circle journal

This time the page was made in Beccas journal.

I had decided to go with a ladybird theme. I laid various items on the page and starting spraying ink.

building up the layers I added pencil marks and more stencilling, this time of leaves.

next I added the wall filler, again thru a stencil..

Next i added colour to the flowers and then made separate leaves from painted and waxed card.

Next I drew out the momma labybird and all her children, cut them out and stuck them on, also added a firefly, so the ladybird has light to read by...and finally the title.

This is the tag i made to go with it..

Postcard Challenge 2012

Here we are again, week 5. Last week saw some fabulous cards, great twists in story-lines and a wealth of information about China.

We also came to the end of the first month, and as such i decided to have an end of month giveaway, scroll down and have a look in yesterdays post to see the little competition and to place your vote.

So where shall we go this week..hmmmm

ooh la la...

let's go to FRANCE


See you back here on Friday to link up ...the winning January card will be announced on Sunday.

Mister Linky is still active, so if you haven't linked up your China cards then you still have time.

Postcard Challenge 2012

Well its the end of the first month, well done to everyone who has joined in. As I type this 253 cards have been made..how AMAZING is that!!!

So to say thanks I am giving away a small prize, and it is small lol don't get too excited. I wish I could send great art gifts but I simply can't afford to, so I have these DERWENT sketching pencils to send out to one of you.

I looked through every single card that has been made in January and I picked out my fave 45.

Austria - Amy..Dee..Donna..Leialoha..Marie..Mary..Nicki..Norma..Rose..Sandra..Tammy..Wendy ...Rozelle

Spain - kimber..Manon..Rachael..Catherine..Claire..Eveline..Helen..Jackie..Joyce..Lisa..Sheri..Steph....Sue...Tracey

Brasil - Debbi..Joanna..Natasha May..Cynthia..Jamie Lynn..Kathy..Kerri..Shelle..Alison..Valerie..Crafty womble

China - Dede..Janet..Cazro..Anna&Janet..Jenny..Lulabelle..Magaret

It was difficult, but that was the smallest i could get it to..so I brought in outside help...

someone who is not a member of the challenge chose 10 finalists from that list of 45.

Here are the 10 finalists...

1..AMY - AUSTRIA

2..DEBBI - BRASIL

3..DEDE - CHINA

4..JANET - CHINA

5..JOANNA - BRASIL

6..KIMBER - SPAIN

7..MANON- SPAIN

8..NATASHA MAY - BRASIL

9..RACHAEL - SPAIN

10..ROZELLE - AUSTRIA

Everyone who has taken part over the month of January gets ONE VOTE each.  You CANNOT vote for yourself lol

Leave a comment saying who you are voting for, the card with the most votes by next Sunday evening (UK) will be the winner



VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED...

Postcard Challenge 2012

Week 4 CHINA...

My page in my book, this week I have another envelop page. I first stamped the ying yang motif all over the page, then I coloured it, doodled round the edges and finally rubbed gold wax over the whole page.

The card inside the envelope..

The front of my card. I drew the Chrysanthemum first, then drew the dragon and coloured with promarkers, then the background coloured with promarkers. I then masked off the flower and the dragon and used a Chinese text stamp for the background.

The back of the card...these 2 really are not giving much away..possible meetings...packages left for each other, often not in 'safe' places...hmmmm

So let us see your cards from China...

THIS IS WHERE YOU LINK UP...

come back on Sunday for a small giveaway...

Life Book

Week 2. The aim of this week was to create a dream board, which would showcase our dreams and aspirations for the coming year. At first I wasn't inspired by this lesson, as it was mostly magazine clippings and photos collaged together. I don't mind  a bit of collage, but it isn't my favourite thing to do, so I planned on giving this lesson a miss. Then I saw that Tam had painted her dream board, instead of collaging, and I was immediately inspired and knew what I would do.

So sorry I completely forgot to take a photo of the sketch, obviously I got too excited and started to paint.

So here is  the first photo, the fairy girl is already painted and I have started on the background.

More added to the background...

and finally the doodling and finishing touches..

Postcard Challenge 2012

Another great week, with some astonishingly vibrant and colourful cards, from dancers and parrots to beautiful green eyes. Intrigue and mystery, more romance and even a severed finger!!!

So are you ready to grab your passport again? 

Off we go ...to...

CHINA.

PLEASE READ...

the links in the last post will stay active all week up to Thursday evening which is when I get the code ready for Friday, so you still have plenty of time to link up and visit each other. When I make the new linky code the previous one is just 'hidden', it does not disappear completely. You can click on the word 'HERE' in the text that replaces the linky and that will bring up the list. Once the list is hidden, you can no longer add your name to it, but you can still use it to visit all the other blogs...

