ONLY 3 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL WE FIND OUT THE FIRST COUNTRY!!!
THREE MORE SLEEPS...
*giggles*
can you tell I am excited???
Are you ready...Are you?
Tell all your friends, let's get everyone involved right from the start.
All the info is here...
Friday, 30 December 2011
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
woyww
Here is my desk today, pretty tidy and devoid of anything creative. I have been making stuff but as it is for my new weekly challenge I can't show you yet.
The book on the desk were xmas gifts. as was the fabric and the dvds. I also got new spray inks, they are on the blue stand at the back, and I got some new acrylic inks too. I decided there was just too much stuff loose on my desk so I bought a third set of drawers from Ikea and now its all tidied away, though actually i might pick up a fourth set next time i go, as I have filled 18 little drawers and still have stuff left over.
The suitcase is full of small alpha stamps, the case has needed decorating for several years now, I will get around to it one day.
hanging up on the pin board is a gorgeous set of 3 mini canvasses, in turquoise and blue with a giraffe on them. I received them as part of my secret santa gift from the circle journal group.
Close up of the secret santa that i received from Marie..
..speaking of which we took a month off , but now the journals need to be posted on again...I need to crack on and get my page done. I have made a start, but my time has been taken up with
THE POSTCARD CHALLENGE 2012 <--have a read and maybe you would like to join in.
To find out more about woyww, and why we show our desks on wednesdays, pop over to JULIA'S PLACE
So now you have seen it tidy i can get stuck in and mess it back up again...
The book on the desk were xmas gifts. as was the fabric and the dvds. I also got new spray inks, they are on the blue stand at the back, and I got some new acrylic inks too. I decided there was just too much stuff loose on my desk so I bought a third set of drawers from Ikea and now its all tidied away, though actually i might pick up a fourth set next time i go, as I have filled 18 little drawers and still have stuff left over.
The suitcase is full of small alpha stamps, the case has needed decorating for several years now, I will get around to it one day.
hanging up on the pin board is a gorgeous set of 3 mini canvasses, in turquoise and blue with a giraffe on them. I received them as part of my secret santa gift from the circle journal group.
Close up of the secret santa that i received from Marie..
..speaking of which we took a month off , but now the journals need to be posted on again...I need to crack on and get my page done. I have made a start, but my time has been taken up with
THE POSTCARD CHALLENGE 2012 <--have a read and maybe you would like to join in.
To find out more about woyww, and why we show our desks on wednesdays, pop over to JULIA'S PLACE
So now you have seen it tidy i can get stuck in and mess it back up again...
Monday, 26 December 2011
Postcard Challenge 2012
only one week to go till the first country is revealed...OMG I am soooo excited.
Do you have 2 names and 2 addresses?
Do you have a book ready?
have you cut your postcards?
This is my book..
an alternative would be a book made from file folders like this one..
VISIT HERE to see the book that Jay made.
AMY'S BOOK is here.
GINA MADE an awesome book here.
SHIRL has made the most gorgeous pockets, go see them,
FRAN has her book here.
leave your name and link to your book post here so we can come and visit.
Do you have 2 names and 2 addresses?
Do you have a book ready?
have you cut your postcards?
This is my book..
an alternative would be a book made from file folders like this one..
VISIT HERE to see the book that Jay made.
AMY'S BOOK is here.
GINA MADE an awesome book here.
SHIRL has made the most gorgeous pockets, go see them,
FRAN has her book here.
leave your name and link to your book post here so we can come and visit.
Friday, 23 December 2011
Truffles...
First off make truffles..use THIS RECIPE that I posted last year. Depending on how big you make them you end up with between 70 and 90 truffles.
ok..so you have a mega ton of truffles now, right!..you could just eat them all, and they are super yummy so why wouldn't you...
or you could give some to your neighbours, think of it not as Christmas cheer, but more as a way of saving your waistline.
A couple years ago my lovely friend KIRSTY gave me a home made mince pie in a really cute lil box, obv I saved the box and took it apart to make a template for it. So this is totally not my idea..but this is how i made mine...
Cut some medium weight cardstock. 11inches by 6inches.
score 1 inch in from the edge on all four sides...
then score 2 lines 1 inch apart across the middle, (so 1 at 5inches and 1 at 6 inches measuring from one end)
my card was plain white..
make a 1 inch cut on the 4 score marks on each of the long edges.
I glued some shimmery copper paper to the outside of my box, just cos..you don't have to..
Fold the cut tabs to the inside and secure with double sided tape or glue dots.
You now have a little box with a joined lid.
here they are folded and closed.. they measure 4inches x 4inches now, and they are 1 inch deep.
