Spring Forward

Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for the support you are giving me for my Spring Forward theme at Art Journal Journey! I thought March would be a great time to host as nothing happens much here in March...then... hubby broke his leg and suddenly we are getting visitors aplenty as well as attending (or rearranging cancelled appointments!) I also have a tooth that needs filling and the car has to go in for a service.

However, today I have finished off three pages that I started ages ago and I will have time to visit some blogs! 

A few years ago we visited the  chateau in Josselin, Brittany, France. I spent some time in the garden sketching, as there was a whole garden full of one of my favourite flowers - the Foxglove

This is a watercolour painting I did from one of the sketches

A few weeks ago I found a Katzelcraft set of Foxgloves and this is how  I have used some stamps from the set. The words are from a couple of Tracy Evans sets by AALL and Create. 

I hope to be visiting soon and certainly have more to show you!

Thanks for looking, Chris 

This. IS Spring!

 Hi everyone, I've had a tricky few days, along with looking after hubby I got a bout of mild vertigo - all gone now - I have excercises that relieve it ...eventually! 

Back to posting again and then to catch up on visiting your blogs!

As I'm hosting Art Journal Journey this month with the theme 'Spring Forward' I would like to show you one of my favourite Spring flowers. When I see these flowering I know that Spring is here! 

I always have this old book around and this time I use Alison Bomber's Crocus set from Paper Artsy. The page already had a stenciled background and I stamped most of the stamps in the set.

I used Neocolourll watercolour crayons to colour it.

On our local Green every Spring we get a fantastic show of Crocus flowers.

This was in early February before hubby had his accident _ I drove past the other day and they are all now fully in bloom - I look forward to seeing them every Spring

Thanks for looking, Chris

Make It Femeinine

 Hi everyone, I'm a little late posting this, time is running away with me while I am looking after hubby!

Our new theme at Try It On Tuesday is 'Make It Feminine' and there is plenty of inspiration from the Design Team.

I have another page in my small book journal - it is the one thing that is always around at the moment (I am keeping a few bits and pieces on the dining table for those odd minutes I get to play)

The background was made a while ago when I first started the book - I always find it useful to have a few prepared backgrounds.

The stamps are by Kate Crane (Paper Artsy) and I cut the flowers from a printed sheet from Collage Soup.

I do hope you can join us this time at TIOT - the theme runs until 16th March.

Thanks for looking, Chris

Spring Forward!

 Hi everyone, I'm so pleased to tell you that I am Guest Hosting at Art Journal Journey this month with the theme 'Spring Forward'.

I love Spring and today is the start of meteorological Spring. I still think of Spring as starting on 21st March so that's two days to celebrate, along with Mother's Day (UK)and Easter, May Day is also in Spring and I don't see why it can't feature in March. Best of all the clocks change and this is the reason for my title 'Spring Forward' I am so ready for some lighter nights and hopefully warmer days!

My first page is about looking forward to seeing one of my favourite Spring flowers - the Tulip. 

I used a journal that I used to use years ago - came across it again in a big tidy and I'm loving using it. I stamped a Crafty Individuals tulip/text stamp randomly over the page added the Tulip image(GeckoGalz) and then the Paper Artsy quote from an Alison Bomber(Words and Pictures blog) Spring quotes set. The SPRING letters were a gift from a friend and I finished the page off with some wiggly outlining.

As well as looking forward to seeing more Spring flowers and listening to birdsong I am looking forward to hubby's recovery from a broken leg, by the end of Spring he will hopefully be walking without support, at the moment he's not able to stand for long so that's where I'll be when I'm not here!

Thanks for looking, Chris

Countdown 3-2-1

 Hi everyone, goodness, how the time flies, rocket speed, which seems appropriate for our new theme at Try It On Tuesday -'Countdown 3-2-1'. We'd like to see on one entry 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something. I think this is quite a fun way to make something and as you will see so do the Design Team.

I made a page in an old book using three pieces of pink designer paper, a printed image of 2 tulips and one gold star which I felt compelled to use as it escaped being thrown away- I found it on the kitchen floor by the bin - don't recall what it came off!

I do hope you will join us at TIOT this time, as usual you have two weeks to get your entry in.

As for me, I'm off to be nurse to my hubby who has a broken leg and will be out of action for some time.

Thanks for looking, Chris

All Loved Up

 Hi everyone. We're going to have a LOVEly time at Try It On Tuesday with our new theme 'All Loved Up'. The Design Team are definitely in the mood for love with Valentines Day not too far away - take a look here.

I had a background in one of my journals that was just waiting for a little bit of romance.

I used a Lavinia heart mask with some Kitsch Flamingo distress ink. The image is one by Geko Galz, the flowers are also Geko Galz along with some stickers.

I stamped the sentiment onto tissue paper as it was the best way to add it to the textured background.

I hope you will join us at TIOT this time, as usual the theme runs for two weeks.

Thanks for looking, Chris

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