October over, November new

There was I, all set to show you my new pages when I realised I hadn't taken a photo of October's pages and it was too dark to take any photos 'til today.

This is for Kate Crane's 365/2011 journal challenge. I am amazed that I've kept up with this, but like lots of others I really enjoy doing it! 

Here is how November's pages started, I was thinking 'fireworks' and just started by smooshing in distress inks in black soot, faded jeans and dusty concorde then a quick spray with Perfect Pearls mist -blue smoke, then splashed a water brush over the end of some NeocoloursII to make splashy fireworks. I then ran the brush over the page in swooshes. When it was dry I rubbed some black soot ink around the edge.
I then chose some bright papers stamped with a little snowy, starry stamp from Hobbyarts using a Big and juicy pad.
It was only as I started to stick the papers down that I started to recite the old rhyme, Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot...and thought that Remembrance day should have place in these pages, especially as we have a special date 11.11.11. 

Hence, along with the stickles fireworks I have Mort with a poppy!

It looked a bit empty so I drew in some silhouette houses

 Had to use the computer for the words as when I was writing it  I made a spelling mistake,he'he!!Two identical words and I make a mistake....

I'm still busy trying to sort the 'stuff' we seem to have collected over the years and I'm almost ready for the boot sale on Sunday(thank goodness it's indoors as the forecast isn't good) I know that is by no means all we have to sort - I've only been looking for potential boot sale items recently. Meanwhile there is no news on the flat front, just waiting for paperwork to be completed.

Will try to get back soon with some more of what I've been up to, meanwhile I hope to get to have a peep at how others see November. Thanks for looking, Chris

Late again!

The story of my life, however well intentioned I invariably end up late! I love taking part in Kate's 365/11 journal and at last I have taken photographs of my pages.

October's pages, which I've had to start filling in already, started out like this

I used my lovely Dylusions paints, I only have a few colours so lots of mixing involved, splodged on to the page with fingers then stencilled over using(mixed) shades of brown, then sprayed with Perfect Pearls heirloom gold.
Cut squares out of some scrap and some free papers, Stampotique mushrooms, coloured with promarkers, lettering written onto Hero Arts leaves. I will probably add some more to this, not sure what though, maybe see what the month brings!!!
My completed September pages...

Off now to look at as many others as I can!
Thanks for looking, Chris

August, September

Ok, so I'm a little eensy bit late, but I have a cracking excuse...
Here are my August pages for the 365/2011 calendar. If you don't know this is part of a calendar challenge run by the fantastic Kate Crane and you can find out more here.

Sad to say but Summer ends this month, so my pages are a goodbye to Summer with Rainbow colours using my fabulous new Dylusions paints.
I sprayed with perfect pearls mist and flicked some watered down broken china distress ink over the top of my yellow journal squares. The sun is an old favourite of mine from Rubber Stampede and the silhouette flowers are Hobby Art.

Oh, my excuse, I think we have found a flat and we've been just a little bit busy(and will be for some time methinks....an awful lot of downsizing to do!!)
Thanks for looking, Chris.

Oops!...

...I'm just a little late this month(we've been away again)with my pages for the 365/11 journal challenge, organised by the talented Kate Crane (if you want to know more about the challenge click here)
Here are my July pages completed..... 

and here are my August pages ready. I've 'sent' Mort and the twins(you didn't know Marci had a twin?LOL. I think she may be called Darcie!!)to the seaside. Sorry about the reflections but weather here is awful for photos.

I used Crafty Individuals stamps along with a (very old) freebie from Craft Stamper for the shells etc.coloured with Cosmic Shimmers and Perfect Pearls, and of course the brilliant Stampotique characters Mort had a pincurl and Marci. The beach huts are the product of a woman with too much time on her hands(lol) cut individually and coloured using NeocolorsII.


Looking forward to a few seaside days myself this month - weather permitting! Have fun yourselves! Chris.

Six months gone!