Cut or punch some scalloped circles, and some holly leaves and berries..
Attach the leaves and berries to the circle, i flipped one of the leaves over on each one, as my paper is dark on one side and I liked the contrast. Add your message...
Attach them to the boxes, so they are half on and half off...
and finally fill with truffles, you can fit 9 truffles in each box...
as for the cloth that is on my coffee table..i made that years ago using Hardanger Embroidery.
ok..so you have a mega ton of truffles now, right!..you could just eat them all, and they are super yummy so why wouldn't you...
or you could give some to your neighbours, think of it not as Christmas cheer, but more as a way of saving your waistline.
A couple years ago my lovely friend KIRSTY gave me a home made mince pie in a really cute lil box, obv I saved the box and took it apart to make a template for it. So this is totally not my idea..but this is how i made mine...
Cut some medium weight cardstock. 11inches by 6inches.
score 1 inch in from the edge on all four sides...
then score 2 lines 1 inch apart across the middle, (so 1 at 5inches and 1 at 6 inches measuring from one end)
my card was plain white..
make a 1 inch cut on the 4 score marks on each of the long edges.
I glued some shimmery copper paper to the outside of my box, just cos..you don't have to..
Fold the cut tabs to the inside and secure with double sided tape or glue dots.
You now have a little box with a joined lid.
here they are folded and closed.. they measure 4inches x 4inches now, and they are 1 inch deep.
Cut or punch some scalloped circles, and some holly leaves and berries..
Attach the leaves and berries to the circle, i flipped one of the leaves over on each one, as my paper is dark on one side and I liked the contrast. Add your message...
Attach them to the boxes, so they are half on and half off...
and finally fill with truffles, you can fit 9 truffles in each box...
as for the cloth that is on my coffee table..i made that years ago using Hardanger Embroidery.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
Page 52. Anticipate.
so here it is the final page.
I did the front of my page as a road, leading into the future and lined with love....have you any idea how complimacated it is to do hearts in perspective..jeez...
So I started with prisma pencils...
then added some watercolours... I also added some gel transfers of hearts at the top.
added my title...
on the back i used water soluble pencils..
then printed out my journalling..
so that's it, all done.
Thankyou so much for playing along.
I will revisit these pages sometime in the New Year when I get around to making a box for them, as they kind of outgrew the one I had them in.
so here it is the final page.
I did the front of my page as a road, leading into the future and lined with love....have you any idea how complimacated it is to do hearts in perspective..jeez...
So I started with prisma pencils...
then added some watercolours... I also added some gel transfers of hearts at the top.
added my title...
on the back i used water soluble pencils..
then printed out my journalling..
so that's it, all done.
Thankyou so much for playing along.
I will revisit these pages sometime in the New Year when I get around to making a box for them, as they kind of outgrew the one I had them in.
Monday, 19 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
Page 51 . Celebrate.
this prompt was all about Christmas, and if you celebrate or not, if you are looking forward to it or not. I am pretty sure that you can guess from my page how I feel about it.
Drawn straight onto the page..
start to colour with prismas..
onto the green stuff...
blimey, he's really very green...
bit of white for the hat, with a few strokes of a sparkly gel pen.. and some snowflakes...
more snowflakes on the back, with the all important journalling.
this prompt was all about Christmas, and if you celebrate or not, if you are looking forward to it or not. I am pretty sure that you can guess from my page how I feel about it.
Drawn straight onto the page..
start to colour with prismas..
onto the green stuff...
blimey, he's really very green...
bit of white for the hat, with a few strokes of a sparkly gel pen.. and some snowflakes...
more snowflakes on the back, with the all important journalling.
Sunday, 18 December 2011
So tonight I had a skype session with the crazy girl Amy, she wanted to make the folder book that I showed 2 posts back. So I talked her thru it, and while she measured and folded and stuck...and unstuck...lol and ran back and forth hunting for maroon string..
I made this... it is totally made on the same design principle as the folder book, but for this I used 12 x12 scrapbook papers. Of course not being as long as a folder, you can only make one fold ,creating 2 pockets..instead of the double fold that makes 4 pockets.
I had this xmas papers in a box, god only knows how long they have been there, so I thought I would use them up.
I only had 6 sheets, so to bulk it out I made anther 4 pages using plain Bazzill.
I used a different brand of paper for the cover...and strung the pages in with red perle cotton.
I braided the loose strings and added a xmas tree button.
I have plenty of leftover patterned strips that I can use to make tags and cards to slot into the inside pockets.
I made this... it is totally made on the same design principle as the folder book, but for this I used 12 x12 scrapbook papers. Of course not being as long as a folder, you can only make one fold ,creating 2 pockets..instead of the double fold that makes 4 pockets.
