Documented life project front cover

 

hello everyone. Not long now before we head into a new year and a new start to some journaling projects.

 

This year I am going to join in with the Documented Life project and here is the front cover to the journal I am going to use for it.

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

x catherine

Journal 52 - week 52

Hello everyoneHope you all well and recovering from the last couple of busy days!!

So it is now the end of this years Journal 52 and as you will know I have tried to complete most of the weeks.

This is week 52 the last for this year and we are using circles. I have made a page to finish my Journal 52 year book and have really enjoyed it so much. I will definitely be doing this again next year and if any of you are wanting to come onboard and join in here is the link.http://journal52.com/week-52/

Thanks for stopping by today and see you soon

x catherine

Happy Boxing day and ready for 2015!!

 

Hello everyone and a very Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you have all had a lovely time.

So it will soon be time to start a new Calendar Journal for 2015 and this is the page I have prepared ready for it.
I was really wishing when I was doing this page that I may see some of the white stuff!! However I have just looked out of my window and YES it is snowing. My festive season is now complete for me as I love snow!

I probably will not be around much now until after the holidays so I will take this opportunity  to wish you all a very Happy New Year and see you all again in 2015!!!!

Thank you for all your lovely support and comments throughout this year and your following of my work. I so much appreciate you visiting and have made some wonderful friends from blogland.

See you all soon

x catherine

We Three Kings workshop

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok. I am just about ready now for all the festivities next week.

It has been a busy weekend for me. I have been attending workshops at Art From The heart for both days.

Yesterday I attended a workshop with Kate Crane. These were the pages we were working on- We Three Kings.

I had a fabulous time with great company on both days.

Thanks for stopping by and see you all later

x catherine

Journal 52 and WOYWDW #289

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok.

 

So it is Wednesday and time for crafters to share their workdesks over on Julia's WOYWDW blog.

 

I have just finished this morning binding a handmade journal for next years Journal 52 challenge. I really enjoyed doing this project this year so wanted to make my own journal to continue with for the new year. Here is the link for Journal 52

 

 Here is the link for - WOYWDW #289  

 

I have a few little things left to do now for the festive period but most of the preparations are done.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today and see you all later

x catherine

Smile...

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well. Not long to go now until the festive day is here and I can see the days getting busier for me!!!

 

Anyway allowing myself a bit of play time in between and this week over at the Stampotique designers Blog challenge it is "Anything Goes"

 

I have been playing in my journal and I have used a Daniel Torrente stamp for my image. I love his little heart he wears.

The quote is from Dylusions which I thought fitted him well.

 

This is for challenge:

Stampotique Designers blog challenge #176 - Anything Goes week 2

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x catherine

Journal 52- Newsprint

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok.

 

I am catching up on a few of the journal 52 projects which I never managed to do before the end of the year and a new one starts!!

 

This is for the prompt week 37-Newsprint. I had a new stamp from Christy Tomlinson of a newsprint image. I stamped it onto a scanned background of mine and cut out some circles. I like the way when you add them to a page it really breaks up the background if it looks a little busy!!!

The main image is from Tumblefish Studios.

 

Thank you all for stopping  by today and see you all later

x catherine

Create Your own Special Style -Journal 52

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok. Weather is calming down here now after the winds and hailstorms.

 

I have given myself a bit of time in my craft room. I was missing having a few moments to myself and it is so easy at this time of year to get caught up with other things!!!

 

I am playing a bit of catch up with Journal 52 and this is for week 47- Wise Words

"Create Your own Style" we all have one and sometimes for some it is just finding what suits you.

 

The image is using one of the Dina Wakley stencils and black paint. I then went back in with a Dylusions number stencil and white paint.

 

Thanks for stopping b y today and visiting. Hope your all managing to find some time to yourselves as the festive season will be upon us very shortly!!

 

See you all soon

x catherine 

WOYWDW # 288 and where is the time going....?

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well. Apologies for being absent a bit lately but it's that time of year and I don't know where the time is going?

