Published! Mixed Up Magazine

ooofff its been almost a year since I blogged!! I do apologise! I have been so busy I just haven't had time to create and blog. But that is all going to change, I am going to blog more, I am going to make more art videos and less beauty ones! Anyway Published! I have a piece in the April/May2017 Issue of Mixed Up Magazine, this is a digital magazine so you cant get a paper copy, but you can go but it and read it straight away direct from https://www.mixedupmag.com/. Thanks for visiting, if anyone still does..........

What's on my desk today? Well my Art Calendar update! I have been so late with it that I haven't updated it here because theirs no point when the month is halfway done! So here it is! I am doing Willowing's Lifebook course so May is following her lessons theme.

29 Faces begins

So its May 1st, this year is FLYING by, I feel like I have missed a chunk of it already! Here is Face number 1 for 29 faces. I don't think I will post every day as I don't want to bore my followers but I will keep it updated every few days with my progress! Here is number 1, sorry for the bad light I only got home at past 8PM and just taken the photo now.

This will be inked up and given as a gift to a dear friend who I admire so much, not saying who!

Memory game

This weeks Art Geeks is a memory game, to draw from memory something you see every day. I choose to draw the entrance to the building.

Ladies who Lunch

Friday was our monthly Ladies who Lunch meet and this time we all did a canvas. I took my couture creations book with me and did a lady in that style, kinda, couldn't be bothered faffing with an intricate dress so it became allot more simple! Sorry the pictures aren't so good, having issues with light

I am entering my canvas in the Happy-Daze February challenge - A technique you love, because I love painting and hand drawing and doing canvas pictures.

WOYWW Finished Blue Lady

My desk today holds my Blue Lady which is finally finished. She took just over a week on and off and waiting for drying time. I was very concious that she is in my journal and did panic alittle that I would be ruining my previous page which I really really liked LOL.

She was made with very few items, from the Dylusions old line Royal Blue and Pomegranate, I don't know what the new Ranger equivalent will be, but I am sure similar colours will be available. One of my stupid questions to Ben I think! I also used a white Signo pen and a black water soluble pencil.

WOYWW

Been a bit chaotic this week so far, I think I may have found a house so I could be moved in less than 6 weeks if all goes to plan. On my desk is an update on my blue lady, she is getting close to completion! I am very happy with my progress.

Sunday Journaling, New Project and Pan Pastels

First up is the above picture, it is no where near finished. I have decided to go back to my art roots since I went to art school and use the knowledge I have gained in the last 2 years from the crafting world and combine it with what I can remember from art school. She is hand drawn and coloured and has I reckon about 3 hours worth of work left in her, but its all fine detail work which I need natural light for so she has to wait till daytime. She is in my ledger journal and I am sure you will be surprised to learn what I used to make her, but that you will have to wait for when she is finished.

As you can see the above picture was taken in in the evening, the 2 below pictures were taken in daylight, big difference in them.

The above 2 pictures were started at AFTH on Dyan's pan pastel class, had so much fun on this class and now I am in love with this product! The ATC's and tags are winging their way to the USA for Dede to distribute amongst the Ustreamer's.

Annddd last up today is my page from my Sunday journaling regulars group at Dyan's studio. Today was a challenge day and the challenge was to add a spider for Friday the 13th and new years resolutions. We got to trial run some of her up coming CHA products and give feedback on them. Not saying what I used you shall have to wait and see......

New year new projects

Well we have reached 2012. I have a few projects planned and will be joining in on a few challenges and workshops. I have decided to take this ledger that I found within my family's stash and saved from certain damp, decay and mould and use it as my next art journal. Also I have decided that this will be a 1 year journal and plan fingers crossed to have it filled by the 31st Dec 2012, so watch this space.

So here we have the journal, its a Collins Balmoral account book and the first entry was made in June 1982, in my Granddads hand writing.

It is so pretty and the paper is lush to work on, the ink they wrote in though smears if you even think about getting water near it which is a shame.

Here is a view of one of the random pages.

Kate Crane Art Calendar Challenge

I have been saying I would join Kate's challenge every year since she first had the idea but never managed to, this year I am going to follow through with it. Here is my first page no where near done but it has a base ready for writing and doodling on. I am happy with it as it is a blank canvass even though partially decorated waiting for a bit of tarting up as the month progress's.

Willowing's Life book Workshop

Willowing's life book year long workshop has begun, the first task posted. I am not following her idea completely as I want to keep my work in one place for everything I do this year, but I am very happy with the outcome. I may at a later date go back and re do it into her format, who knows the year has only just begun and we all know how fast I can change my mind!

WOYWW

This week on my desk is a journal page I finished and a necklace modelled by my mum I made for my good friend in Oz Lorri to cheer her up. Thanks for stopping by.

Dina Weekend Day 3

The last day on Dina's workshop at AFTH was so much fun and alittle sad too as it was coming to an end. We painted, we scribbled and generally had a blast, here are my efforts some finished, some not.

Finished journal page.

Unfinished Picture

Unfinished Book

WOYWW

On my desk this week is my journal, so I decided to show a few pages I have not shown before, thanks for visiting.

WOYWW - Love potion number 9 bottle

This week on my desk, technically my shelf because I had a hell of a time photographing it is my finally finished altered bottle that I have been doing with the most fabulous Andy Skinner. I didn't have all the supplies he used as I improvised on a few, in the spirit of using what you have and I am more than happy with the outcome. The label is from Waltzing Mouse Stamps and is the Wanda's Pantry set.

This is the before Picture

Dina Workshop Day 2 - Coptic stitched book

Day 2 at the Dina Wakley workshop over at Art From the Heart saw us making fabulously textured pages and a coptic stitch bound book. This is the first time I have done this kind of binding so I was very happy yo have a go!

My front cover involves lots of texture and many many layers of paint combined with stamping and doodling. All stamps were Dina stamps produced by Stampington and available at Art From the Heart in the UK.

This is my book open so you can get an idea of the many different pages and textures. And below are pictures of the individual pages, as you can tell it is not finished yet, but I don't think it ever will be. The subject is your past, present and future.

The final picture is of my coptic stitch. Very happy with the result!

Dina workshop Day 1

Friday was the start of a wonderful weekend at AFTH with the most fabulous Dina Wakley.  The first day was all about drawing birdies Dina style, something I had asked her to do so I was so chuffed she choose to teach it to us! This is my first practice piece on water colour paper.

This is my finished piece on a wood framed canvass. Totally awesome day full of fun and laughter and learning. I foresee a birdy journal in my future.

Serenity Journal Page

Yesterday I had a rather intense session with my trainer at the gym, then I had to take my other half for his session with the trainer a couple hours later, I didn't really have the energy to go twice so I sat in the coffee shop and had a coffee and completed this journal page. Not bad for an hour in a busy coffee shop when your totally shattered!

Christine's Circle Journal Page

Christine don't look if you want it to be a surprise!!!!!!

This is the first time i have ever worked in someone else journal, and i must say i loved doing it. I had so much fun. I didn't have a clue what to do then it hit me while watching Baz Lureman's version of Romeo & Juliet. Hope she likes it!!