Created By Hand - Heart Die Cuts

I created this page using the challenge from Created by Hand. My background was created with pan pastels and white gesso. The main image was transferred using mod podge - I embellished her with a crown and wings and outlined her with charcoal. I added my hearts and outlined them after adding some texture to my page with gesso using lego pieces and a credit card. I finished off with a little random stamping and then adding my words and journalling

Another journal page

Background - coat of gesso then various distress inks - splashes of water for effect. Added texture with pieces of lego and distress inks played about with the hands - love them and had lots of fun. Added my main image which I outlined with charcoal and then burbished. added some words here and there and finished off by journalling which I did with Staedler fineliner pen.

Try it on Tuesday

The challenge this week on Try it on Tuesday is to alter a baked bean tin. I covered my tin with paper using Anita's tacky i then added my lettering - cut from one of Tim Holtz pads. I used my cropodile to put soem holes around the top through which i put some rings and dangled pen nibs and bits and pieces. A great tub for some of my brushes.

Twas a nice change to spend a little time away from my journalling

Journal page - Take a word Blue

I completed this page yesterday I used gesso and acrylics put on with credit card for my background - I added texture by scraping into the paint with the end of my brush, I added some stencilling and some cup marks then added my image which I had cut out of paper - I added details to the image and shadowed her with charcoal before adding the wings which I had cut from the page of an old French book that Shairon kindly sent me. I added my words using Tim Holt spone stamps and Stazon. I highlighted the words with a Posca pen. I am adding this page to the "Take a Word" challenge which, this week, has the word "Blue"

journal page

Another page that I've really enjoyed - started with a layer of gesso then added acrylics with an old credit card - dried and added more layers - added some circles with gesso and a pot lid. Then added my wording - used Tim Holtz foam stamps and distress ink for these. Shadowed them with sakura pens. Added the border to the side, then the little girl which I shadowed with charcoal - did some random stamping with tapestry stamps and distress inks. Finished off by doing my journalling.

todays journal pages

Have really enjoyed completing these pages - lots of layers in the background - used my new air brush and compressor to do some of the stencil work with Liquitex inks.

Forum swaps

Completed these atc's and bookmarks for a swap on the Lotstodo forum. The backgrounds on the bookmarks were done with distress inks and water. I then stamped on them again with distress inks. The atc backgrounds were created with acrylics before adding the leaves and wording

Journal pages

Its been a long time since I blogged - in fact its been a long time since I had anything to blog !!!!! My hubby is really ill and for the last 2 months we have been back and forewards to various hospitals so I haven't had the time or the inclination to get any artwork done. I finished off this double page in my journal the other day and am hoping now to be able to spend a little time in my craftroom where I find I can sometimes have peace of mind if only for a while