Dog of the Week

This gorgeous girl is Lucy

Lucy is a girl who has been described by her Trainer as having a good loving temperament who has had 96 Races and last raced at Oxford in March 2012

If you can offer this lovely girl a home please visit here

If you would like to make a donation to this very deserving Trust

  please make a bank transfer to

 Oxford RGT – Account No 00515200  -  Sort Code  30-12-51

or send a cheque to Oxford RGT

 c/o 3 Stocks Tree Close, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1LU  

  Any donations would be greatly appreciated

ArtDoodleLove Book - Fibro

In case you can't read it..

Fibro - I can't decide ?

Are you a friend telling me to slow down or a petulant child who stamps it's feet if ignored?

Probably brought on by stress at work but now i'm feeling stressed as I'm off work and under pressure to go back as they are under staffed - lose lose situation really....

Any advice gratefully received xx

More Junk Journal/Journal 52

Weeks 5 & 7

Out of order and I still have week 6 to do.

Week 7 When I grow up...

Background is bits of scrap paper - acrylic paint and black gelato around the edge. In case you can't read it - When i grow up I want to be taller and have lots of shoes..

I have used the backing of sticker packets for both of these pages - more junk journal/upcycling!

Week 5 - Abstract Art - there was lots of debate about what this actually meant - I went with the theory that it is a distorted version of something

Again using up scraps and offcuts and pics cut out of a magazine.

Mail Art

I joined a mail art swap with some crafting buds and have been blown away with their samples. I was really trying not to overthink it and ended up just grabbing some of my fave stamps and a mix of versafine/versamagic and new hero arts inks.

The theme is bright and cheerful so I'm thinking about colouring the back in..

Dylusions and Lavinia stamps.

More Lavinia, craftwork cards and indigo blu stamps

Clean and simple to the front , crazy stamping and washi to the back

Hope your weekend is going well

Dog of the Week

This gorgeous boy is Jimmy!

Jimmy is a boy with a happy kind loving nature - is very clean within the Kennels.     Jimmy has not been tested with domestic dogs or cats

If you can offer this lovely boy a home please visit here

If you would like to make a donation to this very deserving Trust

  please make a bank transfer to

 Oxford RGT – Account No 00515200  -  Sort Code  30-12-51

or send a cheque to Oxford RGT

 c/o 3 Stocks Tree Close, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1LU  

  Any donations would be greatly appreciated

Stripey Birthday Card

I was holding on til the birthday had passed and then forgot to blog it!

This image is from Pink Pettticoat and the range is called socks - nice and cheery for the start of another working week!

I am entering this card into the following challenges;


Just Add Ink - Just Add Stripes

Creative Card Crew - KISS Keep It Simple and Sweet

Journal 52 Week 6 The Art of Love Letters

Yes I know I have missed weeks 4 and 5 but I will get to them!

On a chipboard board covered with gesso and pastels. I used a kaisercraft alphabet stamp with the versamagic chalk inks. In an attempt to use us some of my unused stash I have put love sticksrs on and two wooden hearts. I used red acrlic paint through a heart stencil and used lavinia heart stamps with SU! ink. I used 2 Tim Holts tickets and a wire heart also from stash. I still have lots of bits and pieces to use up!

Also my gratitude journal that I am trying to keep up with - my Feb page

Lime green and pink acrylic paint with stencils and sequin waste hearts. I cut up some hearts from all those fiddly bits of paper I had lying around

I am entering this page into the following challenges;

Pan Pastel Uk - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - With a Heart
Divas by Design - With Love
Fab'n'Funky Challenges - Love/Valentine Theme
Creative Inspirations - Love
Pinspirational Challenges - Love/Valentines
Make My Monday - Love is in The Air

Hope your weekend is going well

Journal 52 - Week 3 You always make me smile/ Junk Journal

A slight twist to the prompt and Yes I am behind!

Started off as this...

 The coloured cards are all off cuts too!