I had this xmas papers in a box, god only knows how long they have been there, so I thought I would use them up.
I only had 6 sheets, so to bulk it out I made anther 4 pages using plain Bazzill.
I used a different brand of paper for the cover...and strung the pages in with red perle cotton.
I braided the loose strings and added a xmas tree button.
I have plenty of leftover patterned strips that I can use to make tags and cards to slot into the inside pockets.
Saturday, 17 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
Here are the last 2 prompts for the 52 page 2011 Challenge.
Page 51. Celebrate
Definition= to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities.
IT’S CHRISTMAS…how will you be spending the holiday, do you even like Christmas, or do you find it a chore to be endured?
Page 52. Anticipate
Defintion= to expect; look forward to;
What are you looking forward to in the year ahead?
Postcard Challenge 2012
In the INTRODUCTION POST I showed you the book that I had made to hold my postcards, I also mentioned a link to a ustream show, hosted by my good friend Dede, in which she shows how to make a book from file folders.
Her show is HERE.
All you need is 14 cardstock folders, available from Staples. To have enough pockets for 52 postcards you will need to use 13 for the pages and 1 for the cover.
I thought I would give it a go to see how easy it is...and oh my it is sooooo easy, and totally perfect for our postcard project.
here it is, you can see I used Kraft folders, you could use any colour.
There is no glueing, sticking or sewing involved. The pages are merely held in place with a piece of string/perle cotton/crochet cotton/ribbon whatever you want to use. It is wrapped over the page and around the spine. You can see I tied all my cotton ends off and added a bead.
Inside you can see all the folded folders, you can use folders that have tabs on or not, again it is up to you. I think it adds interest.
The postcards fit in perfectly...
The best thing about using string or ribbon to hold these pages in, is that if you need to for any reaso, you can slip in another page.
Here you can see I cut a page from an old map, and just slipped it in under the string inside the book.
Here is a close up, you can see the string, it is fairly tight, but slipping a page under it is no problem.
I did strengthen the cover by putting a piece of thicker cardboard inside.
I can't wait to see what books you buy or make for this project.
Her show is HERE.
All you need is 14 cardstock folders, available from Staples. To have enough pockets for 52 postcards you will need to use 13 for the pages and 1 for the cover.
I thought I would give it a go to see how easy it is...and oh my it is sooooo easy, and totally perfect for our postcard project.
here it is, you can see I used Kraft folders, you could use any colour.
There is no glueing, sticking or sewing involved. The pages are merely held in place with a piece of string/perle cotton/crochet cotton/ribbon whatever you want to use. It is wrapped over the page and around the spine. You can see I tied all my cotton ends off and added a bead.
Inside you can see all the folded folders, you can use folders that have tabs on or not, again it is up to you. I think it adds interest.
The postcards fit in perfectly...
The best thing about using string or ribbon to hold these pages in, is that if you need to for any reaso, you can slip in another page.
Here you can see I cut a page from an old map, and just slipped it in under the string inside the book.
Here is a close up, you can see the string, it is fairly tight, but slipping a page under it is no problem.
I did strengthen the cover by putting a piece of thicker cardboard inside.
I can't wait to see what books you buy or make for this project.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
Page 50. Utopia.
I drew my image directly onto the front page, sealed it with a little matte medium then coloured the background with neocolor crayons. Finally printing and adding the title.
I coloured the back using neocolours and a little gesso in between layers of colour. Then printed and glued n my journalling.
I drew my image directly onto the front page, sealed it with a little matte medium then coloured the background with neocolor crayons. Finally printing and adding the title.
I coloured the back using neocolours and a little gesso in between layers of colour. Then printed and glued n my journalling.
Monday, 12 December 2011
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Postcard Challenge 2012
So our 52 Pages is almost at an end, and many people have asked me if I am doing a prompt challenge next year...well I am...sort of. I will try and explain what I am going to do, and then if you would like to join in that would be wonderful.
I have a gorgeous set of books, 6 of them, in a wooden box by NICK BANTOCK , the books are the Griffin and Sabine series. I urge you to read them if you have not already, they are truly beautiful books. The theme of the books is two people who correspond by postcard and the books are full of the postcards.
Here is a link TO THE BOOKS on Amazon, you can look inside them.go and look they are beautiful.
I have loved these books for a long time, and decided that next year I am going to make my own book of postcards and create a story to go with them.
There is a button that you can grab, over there on the left...
So here is the challenge, based totally on the Nick Bantock books.
