Life Book 2014 lessons 2 and 3

I loved lesson two by Mickie Wilde.

I want to repeat the process for other ideas this year. Loved using grey and fluorescent pink acrylic. Sorry about photo - it is so dark again today. I have loved seeing all the variations on this one. Tam's 'Rainbow Catcher' version was inspiring.

 

Lesson three, by Carla Sonheim, was totally different and I was not sure about how I felt about it but I really began to enjoy it once I got going. I'm still finishing the lesson. Therefore I've only a sneak peek at the mo.

 

I finished watching lesson four last night so I am thinking about that today. I wonder what you have been contemplating? It was raining again today and it was rather grey until a brief blast of golden light this afternoon, which was rather glorious.

Thanks for stopping by today. Cherry x

 

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Lesson 1 Lifebook 2014

Tam's first lesson was inspiring and it has taken a while for me to get it together. But I have really enjoyed working on it. Thanks Tam.

 

Colour and word of the year was important.

I am happy with the results. Moving on to lesson two now.

Hugs Cherry xxx

 

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Lifebook 2014 Warming Up

Lifebook 2014 started on January 1st. It is a fabulous experience and I love the different lessons and that I can work at my pace. Thank you Tam and Gracie.

The warm up class was interesting and fab.

Half way through lesson one and dreaming of completing lesson two! Lesson three is fascinating - can't wait.

Hope January is being kind to you all. It is my least favourite time of year but I am trying to see the beauty this year. Driving through flood water is becoming an everyday occurrence here at the moment, on my way to work there are three places where I could do with a boat. The light has been stunning some mornings and evenings and the deer showed up on Friday crossing the lane.

Thanks for stopping by. Cherry X

 

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Purple New Year

To kick start the year the gorgeous Purple Princess has thrown down the gauntlet on Purple ClubHouse Blog to create something purple. She is also generously offering a prize - so check the blog.

Unusually for me, I had a couple of hours yesterday morning before we went on a family walk - which was magical as we witnessed a Starling murmuration as the sunset. The littlest B said they were magicical moon birds, and I have to say we agreed with her. DH took some pics so will try to add one later.

Returning to the couple of free hours, I managed to play with memory glass, inks, JOFY stamps, beads, wire, magnets and GAs. This is my purple project all dried - which took a long time!

As a magnet for the fridge.

Or

As a hanger for anywhere.

I can't wait to see what others create.

We have had a small family lunch today with our two elderly Grans (86 & 90) and I managed a very wet run this morning (avoiding the trees and flood water). A good start to 2014. I am also excited as Life Book 2014 started today so I have a new lesson to watch and create with - which is what I am about to do as DH is dropping off Grans and LO is watching Kung Fu Panda 2. I hope your start to the year has been a positive one.

Thanks for dropping by in this wet part of the world.

Hugs Cherry xxx

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Four months on...

I can finally share my finished mini project which the talented Clare ran. My poor swap partner has finally received her box of mini goodies (sorry Nicola). I absolutely loved it.

 

Life has been busy but I managed a lovely craft day away in November with my crafting buddies at Snazzy's Craft Shop in Swindon. We completed a Christmas House which was fabulous.

 

I've continued to be part of Tamara Laporte's LifeBook 2013 which I have really enjoyed and it has 'enabled' me in so many ways to continue growing. I am signed up for 2014 which starts tomorrow - hooray.

On a dark night blog hopping I came across 'Letter Love 201' course run by the lovelyJoanne Sharpe. This has been a self-paced course which suits me at the moment.

 

 

I have just about kept journaling too...

This is a page in progress based on a Dina Wakely page from LifeBook 2013 week51.

 

Thank you secret Santa for a super present too.

 

Christmas and baking ...

 

Finally, it is New Year's Eve 2013. Happy New Year to all.

Thanks for stopping by and to my gorgeous creative craft friends thank you for understanding my lack of blogging and commenting. Cherry xxx

 

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Project Four of Mini and Alpha Challenge

Clare's project four was a HOT challenge indeed. I had to improvise as my glass slide was a square and I had an idea. I am hoping my swap partner will not mind my idiosyncratic interpretation.

I stamped using acrylic paint on the back then on the front - all was well. Then came the edging with embossing and that is where I dropped the slide, burnt my fingers and got my tweezers well and truly embossed in gold sparkle! Clare made it look calm and simple - I made it look like a slap stick comedy. My LO was unimpressed and walked off muttering "mummy you are in big trouble this time!".

I think I over embossed and was worried I had ruined it. I left it over night and made my stamped bee using acrylic mustard seed, sticklers and GAs.

Having returned to the slide today I decided it was workable so this is my finished fridge magnet.

 

 

I quite like it.

I thought I would also have a go at doing an altered dictionary as featured by The Craft Barn's Alpha Challenge. This is just for me to play in. I thought it might help even when I am back at work as it is more structured and compact. I have decided to follow the letters on The Craft Barn site but I won't be entering as this is just fun for me. Anyway the letter is 'D' and my word is 'Draughts'.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs Cherry x

 

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Mini Easel Card project three!

I'm up to date with Clare's mini projects having completed project three today. Project four is out today so I have a week to make it - hooray.

I haven't made an easel card for an age and whilst I had Shisha mirrors I had never used them. So thank you Clare for making me use an old skill and doing something with old stash. Clare's video is so clear that it is a pleasure to follow them.

 

 

Lots of lovely stamping, inking and gluing fun.

Hugs Cherry x

 

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