Weekend Finnabair Workshop

 

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

I was particularly looking forward to today as I had booked a workshop at Art from the Heart with Finnabair.

 

I had a fabulous time and Finnabair is a very talented artist and a very good teacher.

Here is a link to Finnabair's blog.

 

This is a canvas called "Time Capsule" and holds a photo of my mum when she was young. I think it is a fabulous way to capture those memories.

 

 

See you again soon

x catherine

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#228- Hidden element

 

 

Hello everyone and hope your ready for the weekend. I am looking forward to mine as I have a workshop booked with Finnabair at Art from the Heart. 

 

Today we have a new challenge starting for you over at the Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog.

This week we would like to see a project with a "Hidden Element"

You can find all the details of the challenge here:

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#228 - Hidden Element

We would love to see you join in with us and check out the fabulous inspiration from the Design team.

I chose to do another tag pocket as the hidden element is included inside when the tag is pulled out.

I have used distress inks and the Stampers Anonymous butterflies stamp set.

Lots of die embellishments and metal ideology pieces.

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

x Catherine

Dragons dream challenge #192

 

 

 

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

 

Today it is my turn to host the challenge over at Dragons Dream tag It On challenge and I have chosen:

 

PURPLE and CIRCLES

 

For details of the challenge and wonderful inspiration from the Design team along with our guest designer Lauren(Bluebertie) visit here:

 

Dragons Dream Tag It On challenge #192- Purple and Circles

 

 

We would really love you to come and join along with us all.

 

For my tag I have made another of the tag pockets. I have used distress inks and some of my favourite quotes.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

x catherine

That Eureka Moment !!

Hello again everyone and this is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my earlier one.

So yesterday I attended a workshop at AFTH with Tracy Scott and there are just some pages we create where we just don't "Click" with it. Tracy was super at spurring me on to finish this one
I was so determined to perservere and I just needed that Eureka Moment!!
And then it came!! Hurrah!!

Worked more on my background with paint and neo-colour crayons and random marks so it looked more blended.

Lots of doodling with the posca pens to integrate the shapes and then sitting beside me on my desk was a piece of kitchen roll which I had used previously to clean of a stencil and there it was!
I cut around the image and integrated it into the flower head with some gel medium. I loved it then !
I also added a couple of rub ons(notice the crown and the eye in the leaf)
Just shows how I got to use this quote:

"When Nothing Seems Sure, Everything Is Possible"

I am joining in with:
Mixed Media Monthly challenge - May Flowers

See you again soon

x catherine

Gelli Plate background

 

Hello everyone and hope you all had a good weekend and a good bank hoiliday too.

 

This weeks Journal 52 prompt is:

 

Top 10 Lists.

 

 

I made a journal page and used 10  positive words as my lists. The background is made using the Gelli plate and then I painted random circles and doodled into some of them. I used the Dina Wakley face stencil(I can see me using this one a lot!!) in three of them with some black paint.

 

I am joining in with:

Stamps and Stencils challenge -Three of a kind

Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Stencil It

 

Love the way it turned out.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

AFTH and a whimsical canvas

 

Hello everyone and hope you have some nice plans for today.

I am getting ready for another workshop at AFTH(well it would be rude seen as I only live 10 mins away!!!) and I love the place and the people there.

 

Anyway yesterdays workshop saw me doing a whimsical face on a canvas.

 

I loved how we did the background first and then added in our faces. It was so good to get down to some messy lovely play work again and really enjoyed doing this.

 

Our tutor was the very talented Tracy Scott and you can find her blog here.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine



Old Book paper- Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#227

 

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

 

I have been busy and attending a workshop at ART FROM THE HEART here in Harrogate and back again tomorrow for another one!!

 

This week over at Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog we have a new challenge for you:

 

OLD BOOK PAPER

 

You can find all the details to the challenge and check out the inspiration from the Design team here:

 

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog R#227- Old Book paper

 

Now I never work anymore these days without book paper or music sheets on my desk. I think it just adds so much to my work.

 

This is a page in my journal using this fabulous download image of these three boys. (Tumblefish Studios)

 

I have given them all a party hat with the book page and also used it to stamp the letters onto circles punched out. The blank paper at the top of the page is excellent for stamping quotes onto and help everything blend together.

