The Tea Shop in Knutsford has one of the best coffees I have ever had - the toasted Teacakes are great too

We get free coffees using my vouchers at Marks and Spencers - we usually share a fruit scone too

Saturday mornings often find us at Petit Delice - mainly so that hubby can have his favourite Pistacchio croissant

I'm hoping to get back to blogging some time soon 

Thanks for looking, Chris

Halloween

 Hi everyone, we have a new theme at Try it On Tuesday - 'Halloween' and you will find lots of inspiration from the Design Team here.

I must confess, 'Halloween' isn't something I look forward to, especially these days when the shops seem to be full of garish items for weeks ahead.

I used to love the days when it was more fun than big business. Of course, being in a retirement apartment means we don't get Trick Or Treaters either, something I used to love when neighbours children used to call.

I decided to make a tag...

The branches and spiders are by Lavinia Stamps and the witch and cat are by AALL and Create. The pumpkin paper is from a very old Graphic45 pad. I spattered the tag with orange and black distress ink.

I know that many of you love 'Halloween' so I hope to see you entering this time at TIOT.

The Rules and Guidelines are here if you need to check!

Thanks for looking, Chris