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Capturing the Winter Season

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Happy New Year!

It’s our first challenge of the year over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is It’s Cold Outside; I hope you like my snowy winter scene (smile!).

To see how this page came together, please check out the short video below that captures the magic of the winter season, featuring a cosy sleigh and a majestic reindeer.

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Join me in this creative adventure as we delve into the magical world of the winter season, complete with a serene snowy landscape and a majestic reindeer. This tutorial will guide you through a step-by-step process bringing to life the enchanting spirit of reindeer, snowflakes and cosy sleigh rides. From selecting the perfect papers to adding intricate details, you’ll learn how to transform your art journal to a captivating winter scene that celebrates the beauty and joy of the season (smile!).

The mixed media that I used to create this page was Stamperia paper, Crafter’s Companion glue tape and dots pens, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers, Uni Pin Fine Line marker, Uniball gel pen, Tim Holtz Thinlits, white acrylic paint, Stamperia Rub-ons, and Liquitex acrylic ink.

For more inspiration, please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

This page was also inspired by my new reindeer decoration; it even has bells like the reindeer on my page (smile).

I bought the reindeer from The Flower Shop in Clitheroe; this shop is such a beautiful place to explore with lots of hidden treasures; you can just make out the reindeer at the bottom centre of this photo, on the shelf  under the plants (smile!).

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy Winter Wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Erika from her blog BioArtGal is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen What’s Up? as her theme and I’m joining in the fun with a bit of winter magic.

Get ready for Christmas – Cards

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Get Ready For Christmas.

Why not get into the holiday spirit by creating unique and personalized Christmas greeting cards for loved ones (smile!).

See the video below to learn how to make these beautiful Christmas cards.

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This easy step-by-step guide will show you how to make a stunning Christmas card using simple materials and techniques. Perfect for crafters of all skill levels, this tutorial is a great way to add a personal touch to your holiday greetings. With this easy DIY tutorial, you’ll be able to create a beautiful Christmas card that will be treasured by friends and family. So why not get creative and make your own Christmas card this year? I created this 6×6″ using Christmas Magic design paper pads from The Paper Boutique, white linen card stock, Tim Holtz Basics Kraft Cardstock, Sizzix Thinlits die cuts, Crafter’s Companion glue tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, Pearl and Glitter Embellishments and a white Uniball gel pen.

I created these 6″x6″ cardsusing Christmas Magic design paper pads from The Paper Boutique, white linen card stock, Tim Holtz Basics Kraft Cardstock, Sizzix Thinlits die cuts, Crafter’s Companion glue tape, Ranger Glossy Accents, Pearl and Glitter Embellishments and a white Uniball gel pen.

For more inspiration, please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Steampunk Raven

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday, which for the next two weeks is Things With Wings.

This time I’m sharing an art journal page featuring a steampunk raven inspired by a Warrior Owl Willow Sculpture at Lytham Hall – I hope you like it (smile).

Do you ever create art journal pages that go wrong? Well in this video I’m rescuing a raven from a creative background disaster, and I’m taking you along for the ride (smile!).

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In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to transform an uninviting background into a beautiful piece of art. From painting over my failed background attempt to stamping and adding embellishments, I’ll show you how to breathe new life into a failed project. So grab your art supplies and let’s get started on this creative journey!

The mixed media products I used to create this page are acrylic paints, Distress Paint, UHU Stic, Stamperia Fortuna Paper Pad, Archival Ink, Docrafts Stamp Set, Craft Sensations Stencil Set, Distress Ink, Stamperia Alterego Die Cuts, Tim Holtz Metallic Sticker Book, UniPin marker, Gel Pen and Liquitex Acrylic Ink.

For more inspiration, please pop over to Try it on Tuesday to see the wonderful creations from our Guest Designer and the rest of my Design Teamies.

Whilst walking with friends, we found the final sculpture on the Willow Sculpture Trail at Lytham Hall, it’s called the Warrior Owl; the raven on my page has the same steampunk vibe and metal clawed styled feet.

