Gesso Resist Technique Card

Came across this technique during the week on the split coast stampers site

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/gessoresist

and thought it would be fun to give it a go.

It's best to prepare the gessoed pages ahead of time so they have time to airdry thoroughly. I used a page out of an old National Geographic magazine.

Was a lot of fun and definitely a technique I will try again in the future.

PLAY DAY WITH STAMPING BUDDIES

Yesterday I had a fun day at a stamping buddy's place - there were three of us in total - we spent the day chatting, eating and drinking - oh and making some cards too !!! Hope to get together on a monthly basis with others joining us as well.

These are the ones I made.

WONDERFUL ATC's RECEIVED

During the OWOH event, I made lots of new online friends and have been blessed by exchanging ATCs with some of them, which I am sharing with you now.
The first ones are from Trisha and are more gorgeous in person than the scan shows. Trish has a blog called http://easilyamusedhardtooffend.blogspot.com and I am sure she would love you to go visit !

the next ATC's are from Kelly who does amazing ATCs too. Her blog is at http://artsyvisions.blogspot.com/ Hope you will go take a look !

and lastly but definitely not least - a gorgeous card and two ATC's from Tessah. Can't believe these are her first try at ATC's ! One of Tessha's blog's is http://greatartistgallery.blogspot.com/

I love receiving mail containing people's art !!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #3

The challenge this week over at The Pink Elephant Challenge blog is a sketch challenge.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/02/pink-elephant-challenge-3.html

Another great, fun challenge !!

Here's mine

The Pink Elephant Challenge #2

Another fun theme over at The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog this week

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

ALL THAT GLITTERS

Here's my entry - what fun I had using Kindy Glitz and rhinestones.
And my cuttlebug for the background and the butterflies.

ONE WORLD ONE HEART WINNERS

This has been so much fun and I have made lots of new friends along the way.
Drum roll please - the winners of my ATCs drawn using random.org are

#57 Leaonna
#121 Anji Gallanos
#41 Anne
#178 Ann Moore
#80 Vanessa
#212 Barbara
#136 Tami Roth
#72 SindeeLooooo

I have emailed all the winners. If I don't hear back from them within 3 days, I will redraw another winner.

COUPLE OF NEW CARDS

Couple of cards made today. The dragonfly one is an image challenge and the "laugh out loud" card is for a card swap - theme being using a favourite piece of paper.
Can you see a colour theme linking them both (grins)? Purple being my favourite colour tends to feature a lot in my cardmaking.
Maybe I should challenge myself to use some colours i don't usually use.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #1

There's a new blog in blogland called The Pink Elephant Challenge

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

The Challenges will begin on Mondays and Close Saturdays at 9pm EST!!Winning card will be announced on Sunday Evenings.

This weeks challenge is a colour one - using Pink, Black and White.

And this is my entry - had a a lot of fun putting this together using my cuttlebug and stamps.

Can't wait for next weeks challenge !!

WAITANGI DAY IN NEW ZEALAND

Waitangi Day is a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.
And on a lovely sunny Waitangi Day, what better way to spend this day than working on some upcoming swaps in my craft room.

This is a decorated cd for an upcoming swap on the CuttlebugInspiration group which I co-run. And below a challenge card - the theme being "love."
For a swap on another group I have done 3 ATCs today - the theme being "with one stamp" and also a handmade notebook, which was also fun to make.

It's A Wonderful World

No art to share today - I am in the middle of re-organising my craft room - you know how it is - re-organising means it looks heaps messier before it looks better. And then not being able to find anything once its tidy (smiles).

But sharing a couple of photos I took a couple of days ago, instead.
The first photo shows our two cows Blackeye and Fifi in a "tender" moment.

The second photo is taken early one morning from the lounge window - a wild rabbit just happened to be having a rest right outside the window.

On reflecting on my feelings when looking at these photos, it made me think - yes it is a wonderful world.

Till next time, when hopefully I will have my craft room organised and some artwork to share - take care and enjoy your part of this wonderful world too !!

UPDATE ON ME

So hard to believe it's almost the end of January already !
A bit of an update on what's been happening to me lately.

Got my mammogram results - I am in the "normal" range - yeahh !!!!! (big grins). Now lets get on with the rest of 2009 with NO HEALTH WORRIES FOR ME !!!!

I celebrated my 51st birthday a couple of days ago - had a wonderful day -
Doug (my husband) has given me a Nintendo WII - Fitboard and Wii Fit program; also got Wii Sports. Then we got Wii Boogie program (singing and dancing) preowned. And Matt (my son) gave me Wii Carnival Games lol - so have LOTS to play with on my WII.

We have started to plan our vacation to the States for later on this year (June/July) to celebrate Dougs 50th birthday. Can't wait !!

One World One Heart Giveaway

GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED - NO MORE NEW COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THIS POST - WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW (NEW ZEALAND TIME)



Been late than never (smiles) - I was part of this amazing event last year and wanted to take part again this year.

There are over 550 participants already! This is such a wonderful event and a great way to meet other bloggers. Please do check it out at http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/

I have made 8 ATCs especially for the giveaway and will be drawing 8 winners - each winner will receive one of the ATCs which will be randomly selected.

To enter to win my giveaways, all you need to do is comment on THIS post and you will have a chance. Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win, by putting your email address in your comment. You can leave a comment until midnight on February 11th. I will then choose the winners using random.org on the 12th.

DEDICATION

I want to dedicate these two songs to my Dad, who passed away three years ago today. Miss you every single day Dad - rest peacefully in Gods loving arms.

The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.

And help us to be wise in times when we don't know.

Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way.

Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace

To a place where we'll be safe.

I pray we'll find your light,

And hold it in our hearts

When stars go out each night,

Remind us where you are..

Let this be our prayer

When shadows fill our day

Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.

Let this be our prayer,

Just like every child.
We ask that life be kind

And watch us from above.

We hope each soul will find

Another soul to love.

Let this be our prayer,

Just like every child.
Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe.

To Where You Are - Josh Groban

Who can say for certain

Maybe you're still here

I feel you all around me

Your memories so clear

Deep in the stillness

I can hear you speak

You're still an inspiration

Can it be

That you are mine

Forever love

And you are watching over me from up above

Fly me up to where you are

Beyond the distant star

I wish upon tonight

To see you smile

If only for awhile to know you're there

A breath away's not far

To where you are

Are you gently sleeping

Here inside my dream

And isn't faith believing

All power can't be seen

As my heart holds you

Just one beat away

I cherish all you gave me everyday

'cause you are mine

Forever love

Watching me from up above

And I believe

That angels breathe

And that love will live on and never leave

Fly me up

To where you are

Beyond the distant star

I wish upon tonight

To see you smile

If only for awhile

To know you're there

A breath away's not far

To where you are

I know you're there

A breath away's not far

To where you are

ART CREATED TODAY

Along with working on my SoulJournal today, I made a 2 page spread for a Circle Journal swap I am in, on the cardsrus group I own. This 2 page spread is for Libby's Circle Journal - theme - Inspirational Quotes.

I also had some "play" time today - just mucking around with a couple of luggage tags, some paints including a texture paint, piece of sequin waste as a stencil, script and numbers stamps and an old credit card. The results are below, once I added some images, sayings and fibres. I must make myself take some timeout more often just to PLAY !!