Preconceptions---UKS Art Journal

Hello,
I was not feeling too good the last day or two so went to the doctor today.  Got some pills so I should be feeling better soon.  I finished my 2nd page for the UKS Art Journal course.  The prompt was Preconceptions: do you like your art?,what will people say about same, will you look for guidance: and this was my interpretation:

  Background: painted with metalics acrylics  Decoart paint in Ice blue, & Purple pearl.

Edges: Gesso through Prima edge mask, &sprayed with copper spray mist (tattered angels),& lemon yellow (procion dye).

Border stamp--Blonde Moments, quote stamp---Penny Black, honeycomb & flourish stamp---Scrollswork

The sun ray mask ---Silhouette studio die cut painted with thinned gesso.

The two angels are diecuts ---Allsilhouettes.com cut on Craft Robo & painted with Inktense watersoluble crayons - baked earth & tangarene
Wing die cut -- Tim Holtz cut from a baby wipe that I had used cleaning up from making the cover.--so dont throw away those babywipes!  Hand sew with gold thread, & mod podged to page.
Two word stamps from--7 gypsies - disclaimer, Angels outlined with black sharpie.  That's my page.

Here are a few cards I made last year.

This was for our dd wedding . 

 Papers used K&Co-wedding selection.

silhouette:--from freesvg.com cut on Craft Robo

Stamps:--forever Friends, Embossing:--keepsake embossing board---border Fold

Aperture cut on Craft robo and outlined with gold sakura pen

Stamp--Stampendous

Flower cut on big shot- tattered flower die by Tim Holtz

Ink:distress ink--Crushed Olive & gold embossing powder

My beautiful grand daughter moved to London last Nov. and I miss her a lot.  Here is a card I made for her 1st.birthday.

Clip art girl;  from PCHugbug (girls will be girls) cut out and stuck on to white card.

The words were printed on the card (bernard dc bold font)

princess: clip art -hugbug-(walk in the garden)

number cut out on cr.Robo 

A piece of acetate, and a piece of card embossed with cuttlebug folder- Birds & Swirls.were stuck behind the letter with some glitter in between.

So long Kayh xxx

Just a few photos of some cards I made.  The first one was for my Mum's birthday she is 92 today,
Happy Birthday Mum!  Sad thing is she is in hospital since Saturday with a slight stroke.  Going to see her tomorrow!
 I used K&CO Ancesttry paper on cream card.
Frame made with Spellbinders -Label 2 & Fancy Tags2, Edgeabilities - Classic Petal
Vintage Photo by Art-e-Cats blog
Stamp All Night Media - Calligraphy.embossed in white
Sizzix flourish & Prima rose, stickled with Gold Rod stickles.

This card was for a friend cut on my little blue lid ROBO.  I LOVE MY ROBO!

Template by Shirley Anne Young from UKS -thank you!

Paper: Basic Grey- Cuttlebug emb folder-Swiss Dots

Card stock: Conqueror Iridescent--Pink Dew

This is a sample card I made for my dd Cathy ( craft name Kate). 

Cream card stock & paper by My Mind's Eye : Fun Days. ( Beautiful paper,  great quality & great for MALE CARDS!)

Flower Die cut on C. Robo-

Spellbinders: Labels4 & Fleur De Lis

Stamp: Fiskars -Friends Forever

Ink: Distress ink-Fired Brick.

Stickles: Diamond. & red brad & raffia.

My dd Cathy has a mobile craft shop in Co Mayo and she is in the process of opening her on line shop soon,---keep posted.  Her blog is http://createwithkate.com/
She also has articles in the FREE  e magazine  http://www.craftingireland.ie/  go check it out.
Please leave a comment, thank you.
Kay..



Colour--UKS ART Journal

Hurray!! I finished my first page, and here it is.  The colours are a bit dark but its done.

I painted the page with gesso then painted acrylic Lemon Yellow, Scarlet Red & Titanium White.  Drew the path which I had already covered with newspaper before painting. Then gesso again on path.Sprayed Procion Dye Turquoise through Tim Holtz Ransom Mask( letters)  Stamped the edge in black with do-crafts stamp and the woman is a  stamp I made from fun foam from a tracing.  Other stamps from Scrollworks.
Outlined all with a black Sharpie pen.  Thanks for looking.

Cover---UKS ART journal

Here is the cover of my journal which I made in a class in London last November with Susie Jefferson.  I used Lumiere and Stewart Gill paints and its made from good watercolour paper.  Its a Kiss journal.
The bottom picture is my first page, the prompt was colour and I blues greens and oranges.
Its ok not too keen on the layout but its my first!

Here I am!

Hi my name is Kay and I have been crafting most of my life. 
I have decided to join in and contribute to the blogging world out there instead of lurking in the background, finally plucked up courage. I want to show what I create and make some crafting friends and take part in a challenge or too to keep my creative juices flowing.
Over at ukscrappers.co.uk  they have started a six months course on making an ART Journal---check it out.  I have started and when I have  my photos organised I will post them later today. See you soon.