 

It's Wednesday and time for the catch up of all our desks and projects. Mine is messy today and I am working on a tag although it's taking me longer than I thought-but Rome wasn't built in a day so they say!!!!!

 

Here is the link to WOYWDW and looking forward to catching up with you all.

 

And here are a few pics of my Christmas decorations at home.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting my desk space.

See you all later

x catherine



WOYWDW #286

Hello everyone and it's time for WOYWDW #286 and time to share our desks for today.

 

So back to last weeks desk and the Dylusions sprays. I was doing the Life Book lesson for the week and this was taught by Dyan Revealey. we were doing a double sided page with hidden journaling on a tag.

 

 

First side of page

 

Second side of page

 

 

And on to todays desk for me. I am doing some Gelli printing today as I am trying to build up a supply of ready made backgrounds for my box.

 

 

Looking forward to seeing all your desks today. Thanks for stopping by.

See you all later

x catherine

Dream

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well. The weather has really turned cold here in North Yorkshire!!

 

So I have been playing around with a bit more "messy" journaling and preferred the shape of the face on this one and even felt brave enough to add some features on it!!

The quote" There is something beautiful in everyday, You just have to find it!. Look for the positive.

So true!!!!

Hope your all having a good week and thanks for stopping by.
See you all later

x catherine

Learning Time but fun!!

 

Evening everyone and hope your having a lovely weekend.

 

Today I was fortunate to be able to attend a fabulous workshop at Art From the Heart and a fabulous class taught by the wonderful Kate Crane.

 

We were encouraged to day to let "loose" with colour with control!!

 

Most of my regular followers will note that PINK is not featured much(if ever) in my work but you know I really enjoyed adding this colour and coming out of my comfort zone!! 

This piece has a little more before it is finished but I feel you may be seeing quite a bit more pieces from me with this style. Loved adding the texture paste(bottom Right corner)

 

Yesterday saw me going on my annual visit to the Knitting and Stitching show here in Harrogate. I had a good day and was made especially special with the meeting up of a fabulous blogging friend Debbie and her family. We had a lovely chat and I was so pleased we had the chance to meet.

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x catherine

Decembers calender page

 

hello (again) everyone- yes this is my second post today- I will not be around tomorrow as I am going to the Knitting and Stitching show here in Harrogate.

 

I have finished my December calendar page ready for next month. Lots of painted background. Stamps used are from stampotique and Dylusions and the quote seems appropriate for the festive time of year- Let the Shenanigans begin!!!

 

The challenge over at Stampotique designers blog this week is Striped backgrounds and there are plenty of painted stripes in my background.

 

 

I am joining in with:

Stampotique designers challenge -SDC174-striped backgrounds

 

Thanks for visiting today and please feel free to scroll down for my earlier post today with this weeks Life Book lesson.

see you all later

x catherine

Life Book week

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well. More grey and miserable weather today in the North here.

 

If you saw my WOYWDW post yesterday I was starting to work on this weeks Life Book page. The lesson was taught by Dyan Reaveley and included a double sided page with a hidden journaling message incorporated. This month's Life Book theme is all about Courage.

 

This is my front and back page.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x catherine

 

 



 

WOYWDW #285

Good morning and it's Wednesday which means it is time to take part in WOYWDW and show my happy place.
So back to last weeks desk where you may remember I had started to pint this wooden advent calendar tree:

Well I have been working on it and as you will now see I also started on the other one I had:

 

 

Just finishing them both now with decorations and they are ready to be filled with lots of nice goodies!!!

 

So onto my desk for today and I am going to do this weeks page for Life Book 2014 with is taught this week by Dyan Reaveley and of course there will be Dylusions ink sprays involved in this one:

 

 

Looking forward to seeing all of your desks today and thanks for letting me share mine with you all.

 

You can find all the details of this on here:

WOYWDW #285

 

see you all later

x catherine

No Way

 

hello everyone and hope your all having a good weekend. The weather is a bit grey up here in North Yorkshire today.

