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
 

Romance!

 Hi everyone, February has arrived and we are thinking of 'Romance' at Try It On Tuesday. Of course you don't have to send Valentine cards to be romantic, there are lots of romantic films to be watched that may encourage you to send a little message to someone!

The Design Team have some greta inspiration for you

I used some spritzed distress oxide inks to stamp the Funky Fossil hearts. I tore a tissue heart which I painted with Gel medium mixed with pink ink and then added some beautiful rose stickers, I added a touch of blue ink around the edges.

I hope you can join us at TIOT this time - the theme runs from two weeks.

Thanks for looking, Chris 

 

What a Night at TIOT

 Hi everyone, the title of our new theme at Try It On Tuesday might imply that we're party people, well some of us may still be! My idea of 'What A Night' is more likely to be early to bed with a good book!

You can see the Design Team's take on the title here! The Rules and Guidelines are here if you need to look.

I have a card with a mother owl and her offspring.

I made a background with dark shades of watercolour paint. Once dry I stamped the Crafty Individual owls and used watercolour pencils to give them a darker colour. I used a gold gel pen for the beaks and eyes. I extended the branch with a Pitt pen and then added some Lavinia Stamps branches and berries. The moon is from another Crafty Individual set and I added some Corrector pen stars (although I must say they look more like snowflakes)

This image reminds me of stepping outside the back door of my son's place in France in the late afternoon and seeing an owl staring down at us - we quickly retreated and left it in peace.

I hope you can join us this time with your take on 'What A Night', as usual we run this theme for the next two weeks.

Thanks for looking, Chrisx

Feeling Blue at TIOT

 Hello to you al! We're back! The Try It On Tuesday Design Team are here to start your New Year with our theme of 'Feeling Blue'. I hope you aren't feeling too blue now that the decorations are down and of course for some it's back to work!

I think our blues made brighten your day so please take a look here!

 I had some fun making this - water colour paint onto an acrylic block, spritzed and then pressed all over the centre of my page. I added some stenciling and then stamped the beautiful fantasy flower from Crafty Individuals (a Sharron Bates design). Next I added some random text around the edges of the flower and a little quote at the bottom.

As usual our theme is open for two weeks and if you need a reminder of the Rules and Guidelines - they're here.

I do hope you will join us this time at TIOT!

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

Thanks for looking, Chris

I'm joining in at 'Art Journal Journey too, with Mia's 'Dots' theme