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog and we would love for you to come and join in.

 

See you again soon

x catherine

Sunflower

Hello everyone and I am here today to introduce you to my latest cloth doll- SUNFLOWER

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

I have really enjoyed making this doll.

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon

x catherine

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#226-Wood

 

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

 

We have a new challenge starting over at Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog this week and the theme is:

 

WOOD

 

You can find all the details to the challenge and some wonderful inspiration from the DT here:

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#226-Wood

 

I have decorated a wooden book shaped box. I primed it first with gesso and then used acylic paints in browns and blacks. I used a plastic fork to scratch into the paint whilst it was still wet so that it had an aged look to it.

 

I decorated the front with some stamped leaves and made them dimensional.

The final touch was adding the Ideology metal plate and the little hanging key.

 

We would love you to come and join us and look forward to seeing your projects.

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

x Catherine 

Mini Journal Quilt

Hello everyone.

 

Today I have something a bit different. I have been playing around recently with my journal pages and fabric transfers.

 

I transferred this page onto some cotton fabric and have made a mini Art Journal Quilt with it.

 

It has wadding and a felt backing and has lots of quilting stitches around it. I also made three hanging tabs at the top so I am able to hang it up. Finished nicely with some buttons on the corners. I am very pleased with how it as turned out.

 

I am joining in with:

Try It On Tuesdays challenge - Sewing and Buttons

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

Dragons dream Tag it On challenge #191

 

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

 

Today over at Dragons Dream tag It On challenge blog we have a new challenge starting for you.

This fortnights challenge is hosted by Silvia and the theme is:

YELLOW and TEXTURE

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog here for all the details and check out the wonderful DT inspiration:

Dragons Dream tag It On challenge #191 - Yellow and Texture.

 

 

I used Mustard Seed distress ink for my main colour and added some painted marks onto it.

 

I have used the fabulous toadstool from Stampotique and the Bee stamp from Dina Wakley. Just loving that stamp!!!

I also added some glossy accents to the wings.

 

I dyed a piece of muslim fabric and wrapped a strip around the base of the tag. A quote from Tim Holtz stickers:
"Be your beautiful self"

 

We would love you to come and join us and look forward to seeing your tags.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you soon

x catherine

Art Journal class

 

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

 

I would like to say hello to my new followers and thank you for joining me here on my blog. I do hope you enjoy your visits here.

 

Today I was lucky to be able to attend a regular journal class with Kate Crane at Art From The Heart here in Harrogate.

 

We made two pages using different background techniques. One was made using brushes and the other using only our fingers- and yes I did have some lovely coloured hands but it was fun!!

 

Because I used the new butterfly stamp from Tim Holtz on both of my pages I was able to merge both of them together which I think has worked really well.

 

"Use your wings and don't forget to fly....With brave wings she flies" using sticker words from Tim Holtz small talk sticker book.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

Fashion House for Poppy

Hello everyone and hope you all having a good weekend so far.

Today I spent a relaxing day in my craft room and decided it was about time to think of an outfit for Poppy.

She had a few final touches done to her hair and a flower added:

 

Her nails were finished and some more decorations added to her shoulders::

 



And then it was time for her skirt. I prepared a piece of fabric and cut out some Poppy petals shapes. these were arranged over her organza petticoat and some beaded trim added around her waist:

Finally I gave some shoes to her from another piece of prepared fabric:

 

So as you can see I have made quite a lot of progress with this doll today and I am really pleased with the way she looks. Lots of fine detail to add now and quite a number of beads!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge - Sepia Tones

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

Today sees a new challenge starting over at Crafts 4 Eternity and this week we challenge you to use :

"Sepia Tones".

Please check out all the details and inspiration from the DT here:

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#225-Sepia Tones.

I have used colours from my distress ink pads and this stamped image from Flonzcraft.

We would love for you to come and join in this week and look forward to seeing all your projects.

See you soon

x catherine

Tim Holtz Tags 2015-May

 

Hello everyone and hope your all well.