 

I have been having a little play in my very mini journal and used one of my favourite Stampotique characters. I have also used the barcode and one of the sayings from Stampotique also.Ihave also used a saying from kaisercraft .

 

I am going to enter this into this weeks:

Stampotique designers challenge - SDC 173-Bling It Out!

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x catherine

Ho-Ho-Ho-

 

Hello everyone and the end to another week and hope you all have some good plans for the weekend ahead.

 

I am late this year in starting my Christmas cards as life sometimes has a habit of running away with time!!!!!

 

I have used some of the new Christmas stamps from Dylusions and you got to love this style of Christmas tree.

 

I am joining in with challenge-

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge #202- Bright colours

Scribble and scrap challenge#31 -anything goes

Cute card Thursday challenge #347-red and Green

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x Catherine

Have You Got Your Christmas Jumper?

 

Hello everyone and welcome to my second post today. You will need to scroll down for my WOYWDW post this morning.

 

So it's that time again in the shops where Christmas Jumpers are everywhere to be seen.

I have made this door hanger for my craft room for Christmas and thought I would give my lovely Stampotique girl her own sparkly red jumper for the season. I think she suits it rather well!!!

 

The hanger has been painted and a Dylusion quote is added. It really fits my sense of humour!!

 

I am joining in with challenges:
Stampotique Designers Blog challenge -SDC 173-Bling It Out !
Try It On Tuesdays challenge - Homemade/Handmade

Thanks for stopping by and see you all later

x Catherine

Top 3 Place 

WOYWDW #284

Hello everyone and half way through another week!!
So as it's WOYWDW over here this is mine this morning.
I am altering an advent tree shaped box for Christmas. I have gessoed and painted the main part and now have the little drawers to do and then the fun of decorating it can begin. May put another coat on the front of this as I think it may need it.

WOYWDW #284

And if you followed my desk last week here you can see what I did here with the paints and sprays

Thanks for stopping by and looking.
See you later

x Catherine

Christmas Ornaments

 

 

Hello everyone and back for my second post today.

 

I bought some chunky wooden star shapes recently and wanted to do something with them for Christmas. So today I sat at the craft desk and had a think!!

This is the result. I put some gesso on them and then painted over. I used some Stampotique stamped images and some Dylusions Christmas quotes and love the result!! These are going to look great hanging up.

 

I am going to join in with challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - Ornaments

Inspiration Journal monthly challenge- Happy holidays

 

Thanks for stopping by(again) and please scroll down for my earlier post!

See you later

x catherine

Journal Play

Hello everyone and hope your all well and have some good plans for this week.

 

I really must get on with some Christmas cards!!

But first a little play in my large journal. I thought this quote went so well with this image -or is it just my sense of humour!! The image is from Tumblefish Studios and the quote is from Dylusions stamps.
The background is lots of painted layers.

Thanks for stopping by and see you later

x Catherine

Handle With Care

 

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good weekend and all well.

I had my Flu Jab today so hopefully I will now be covered for these winter months ahead.

 

So my journal page today uses a new stamp for me from Stampotique. This weeks challenge over at the Stampotique Designers challenge is SPOTLIGHTING 

 

So I looked at this fella and his little heart stood out to me. I have added some Glossy Accents over the heart and a painted little circle around it. I also added some text to the circles and one has the word HEARTS highlighted on it.

 

The "Handle With care" is also a Stampotique stamp and this fella looks like he needs it!

 

Also this week over at Journal 52 week 45 the prompt is-thinking of you so my page fits well for this one too. 

 

I am joining in with this weeks challenge:

Stampotique designers challenge SDC172-Spotlighting

 

Thank you for stopping by today and visiting me.

See you soon

x Catherine

Top 3 Place

 

Handmade Journal book-Begin the Stories

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

 

So with reference to yesterdays post about WOYWD and decisions about what to use- Dylusions Sprays or paints and here is what I went with - yes I couldn't decide so ended up using both-well that is what mixed media is about to me!!!

