Keep Calm

This layout is prompted by a scrapbooking challenge
by Color Stories Inspiration.

They set a new challenge every few weeks.

As my starting point, I picked a challenge from August.

Colour inspired by the scene
gives us our colour sampler,
then we take two pieces of evidence
& one testimony
to guide us through the challenge.

I documented a beach trip from my childhood.

This image is taken from an old black & white photograph
of me with my bucket
gathering shells & sea tumbled fragments of glass.

In addition to the prompts,
we are provided with some delicious paper
& elements to use.

I used the quotation provided,
adding the small fish on top..

I made an envelope to hold my tag.

I found this small piece of ribbon in my ribbon box,
just the right size to be attached by a blue staple.

I added transparent blue dewdrops,
which go across the top of the layout.

The shells are layered with Glue Gel from Pinflair to give dimension.

I thoroughly enjoyed this project
& am looking forward to
working through more case files.

Add a little colour ...

Remember my alphabet doodles?

I wanted to add a little colour ...

Then I found out that my doodling pen was not waterproof ...

Here they are tangled.

Time to buy a Sakura Pigma Micron Pen.

A Shower of Flowers

For this month's collage challenge set by Mary Green at Green Paper,

I opted to do a digital collage.

In addition to the three images provided by Mary (see here),

I added an image from Mary's French Dictionary Map collection

together with a torn cardboard image of my own.

The coupon I have used as Washi tape holding the photo & altered calendar in place.

Sketchbook

So you have a blank white page in front of you ... scary right?


To overcome this, I make a grid of inchies.


Then just let the ink flow ...


& start doodling ...


& see where it takes you.


And before you say it, I do know that a couple of letters are missing.

With love ...

A birthday card using decoupage designed by TC Chiu from a collection entitled Country Cottage, available from Joanna Sheen.


Each layer was cut out & their edges gently sanded before being assembled using Pinflair Glue Gel, which is silicon free & dries clear.


The decoupaged image was adhered to backing paper by K & Company from their K-ology Peabody range sadly now discontinued.


I added a few pale pink pearls.


For the finishing touch, I added white organza ribbon tied in a bow.

And now for something completely different ...

... a dip into my Zentangle Moleskine.








And a sampler of other doodles.

What do you deduce from it?

Yesterday I blogged a digital piece which asked whether you saw what you were looking for.

So what did you see? What could you see? Was it all a jumble of images, confusing to the eye, abrasive to your senses? Did you find it intriguing?

The printed version allows my camera to seek out & clarify the different elements.

Give expression to the noble desires
that lie in your heart.
Gordon B Hinckley

You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem
& smarter than you think.

A A Milne

It is not the magnitude of our actions,
but the amount of love that is
put into them that matters.

Mother Teresa

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Erich Fromm

Sheet music of a Minuet in G major by Ludvig van Beethoven.

A page from one of the Sherlock Holmes' stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Sometimes, what you see depends on what you are looking for.

Visual Art

A digital journal page.



Images available from Dover.

Say it with flowers

A greeting card using decoupage
designed by TC Chiu
from a collection entitled Country Cottage,
available from Joanna Sheen.


The backing paper,
designed by Vanessa Arbuthnott,
is by The English Paper Company.


I lightly sanded the edges
before assembling the decoupage layers
using Pinflair Gel Glue
(a dimensional non-silicon glue).


I added organza ribbon tied in a bow.

Journal Notebook

I often have ideas that I like to jot down,

so I have made this ATC sized notebook,

ready to pop into my handbag & carry with me,

so can doodle, jot & scribble ideas down when I am away from home.

I designed a simple pattern for the mountboard covers.

The hole reinforcers are small circles cut from paper from

Life's Journey Ruler Collection by K & Company.

The pages inside are Daler Rowney 150 gsm smooth cartridge paper.

I stamped various Non Sequitur images

& words from 7 Gypsies using Archival Ink (Jet Black).

The butterfly digital image is available from Dover.

I have inserted a tabbed page halfway.

On the evidence pages are pieces of Trendy Tape by Queen & Co,

so that I can attach gathered evidence such as receipts or tickets.

A couple of silver book rings & a little dotted organza ribbon

(by Three Kings Ribbon from Joanna Sheen) finish the project off.