I loved this months tag over at Tim Holtz blog. I just loved the vintage feel to it and all the collage elements with these fabulous photo cards he bought out.

I gave my tag a sewing theme to it with the ephemera pieces.

I am joining in with:
Tim Holtz 12 Tags 2015-May

See you soon

x catherine

Wish On A Fish

 

Hello again everyone and this is my second post for today. please scroll down for my earlier one.

 

It seems like a long time since I last had a play in my journal with some collage images.

 

This months challenge over at Art Journal Journey is "The Sea"

 

This has given me the perfect reason to use some of my collage images from Tumblefish Studios.

 

I love this image of the boy and have added some cut out images of fish in his arms. There is also the other fish at the top blowing bubbles(circles cut from an underwater sea scene)

 

I must admit to not having heard the quote "Wish On A Fish" before but it fitted this page so well.

 

I am joining in with:

Art Journal Journey challenge 05/2015- The Sea 

 

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

x catherine

Craft Stamper Makes

 

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

 

This month's craft stamper magazine came with a fabulous free stamp on the cover designed by Riikka Kovasin.

 

I had an idea that this would be great for some little trinket items.

 

I made a brooch and a key ring using this stamp.

 

 

At first I stamped it using archival ink and then coloured using paints:

 

I then transferred this original image onto some canvas fabric twice. Backing them both onto some felt, I stitched around the outlines and cut closely around.

 

I attached a brooch back to one and a key ring chain to the other.

 

Both of them I added some seed beads around the face.

 

Brooch

Key ring

 

The colours do come out a lighter shade when transferred but I really like them.

 

 

I am joining in with:

 

Craft Stamper Take it make it challenge - May- Take a Stamp - Anything goes

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you again soon

x catherine

A Trip To The Salon(not me !!)

 

Hello everyone and the start of another week. Hope you are all enjoying your Bank Holiday Monday here.

 

So this weekend I took Poppy to the hairdressers and also she had her nails done(had her arms and hands made!!!-lol)

 

I am so pleased with the progress this art doll is making and I am really enjoying making her. She is a cloth art doll and is around 18 inches tall.

 

Her hands have been wired individually through her fingers so that they can be positioned differently.(have to admit that was a fiddly process but well perservering for the final effect)

 

 

I hope you are enjoying my posts with Poppy and watching her progress too.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and see you all soon

x catherine

Softie

Canvas softie doll

Hello everyone and hope you have all had a good start to the weekend so far. I would like to say hello from all my new followers of late and thank you so much for joining me on my journey. I hope you enjoy your visits.

This week saw me having some time out in my sewing room. This little project  is from a journal page from the beginning of the year with Life Book. I really enjoyed this one and as a result of playing around a bit this week I have made a softie doll from this page. Here is the original page of mine I have used in case you missed it before:

I am really pleased with the way it turned out on canvas.

Also this week  saw the emergence of Poppy :



Poppy is an art cloth doll. Next for Poppy is a trip to the hairdressers !!! I will keep you updated with her progress as she goes along.

So as you can see a few things a bit different from me this week and I hope you like them.

Thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate it. See you again soon

x catherine

Polka Dot Bunny Boy

Hello again and welcome to my second post for today.

 

This weeks challenge over at the Stampotique Designers challenge blog is "Polka Dots".

 

 

I have used Kate Cranes stamp "Bunny Boy" for this pocket tag card. I have given him a polka Dot onesie by paper piecing on top of the image.

 

 

This is the tag and inside:



I have used distress inks and Dylusions stencil for the backgrounds.

I am joining in with:
Stampotique Designers challenge -SDC 193 - Polka Dots

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you again soon

x catherine

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#224- Inspired By Nature

 

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

 

Today sees a new challenge starting over at Crafts 4 Eternity and this week we are being:

"Inspired By Nature"

 

We would love for you to come and join in with our challenge this week and you can find all the details here:

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge R#224- Inspired By Nature

 

I have used my favourite butterfly stamp by Stampers Anonymous and distress inks for backgrounds.

 

I also made some flowers using a Spellbinders die and some Tim Holtz papers.

 

Thanks for visiting today and see you again soon

x catherine