Paper and bits

I've just bought some of this paper from the range with matching flowers and washie tape. I thought it was very classical and would be nice for the books if any of you would like to use some. It will match up nicely with the black and a bit of navy and white card would go quite well.

 Bye for now x

New year trying again

No I'm not more technically minded, where did this red font come from? Pictures of Eva top just after Christmas and bottom the day after her birthday 30th dec. final one is almost finished birthday card for her.  I will try to figure this out I have a class on the iPad on Thursday so that might help. I was going to do a class this Wednesday if anyone would like to come, have checked the weather and it seams ok.  I have had a request for a posh book so will be doing the base of it this week. Then it is using black bags that Lyn brought back from USA for me.  Enough from me for now.  Hope you are all well and I will see you soon. Xx

Hi Girls, just thought I would give the old blog ago, I might be a bit more technically minded now, lol.

Wot Summer

An e-mail from Carolyn hoped I had had a good summer, I replied "Wot Summer" and so an idea formed in my head.  Sorry to say this isn't a photo from this year as it's been too wet and I haven't taken any lol.  This was a very wet and stormy day on holiday in Crete a few years back.  I may still have time to take one though as this weather can't last can it?

Anyway as you can see we have clouds and raindrops.  I have used the Claudine Helmuth Stamps with a matching foam stamp.  I pressed the foam stamps into a few sprays of Dylusions and stamped over the top.  Love the effect - looks like rain. 

The bottom panel is masking tape coloured in with Promarkers - a bit fiddly but I like it.

This is the raindrops stamp and my new diecut leaves.  Hope you like it.

Final Pages

 Well, finally I have finished the pages, although I could still add quite a bit to the book with the addition of tags with journaling and maybe some photographs on them.  A bit of ribbon on the tags might also add some interest.  As you can see I have changed this page as I really didn't like the previous one that I did.  This is a technique I learnt from dina Wakeley and I love it.

 To the right is My "MUM" page and I was so pleased that the photo I chose when cut out fitted exactly on top of the mushrooms.  You will gather that it is mostly Dylusions sprays and stamps that I have chosen to use, with the odd Paper Artsy flower and free Craft Stamper butterfly.

 This is my "AUNT" page and it was noway big enough to put pictures of all my nephews and neices so its hands pointing to their names.  Maybe this is where tags would be handy to include their pictures inside the pockets.

This is supposed to be me as a monster to my dear daughter-in-law.  I am really a nice MOTHER-in-LAW.

 And finally the future and the continuation of our Family Tree.  This is a scan of my first great grandchild due around New Years Day.  Lots to look forward to and so many happy memories in the past.

As you can guess this picture should have been a bit further up.  It's my "NAN" page and I had this idea that I would do The Mad Hatters Tea Party.  As I have four grandchildren it fitted perfectly and I am really pleased with the result.  The background was a masking tape technique from this months Craft Stamper.  Brilliant and so easy.  Love how I had a photo of Jess with the "White Rabbit".I have really enjoyed making this book and I will be doing more of them as I have loads of Takeaway Bags yet to use.  I hope you have enjoyed looking and to those of you already making your own I know you are loving it too.

Art Journaling

As promised here are a couple of pages from my Art Journal which I hope you will join me and create one of your own.  It is made from take away bags so each page has its own pocket for photos etc.  The front of each page will be designed by you.  I am doing seven stages in my life i.e. daughter, sister, wife, mum etc. There are up  to eight pages to do so its a matter of choosing your theme i.e. favourite holidays, places to visit, food, people hobbies etc.

We will be using various techniques for decorating the pages and various mediums.  I hope I can do a different one for all seven.  I have managed to up to now but I have two to do yet.....  Well I hope you all like what you see and that I will see some of you during the summer.  Take care and if I don't see you have fun.

The Boy With Beautiful Curls

Oh how time passes by so quickly.  One minute they are babies with beautiful curls and the next, well you can guess, still beautiful but bald!!!  Oh well he is now forty six years old.  Anyway as you can see I have used black and white photos, tones of one colour - turquoise - and an abundance of circles.

Still using up all those doilies I bought a few months ago.  These photos were given to my Mum by my sister and I had never seen them before so I took photos of them and used my camera to create the different sizes.  Quite proud of myself.

I used two shades of Bazzil Basics cardstock  and three different papers and the usual Distress Ink Pads, a couple of quirky frames and some of Tims Tissue Tape.  As I suggested if you use coloured photos maybe a black and white or brown and ceam theme would work better than a more coloured one.

All I have to do now is work out how many circles I punched out and what size.

Diamond Jubilee

Seems ages since I lasted blogged or did a page for that matter.  Well it was well before I went on holiday and that seems ages away now, almost due for another one - if only if was married to a rich man.  Anyway I was asked if we could do a Jubilee page - so here it is in all its glory.  As you can see there of lots and lots of union jacks, some embossing and a few diamonds.

This event did take place whilst I was on holiday so I dutifully left my place in the sun and spent an hour and a half watching and taking pictures on the televison.  But as you can see I could have been there!!!!!! Also I didn't get wet.  So the pictures are a little grainy but that captures the rainy day I think.  Also must thank the BBC and their World Service - amazing.

Now you may be thinking you are fed up with the Jubilee and haven't any pictures.  Well this page can easily be adapted to a celebration of your own.  Silver Weddings, 21sts, anything really.  I do have a bunting stamp that isn't a union jack and also if you would like I can run you some pictures off that I took.  It was a fun page to do and I did enjoy a bit of embossing for a change.  See you all soon, bye for now.