Blessed @ ARTastic

Using this Kaisercraft paper I have taken a real shine to lately I have created this 'vintage' style LO for the ARTastic inspiration for October.

We are working with this beautiful painting by E Phillips Fox called The Green Parasol (1912).

A little about Emanuel Phillips Fox 

Born in Melbourne in 1865 to a legal based family, he first studied art at the National Gallery School in Melbourne before moving to France and England between 1887 and 1892 to study. He spent time at the magical destinations of Etaples and Giverny, as well as St Ives, the open-air painting hub of England. Returning to Australia, in 1893 he took over the lease of Charterisville in Heidelberg, and created a studio in which he taught outdoor painting techniques in the summers. Fox also co-established the Melbourne School of Art, which proved serious competition for the National Gallery of Victoria school over the 1890s. Having taught for nearly a decade, during which his portraits were in demand, Fox left for England in 1901, and lived in Paris from 1905 to 1913. He and his wife Ethel Carrick Fox made many brilliantly-coloured impressionist studies of beaches, striped bathing tents and markets in France and North Africa; of all the work of Australian artists of the period, the Foxs’ paintings look the most French. In 1913 he returned to Australia, marking the occasion with an exhibition of some seventy works. Fox passed away in 1915 from cancer.

 

So using an old wedding photo of Pete & my wedding, with Pete's late parents 

I created this page. 

 

I have used the colours of the 1970's - the venue had terrible coloured walls & curtains that make us laugh now...so with that in mind....

 

 

 

 

I have used lots of scraps from the drawer, Flourish with a Bling, a selection of Prima flowers & leaves & Sharon Lee flowers too. The small sayings are from Kaisercraft too.  My small piece of hand journalling is on package.  So a real scrap page.

Thank you for a great challenge.

Hugs xx

Love & Pineapple Pickles @ FMS

Another Saturday afternoon where I was doing chores, 

& I had to stop & make this card - for a rest!

So using this lovely sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

  

I really enjoyed working on this card.

I did eleborate & embellish my card - but I wanted a romantic & loving feel to it.

I used a Kaisercraft card base along with white CS, Inked edges, hand dyed seam binding, Kaisercraft pearls, flowery ribbon, stamping, metal flower & an ATC that I made.

It is a mixed media ATC with tissue & gesso, music paper, butterflies & hearts.

Thank you for a lovely sketch that I did play with.

I actually spent most of the morning making Picked Pineapple Chutney.

It is a friends birthday & she loves home 'mades', so this will be just right with her.

Hugs xx

Remember @ FMS

I have joined in over at Freshly Made Sketches

with my card for a dear friend who has lost her mum

The sketch this time is yet another lovely one

 I have used gorgeous white, white, white CS along with a beautiful die cut I was given by Leanne, a sweet hand made flower from Sharon & a sticker from Kaisercraft 'Time machine' .

Thank you for a great challenge once again.

Hugs xx

The purpose of life is to live it @ 4 Crafty Chicks

At 4 Crafty Chicks, the challenge is

Washi Tape 4CC#266

 

So here is my card....'the purpose of life is to live it' 

 

I have used a journaling card, along with a gorgeous Prima flower & my 2 favourite washi tapes...I seem to use them all the time, with hardly any left on the roll!

Thank you for a great challenge.

Hugs 

 

Wishing You @ Use Your Stuff

Another fabulous challenge across at Use Your Stuff

Challenge #193-Markers/Inks

 

And of course I had to join in!

And here is my card ...

 I love brights so it was so fun working on this one!

I chose purple card as my card base, then water colour paper that I misted with 2 x stencils, then added acrylic paint & gel medium with another stencil,  & sploshed on Tim Holtz Distressed Stain in a lot of glorious colours.

I then added the feathery Prima embellies & hearts plus a flower made by a friend Sharon Lee.

Really happy with my card...very usable!

Hugs xx

 

Love Owl-Ways @ The Card Concept

Playing along with The Card Concept with this lovely challenge.

Isn't it just sweet! 

So I had some fun with some dear owls...and here is my card.

My card would be classed as Freestyle Collage....I love playing with layers & bits & bobs.

Thank you for a great challenge.

Hugs xx

 

Gorgeous @ FMS

Across at Freshly Made Sketches this week is this great sketch.

 

And I had to join in!

So I have used some lovely Glitz embellies that I found in the drawer, & a lovely Prima flower too.  I do love the colour combo of red & teal.

Thank you for a great challenge once again.

Hugs xx

 

You Make Me Happy @ 4 Crafty Chicks

Joining in with the gals at 4 Crafty Chicks on their challenge #264...now that is a lot hey!

Challenge #264 - Circles

So here is my card...

I have used water colour paper, along with Heidi Swapp Colour Shine mists, 2 templates, a circle of plasterers tape, & Amy Tan embellies too.

 

I love this one...cos I love messy!

 

Hugs xx

 

 

Arty Paree @ Sketchy Boards Challenge

Sketchy Boards Challenge has a great sketch & theme for September...

 here it is..

So here is my arty page...

I had loads of fun with colours & the background on water colour paper - have I told you its my favourite!

My Jade took this photo at night in Paree in 2005, & I printed it our today... & the blacks went red, so I thought - that suits my LO! 

I have used some scrap paper, Papercraft frames, Prima stamps & Dew Drop inks, Amy Tan washi tape

and Heidi Swapp stickers, dots & hearts...

And enjoyed scrapping this page for sure!.

Hugs xx

 

You Make Me Smile @ Challenge YOUself

Another great challenge at Challenge YOUself this month - here it is....

