Canvas Painting

 

Hello everyone and hope your ok.

 

So after doing a few of these flower paintings in my journal recently I decided to have a go at one on a canvas.

 

I started with outlining some flower shapes using my fingers and some paints. Then I have sparayed different colours of Dylusions sprays inks and let them drip down the canvas. Finally adding details with my Posca Pens and defining some background areas with white paint.

 

I am joining in with challenges:
Allsorts challenge week 299- The Colour Purple

Simon Monday challenge - No Rules(2nd entry)

Simon Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes

Paint party Friday challenge -week 50

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

x catherine

 



Craftathon 2015 - main project

Hello everyone and hope your all having a good week so far. My last post mentioned the wonderful time away I had at the weekend with some of my crafting friends.

A group of us met up for the yearly craftathon which it is it's 5th year and this was the first time I had been able to join them. I had a lovely time and full on crafting was done.

A project which we all chose to do was a Stamps Away MDF Mask storage box.
This came flat for you to assemble and decorate yourself.

(warning - a little picture heavy!)

So I assembled mine and then a coat of gesso was applied. I used some Burnt Sienna acrylic paint all over and then covered the box with some Graphic 45 papers - The Secret Garden. (I must say at this point that this was not my original idea- I had a change of mind!!)

 

I added a metal plaque onto the front with a cut out piece for the label:

 

I also drilled a small hole in the bottom drawer part to attach a key handle from the Tim Holtz Ideology range. These are screw on attachments so I thought if the drawer was opened regularly just using glue may not have been strong enough for this- this way it is never coming off and it helps the drawer open more easily!!!

 

 

 

 

I also made a mini journal using the same papers from the set to place in the top storage part.

 

Inside pages

 

I was really pleased with my finished project and it was so great to see how different everyone there decorated the same item. So much variety and creativeness.

 

 

I am joining in with my project:

Simon Monday Challenge - No Rules

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and see you soon

x catherine 



Journal 52- Aromatherapy

 

Hello everyone and hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was a rather busy but very enjoyable one with a group of crafting friends. I shall blog this later in the week with some photos.

 

I would like to say hello to my new follower Helen and so glad you have come to join me here and hope you enjoy your visits. Thank you.

 

This weeks Journal 52 prompt is "Aromatherapy".

Have to admit I had to do some thinking with this one but kept thinking flowers and how commonly used they are in Aromatherapy.

 

I have been trying some more of the free form flowers and this is what I envisaged for this theme. Perhaps thinking along with Lavender etc!



This piece was again done using my fingers, Dylusions Sprays and some detailing with a Posca Pen and the other side of a thin paintbrush.

I am joining in with :
Cute card Thursday challenge #361- Floral delight(journal page)

Thanks for stopping by and see you later

x catherine

Dragons Dream tag It On Challenge-Pink and Hearts

 

Hello everyone. A busy week here as it is half term!

Today is also my eldest son's 20th birthday so I am starting to feel the years now!!!

So Happy Birthday to Sam x

Anyway today sees a new challenge at Dragons Dream tag It On challenge and today is my first time since joining the team to host the challenge.

As it is the month of February I decided to choose:

"PINK AND HEARTS"

 

We would all like to join in with us for the next fortnight and would love to see your tags. Details of the challenge can be found here:

Dragons Dream Tag It On challenge#185 - pink and Hearts

The design team have some fabulous inspiration for you.

 

For my Tag I have used some of the new stamps released by my lovely blogging friend Clare Lloyd for PaperArtsy Eclectica set.

Clare has released a set of 4 sets for her new range and they are all fabulous. Please check out all the details of them here:

http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2015/02/new-2015-paperartsy-products-eclectica_5.html
and there is also a video showing them all.
 I am sure these stamps are going to be so popular for all different types of craft projects.

Thanks for visiting and see you soon

x Catherine

Creative Flowers

 

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

 

Todays piece is all about creative expression and this piece was done entirely with finger painting and Dylusions ink splodging- no drawing whatsoever!

 

I was so impressed when I finished and just love the colours. This weeks prompt in Journal 52 is "windows" and I thought this quote fitted this piece well.

This is from a Life Book 2014 lesson with Tamara Laporte.