As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m also sharing my glass of pale ale and the pretty steampunk can it came in – wishing you all a very Happy T Day!

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can Like my video and Subscribe to my channel too.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

The lovely Neet from blog Hickydorums is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month; she has chosen It Must Have Wings as her theme and so I’m joining with my Steampunk Raven page.

Winter Magic

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My page today was inspired by a tiny snowperson that we found on a windowsill in Prague. The snowperson was so cute and magical that I created this page to remember discovering them (smile!).

To see how it all came together, please check out this short video, which is about a minute long. Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

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This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this art journal page taking a step-by-step approach that I used using Distress Paint, acrylic paint, Stamperia paper, recycled white tissue paper, Liquitex matte gel medium, Tim Holtz Ephemera and Thinlits, Stamperia Rub-ons, Finnabair stamp, Ranger Archival Ink, Studio Light chipboard wording, markers, gel pen, Crafter’s Companion glue tape pen and Liquitex acrylic ink.

Here’s the cute snowperson that we found whilst exploring a new area of Prague, it had snowed that day but not settled on the ground, so it was so magical to see them sitting on this windowsill (smile!).

As it was cold, we enjoyed some delicious Beef Noodle soup at a local Brewery; this soup is cooked with beef broth and tender beef, lots of vegetables, and thin egg noodles. As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m also sharing my gingerbread beer from Andělský Brewery, which was the favourite beer of our trip – Happy T Day!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Happy and creative wishes! x

Happy New Year 2025

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Wishing you a very Happy New Year (smile); may it be filled with joy, peace and good health!

The stencil I used for the fireworks was very kindly gifted to me, by my sister, for Christmas, along with some other exciting crafting goodies. The house and wording were purchased on our travels to Prague (smile!). To see how it all came together, please check out this short video, which is just over 30 seconds long.

https://youtube.com/shorts/mRvBxNbeJ0M

This tutorial shows the essentials of how I created this art journal page taking a step-by-step approach using Distress Paint, acrylic paint, a Stamperia Stencil and Volume Paste, washi tapes, a chipboard house, printed wording, cardstock, glue tape and Liquitex acrylic ink.

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel Let’s Art Journal so, if you wish, you can like this video and subscribe to my channel.

To welcome in the New Year and as T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing my Winter Fizz cocktail (Pear Brandy Liqueur, Green Apple Liqueur and Prosecco) and a pint of beer from Bowland Brewery (served with a salmon “amuse bouche”)  – cheers, here’s to a Happy T Day and a happy, peaceful and healthy 2025!

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you. Happy and creative wishes! x

Challenges

Art Journal Journey which is being hosted this month by the lovely Sharon from That Girl Fritchey, who has chosen Snow as her theme so I’m joining with the snowy foreground on my page.

Sisters

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This page was inspired by my sister; we go to Aqua Aerobics every week together where you’ll find us singing along to the songs and giggling (a lot – smile!).

Purple is my sister’s favourite colour, so I started by painting a purple wash around the edges of the page; gradually pulling the colour into the centre so that the purple faded out in the centre. Then to make the centre brighter, I added some white acrylic paint blending it with the purple using a baby wipe. Next I used a stencil, around the edges of the page, to add some Ranger Texture paste which I had coloured using DecoArt Glamour Dust Purple Passion Glitter Paint, and then I left it to dry. The wording was a Kaisercraft sticker and reads “Giggles, secrets, sometimes tears, sisters and friends, through the years”. I added some little hearts that were cut from the sticker cardstock using a heart shaped punch. Finally I arranged the paper flowers and assorted gems, which my sister gifted me one Christmas (thank you!).

There’s still another week to join our Inspired By A Song challenge over at Try it on Tuesday; me and my sister always enjoy singing and “Sisters” is a favourite of ours.

