OCTOBER CALENDAR PAGE

I am somewhat late with my calendar page hosted by the very lovely and extremely talented Kate. I didn't really know what to do this month but it all seems to have fallen into place.

GARDEN GRUNGE

Hi everyone, I made this little accordian book just before I went on holiday but didn't have time to post it on my blog.I found a tutorial by Dina Wakley on Stampington &Co blog featuring this Garden Grunge book and I just had to make it. There are lots of layers from old book pages,spray inks, stencils and stamps. The stamps are from Dina's new range called "Garden Grunge" and they are gorgeous. The inks and paints are from the Dylusion range. I love everything about this little book I hope you do too.

SEPTEMBER AT LAST

Here is September's page for the Art Calendar hosted by the lovely and talented Kate Crane. This page turned out completely different to what I had planned. I began by spraying my pages with Dylusions inks turquoise and lime and then using the herringbone stencil sprayed black through it, didn't like it at all so I covered it with 2 coats of Gesso et voila I love the effect it has given, so muted. The journal pieces are tickets cut  from Tim's die on my Vagabond. I stamped the September directly on to the page using Archival black. Next week I am going to New York for 8 days so my embellishments at the bottom are NYC themed, the apple stamp I bought at the Ink Pad the last time I was in NYC, the New York sky line I cut from a Making Memories Die, the flag and big apple words are from a magazine. Hope you like it

WAY OUT AUGUST

I can't believe the speed this year is going already we are at the end of August and so here is my calendar page all filled in . September is still a work in progress but hopefully I will be ready to post it on my blog tomorrow.

STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS CHALLENGE 262

The lovely Gez is hosting this weeks challenge over at Stampotique Designers and the challenge is to design a one layer card. This is mine using a stencil to represent rain. The stencil is a Julie Fei-Fan Balzer design for Crafters Workshop. I applied the colour using cut and dry foam and a Jennie Bowlin ink pad Soap Powder. I stamped the Stampotique tree and put Grumpy the dog underneath supposedly sheltering from the rain, because there are no leaves on the tree so he gets wet he grumpily says "Whatever" Bla, bla,bla. The border is also a Stampotique designed by Jo Capper-Sandon I think and can't remember the name of it. I coloured the tree and Grumpy the dog with Rusty Hinge Distress marker.

JULY OUT AUGUST IN

Hi everyone especially those who take part in Kate's 365 calendar challenge. Here's my July page all filled in and my August page ready to go. I am afraid my calendar is very regimented, boring and no little drawings that I keep thinking about doing but only think about it, so all you get is written journal squares.

AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Here's another journal page which I completed yesterday. The Elephant is from Elusive Images which is now under another name Chocloat Baroque I think, I coloured him with Distress inks and stood him on a piece of Washi tape. The background colour is done with Paper Artsy Fresco paints. I used white paint through a stencil also sprayed through a Dylusions stencil and stamped here and there with a Dylusions Basic Background stamp. The N numbers in the circles are from 7 Gypsies. Must get on now and complete another page.