 

I am entering this into :

Simon Monday challenge - Red and Pink

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

x catherine

Magical Mystery Tour

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

So onto Life Book lesson 7 this week- Magical Mystery Tour. I really enjoyed this one and a chance to be a bit imaginative. I had this idea to give my face a little flower headdress and it worked just as I had pictured it.

Thanks for stopping by and see you all later

x catherine

Life Book 2014 - catch up!

 

Just Be Free

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well and had a good weekend. So here we go with another new week.



last year during Life Book 2014 there were a few projects which I never had time to start and finish.
This was lesson 41- moon whale .
The reason I never did the lesson last year was simply confidence- or should I say lack of it then!!!
No way could I ever achieve something like that!!!!)

So I have more confidence now and I really have enjoyed doing this one. I love the colours.

Thanks for visiting and see you soon

x Catherine 

A Little Progression ?

Hello everyone and hope you all had a good week and all well.

This week I revisited my Life Book 2014 and thought it would be lovely to revisit the first lesson I ever did and see if my style had changed over the past year. I really enjoy doing life Book as I feel I have learnt so many different styles and techniques from a the individual tutors and their lessons.

This was the first page from last years book and have to say the very first face I had ever done in paint!!


Now onto todays page and to see any difference:

Whilst I love them both because I made them and they both have their own style it is nice to see that I have been able to just add some finer details and lift the face up. I definitely think my journey on Life Book has taught me a style I never thought I would achieve.
It's like when you look back at some of my very early cards I made and then look at where I am now- it's just progression!

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all later

x catherine

Exciting New launch News!!!!

This is a special post for me and I am posting to share the exciting new Stamp releases from Clare Lloyd for PaperArtsy Eclectica sets.

Clare has released a fabulous new range of stamps which I am sure are going to be very popular.

I was very honoured to do some samples for Clare using some of these new releases.

And here are the samples I made:

As you can see there are so many possibilities with this fabulous range and will suit any type of crafting project.

Please pop over to the PaperArtsy blog for more details and more wonderful samples.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you like these stamps as much as I do!

x catherine

Dragons Dream tag It On#184

Hello again everyone and my second post for today. Please scroll down for my WOYWDW post.

Today we start a new challenge over at Dragons Dream Tag It On challenge and Silvia has chosen:

"Orange and a Letter"

I have used a mixture of stamps on my tag and a grungeboard letter N for Nature. I layered up the flowers for more dimension.

We would love you to come and join in with us and share your tags. You can find the blog and all details of the challenge here:

Dragons Dream Tag It On challenge #184- orange and a Letter 

Thanks for visiting and I would like to say thank you to you all for all your really lovely comments and encouraging words you have been leaving me about my Life Book work.

see you all later

x catherine

WOYWDW #296

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

 

It's Wednesday and time for WOYWDW to share our desks and what we are working on.

 

I am currently working on this weeks Documented Life Project and going to do some collage with under papers on this picture.

 

Looking forward to seeing what you are all up to this week. You can find all the details here over on Julia's blog.

 

WOYWDW#296

 

Edited: I have now finished this project:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you all later

x catherine

Life Book - week 6

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

 

I would like to say hello to my new follower Wendyk and thanks for joining me here and hope you enjoy your visits.

 

So continuing this week with Life Book 2015 and the lesson "Seeds of Love" and creating a whimsical style design.

 

I really enjoyed this lesson but found that trying to be "random" is not as easy as I thought!! I wanted to allow myself the creativity but still wanted to keep everything together- if that makes sense!!

 

Love using all the different layering techniques with the colours.

 

 

I am joining in with challenges:

Make My Monday challenge - hearts and Flowers

Allsorts challenge - week 296- Flower Power

 

Thanks for visiting today and see you all later

x catherine

Believe From The Heart

 

Hello everyone and hope you have all had a good weekend.

 

I have been playing catch up with the Life Book 2015 and this is from week 4. Yet another one out of my comfort zone as I have never painted a full posed figure before and this is a different sort of portrait from my previous post. However I am glad to be having a go at these and really enjoying learning some new ways .

 

Thanks for visiting and see you soon

x catherine