It reads.... Smile - It makes people wonder what you have been up to

That makes me smile anyway!

Hope you are all safe and dry!

Dog of the Week

This gorgeous girl is Sally!!

Sally is a good looking girl who last raced in July 2013 having had 93 races - she has a loving nature and is very affectionate.   Sally actually sits like a domestic dog - travels well - has been described by her Trainer as being a very quiet peaceful girl

Sally has not been tested with domestic dogs or cats

If you can offer this lovely girl a home please visit here

If you would like to make a donation to this very deserving Trust

  please make a bank transfer to

 Oxford RGT – Account No 00515200  -  Sort Code  30-12-51

or send a cheque to Oxford RGT

 c/o 3 Stocks Tree Close, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1LU  

  Any donations would be greatly appreciated

Brighid - Fire of Inspiration (Lesson 3)

This is the 3rd lesson of moonshine - Brighid is the goddess of February

The Brigid first worshipped in ancient times was the daughter of the great Irish god Dagda, the 'Good Father'. She had two sisters who were also named Brigid. Taken together, they were called the 'Three Mothers', 'Three Sisters', or simply the Goddess Brigid.

Unlike in Greek mythology where the Triple Goddess represented the three chronological stages of a woman's life (Maiden, Matron, and Crone), the Bridgets were all of the same generation and the distinctions between them were based on their domains of responsibility.

• Brigid, the 'Fire of the Hearth', was the goddess of fertility, family, childbirth and healing.
• Brigid, the '"Fire of the Forge', was like the Greek goddess Athena, a patroness of the crafts (especially weaving, embroidery, and metalsmithing), and a goddess who was concerned with justice and law and order.
• Brigid, the 'Fire of Inspiration', was the muse of poetry, song history and the protector of all cultural learning.
  
  
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  She is a mix of derwent coloursoft, inktense blocks, watercolour pencils and chalks. I am actually quite pleased with how she turned out even though I wanted her hair to look more 'flamey'!
  
  
  I am working in a Strathmore mixed media journal and seems to be ok - this page took quite a bit of water but the other side does have acrylic paint on.
  
  
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Wolf Moon - Lesson 2 Moonshine

I started out with a background of blue and purple acrylic paint and flicked white paint on it for stars.

I am not very good at drawing faces (I need much more practice - unlike my friend Clare who draws gorgeous girls!)

I put some gesso on a book page and drew my lady - I was anxious about messing my page up so decided to draw it on something else. I painted her with acrylics and sketched my wolf on a similar page.

I added a light rosy colour on her cheeks  - I did watch a tutorial that Clare did on shading but couldn't shade very well over the acrylic paint. Next time I may try with pencils until I get a bit more used to shading - I have watched Effy Wild and Tamara LaPorte (?sp) and they make it look so easy!!!

Hope you weekend is safe, dry and crafty!


I am entering this page into the following challenges;

Pan Pastel Uk - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Not a Card
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Dog of the Week

This gorgeous boy is Bubba!

Bubba is a boy who has been described as having a very lovely nature - very affectionate -  no faults whatsoever he is a beautiful dog - he has had 100 + races and is now looking for his forever home

Bubba has not been tested with domestic dogs or cats

If you can offer this lovely boy a home please visit here

If you would like to make a donation to this very deserving Trust

  please make a bank transfer to

 Oxford RGT – Account No 00515200  -  Sort Code  30-12-51

or send a cheque to Oxford RGT

 c/o 3 Stocks Tree Close, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1LU  

  Any donations would be greatly appreciated

Journal 52 - A Simple Place

Orange dylusions on watercolour paper. Printed pictures of 2 libraries and 2 bedrooms. Washi tape and kaisercraft washi tape stamps. The background orange has bled through onto one of the pictures but I wonder if that was the glue I was using...

Simple places to relax, unwind and lose yourself :)

I am entering this page into the following challenges;

Pan Pastel Challenges - Anything Goes