Of course, the Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye lip-synced version is fab and so much fun (smile!); both are from the same film, White Christmas.

As part of my birthday present this year, my sister kindly treated me to some Purple Moose beers; here we have Elderflower Ale (Pale Ale), Chocolate Moose (Chocolate and Vanilla Porter), High Hops (Tropical IPA), Antlered IPA (India Pale Ale) and Navigator (Red IPA).

My gift included this amazing glass, if you look closely it has lots of little white mooses all over it – yay! As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing my glass and beers with the T Gang – cheers and Happy T Day!

I hope that you are staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

In With The New

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Over at Try it on Tuesday we are launching our first challenge of 2023, which is In With The New.

Please join us using a new product or a new technique or like me maybe you’re welcoming in the New Year too (smile!).

I started by covering the page with Silver Extreme Sheen Metallic DecoArt paint and then stenciling the starburst lines over the top using Black Soot Distress Ink through a Steampunk Mixed Media Stencil by Stamperia (new). The “Happy New Year” wording was die cut from some black glitter cardstock using an X-cut Folk Alphabet set. I used the same glitter cardstock for the black stars, which were die cut using a Snowy Stars Thinlits set by Tim Holtz. I added some silver glitter foam star stickers (new) and lots of circular black and silver outline stickers. To finish, I splattered the page using black DecoArt acrylic paint.

As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing a selection of Brewdog beers; my sister kindly gifted my hubby for Christmas a box of their “12 Beers of Christmas” which he was delighted with and we have been enjoying throughout the New Year – Happy T Day everyone!

Happy New Year and I hope that you’re staying safe and well!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

As well as Try it on Tuesday, I’m pleased to join the following challenges:

Stencil Fun Challenge and their January Stencil Fun – Anything Goes (as long as you use a stencil) with optional Winter challenge the Stamperia stencils that I used to create the starbursts on my page.

LTSCB#159 – Anything Goes over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog with my Happy New Year page.

Fairytale of Brew York

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Today I have a page to share that I created by recycling a beer can label; we enjoyed this yummy beer over the holidays – Cheers and Happy New Year everyone!

I started by extending the label image over the page using a pencil and then colouring the different sections using Speckled Egg and Rustic Wildness Distress Paint and white acrylic paint. For the sky section, I used was Brushed Brass Distress Paint mixed with white acrylic paint. Next I die cut some fir tree branches, from some green Kraft Cardstock-Classic, using a Holiday Greens Thinlits set by Tim Holtz and some snowflakes using a Paper Snowflakes Mini Thinlits set by Tim Holtz from some white cardstock. I stuck everything in place using Liquitex matte gel medium and then splattered the page with white acrylic paint. To finish, I added some stickers from a Christmas Sticker Book by Tim Holtz.

We really enjoyed the beer, which was a Gingerbread Milk Stout – wishing you all Happy New Year and as T Stands for T Day sending you Happy T Day wishes too!

“Fairytale of Brew York takes a warming ginger spin. Rich gingerbread, cinnamon spice and heaps of creamy vanilla combine for this Christmas stout”.

Hoping that you all stay safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m pleased to be joining the following challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #31 and their Christmas Anything Goes Challenge as my deer and reindeer matches their photo inspiration and also celebrates a Fairytale in Brew York Christmas.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge and their MLCCB #48 – Anything Christmas Goes challenge with my Christmassy page.

LTSCB #159 – Anything Goes over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog with my recycled beer label page.

Be Thankful

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Today I’m sharing a thankful journal page and wishing all of you that are celebrating this week – a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I started by covering the chipboard page with some scraps of neutral coloured papers; I cut the papers into triangles before collaging them onto the page and then I applied some Pébéo white gesso over the top using my finger. I added the framed wording “when I count my blessings I count you twice” which was a sticker from Kaisercraft and the “Be thankful” wording which was washi tape. Next I added two flowers from a Tim Holtz Ephemera pack and two die cut autumnal leaves that were coloured using Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. To finish, I added two little chipboard owls.