Postcard Challenge 2012

Here we are week 3. I am really looking forward to seeing all your postcards from Brazil.

Here is mine.

This is how the page looks in my book, it is an envelope with the flap cut off.

the trees were lightly sketched then coloured with black acrylic ink.

Here with the card inside... the outside edge is just a thin wash of watercolour with a doodled line around done using a stabilo pencil.

The front of my card with carnival girl. She is super,super sparkly, it just doesn't show well on camera.

She is hand drawn onto very smooth card, then coloured with promarkers. The glitz was added using sparkly gel pens that were in a set i got from the supermarket. if you are in the uk , ASDA, I think they were £3.60 for a pack of 30 pens, some regular, some metallic and some sparkly. I wasn't sure how well they would work, as they are not a named brand like sakura or signo...but they actually work really well. a really cheap way to add sparkle.

I drew the feathers in last with prisma pencils..

and finally the back....what is it these 2 are up to i wonder...hmmm

HERE IS WHERE YOU LINK UP... Add your name and link to the specific blog post where your photos are to make it easier for people to find. Then have a fun week visiting everybody and leaving lurve.

The link will stay active until next Friday. 

life Book

I am taking the year long Life Book course, run by WILLOWING..

For our first lesson we had to draw and paint a goddess.

I chose to do the Norse Goddess Freyja, she is a goddess of love, she also carried the dead from the battlefields. She wears a cloak of falcon feathers and rides a chariot drawn by cats. By her side is a boar, and she sprinkles dew drops on flowers.

I took some of those elements, such as the love hearts..the dew drops on flowers..and the feathers ...and I made my page.

Firstly my sketch..

next I started shading  the face..

more shading..

next i detailed the eyes and started on the hair and the flowers.

more detail in the hair, another layer on the flowers and the first wash over the helmet.

another layer on the helmet..

details on the helmet and final details on the face..

flowers mostly done and background started..

white acrylic rolled over the background and parts of the hair,helmet and flowers,main images masked off with scrap paper and  script stamped onto the background...

dew drops added to flowers and hearts painted in.. finished..

Engagement card...

First I drew  a rose and gave it a quick wash with watercolour paint.

then I shaded it with prisma pencils. Next I colored the background using neocolours which blend so beautifully.  I then masked off the rose and stamped a script image all over the background.

I added 2 small kraft tags and a heart and lace at the bottom, and rubbed some silver wax around the edges. Finally i mounted it all to a square,white card blank.

Postcard Challenge 2012

hello fellow globe-trotters..

Last week was fab again, as I write this we have had 58 cards linked up in the post below. Great sketches, beautiful paintings, fabulous collages, very clever use of stamping and some gorgeous cards with 3D elements that i just want to reach out and touch.

Don't forget we have a facebook group HERE, feel free to join us. Also there is a Flickr group HERE.


So are you ready for destination number three...

BRAZIL


Have a great week exploring this new country and I will see you back here on Friday to link up.

Postcard Challenge 2012

Week 2. Spain.

Hope you have all had a good week, travelling around Spain.

Here is the page in my book.. this week I have used clear photo corners instead of an envelope...

Here is the front of my postcard..

and the back....

and this is how the card looks once it is tucked into the corners on the page..

THIS IS WHERE YOU LINK UP... please add your name and a direct link to the relevant blog post to make it easier for people to find your card from Spain. PLEASE DO NOT link up until your card has been blogged or is on Flickr.


NB. I know it looks like the links have gone, they are still there I just cant have them displayed once I make the link for the new week. Click on the word 'HERE'  in the next bit of text and it should take you to the links.







These links will stay active all week, please visit each other and leave some lurve.

See you all on Monday for country number three!.

Circle Journal

So last week it was posting time again for the circle journal girls.

This time i was making a page and a tag for Marie, after stalking her I found out she loves the beach...so I decided on a Seahorse themed page.

I sketched the seahorse first..

then inked the main lines in..

and coloured it with watercolour pencils.. before cutting it out...

I sprayed the book pages..

and then painted a couple of iridescent glazes over them.. at this point I also tangled the seahorse..

next I drew and coloured some underwater plants and fishies.. I stamped some bubbles and  then allowed some paint to drip down the pages. i went over the drips and the plants with glittery gel pens.

Finally to make the seahorse sparkle i added some silver leafing, he kinda looks like he has barnacles stuck to him now lol

Then I stuck the page together and added my title, which is the name of a song from the film The Water Babies.. i also added some rays of light coming down into the water just using a white prisma pencil.

Finally I coloured the tag and added this quote..