Spritz, Spray, Stencil....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today I want to share another little page from my small journal.....I did this page quite a while ago but I don't think I ever got round to putting it here on my blog.
I picked this little book up last year when I spent a craft day at Art From The Heart with the fabulously talented Kate Crane.
One of Kate's great tips when spritzing, spraying (and generally making a mess in my case) was to use the pages of this little book to mop up any spills and left over inks or paints which you have on your craft mat......in doing so creating another page to create on.
Here was one of my mopping up pages.....

As you can see I had rather a large spill.....Whoops!!!.....but me being me couldn't resist making sure I used every last drop to fill up the gaps.....I then added a leaf stencil and contrasting ink spray to create this effect......
I'm not sure what I'm going to put on this page yet but I'm sure I'll think of something.
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Have a lovely day.

Playing With Paints....

Good afternoon everyone.
What a fabulous Spring~like day it is here......
Beautiful sunshine, clear skies.....a bit chilly but we've had a lovely walk to the park with the dogs and the park was really busy.....people taking advantage of this lovely, unexpected weather.
Today I'd like to share another page of a journal I'm making.....

I've been watching my new Kate Crane DVD's and thought I would try a bit of painting and stencilling......very messy but I'm really thrilled with the results.

I never thought I would love getting all messy, with paint and inks everywhere but I do!!!!!

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this journal but I have an idea that it may be coming on holiday with me......

So watch this space......

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Have a great day.

Polly Will Be Proud.....Again!!!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Back in January I made yet another promise to myself that this year I would try and keep up with Kate Crane's 365 Calendar Journal.....well I'm a little late but here are my February pages.

I thought I would go for a pink theme this month. The papers and stamps where from Art From The Heart....I picked them up years ago at a craft show and they've never seen the light of day....well the stamps have once for a scrap book page I did way back. This photo isn't very good as the pinks are more vibrant than this.
All in all I'm really pleased with my February pages, I just have to fill them in now and think about what colours to go with in March.....maybe a green......!!!!!

I am adding my February journal pages to Kate Crane's 365 Journal Challenge.

Look Polly....I did it again!!!!
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Have a lovely Saturday.

My Lovely Valentine

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I know I'm a bit late with this but I want to share this card that I made for my wonderful boyfriend for Valentine's Day.

It has become a bit of a tradition to make a card for him with an 'Edwin' image on as I think they are rather alike.
The papers are actually Christmas papers from Papermania 'Home For Christmas'. I think they worked quite well. I have coloured using Promarkers and added Stickles to the heart shaped balloon. The sentiment was created using my Dymo....what a great gadget this is!!! The pearls are from The Hobby House and the heart die is from Marianne Creatables.
And look what I got for Valentine's Day......
A DOZEN RED ROSES

How lucky am I!!!!

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Enjoy the rest of your day.

Santa Number Three....Done!!!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
First I would like to 'Thank' everyone for their lovely comments after the loss of my beautiful puss cat 'Onion'....you are all so kind and your comments really mean such a lot.
At the start of the year I made a promise to myself to complete as many of my UFO's as I could....and here is another completed beaded/cross stitched Santa Christmas tree decoration to go with the other two I finished.

Here are the other two....

I found two more hiding in a drawer and I know there is a sixth one......somewhere!!!!
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Onion....

Good afternoon everyone.
I just wanted to pop by to say sorry for being absent for the last couple of weeks.
Due to one thing and another I haven't been able to or felt much like crafting.
I am still struggling with a painful neck and shoulder and last week my beautiful, cuddly although you were lucky to be graced with a cuddle (I own you, you don't own me) cat 'Onion' passed away after a short illness.....and yes her sister my other cat is called 'Pickle'.
After a visit to the vets she passed away in her sleep, curled up alongside her best friend Bertie (my Westie).
'Onion'

Asleep in a hanging basket before I managed to plant it up. (Here's one I grew earlier).

Taking a nap in the sunshine. (Just love your huge tiger paws)

Sat in one of her favourite spots.....plant pots. No wonder nothing ever grew in there.

We will all miss her very much.....especially me who had many a one~sided conversation with her, she knew everything.....

I promise to be back as soon as I find out where my Mojo is!!!!!

My Little Friend.....

Good afternoon everyone.
Well after all the rain we had last night the snow has finally gone.....for now!!!.
Today I have another card to share.
I know someone who has a birthday on Christmas Eve and this Christmas I decided to try and make a Birthday card with a Christmassy feel......and this is what I came up with.

My idea for this card was to try and use a non~Christmas image and include some Christmas elements without turning it into a Christmas card but to keep a Birthday feel.

This is a Sarah Kay image called Babette Cuddling Kitty from Stampavie. I was having a play with my Copics so please forgive my rubbish blending.....The papers are Jovial from BasicGrey. The die~cut fern leaves are from Memory Box and the pearls, brad and spacer are from The Hobby House. The die~cut Poinsettia is from Craftwork Cards which I've had stashed in a drawer for ages...maybe years. The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Totally Gorjuss ~ # 168 ~ Flowers Paper Crafting Journey ~ For A Girl Creative Inspirations ~ # 198 ~ Anything Goes + An Option For Flowers Inky Impressions ~ # 94 ~ Celebrate

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday.