Wee Man and Twinkle..........

..........have lots going on

We will start this post by showing days 7 and 8 of our ICADs

Day 7 by Wee Man

this was his first dip in stencilling and he says he enjoyed it. He used a pearlescent blue acrylic paint.

Day 7 - from me

followed the prompt Periodic Table

I just used a black PITT pen.

Well that was our first week over already! It's very true that time flies when you are having fun!

The start of week two and Day 8 by Wee Man is another 'first' for him;

his first collage, though he doesn't like the pieces to overlap. It was created by using bits from our prep day a couple of weeks ago

He loves a bit of snippety snipping :-D

Day 8 - from me

followed the prompt Grapefruit & Cherry. I used watercolour pencils to colour the PITT pen doodles that I had drawn onto old book paper which I had glued to the index card.

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In February of this year I saw a blog post by Anne Redfern, aka, Redanne of bollyane.blogspot in which she showed what looked like an old granite vase. This was done using the 'Faux Graniteware Technique' created by Wendy Vecchi that she shares, here.

I loved the idea of it and wanted to have a go. So i did. And I completed it today.

I used Wendy Vecchi's Cornflower Blue Archival Ink and matching Embossing Powder.

It was quite difficult for me to do, but I enjoyed the process and I quite like the result. This was originally a clear glass jar. The glass does get very hot though; I nearly dropped it a few times. So do take care if you have a go at this technique. 

Well that's all for today. Many thanks for stopping by. I will be back tomorrow with my Tuesday Tag and sharing T with Elizabeth and the rest of the T group. 

Take care. Be happy. Be well.

{{Hugs}}

from Me and Wee Man of course

:-D

xx

Wee Man's ICAD Days Three and Four

and mine too of course

Hello Everyone, Wee Man Here,

and me too, thank you very much! 

Haha.

Here we are today to share our next two Index Cards for days three and four.

For day three I did some Splatting with bingo pens. They are lots of fun to use like this. I splatted the purple one so hard it went up my arm as well!

For day four, granny helped me to emboss two double deckers. The first one is gold and sparkly and people can hire it for special days like birthdays and anniversaries, in London. The second one is blue. and is a Stagecoach number 11 going to Inverness. I hope you've got your tickets even though you don't have to pay because they are zero pence.

:-D

My day 3 is following the day's prompt, 'Draw a map' I just came up with this in my head. I quite enjoyed it's creation and adding all the wee details. I used a Pitt pen and watercolour pencils.

Day 4 is following the day's prompt, 'Mail Box' Here in the UK they are called post boxes.

I drew a post box onto the inner of an envelope, which I had glued to my index card, and coloured it with my Inktense pencils. The highlights and collection info is done with my white Signo uni ball pen.

I used a Pitt Pen to doodle wee envelopes all around the border. and for the date of when the Royal Mail was founded. If you are interested in the heritage of the Royal Mail you can find some info here.

And if  you are thinking of joining in and would like to learn more about the Index Card A Day challenge just click here.

Well thank you for looking.

Until next time; 

stay well

and be Happy.

{{Hugs}} from Wee Man 

and me of course {{hugs} :o)) x

Anti Journal

New Pages

Although I have been away on holiday, I still have new pages done in my Anti Journal book to share with you. Not because I was dedicated whilst away, but because I was obsessive before I went away! Haha! 

I am joining Carolyn & Karen this week if they have managed to get new pages done; I'm looking forward to what they have wrecked ;-)

These pages are done simply with different coloured gel pens and the green background is done with an Inktense pencil.

The prompts are: make each one different 

and

Stitch Lines 

I enjoyed doodling in the circles and deciding what patterns to add, but I really enjoyed finding lots of different stitches to draw. This was inspired by Carolyns love of stitching; after all who can fail to be inspired by work as fabulous as this and this. Thank you Carolyn.

And thank you all for popping in again so soon after my marathon holiday posts, I really do appreciate it and all your lovely comments.

Take care {{Hugs}} :o)) Mo xx

Anti Journal Pages

Collect Reds & Illegible Writing

They are the prompts on the two pages I'm showing you this week.

I enjoyed colouring in various shades of red Inktense pencils and collecting bits and bobs for that side of the spread and I enjoyed the writing element, except I don't think it's very illegible. I'm thinking I may go over it another time but write upside down over what I've already done. 

At some point. 

I may. 

Or I may not.

If you are interested, you can click here to see what Karen has done in her journal this week and click here to check out Carolyn's.

Thanks so much for coming by; I hope you are well and enjoying some settled weather whatever it's temperature. 

Until nest time, take care and be well.

{{Hugs}} Mo :o) x

Anti Journal

Stick an Envelope Here.....

.......Gather ephemera to use in your work.

That was the prompt for this page. 

The envelope I stuck in was a junk mail one; I wanted to disguise that fact and also cover it's green nakedness with something interesting. I used some glue to stick it down and then added some of my favourite 'Book' washi tape.

Then I began doodling.

A lot. (Sorry Sue, lol)

First I did the flap side

Then the 'name & address' side.

I used my white Signo Uniball and my black Pitt Artist pens.

I also did another page where the prompt was, Let go of something

The hand was already drawn; I did everything else. For the background I put down a layer of gesso and then used my Koh-i-Noor paints and for the balloons and colouring of the hand, I used my Inktense pencils.

Karen and Carolyn have both been busy in their journals too.

Thanks so much for coming over. I'm looking forward to your lovely comments.

{{hugs}} Mo :o) x

Anti Journal

Completely Fill This Page With Beauty

I thoroughly enjoyed doing this page, even though it took me three evenings to do. 

Drawn with a Micron pen and coloured with Inktense pencils.

Don't forget to have a look what Karen and Carolyn are doing in their Wreck This Journal, journals.

Thanks for looking and for leaving your lovely comments, I enjoy reading them very much. {{Hugs}} Mo :o) x

Anti Journal

New Pages

I am thoroughly enjoying this book and am so very grateful to my friend Lynn for sending it to me in my 'hour of need'. 

The prompts on the pages I'm showing you today were, Colours I love ~ Colours I feel indifferent about ~ Colours I hate

Well I love all colours. Green is my favourite, but I do love all colours; so this is what I did.

I used my Inktense pencils and a black marker. 

Go here if you would like to see what MissyK did in her 'Wreck' journal this week and go here to see what Carolyn did in hers.

So until next time, take care and thanks for coming by; any comments you leave are very welcome, I appreciate them all very much {{hugs}} Mo :o) x

Anti Journal

Repeat and Alter

These next pages in my Anti Journal took hours and hours to do.

First I did all the drawing with a Faber Castell pen

And then I did all the colouring with my Inktense pencils and a water brush

I haven't 'critiqued' it yet, and I may not. I'm thinking of just decorating that speech bubble into silence. We are all our own worst critics and I'm trying my hardest not to do that within this book. It is for fun, for  'wrecking', for not being finicky and fussy.

Thanks so much for visiting. I do hope you leave me a word or two; they mean so much to me. 

Keep a check on Carolyn, Karen & Lynn's blogs who all have 'Wreck this Journal' journals. I'm sure they would appreciate your visit  to check out what they have done in their journals too.  

Until next time take care and be well ~ TTFN

((hugs)) Mo :o)) x

Summer of Colour Week 4, A Tag and a Landscape

The new colour palette for this week on the Summer of Colour challenge blog is Pink & Apple Green with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Dark Green. What a luscious combination! 'Thank you' to our lovely host Kristin :D

 

Now before I show you my submission, I would like to thank everyone for their comments on my page last week, they are all so wonderful and very touching, and more so those about Wee Man's Index Card art. You made us both smile from (o ear to ear o) So, Thank you ((hugs))

I used a large tag which I covered in Apple Green Inktense pencil and then wet it down.  I mixed a nice shade of pink with my luscious Koh-I-Noor paints and drew some balloons on top of the green but it didn't show up very well so I drew some on card, painted them and then cut them out to layer onto the tag instead.  I painted on the strings with a darker green.  I stamped some bunting to the top of the tag with pink Pixie Dust ink from Memento, (what a lovely name ~ Pixie Dust). Unfortunately tho', that didn't show up very well either, so I painted over it with the dark green. I used my pink Wink of Stella brush to add some sparkle to the balloons, a ribbon tie, and to add some details on the bunting. I also used it to stamp some tulip heads and then painted some dark green stems onto them. 

I am also linking this to Tag Tuesday, as the theme there this week is Garden Party and I think this fits quite well into that.

I hope you aren't bored yet, because I have been a very busy crafter the past couple of days and been very fortunate that what I wanted to acheive has gone to plan.  That being said, I would also like to share my submission for the Craft Barn's 13th Q & L Challenge with you, where the words this week are Path and or Horizon. We have to use one or both and use a quote and or a lyric in our work, whatever that may be. I am using a quote that has both words in it, and I'm quite chuffed about it, as it is the first time that has happened for me. (I think)

I did a very light sketch in pencil which I erased as I went along with my chalk pastels.  A lovely selection from Pebbles, called Basic Bright Shades. I applied and blended with cotton buds.  I drew the fence and sheep with a fine micron pen, which I also used for the lettering.  I 'fixed' it with cheap hairspray.

That's it, you can relax now, and if you stayed this long, ((extra hugs)) and thank you all very much for looking, and until next time..................

............thanks for popping by to say 'Hi' *hugs*

ps - If you have the time, maybe you could click on the links above and see what other people have been doing, spread some love, and perhaps think about joining in yourself. Thanks again, *hugs*