Mums the Word at TioT's

'Mum's the word ',
 is our new theme over  at
  Try it on Tuesdays

This is my interpretation of the theme,  in my 8 x 8 inch journal.
 I hope you will pop over and see what the DT have been making
 and  we hope you will join us over there.

Above are  a couple of photos of the early stages.
A watercolour wash and splashes of paint, some random stamping and stencils.
 The flowers are pieces torn  from  a  napkin.
I found  the silhouette after an internet search looking for free to use images.

The quote  and words were also computer generated.[notes in my sidebar]

Thank you for stopping by, your comments are always appreciated.

If you called in for T Day, 

please scroll down to my earlier post

A cappuccino day

Tuesday is T day over at 

Bleubeard and Elizabeths

where we are always made to feel very welcome with a drinks related post

This is another page in my journal that I created  when we were kept indoors

 because of all  the snow last week.

On the left are a couple of photos of the early stages. Brusho splashes of colour, and   stencils.

Die cut teacup,saucer and teapot, shaded with inks and stamped with a flower.

The coffee cups were fussy cut 

 from one of my napkins. 

The words were added in the computer program I use. However the Tea is a stamped image.

Today's cuppa,   isn't  TEA,  I had a real change and made myself a cappuccino.  Not fancy to make,

 just open a packet and add

 some boiling water. 

Happy T day wishes everyone, I hope you are having a good day today.

Diary day and a crafty playtime.

Diary Day week 9

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''Spring is on its way''
nobody has told our weather  this fact.
Weather warnings and only some main roads getting cleared. Some folk have been stranded in their cars for  hours in very bleak conditions.
So, 'Snow', has  kept us home  this week and today it's been   more of the same conditions.. so what an excuse to have a  few extra hours in my craft room.
Thank goodness for a well stocked freezer and larder at
times like these.

This grey page needed cheering up.
. After colouring in the flowers,
I used a Paper Artsy stamp and fussy cut  the bird house.  Some animals  torn from a napkin and as you see one of my favourite stencils and colourful oxide inks..

I will also share this page with the folk at
 Art Journal Journey
for Rosie's theme.....'Spring'.



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I  also made a tag  for the current challenge theme of
Spring Flowers  at..............
Tag Tuesday

Above you can see the hybrid version of the tag that I created for the Tag Tuesday theme
The spring flowers were  computer generated.

The base of the tag was coloured with oxide inks. A little random script stamping, with some stencilled foliage.
The  stamps I used were free with a magazine.The tag with the rabbit will be going off to a  a crafting penfriend.

I have been using my computer   quite a bit as well this week.

This   digital page
 [notes in my sidebar]
which I  am sharing  here, comes with a reminder that there is still a few days left if you would like to join the current
 Try it on Tuesdays
theme..... Vintage.









Thank you for calling in to see me today, you are always very welcome here.

Thinking of Spring

Spring

is the new theme for March chosen for us  for us by Rosie

 who is hosting this month  at 

Art Journal Journey

This is a photo of my page in its early stages

A sprayed ink background with a country scene torn from an old calendar.

I really have had to use my imagination for spring these past days.  We have deep snow the temperatures are in the minus numbers and the wind is making it even colder.

Anyway, I chose a scene that shows the trees in lovely shades of green and a peaceful river, not like the snow  storm that is blowing outside my window.

I added a torn napkin of some spring flowers and some embossing to add a little texture.

The words were computer generated.

I will also go and join in at 

Moo Mania and More

for the theme over there......Think of Spring.

Thank you for calling in to see me today

 and if it is snowing where you are stay safe and warm.

Do you serve bowls of fresh water here..........

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a lovely day.

This is my last page for this months  over at 

Art Journal Journey

where Rike's theme for the month has been Animals A to Z
I have really enjoyed this theme, thank you Rike for your  super topic.

Blue brusho's for the background colour  and  a  little stencilling.
A cup and saucer die cut  with some fussy cut dogs and a bird.

Its also T. day

 over at Bleubeard and Elizabeths

where we are always made to feel very welcome with a drinks related post

To end a rather mixed and busy week we  had a family Birthday celebration at the weekend
  I feel I have eaten far to much,
but there was just a little space to have a piece of apple slice with cream on Sunday afternoon
after all the clearing away had be done.

However you spend this Tuesday, I hope it's a good one .

Dogs just want to have fun.

I've had one of those weeks when  plans made went out of the window,

 or were put on hold for later in the week, 

 unexpected things happened and needed attention.

Thank goodness that I have crafting as a means to escape and  get back to normality

and I had some posts organised  for TioT's and my Diary Day.

 Its now Sunday afternoon and there is calmness in our household again.....for now.....

I found this page I started possibly last  weekend   and had  forgotten  until I reached for this journal book to begin another page.

The background was  a mop up and I had stamped the cat images and background stamping.

I cannot remember where I intended to go next with the page.

I'm sure it was  meant for Rike's theme of Animal A to Z

 over at

Art Journal Journey

A search though magazine cut outs, old calendars  etc  and I found this fun piece  to add to the page.

Now that would be a sight  to see, a dog balancing on a rope holding up his friend in a barrow.

The sentiment stamp  I used  just seemed to fit this page's start in life.

The cat sitting wondering  if she can believe  what she is seeing on the page,

 was computer generated.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, you are always very welcome here.

Create a bit of sunshine

Gloomy winter days, just make you wish for a bit of sunshine

and maybe a smile to help the day pass by.
Today we actually have some sun, but it is very cold and the weather forecast people are telling us that we will get snow again this coming week.

So how  did this page begin in my mixed media journal
The base  is material, the stag propping up on his elbow is a torn napkin.
I then added some embossing through a stencil some raised some flat  and extra colouring with oxide inks.



As the base is a burlap  material I didn't risk any stamping, so the rest is computer generated. [notes in my sidebar].
I have tried in the past to stamp onto this open weave material but it  looked a right messy image. So if you have any ideas  I would really appreciate them.

I will be joining the folk  at
 Art Journal Journey
 and  Rike's theme of Animals A to Z.
Have a good weekend and
thank you for stopping by,  your visit is always very much appreciated.