Oh So Sweet!

Hi everyone, I'm not just talking about the chocolate you might eat this weekend - this is the title of our new theme at Try it On Tuesday.

'Oh So Sweet' has been interpreted in a few different ways by our Design Team, so I do hope you can take a look here(if you haven't already)

I bought this cute little creature stamp while in France and I used masking to create this little scene along with another Chou&Flowers set.

I used water colour pencils and a water brush to colour it. The sentiment is from a set I have had for ages and has separated from its packaging!

 Just by coincidence I came across this scrap of metallic paper and then made a bit of a hash rounding off the corners - the recipient is another crafter so I'm sure she'll forgive a bit of wonkiness!!

I hope you can find your sweet side and join us this time at TIOT, as usual the theme is open for two weeks. The Rules and Guidelines are here if you would like to check.

Thanks for looking, Chris

It's a bird!

 Hi everyone, after a break from art journaling (apart from my TIOT stuff) I'm back with an entry for Erika's 'Spring Birds' theme at Art Journal Journey.

As most of my journal page backgrounds are mop up pages I am making no exception here. The little bird is a Crafty Individuals stamp and I tried to brighten the page with a stencil and some bright paint. The words are Tim Holtz chit chat stickers.

Since I broke a bone in my foot and damaged my elbow last June I have been keeping a Daily Journal.

Here are some of my pages all ready to write in

I hope to have another Spring Bird page ready soon!

Thanks for looking, Chrisx

 

Rainbow Colours

 Hi everyone, I can hardly believe it's April already and we've been enjoying some sunshine(even though there was a nip in the breeze over the weekend)

We're ready for those April showers this time at Try It On Tuesday with our new theme "Rainbow Colours' - we have lovely cheerful examples made by the Design Team - please take a look here.

I have made a journal page - which started out with a mop up of some paint after making something else.

I dipped a lid into the paint and made some large swatches down the side. The water coloured ladies are from a Paper Artsy stamp designed by Kate Crane, I also added a little stencilling using one of Kate's stencils. 

The words and flowers are by Tim Holtz.

Finally I did a little markmaking to fill in a few gaps. 

I hope you will join us this time at TIOT with your 'Rainbow Colours', as usual the theme is running for two weeks. 

Thanks for looking,Chris

 

Spring Fling

Hi everyone, it's time for a new theme at Try It On Tuesday. With the start of Spring this weekend our new theme is 'Spring Fling', and anything Spring  related is what we'd like to see. The Design Team have lots of different ways to celebrate my favourite season. Mothers Day is coming up and so is Easter - the eggs have been on sale in the shops for quite a long time!!

I've made a journal page, which started with a sprinkle of green Brushos which were spritzed to make the colours spread. I used Carabelle stencils and stamps designed by Birgit Koopsen and then added some random stamping around them. The quote is one of Paper Artsy's Alison Bomber's Spring quote stamps, and with this lovely sunshine we are having in the UK describes my mood perfectly!

I do hope that you will join us at TIOT this time. I'm looking forward to seeing how you celebrate Spring.

Thanks for looking, Chris

For a Lady...

Hi everyone, the time really is running away this year for us! March already, and with Mothering Sunday (also known as Mother's Day) coming up we are thinking about the women in our lives with our new theme at Try It On Tuesday - 'For A Lady' 

The Design Team have such a great variety this time - please take a look here!

I made a note card to send to a friend. I used some dotty paper for my background and some napkin tissue on some paper that I had previously sprinkled some metallic powder on and spritzed. I added a little bit of text around the rose.

I hope that you can join us at Try It On Tuesday this time with your feminine art - remember any craft is accepted among as long as it follows the guidelines - as usual the theme runs for two weeks.

Thanks for looking, Chris

 

A mixed T bag!!!

Hi everyone, I'm hoping I'm still welcome at Bluebeard and Elizabeth's blog where T stands For Tuesday is taking place today. You're a lovely bunch so I'm guessing there won't be a problem!

I have been having blog problems but hopefully that won't stop me today....so.. today is a bit of a mixed bag!

First, a journal page I made for Vicki's Music theme at Art Journal Journey a couple of weeks ago.

The background started as a mop up and I added some washi tape and stamped an Aall and Create stamp designed by Bipasha, which I coloured in with some metallic water colours.

Next, some of you may have noticed that I have no Calendar Journal to show you. Last year when I broke a bone in my foot I started a daily journal and wrote it alongside my calendar journal. Since I can get more on a page than I can in a little square I have gone over to just using my journal.

Here are some pages for you to see how I decorate my pages, mostly with scraps, Stickers, Ruben and washi tape.

Hubby and I do get out occasionally, the weather has been a bit cold and wet for walking too far, hoping that will change soon.

Of course most of our outings include having a drink somewhere, especially if we are food shopping!

As you can see most times I get my little journal tin out while we wait for our order to arrive

These are my 'ticket' join in at TSFT today!

Hubby and I have also started this year's Wanderlust lessons and really enjoying making art together.

Last week's lesson. You can probably tell that mine is the top image!

We did manage a walk the other week at Dunham Massey - a lovely sunny afternoon to see the Snowdrops

Looking forward to seeing this (my favourite view in the garden) transform over the Spring

I confess to spending a lot of time on Instagram but I hope I can get back to regular visits here, if you'll have me?

I had better go now, hubby waiting for me so we can carry on with this weeks Wanderlust lesson.

Thanks for looking, Chris 

Boss It!

 Hi everyone, we have a new theme at Try It On Tuesday - 'Boss It' and we'd like to see your embossed makes, whether it be Dry Embossing using folders or Heat Embossing with powder and a heat tool.

The Design Team have some great examples to encourage and inspire you!

I used several embossing folders and some papers that were in my scrap box, the embossing transforms them to something quite different.

The first layer was the reverse side of the tiny flower folder that I used to emboss the mount for the cute Choux & Flowers bear that I found in an art shop in France last year. I used two different folders for the in between layers.

I was on a bit of a roll so I now have several embossed pieces of paper to use in my journals.

As usual you can find the Rules and Guidelines here. This TIOT  challenge runs for two weeks and we do hope you will join us this time.

Thanks for looking, Chris