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From x stitch I moved into card making - now I am playing around with mixed media! I am taking part in different workshops and with help from crafty pals, learning about different mediums and techniques. Hope you feel inspired to create after a visit to my blog - Happy Crafting!

Monday, 11 January 2016

J52 - Week 1 - Your word of the year

Week #1: “Word Of The Year”
Spend some time reflecting on your word of the year (if you’ve chosen one), and create a spread that expresses that word.





I used dylusion sprays for the background and then dylusion stamps and paints for the leaves. I stamped in versamark and used clear embossing powder to create  an area I could paint inside (thanks to Vicky P for this tip). I also used dylusions stamps for the wording. I wonder if I should outline the leaves to make them stand out more?

Did you choose a word of the year?


Sunday, 10 January 2016

Journal52 - cover page






Dylusions sprays and stamping/stencilling. The thing that looks like the snail trail is the glitter glass bead gel -I forgot dylusions don't like mediums over them!

My camera turned this all blue - could only get an accurate colour representation on my phone!


Sunday, 3 January 2016

My favourite makes from last year

DLP - Silhouettes

DLP - How do I face my biggest challenge?

Owl-itude
 
DLP - No place like home

DLP - Cry me a river

 
Book of days - Choice is beauty/Beauty is choice

Have you got favourite makes from last year?

Hope you are having a crafty Sunday



 


Saturday, 2 January 2016

A Year of Gratitude (picture heavy post)

Happy New Year everyone - hope your new year is starting off well!

Very few crafty gifts this year...





Fabby gift from my secret santa 





I have been doing a gratitude journal for 2-3 years now, I try to fill it in every day but it doesn't always happen. It is also nice to remind me what was going on in my life at that time - at a time when work was awful the recurring theme was 'got away from work on time' or 'thank god it's friday!'.














I have made a start on this years journal - I was hoping to have it all set and ready to go for the 1st but that didn't happen...





Oh well hopefully will have it sorted within the next few days - feeling craft starved as we have guests but that is another thing I should be grateful for.


Friday, 1 January 2016

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all my crafty and online friends. I hope 2016 is everything you want it to be and more - have a happy healthy year!