 

I have been playing along with Journal 52 this year and have lots of loose pieces of journal pages from each prompt each week. So as it is coming to the end of the year I decided to make a journal to put them all in and also gave me a chance to use my new CINCH binding machine(which I must admit is a pretty cool piece of equipment!!) I was able to bind A4 no problems.

 

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. see you all later

x catherine

 

 

 

Guest designer spot

Hello again everyone.

 

Today sees a new challenge starting over at DragonsDream Tag it on. You can find the challenge here.

 

I was asked by the lovely Gabrielle to be a guest designer for this week and the challenge is to use the letter U and include a quote.

 

I had this little stamp of the dancing girl with an umbrella and I think my quote fitted it well.

 

My tag background has lots of painted layers to it .

 

The team would love it if you would visit and join in with the challenge. They have  some fabulous

inspiration for you.

 

Thanks for visiting and I will be able to show you tomorrow hopefully which decision I took to this mornings WOYWD(Please scroll down for this one!!)

 

See you later

x catherine 

WOYWDW #283

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

 

Today is WOYWDW challenge over here.
So My decision for today is Paint or Dylusions spray inks for this book cover piece. Going to be a messy morning whatever I decide I think!!!

Thanks for stopping by and will show you later what won the decision.
See you again soon

x catherine

I'm a little teapot.....

 

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

So I had this image and I just couldn't help it- I'm sure we all remember this rhyme and doing the actions many times over!!! She just reminded me of it so much. Took me down memory lane with my lot!!

A background as usual with lovely Dylusions sprays and lots of paint added.

I am joining in with challenges:
Party Time Tuesdays challenge #188-Anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today and visiting me.
see you again soon

x catherine

The Eyes...



 

Hello everyone and hope your all well and have good plans for this week.

 

I have been playing in my very mini journal again and using some of my new Stampotique stamps. Now I don't normally use glitter!!!! but just felt these little creatures needed some shiny eyes for the night time!!!

I have also used some of my new Dylusions sprays and loving the Tangerine Dream colour.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Craft Your passion challenge #238- Bright and Sparkly

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

 

More journalling...

 

Hello everyone and hope you have had a good weekend so far. I had a lovely night last night at the bonfire event and the fireworks were spectacular. Always a very good show they put on .

 

Again I have been playing with some collage in my journal. 

I started of with a Dylusions sprayed background but made it a bit too green for me. At first I wasn't sure but then just thought "keep working on it and see what happens!"

I'm pleased I did carry on and managed to make the background work for me.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting.

See you again soon

x catherine

Do Foolish Things.......

 

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good weekend so far. I am going to an organised fireworks display tonight with the family.

I must also say hello to all my new followers of late and so glad you have joined me on my blog. Hope you enjoy your visits here.

My regular followers will have noticed I thought it was time for a bit of blog makeover. I think it suits my style more these days- what do you think?

Anyway on to today and a new journal page. Another of the Busy Bees people collage images . the background is using Dylusions sprays inks and lots of random paint marks. The middle panel is a scanned print from a previous background I had made. This is great to do as you always have ready made prints that are your own work to cut up and work further on.(this was a very good tip I picked up after a workshop with Kate Crane)

I am joining in with challenges:
Allsorts challenge week #283- masculine
Party Time Tuesdays challenge #187- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

Happy Halloween-Boo

 

Hello again everyone. Please scroll down for my first post today as this is my second posting.

 

I was having a play in my journal and just thought I would do something for Halloween as it is tonight.

I have used a stamp from Stampotique (Agatha Crown) and added her some bat wings for the night so she could join in the fun!!

 

Lots of paint in the background and a lot of stencils.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Creative Inspirations challenge #287- Colours Orange, Purple and Black

 

Hope you like it!

 

Thanks for visiting and see you again soon

x catherine

Buzzzzzz...

Hello everyone and nearly the end of another week. Hope you all have some good plans for the weekend.