For our wedding anniversary last month, we went to a new local Chinese restaurant called “Blessings House” and had the most amazing time (smile!).

The beautiful picture on the wall is cross stitch and was sewn by one of the restaurant’s family – it was very detailed and must have taken ages to create!

We had the lunch buffet with starters and soup; our choices were Sweetcorn and Crabmeat soup and one of each of the starters which were Curry Samosas, Spring Rolls, Salt and Pepper Chicken, Spare Ribs, Chicken Satay, Prawn Toast and Seaweed.

We shared our mains of Chicken in Satay Sauce, Sweet and Sour Pork and Chicken with Mushrooms – it was all so yummy and very filling!

I forgot to take photos of our drinks at the restaurant, so as T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing a couple of pints that we enjoyed at the pub around the corner on our way home (smile!) – Happy T Day everyone!

I hope you’re all staying safe and well! x

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

I’m pleased to join the following challenges:

The lovely Bleubeard & Elizabeth from https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/ who is hosting over at Art Journal Journey this month and her theme is Collage Fodder, Food & Drink or Both so I’m joining her with my collage fodder page.

Paperbabe Stamps and their #181 – Anything Goes challenge with my thankful page.

LTSCB#158 – Anything Goes over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog with my Be Thankful page; I used lots of scraps to create this one.

November Anything Goes Fall Challenge over at The Four Seasons Challenge with my autumnal thankful page.

Merry Moose Wonderland

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I’m so delighted to be hosting this month’s challenge over at Sparkles Monthly Challenges choosing #158 – Die Cuts and/or Punches as my theme.

I love nothing better than using die cuts for my papercraft projects and I used quite a few die cuts for this page including one of my favourites – the Merry Moose Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz.

It looks like Merry Moose is looking forward to Christmas this year while walking through a winter wonderland; I hope you’ll join in the fun too, it would be lovely to see you there (smile!).

I started by covering the chipboard page with a layer of Speckled Egg Distress Paint and left it to dry. Then I used lots of Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits to create the scene; this included a Branched Birch Thinlits Set which was cut from some white linen cardstock, a Woodlands Thinlits set for the fir trees cut from some green foil corrugated cardstock, a Merry Moose Thinlits set from some cream linen cardstock and a Winter Wardrobe Thinlits set for his bow from white linen cardstock. I layered the trees together using double-sided tape and I cut out the snowy foreground from some of the white linen cardstock. The Merry Moose was coloured using Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso and Antique Linen Distress Ink and his bow using a Dark Red Blend TriBlend Spectrum Noir marker. The two little robins, flying across the page, were stamped using a Picket Fence Studios stamp set and black Archival Ink; they were coloured using a Earth Brown Blend and the Dark Red Blend TriBlend Spectrum Noir markers and then fussy cut out. To finish, I added the “walking in a winter wonderland” wording which was a die cut sticker from a Christmas Sticker Book by Tim Holtz.

I hope you’ll join us at Sparkles Monthly Challenges, and for more inspiration please check out the amazing Die Cuts and/or Punches projects from my Sparkles Buddies in the Design Team too; we would love for you to join us so please be sure to check out the rules here.

Here are all the Thinlits sets I used to create my Merry Moose Wonderland page.

As T Stands for Tuesday, I’m sharing a couple of pints of Dark Side of the Moose beer; it’s from Purple Moose brewery in Porthmadog, Wales and we enjoyed it last week at one of our local pubs – Cheers and Happy T Day everyone!

Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.

Challenges

As well as Sparkles Monthly Challenges, I’m pleased to be joining the following challenges:

Paperbabe Stamps and their #180 – Anything Goes challenge with my Merry Moose page.

MLCCB #47 – Anything Christmas Goes over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog with my Merry Moose Wonderland page.

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #27 where Anything Christmas Goes with my Christmas Merry Moose page.