Saturday, 3 January 2015

2015...

Happy New Year. Christmas has flown by - well it did for me - I tried really hard to grab the moments and be in the present. I felt moments of anxiety at the pace and missing 'it' due to worry about, well, everything...

I have really enjoyed the dead days this year - just watching and being with the people I love. It has made me want to keep this year 'simple'. To find the 'contentment' in the moment not to search for Contentment as a being in the long run. Without sounding too maudling, I have lately felt a great sense of Time, and more to the point, its passing - another wave of anxiety. This may, in some part, be due to the fact that my daily life is surrounded by many elderly ladies, whom are all treasures, but all are daily examples of how dealing with ageing and it's not so glamorous processes is hardwork. With a focus always on the future, getting through to the next step, I worry that I forget about now, and in reality that is all I have. What if I keep missing it?

All this has made me think I want a simpler 2015 finding the contented moments. Here is a journal cover inspired by The Original Documented Life 2015.

My first 'in the moment' page is in development...
Thank you for calling by...here's wishing you a 2015 of what you require.
Cherry x
 
 
 

 
 

Monday, 1 December 2014

Radiant Faces Lesson Three and Four

Lovely lessons from Christy Tomlinson and Julie Gibbons.

 

Having a ball...

Happy Advent all.

C xxx

 

Monday, 27 October 2014

Is it really nearly November?

Every time I think I have a routine sorted life happens - blah blah...

Loving crafting along to Lifebook 2014 and Radiant Faces 2014 and Draw your Awesome Life...

 

Hope everyone is well. C xxxx

 
 

Friday, 15 August 2014

Me Time Message Week Three

Clare's lovely Me Time Messages are on Week Six -the final week! Do pop over and check out Clare's lovelywork for this project and all of her other amazing artistry.

I'm behind so here is Week Three - I enjoyed using stencils, DI, inking and embossing. I'm still not sure about heat embossing as a technique. I'm never truly happy with it.

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I am really enjoying following Clare's techniques. Thank you Clare.

Have a good weekend. Cherry xxx



Monday, 11 August 2014

A story of a Sunday...

Yesterday, I left home in the middle of a heavy rain episode in the early morning. The tail of a hurricane named Bertha, no less. It was a horrid trip down the M5, but the end destination kept me motivated and on track. I was on my way to The palace of the Purple PrinPurple Palacecess. I am lucky enough to have known Kathy for six years and she is one of my valued friends - both as one of the most knowledgable artists I know and as a fantastic fun friend.

I received the warmest of welcomes when I arrived, as usual, and we immediately got settled in Kathy's set up craft room. I have failed to mention all I took with me was one dictionary, one embossing folder I had kidnapped last visit and my journal. I can't tell you how freeing it was to sit down and go with the flow! I recommend the journey to you.

Kathy had just purchased a set of Brushos, not a new product, but new to us. We set of playing in our dictionaries having picked a colour and that page. Kathy obviously went with purple and I chose red. We then had a few pieces of watercolour paper - as I forgot mine!!! We sprinkled, mixed and squirted gloss medium, Brushos, modelling paste, mod podge, shimmer sprays and...

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None of it is finished but it was huge fun and I learnt a lot! If you want to know more see Kathy's wonderful blog.

Unfortunately for him, Mr K could not go to his planned day due to the weather however that was a bonus for us, as he cooked lunch and generally looked after us.

Thanks to Mr and Mrs K for the day. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Cherry







Me Time Message Two

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Thank you Clare for a lovely project. On to message three next. If you want to look at the original ideas go to Clare's lovely blog.

Thanks for stopping by today on a blustery Monday lunchtime. C xxx



Friday, 1 August 2014

Me Time Messages - Message one

Finally, I have finished message one. Clare asked us to work with one of the positive words we had journaled mine is 'supportive'.

Lots of messy fun then ensued as I taped, Gessoed, painted, cut, stuck, pasted, spritzed, sprinkled, inked, and wrote...

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Right I am on message two now then!

Have a fun Friday! C xxx