So here is my scrapping page using a delightful photo of my darling Pippi, my dear little granddaughter & me, taken last Saturday at Evan Head.

What a terrific day we had!

A terrific sketch, which I played around with using some Websters papers, tags I have water coloured, 2 x scrap bits from the scrappy drawer, Prima stamps, Prima & KC flowers, The Scrap Girls flairs, a lovely doily & some great washi tape a friend mailed to me.

Here are some closeups..

There is 2 of my kitties white whiskers on the page too! 

Thank you for a great challenge. I loved working on this page.

Hugs xx

 

Your Are Fabulous @ 2 Crafty Girls

I haven't played along with 2 Crafty Girls previously, but my scrapping friend Leslie from 

The Memory Nest is sponsoring the challenge this month, so I have joined in too!

Here is the challenge & it is a lovely one I must say...I love the types of inspiration here.

Here is my card

So I choose to use the greens, the bokeh effect & the garden.

I loved layering & using the greens & the chippie too.

Thank you for this great challenge....

Hugs xx

Be Happy card at FMS

I have joined in the great challenge at Freshly Made Sketches with this great sketch, its been a little while since I have played along there

 

So I used this fabulous Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad, A Touch of Gold & created this card.

 

Thank you for a lovely card sketch.

Hugs xx

2 cards for Archi-Scraps

Well this is an odd looking building - I wonder where it is?

It is the inspiration for September for Archiscraps, & I have decided to make 2 cards using the criteria of USE LAYERS and /or CORRUGATED CARDBOARD.

Here they are -

My first card ' May all your wishes come true' is made up of 'scraps' from my left over paper drawer, & some older round stickers, plus flowers...it is my friends birthday soon, & I know she will like this one.

And my 2nd card, also uses scraps from that drawer too.....I love scrapping with scraps!

 

Thank you for a great challenge,

Hugs xx

 

This is the Life @ ARTastic

Well I have had 3 days of a health 'reprieve' - no idea why, but it has been brilliant. My red blood cell count is down, and usually I am huffing around, but gee it is amazing...whatever it is - thank you!

So I have scrapped...

Here is the September challenge from ARTastic 

 A little about William Knox

William Dunn Knox was born in Adelaide in 1880.

He studied at the National Gallery of Victoria where he won a coveted prize for drawing. In 1918 he became a member of the Victorian Artists Society and later a member of the society’s council. In 1919 he became a member of the Australian Artists’ Association with whom he held his first solo exhibition.and as a businessman became the. manager of the Eagle and Globe Steel Co.  Knox Plein Aire painting followed the tradition of the Heidelberg painters. Most of his paintings started as sketches or colour notes done on location and were later finished in his Heidelberg studio. In the 1929 catalogue forward to his exhibition Streeton wrote ‘there is something alluring and almost lyrical about many of Mr Knox’s small paintings'.  

Knox became a founding member of the Australian Academy of Art, formed in 1937, an anti-modernist group chaired by the then attorney general, Robert Menzies.  His works are represented in the National Art Gallery, Canberra, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, museums and art galleries of the Northern Territory, Art Museum Armidale, Bendigo Art Gallery, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Castlemaine Art Gallery

William Knox died in Melbourne in 1945.

 

I was very impressed with this painting & have been waiting to feel well enough to do it justice and scrap it. Plus having a great photo - thanks Jade.

 

Here is my page. 

I have used the sandy colours, the sea, the birdies -  all set at the beach last Saturday.

 

Here is my Pete & Jade's Pete, paddling in the water at Evans Head in northern NSW ( I call it Heavens)...I took one look at this photo & loved it.

 

Added the colours of the sand, plus embellies from Amy Tan & Basic Grey.

 

 

And a couple of closeups

Thank you for a great challenge Jane & the DT's I loved working on this.

Hugs xx

 

Update of my 'mad' health

Been a long time since I scrapped & then blogged....here is a couple of FB posts...plus a today update.

 

Now September 11-

Getting over the Shingles slowly. Mmmmmmm

I had my 3rd Bone Marrow Biopsy Monday of this week, giving me a definate diagnosis for my red blood cell problem, it is Pure Red Cell Aplasia.

So I am now transfusion dependent....really this is way too much!!

But also cos of the transfused bloods I have to begin on some tablets today to start removing the excess iron I am storing in my body. Lordy....I am not looking forward to this....

September 2 -

New update!

I now have Shingles around my right eye. Pain and uncomfortable to say the least!
My eye was checked yesterday and so far ok. Got weeks of checking to go.

Might I say I am over all this!!!
Probably won't be on FB much, I just might sleep when I can.

August 29 -

Well a week has gone by, and I have been a real sickie in hospital, but slowly recovering.
I had Sepsis, kidney infection and the leftovers of the pneumonia to contend with, but with more drugs and the love of my dearest Pete and my wonderful Jade Willis I think I will go home tomorrow .
Then to work on the Leukemia and Aneamia! Struth!
Thank you for all your good wishes friends x x

Words are Stars @ Let's Get Shabby

Over at Let's Get Shabby/Arty this month the challenge #65 is

Books

So what I have done is used a fabulous arty farty album (and lovely gold stars) that the lovely Karen Watson sent me, & begun an album of arty works for me.

My mum was a MAD crossword puzzler & she had this fabulous book called

And it is in rather a state of over use, but so loved that I decided to use the pages even more for my arty farty journaling

and here is mum's notes in the back...

I love the way she added her touches...

So I have ripped & torn pages, Mod Podged them into my journal, added delightful colour from Ken Olivers Color Bursts & water, plus some gold texture paste.. 

And my double arty page....titled 'Words are Stars'

Another fabulous challenge - thank you!

Hugs xx