A bit of collage journaling today. I have some wonderful collage images from Tumblefish Studios and love the series of Busy Bee People. So I had a bit of fun with this one.
The background is Dylusion sprays. I just love these colours together especially the orange.

I am joining in with challenges:
Try it on Tuesdays challenge - colours of Autumn
Unruly Papercrafts Readers Art Quest challenge - photo inspiration(Colours)

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting me.
See you again soon

x catherine

Mini journalling Page

 

Hello everyone and hope your having a good week so far.

 

yesterday I attended a workshop at Art From the Heart with Kate Crane. We were working in mini journals. Now my journal page here is on a journal measuring 4" x 6" which is the smallest I have journalled on to date!

 

I had such fun working on this one . The monster image is a stamp from Stampotique(this is actually my first one I have used) and there are collaged pieces from Crowabout Studios. Lots of painty background . Blue and yellow backgrounds with a pop of orange work well for me as many of you who follow me will have noticed! The quote is from a Dylusions stamp set.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Stampotique designers challenge blog-SDC171-favourite Colours

 

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting my blog

See you again soon

x catherine

Remember, remember....

 

Hello everyone and hope you all have some good plans for the week ahead.

 

This is my art journal calendar page finished for next month(sorry the pic could have been better but the dark setting in earlier now is not so good in my craft room!!)

I was thinking fireworks with this one and all the bright colours lighting up the sky. I have also included my poppy for Remembrance.

 

Thanks for visiting and see you again soon

x catherine

Bloom all day

Hello everyone and hope your all enjoying your weekend.

This is a journal page I have done for a Facebook challenge. The prompt was Lime and orange colours and include  Toadstools/Mushrooms.

I have used Dylusions sprays for the background and Dylusions stamps for all the images. These flowers are a big favourite of mine.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Sweet Stampin challenge - Anything but a card(a journal page)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

x catherine

Twitter

 

Hello everyone and hope you have good plans for the weekend.

 



I have been having a bit of a catch up with Journal 52 and week 28 was - Technology.

I had a bit of fun with this one and whilst playing around with the owls just reminded me of Twitter.
Now this is something I don't use as Technology is a bit above me at times!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

x catherine

Friends Hold You Up When you Rest your little wings...

 

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well and ok. Hope you all have good plans for the weekend ahead.

 

I have been having a little play with these owls from an online class Journal Soup.

 

Painted background and the owls are made from Dylusions sprays backgrounds. 

I have stamped the sentiment to add to it.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

Autumnal Wall Plaque

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok.

 

I was recently blog hopping and came across this fabulous project over at Simon Monday Challenge Blog by Emma Williams . 

I loved this and wanted to do something like it for my kitchen. I had an MDF door hanger and painted it. I have added lots of different die cuts from card using distress paints backgrounds. I am really pleased with the way this has turned out.

 

I am joining in with challenges:#

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge #197- Harvest Home

Cute card Thursday challenge #342- Anything But a card

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and visiting my blog. See you again soon

x catherine

Trick Or treat

 

Hello everyone and hope your week is going well so far.

 

So today I have made a card for Halloween. I love this time of year and all the Halloween decorations you can get.

I have used my distress inks and a stamp set from Stamper's Anonymous. I love this solid image of the children .

 

I have added some black fabric spider's web as I think it goes so well with this occasion and also tied some with the ribbon bow for dimension. The word "Boo" has been cut from a Sizzix die with black cardstock.

 

I have used this weeks current sketch from Creative Inspirations challenge and rotated it:

 

I will join in with challenges:

Creative Inspirations challenge #284-Anything Goes and option of a sketch

Crafting For All Seasons challenge#87-Too Cute To Spook

Make My Monday challenge - Children or Babies

Creative Card Crew challenge#72 - use black cardstock

Fab'n'Funky challenge #232- Anything With Ribbon



Craft Your Passion challenge #234- Use Fabric/material

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting my blog. See you again soon

x catherine