Micro Journal

Sharing pictures of my micro journal and the last few pages today.

Entering them into the following challenges:

A bit more time to craft

Allsorts 

Creative Artiste 

Micro Journaling

Trying some micro journaling for the first time. Have some new stamps designed by Vera Lane Studio for ALL and Create stamps to play with. In the end decided to limit my colour palette for this journal. Here are my first three double pages.

Sharing over at: 

Stamping Sensations 

Moo Mania and More

Love to Craft

Journal Cover

Front 

Back

Paced myself making just one patch each month throughout the year for this journal cover. Used lots of paint and stamping on the fabric along with some stitching, beads, etc. Found time this week to make a journal to go inside and going put it away ready to start a fresh journal in 2020.

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Creative Artiste Challenge 

Love to Craft 

More Mixed Media

Tangled

Really enjoyed inking up this new stamp from Divine Stamps for this quirky Christmas card.

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Cute Card Thursday

 Aud Sentiments

Fab n Funky

Being Normal...

Loved how this journal page turned out and inked up two new stamps as well! Didn’t have any coordinating papers for her dress so in the end found some fabric so added some nice texture too.

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We Love 2 Create
Cute Card Thursday 
More Mixed Media

BE YOU

A ledger book painting this week using both acrylics and watercolours.

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Paint Party Friday

 Creative Artiste

Love to Craft

Craft Stamper Spooktastic!

Very pleased to have a project in this month’s issue of Craft Stamper magazine and I was able to play with one of my girlie stamp designs.

Available to purchase from many stores but here are a couple links to shops selling this Halloween themed design:

PaperArtsy UK

Top Flight Stamps USA

For Craft Stamper Magazine:

Copies available from:

www.craftstamper.com to buy subscriptions,

 www.mags-uk.com for single print copies, 

digital copies from www.pocketmags.com 

Overseas subscriptions are available too!

Midnight

Playing in my 12” x 12” ledger journal. 

I love the midnight blue colour for the night sky.

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday 

Difficult roads

More art journaling in a little journal I have decided to dedicate to Stampotique images only.

I created this background using Washi tape and Gelatos.

Sharing over at Art Journal Journey, Crafty Calendar Challenge and Creative Artist Challenge.

Got to play...

With some fabulous products by Mama Makes and Custom Cut Makes the October Issue of Craft Stamper magazine.

To purchase the magazine go to:

 www.craftstamper.com to buy subscriptions, 

www.mags-uk.com for single print copies, 

digital copies from www.pocketmags.com 

Overseas subscriptions are available too!

Wanna Fly?

Some more journaling.

Stampotique images and some glitter on the butterfly wings.

Working through my collection of quotes that are gathered in a Pinterest file.

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Moo Mania and More

A bit more time to Craft

Craft Galore Encore

Knobbly Knees

My own drawing and a really mixed media background.

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Paint Party Friday 
Love to Craft
We Love 2 Create

Be Still

And listen! We definitely all need to do more of that. A journal page in a new journal gifted to me by a friend and even better a new Stampotique image.

Sharing over at Art Journal Journey, Creative Artiste Challenge and More Mixed Media Challenge.

Furry Friend

Another matchbook using mixed media stuff and some Stampotique images.

Sharing over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge, Creative Artiste Challenge and Love to Craft.

Summer Bees

A touch of summer in today’s post. I really enjoyed colouring these lovely Woodware images to create my little matchbook.

Sharing over at A Bit More Time to Craft, Fab n Funky and Love to Craft Challenge.

Warrior

Been a while since I have done a painting and the one is based on the following quote:

I worked in a Moleskine watercolour journal and used Neocolor crayons.

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday 

Craft Stamper

Pleased to have a project published in this month’s new Craft Stamper magazine (July 19)

Purchase your copy from www.craftstamper.com to buy subscriptions

 www.mags-uk.com for single print copies, 

digital copies from www.pocketmags.com 

Overseas subscriptions are available too!

In the moment

been making some matchbooks for a crafting swap and here is one that I made using lots of PaperArtsy stamps.

Very much mixed media as I used watercolour, acrylic, pens, Washi tape and stamping  plus lots more!

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Stamping Sensations

Love to Create

Love to Craft

Heart

Enjoyed working on this little mixed media heart to send to a fellow crafter.

Painted with a couple of coats of Fresco paint, after some stamping painted with some watercolours,

My Stamping Bella girl by Danielle Donaldson was coloured with Copics/Promarkers.

Sharing over at:

A bit more time to craft challenge

CreativeArtiste Challenge

Love to Craft challenge 

International Women’s Day

Proud to have one of my girls being exhibited as part of International Women’s Day at The Makers Mezzanine in Whitney on Wye. 

All the works of art are postcard size and I decided to work on a wood block using acrylics, watercolour and of course some washie tape. 

I added an inspirational quote which I felt reflected the theme #balanceforbetter.

All the works of art are for sale and a percentage of the profits will go to local women’s services in Herefordshire and Powys.

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday , A bit more time to Craft, Creative Artiste Challenge and Love 2 Create 

Happiness is...

Started with a Gelli print background in my paperbag journal. Added some stamping, foiling and frantage to the page. The image (Danielle Donaldson designs for Stamping Bella) is coloured using Copics/Promarkers and a touch of coloured pencil.

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday 

A bit of a puzzle!

I decided it was time to dust of some of my PaperArtsy girls for these altered jigsaw puzzles pieces. Drippage using acrylic ink, stencilling using both neon ink and acrylic paints. Of course plenty of stamping and I coloured my girls in with Promarkers/Copics.

Sharing them over at Addicted to stamping, Crafts Galore Encore, Passion for Promarkers and  Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge. 

Skies I’m Under

Another page in my paper bag journal. 

Worked on the Gelli print page by adding stamping and some doodling. 

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday and A bit more time to craft.

More Focus

Upcycled a little metal tin for this cute little door hanger. Painted using Fresco paints and glittered the inside. The background is a Gelli print using Distress Oxide inks and the girlie stamps are from Stamping Bella. I chose the quote as it included my word for 2019 ‘focus’. 

Sharing over at Paint Party  Friday and Love 2 Create

Positive

Used a graphite stick and pencil shading using paper stump. 

Went for some simple inky stencilling for the background.

Sharing over at Love to Create and Move along with the Times challenge.

Workshop Project

Been wanting to do a workshop for ages but was in limbo in 2018 waiting for and having an operation. All recovered and focussing on things I really want to do in 2019.

So spent some time playing with ideas and finally got a workshop organised for Saturday 23rd February at my local craft shop called The Pedlars Tray in Herefordshire.

 You can book a place by emailing sales@thepedlarstrayltd.co.uk or by telephoning 01432 379095.

Sharing my project over at Paint Party Friday and More Mixed Media 

Be Bold!

Sharing my first art journal page for 2019 today.

Made myself a little paper bag journal.

 First I Gelli printed onto each side of the bag and then stitched the pages onto the cover. It’s only small but perfect for some quick art journaling work.

Sharing over at Paint Party Friday 

Little Heart

Really enjoyed inking up this little cutie from Stampotique.

Made a little wooden door hanger with my word for 2019.

Sharing over at A Bit it More Time to Craft, Stamping Sensations  and The Happy Craft Challenge