First Ever Art Journal Page

Well here it is I finally took the plunge ... here is my first ever art journal page, let me know what you think. I painted, stamped, distressed and scribbled was so much fun making so much mess, think I will definately be making some more, it nice to just go for it for a change and experiment. I used my new tim holtz stamp and rock candy crackle paint LOVE IT !!!!!

Kate this is for you !!!!! ekkk

I am so ashamed to admit this is my craft room or as the hubby likes to call it my crafting carnage !!!! Believe it or not I had a quick little tidy before this picture HAHAHAHA what a slob !!!! it used to be tidy once a upon a time ... the thing is im a complete clean freak with the rest of my house hehehehe i took some close up of the state of my room and it looked terrible so theres no way im putting those on here too ...hmmm think ill go and give it a little tidy now !!!!

Pop over to 'the art of moodling' where Sarah is daring people to show there messy craft rooms http://sarahanderson1.blogspot.com/

anyway on to crafty things !!!! heres some more christmas cards ...

Christmas Cards

Here are some more Christmas Cards ive made, I actually made about 9 over the weekend and thought I would bore you with a couple at a time hahahahha You maybe thinking im obessessed with Christmas but it because I have a few craft fairs im doing this year (about 4 I think) and I dont want to leave all the christmas card making till last minute, as I also have loads of other stuff to make too bags, jewellery and little bits and bobs. I have my first craft stall this friday its at a coffe morning event for Macmillan Cancer. Wish my luck and lots of sales.

Exciting News and a Couple of Cards

How excited am I !!!!! Georgia has picked me to be one of the new Design Team Members for the Crafty Calander Challenge, to say I'm happy would be an understatement. I have never been a DT member before and I am so happy that she has asked me to become part of the team :) There is a link on my sidebar to the Crafty Calander Challenge blog, it will be a monthly challenge which will be set on the first friday of each month. The first challenge will be posted on the 2nd October so make sure to pop over and check it out xxx

On another note here are a couple of Christmas cards I made last week but didnt get a chance to up load.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

First of all Happy Birthday to Heidi over at Simon Says Stamp, to celebrate there is a huge prize with week, there is a link on my sidebar, check it out and please enter the challenge, they are hoping to get 200 entries for this special birthday challenge. This week the challenge is a sketch (and a very nice one too) The image is a Ketto, Stampingbella (I think) Steph kindly sent these to me, alwell as these gorgeous bloom and grow papers, I cant use these enough. I coloured my image with watercolour pencils and added lots of stickles. The flowers are prima with brads in the centres and the leafs are a leona punch. Ric rac ribbon from my stash and the sentiment was a freebie with a magazine as while back.

Tuesday Taggers - Buttons and Bows

I dont usually make wedding cards but thought I would for some strange reason !!!! The image is by the greeting farm (love this image) as always ive coloured it using watercolour pencils and then added a bit of sparkle using my stickles. I then smudged all round the edge of my image using silver ink (really please with how this turned out) The papers are Laura Ashley (I think) The bow I made myself using some ribbon I ripped of off some packaging a while ago. Flowers are prima that I added pearl buttons and pearls too. I added a tiny diamond and pearl to the bottom right hand corner too but cant see this very well in the piccie.

This weeks prize over at Tuesday Taggers is some gorgeous OA boyfriend goodies from the craft emporium (there is a link on my sidebar to the lovely Lyns shop, pop over she has some scrummy stuff for sale)

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, ill be back on to post another card tomorrow for the simon says challenge TTFN xxx

Grunge/Emo Card

Isn't she lovely !!!!! I've coloured her using watercolour pencil I then stamped around the image with a swirlie stamp and then distressed with blank ink. I made the background by stamping flourishes with black ink then grunged/distressed. The flowers are prima (I didnt have a black flower so I coloured in a bright pink one I had) The black button is from my stash.

I dont know about everyone else but autumn is definately here in Hertfordshire, its been so windy today, I do love the feeling of wind in my hair making it go wild. Cant wait for all the trees to turn beautiful colours now, ill soon be draging my poor hubby through the wood to look at the trees and go funghi spotting, i love it when we find the perfect toodstool :)

New Challenge Blog - Looking for DT Members

http://www.craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ There is also a link on my sidebar.

Georgia is starting her very own monthly challenge blog, she is looking for new design team members if you are interested you have until the 15th September to apply. Good luck Georgia cant wait to join in your challenges.

Something a little different - a boys/emo card

I really like these images, well I am a little dark and disturbing sometimes so I suppose they suit me well hehehehe Ive coloured the image with watercolour pencils, and distressed with blank ink around the edge. I didnt have any suitable papers so I distressed/grunged my white cards stock in black ink too. The blue cards I embossed with my new cuttlebug folder (love this one) and inked over with black ink again. The skull and cross bone is a cuttlebug die that I distressed and inked to suit the card. I have really problems making boys cards and I wanted something to suit a teenage boy, im quite please with how this turned out dont know what you all think ???