Paint Your Dreams Tag

 

Hello everyone. I am slowly managing to find a few quiet moments in the craft room during these holidays!!

 

A new challenge has started over at DragonsDream Tag challenge and this week is the letter P and some cogs.

 

So my tag is full of the letter P- paint, pink, purple, perfect pearls, petals and a quote(Paint Your Dreams)

 

I chose a stamp from Creative Expressions with these steampunk flowers and some corner cog stamps.

 

Lots of paint and layers in the background.

 

 

I am joining in with this tag:

 

DragonsDream Tag challenge#172- The letter P and Cogs

 

See you again soon and thanks for stopping by today

x Catherine

August Art Calender Page

 

Hello everyone. Hope your all well. These school holidays are definitely keeping me busy but I am looking forward to my holiday in the middle of August!!

 

Here is my art Journal Calendar page for August and Yes I am going to the Seaside!!!

I have used stamped images from Artisitic Outpost stamps.

I have made some bunting at the top which I have used to stamp the month on to. 

 

I am joining in with this page:

The Kathryn Wheel Calendar Art Journal Pages- August

Creative Inspirations challenge#275 - here Comes Summer

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge #186-banners and Bunting

 

See you again soon and thanks for stopping by today.

x catherine

Live Laugh Love

 

Hello everyone. I have not been posting regularly lately as time really doesn't seem to be on my side at the moment!!

I have been working on week 2 of the Me Time Messages hosted by Clare. Please pop over to her blog here for the details.

I have been quite random with this piece and it is not something I am quite used to so has brought me out my comfort zone a bit. There are a lot of layers in the background and the flowers are cut out from some Gelli plate prints.

Thanks for stopping by and I am trying to visit you all as I go along.

Catherine 

Train Journey

 

 

Hello everyone. Apologies for not visiting any blogs these past few days(well nearly a week!!). Life has been busy for me and now starts the school holidays so even more busier!!! I will be around to you all shortly.

 

So I have managed to find a few hours to myself and needed a card for a man so found my favourite stamp set from Stamper's Anonymous. I just love this image and the rail tracks. We always end up a train during our holidays but not one like this!! Usually the express to London!

 

I have used distress inks(Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo) and a couple of embossing folders for the background.

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Sketchy Colors challenge#218- sketch and colour combo(white and one other colour)-mine is brown

Creative Inspirations challenge #274- Distressing(distress inks)

Sweet Stampin challenge - Your favourite Stamp(Train set)

Make My Monday challenge - Vacation

 

Thanks for visiting me today and see you again soon

x Catherine

The First Me Time Message

 

Hello everyone and hope your all ok.

 

This is the first of my projects for the Me Time Messages project being run by my crafting blog friend Clare. You can find details here if you are interested.

 

So inside here holds my message I wrote to myself. Now believe me it is that sealed you would need a code from secret service to get in(lol)

 

So gessoed and painted I have added some flowers from Dylusions stamps and a quote to carry on from what is inside:

 

"I am now going to learn to grow" 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

Catherine

Me Time Messages - summer project

 

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

 

Today I have started on a new project . This is a free online project offered by a lovely blogging friend Clare who has designed a special project for us to do over the summer.

 



 

Details of this project can be found here on Clare's blog and is well worth having a look!!

 

 

Our first task is to find something suitable to keep our projects in and decorate. here is mine. I have chosen bright summer colours

 

Thanks for visiting and see you all again soon

Catherine

Create Your Own Story

 

Hello everyone. I have been doing some more journaling today and here is another piece for my Journal Soup Box.

 

Thanks for visiting and see you again soon

Catherine

Sometimes....

 

Hello everyone. 

 

This is my first piece for Journal Soup an online class I have joined.

 

Catherine

Tour de France

 

Hello everyone. No cards or anything from me at the moment!!

 

So after weeks of preparations, yellow painted bicycles, Lots of hand Knitted Jumper bunting, Tour De France arrives in Yorkshire!!!!

 

This is the race at the end of my street today passing through. So close I could get this picture. Hours of waiting at the road side and one minute and they have gone.

 

An amazing experience to see and be part of.

 

Thanks for visiting and  see you again soon

Catherine

 

 

Letter K and Hearts

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

 

Now this one is very much on the same technique as yesterday but the stamp was still on my desk.

 

This weeks new challenge over at Tag It On Dragons Dream is the letter 'K' and Heart(s).

So my stamp staring at me reminded that the common used name for a group of butterflies is a "Kaleidoscope" The splattered background also reminds me of a Kaleidoscope of colour.

I have added some metal heart brads .

Also over at Sunday Stampers this week we are being challenged to use some wood in our projects and I thought the wooden heart shape fitted this well.

I am joining in with:

Dragons Dream challenge Tag It On #170- the letter K and some Heart(s)

Sunday stampers challenge week 314-Knock on wood
Unruly Papercrafts - July reader Art Quest-Summer Fiesta

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

Catherine 

Keep Creating....

 

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

 

This tag was a play around for me. I used Dylusions inks(Vibrant Turquoise and Lemon Zest). I used the flick and splatter and blew through a straw. I love this type of background and you never know how it going to turn out with no two being the same.
I have stamped the butterflies to the side and added a favourite quote of mine.

I am going to join in with:
Sketchy Colors challenge #217- Grey , Turquoise, White and yellow
Papertake Weekly challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations challenge#272 - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

Catherine