I couldn't decide whether to go for something spooky for Halloween or not. I decided no as I'm just not a spooky kinda girl :)Anyway I really enjoyed Tams tutorial on life book 2013 and decided to create my own pictured based on her tutorial. I have signed up for a few of her online… Continue reading Halloween
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Sisters
This page is dedicated to my sister. There are no steps got too carried away. Usual medium of neo 2 crayons and fable castell water soluable pencils Thanks for looking
Joanne Wardle challenge
This is my entry for the challenge visit paperartsy under Joanne to see how she makes her challenge it is fab. This is my take on her cardThanks for looking
Some quickies
The start of the many cards I want to make for my family and friends to spread a little christmas cheer.I kept them simple and discovered I loved how they looked. I'm also inspired by Joanne Wardel cannot wait to get started on some more.Thanks for looking Dxxx
Work shop
I was so excited! I finally got to a work shop with Jo Firth Young at a lovely craft shop in Marks Tey called Birds in the Barn. I love this shop the staff are always so helpful and friendly. There is always an abundance of stock and a variety of samples throughout the store.… Continue reading Work shop
Journal page
Forgot to take pictures. I drew with pencil and then used soluable crayons to paint.Thanks for looking Night xx
An afternoon in the garden
My hubby went off up a mountain today so I took the opportunity to have some arty time. I had no plan as to what I wanted to created and just let this happen.I started with drawing my face and spraying the background with dylusions ink sprays. I wanted to keep the face in balance and… Continue reading An afternoon in the garden
My first summer fae
I have been following the mini summer series with Tamara Laporte http://www.willowing.org/summer-series/ and this is my first summer fae. I hope you like her and her friend.I drew them out first and used my Caran D'Ache Neocolor II which is a watersoluble wax pastel, to colour. I purchased these from http://www.pencils4artists.co.uk which a site recommended to me… Continue reading My first summer fae
2nd day in the lakes
We spent the day at waterfalls which were beautiful. The trek to them was also very inspiring. I saw lots magical creatures flitting about. Of course hubby said they were just in my mind but what does he know. Today's creation represents my experience of being in the forest with the rain dripping and the wind… Continue reading 2nd day in the lakes
First day
I did this page (my first) in my journal. We arrived in the lakes about 12pm. This page represents the sun that was shining, my heart which belongs to the lakes the flowers that are still blooming and the huge house in which we we are staying. Some texture reminds me of the sheep and… Continue reading First day