3 Posts in one Day - Curious and Curiouser!

Well, I have been caught by the doodling bug. Here is another page from my new journal.

I drew and I doodled and I added to my 2 photo's (from postcards that came with the Alice in Wonderland DVD) and then, I doodled and dotted some more! I'm really enjoying drawing things like leaves freehand. It was only after I took the pictures of my second journal page that I noticed something very curious indeed... I'd forgotten to do any stamping at all! 

Just Playing! Ranger U Inspiration

I cut out  an image of a beautiful girl from a old magazine, added doodles and stamped images (the butterfly neckline) and put it on a beautiful piece of Graphic 45 paper.

I love how blogging constantly gives me the inspiration to extend my boundaries.

Inspired by seeing Dyan Reaveley's photo's from Ranger U on Suze Weinburg's gorgeous blog.

Spring - A touch of Whimsy! - Gibson Girl goes to OZ

   Another beautiful day down on the South Coast of England... Spring! Even the word fills my heart with joy!
   Somewhat influenced by the Graphic45 site, where I read childhood memories relating to the Wizard of Oz, I watched the film whilst crafting - you may notice a slight influence on this project! I also have very happy memories of doing a long  tour of the Wizard of Oz around England in the late 90's when I worked as a Wardrobe Mistress in the Theatre.

   While crafting, for no apparent reason, I  found myself imagining how a 1950's TV presenter would have given the instructions for part of the project, perhaps during 'Womans Hour' If you can manage the clipped 'received pronunciation' that was 'de rigueur' on British Television during this period when reading the next paragraph... it works well!

   'Hello viewers, I do hope you have had a good day. This afternoon, we will be making a super little Spring themed project. Firstly, you will need two Flying pigs from Graphic45. Fussy cut them and add Glossy Accents to their wings... Apply with a light hand... not too much now! ... less is more'

Ah, Halcyon days indeed! And yes, I do know the Wizard of Oz had flying monkey's not pigs... I started this off in black and white (sort of) and then moved into brighter and brighter colours - Just Like The Fillum! 

The Players:

Dorothy - The Beautiful Gibson Girl

The Flying Monkey's - Graphic45 Flying Pigs

The Wizard of Oz - a T!m Holtz Gentleman

Special Mentions... The Yellow Brick Road uses Tim Holtz's mosaic technique... Thanks awfully Timothy! The part of the Balloon Basket was also played by a Tim Holtz dress form stamp

The Challenge this week over at Our Creative Corner is...'How Green is Your Spring?' Spring makes me think of new beginnings and journey's and this project is also pretty green even though my camera made the background look blue!, so I am entering!Our Creative Corner - How Green is your Spring? and also the lovely Transport challenge (Balloons and Dancing!) at:  Sunday Stampers

Anyone who has this Graphic45 paper will know it's green - very green - not according to my camera though!

Making details with Alcohol Ink

Gibson Girl - I love her expression

Making the Yellow Brick Road - Steampunk Style

You look like a balloon basket ! Come with me!

Be Lucky!

A greetings card inspired by Anita Houston's challenge over at Our Creative Corner, created using a stamped and embossed Tim Holtz Bingo card, a Stampers Anonymous Butterfly and beautiful Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper. I stained the pen nib with Lettuce alcohol ink.

I am entering this for the following challenges:
Our Creative Corner: Luck of the Irish
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight Papercraft Challenge, Luck of the Irish
Daring cardmakers Challenge, luck and green

Apologies - I do not know which company made this paper - I got it in a mixed batch from Ebay

Stamped and embossed butterfly, nib coloured with lettuce alcohol  ink

Heart Shaped Tag

A small tag made by using a die cut large heart which was  then crackle glazed using gold nail polish and white crackle glaze nail polish (!) as I had no Distress Crackle. Distress embossed with Old Paper Distress Embossing Powder. The edges were sanded down and swiped with Distress Ink in Dried Marigold. The wonderful image is from the fabulous Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante pad which is so gorgeous I was reluctant to even cut into! To finish,  I added Glossy Accents to the ladies Top Hat, some distress stickles, a beautiful Prima flower(which I distressed and added Glossy Accents to and the spare button from one of my daughters old PE teeshirt.

I am entering this into the Grungy Monday crackle challenge  grungy-monday-34-were-cracking-up