I can't believe it's July already and I've actually kept up with Kate's 365/2011 Journal (if you don't know already look here)
Here are my filled in June pages

I seem to have packed quite a lot into 30 days despite having a poorly hubby for most of them!! 
My July pages are about the garden, the lull is over and now the summer plants are really showing their colours now!

I've just used an Imaginisce Snag'em stamp and an Artemio flower from a set of flowers and a selection of Distress inks to stamp randomly for a background, masked off an area for Mort with a curl(Stampotique) and a wood mounted favourite of mine from Inkadinkado. The little Stampotique bird is called "Strut Your Stuff" and I just love him!!
I'm going to enjoy getting back to my garden this month!
I'm looking forward to having a look at how others see July!
Thanks for dropping by and I will enjoy reading any comments made.
Chris 

RUNNING LATE - AGAIN!

It's been a busy week...well not really, but hubby has been off and we have been away for a while, then out and about when we got back!(more of that in my next post)


My May pages complete

and a rejigged June - I wasn't happy with my first lot of journal spots(bit insipid) so used a piece of paper from a pack I got at a bargain price in LIDL.

Did most of this while away, inspired(LOL) by the amount of weeds that have appeared in the garden at our caravan. Doodled most and then added some Artemio stamps(which I also used on the replaced spots along with a stamp that I bought ages ago and know not where from!)
If you want to know more about the 365/2011 journal look at the kathrynwheel to find out more.


Be back soon with pics of what I've been up to!
Thanks for looking, Chris

so not organised!!

There was I, April pages finished, May pages ready, photos taken, and then what happened? (see previous post)I have had a call and garageman he say - your clutch has gone missus. So, having been really careful with money last month because I have plans to go to Port Sunlight stampers show, I now need even more money than I probably saved to pay for said clutch.....darn!!!!
So here are my May pages ready

 I used one of my favourite stamps from Stampendous along with some stencilled flowers and a Craft Stamper freebie and basically should have stopped stamping long before I did so I'm not especially happy with this, although I do like the colours. Journal spots were done by stamping onto my craft mat with distress inks and smooshing and spritzing, very therapeutic!
Here are my finished April pages, as you can see I've been quite busy, no wonder April went so quickly!!   

Thanks to Kate at http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/ for 

the motivation to keep a 'diary', my boys are most impressed 

that I've kept up with this and I hope they and my 

grandchildren will enjoy reading them someday.

                         

Thanks for looking, I didn't do so well getting to look many others last month so hope to make up for it this time, Chrisx

Thanks for waiting!

Here at last are my 365 journal pages for March and April. See Kate Cranes blog - The Kathryn Wheel for further details.

First is March completed

Here is my started April page,lots of smooshing and I used Elusive Images stamps and some Kaisercraft background stamps, it now has more detail on but you will have to wait for that. It has taken longer than usual as we now have a new computer and 'stuff' had to be loaded in(don't ask me - hubby did it all!)

As you can see I hadn't stuck down the last few days of March and there was still a lot to add to April's pages and a lot has has happened since thenLOL

Thanks for looking, now I'm up and running with this -well give or take a few hiccups I can get round to looking at what everyone has been doing with their pages.

Chrisx

A little bit pearshaped!

Hi there! A bit late with this February page for Kate's 365/2011 Journal but hope you like it, I'm having a great time with this and I'm sure I'll look back over this month as being just a little bit pear shaped due to Hubby's mystery illness.
The crocus hearts are the one solitary purple crocus in my tubs, I used print shop(don't get on with photoshop)to enlarge it gradually.I'm sure Heartshirt(Stampotique)loves the first signs of the end of Winter as much as I do! Hope you like it.

Here is my March page not quite ready yet, but I'm working on it!
The daffodils are a combination of an old(very old) Craft Stamper freebie and a Paper Artsy flower.

I've been having some fun with my journaling too, I found this alien toy in an M & S home source book along with some strange 'houses' that I added to some Paper Artsy ones.
Going to be a bit busy for a day or two now, thanks for looking.