Step one ...create 2 characters, and 2 addresses.
now they can be 2 guys, 2 women, a man and a woman, 2 kids, 2 old people...whatever you want. the address can be anywhere in the world as long as they are fictitious. All you need to start with is a name for each person and an address for each person
Step two... cut out 52 postcards. You can use whatever you want, plain card, textured card, patterned card, watercolour paper...whatever you want, as long as they are 6inches x 4 inches.
If you wish to join in every week you will need 52, you may only want to join in fortnightly, or even monthly in which case you need less cards.
Step three...make or buy a book. you need enough pages for all your cards, depending on how often you are joining in.
Step four...decide how you will attach the cards into the book, you must be able to take them out..so you could use a pocket on each page...an envelope...or bought/hand made photo corners...
that's all you need to do for now.
On Monday 2nd January the challenge will begin. You will need to visit here to find out
...the first country...
this is a really long post, click to see the rest of it.x
I have a gorgeous set of books, 6 of them, in a wooden box by NICK BANTOCK , the books are the Griffin and Sabine series. I urge you to read them if you have not already, they are truly beautiful books. The theme of the books is two people who correspond by postcard and the books are full of the postcards.
Here is a link TO THE BOOKS on Amazon, you can look inside them.go and look they are beautiful.
I have loved these books for a long time, and decided that next year I am going to make my own book of postcards and create a story to go with them.
There is a button that you can grab, over there on the left...
So here is the challenge, based totally on the Nick Bantock books.
Step one ...create 2 characters, and 2 addresses.
now they can be 2 guys, 2 women, a man and a woman, 2 kids, 2 old people...whatever you want. the address can be anywhere in the world as long as they are fictitious. All you need to start with is a name for each person and an address for each person
Step two... cut out 52 postcards. You can use whatever you want, plain card, textured card, patterned card, watercolour paper...whatever you want, as long as they are 6inches x 4 inches.
If you wish to join in every week you will need 52, you may only want to join in fortnightly, or even monthly in which case you need less cards.
Step three...make or buy a book. you need enough pages for all your cards, depending on how often you are joining in.
Step four...decide how you will attach the cards into the book, you must be able to take them out..so you could use a pocket on each page...an envelope...or bought/hand made photo corners...
that's all you need to do for now.
On Monday 2nd January the challenge will begin. You will need to visit here to find out
...the first country...
this is a really long post, click to see the rest of it.x
Saturday, 10 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
page 49. Evolve.
Firstly I took an old book page and glued that to my page. It is very soft absorbent paper, and as I wanted to colour it with water soluble crayons, I decided to seal it with matte medium first.
Next I added a strip of patterned paper along the bottom. Then I coloured the page using neocolours. because I was working over matte medium, it meant I could push the colours around lot to blend them, instead of them sinking into the paper. It does mean that the colours are always vulnerable, even when dry...if anything wet touches them, they will wipe off. To seal fully you would have to use a spray varnish.
I drew and added a chrysalis, and then I did a butterfly transfer using a printed image and mod podge.
I added the title..
I used the same colours and patterned paper on the back.
I decided that this week I wanted my journalling to be private, so I wrote it out and popped it into a book page envelope and glued it to the page.
Firstly I took an old book page and glued that to my page. It is very soft absorbent paper, and as I wanted to colour it with water soluble crayons, I decided to seal it with matte medium first.
Next I added a strip of patterned paper along the bottom. Then I coloured the page using neocolours. because I was working over matte medium, it meant I could push the colours around lot to blend them, instead of them sinking into the paper. It does mean that the colours are always vulnerable, even when dry...if anything wet touches them, they will wipe off. To seal fully you would have to use a spray varnish.
I drew and added a chrysalis, and then I did a butterfly transfer using a printed image and mod podge.
I added the title..
I used the same colours and patterned paper on the back.
I decided that this week I wanted my journalling to be private, so I wrote it out and popped it into a book page envelope and glued it to the page.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
Page 49. Evolve.
Definition=To develop or achieve gradually
We are almost at the end of the year. Think back over this year specifically, how have you changed, if at all? What happened to make you change?
Sunday, 4 December 2011
52 Pages 2011
page 48 floating...
Totally unlike me I had this page done early, like days ago. Wednesday in fact, but since then I have had a killer migraine..
so here it is..
Totally unlike me I had this page done early, like days ago. Wednesday in fact, but since then I have had a killer migraine..
so here it is..
clouds done with neocolors and white acrylic paint..
on the back I used a little gesso, swiped some distress ink over it then stamped the border section with a Lost Coast border stamp and the middle section with an old background stamp, sorry no idea on the manufacturer.
I added my title to the front, edged each piece with a graphitint pencil.
and typed up and printed out my journalling for the back..
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