WOYWW 247!!

Hello everyone :-)!!!  I posted a blog entry on Saturday to get back into the swing of things and posted a couple of photos, one of them showed a few of the things that I have acquired over the last couple of months hehe. Christmas was good!

Getting back into the swing of WOYWW here is my desk photo...tada!!

I have been busy of late and trying to get onto a couple of design teams. I have been excepted on one and I have my fingers crossed for the other one.  Even if I don't get on them it is good practice for me.  Here are some photos of what I have been doing.  Also I have started Life Book 2014, and yes I am a couple of weeks behind but I am LOVING doing it and my wonderful sister is doing it with me and it has been soooo encouraging and uplifting for both of us to share this together.

The first photo I used Neo Color II's and Letraset aqua markers.  The next photo I used Lyra water soluble crayons made in Germany that my local craft store is going to get in.  I loved using them and they are very similar to the Neo Color II's, and they were great to use with stencils as I used about 4 stencils on this page.

The next photo I have used serviettes and Jane Davenports face stencil from Artistcellar "Jane Girls Series".  I have to say that I LOVED working with the serviettes and will do more!

Okay that is it...lol I tried to make it short and sweet...I hope that you all have a wonderful week and it is great to be back and I hope to get to as many desks as I can :-). 

Thanks to Julia over at Stamping Ground that we can participate in this wonderful WOYWW!!

Take care

Cheers

Janene x

I am back and hopefully won't be away so long again :-)!

I am sorry that I have been MIA since the middle of December last year.  Oh my where has the time gone!!!  I truly hope that you all had the most wonderful Christmas and New Year filled with love from family and friends :-).

My little family and I had a very quite Christmas and New Year but it was special with my 2 girls and some great friends.  I was hoping to have had Christmas with my son and his family but he was called away fire bombing (my son is an Ag-pilot) as we have had a terrible summer with fires. My daughter in law decided to go home to her family and as my son was based at her home town I could not blame her for wanting to be there.

I have been very busy and really I HAVE to learn to time manage better hehe!  The art journaling classes are going well and I love showing the girls what they can create, it gives me so much pleasure to see their happiness and excitement when they are creating...it is so much fun!

Opps I have just noticed that I posted the heading and nothing under it.....now how did that happen lol (sitting here scratching my head!).

Here is a photo of a few things that I have picked up over the last couple of months...and of course my addiction tells me that there is still more things to buy hehe!

The next photo was what was used as the sample for the last art journal class and I am proud to say that not one of the girls ones, looked like mine as they created their own version. I was like a proud mother hen as that is a huge compliment... because my sample is just a guide and to see what they came up with was fantastic!!  The art journal class was on Valentines Day...hence the hearts :-).

Okay I will finish up now and I hope that you all have a great weekend!

Cheers

Janene

WOYWW 235!

Hi everyone!!  This time of year is such a rush...but I wanted to be here and catch up with you :-).  How's the Christmas shopping going????  Ha mine is still VERY slowly lol!!
Okay to business... here is my desk shot for this week :-)

I have bought another daylight lamp as it was 50% off and now I have plenty of light in my black hole of Calcutta art area!

A selection of goodies that I have bought over the last 2 weeks....I seem to buy 1 Xmas gift and then one for me hehe...what a wonderful addiction I have!!  I ordered Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's book on making your own stamps from the Book Depository in the UK last month and it is supposed to be winging it's way here, but I haven't got it yet :-(.  But when I do I will be trying to carve some stamps..trying being the operative word ;-) really looking forward to it.

This is the canvas that was on my desk a couple of weeks ago that a few of you asked about. Lots of texture!

Last but not least a quick drawing/painting of my beautiful granddaughter :-).  I used my new Neocolor II's and I have to say that I LOVE them and will have to get some more...this addiction is leading me by the nose lol...but having such a wonderful time!
Now off to see Julia over at Stamping Ground and say hi to her and to as many of you as I can.  Have a wonderful week!!

Janene xx

Oh my WOYWW 233!

Hi everyone!!  I have been MIA for a couple of weeks, nothing wrong...just life rushing at a 100 miles an hour lol :-).  I hope that all of you are well and have had a great couple of weeks and have had fun Christmas shopping!!  I have only a few things and that is so unlike me as I usually have things well in hand by now....I will get a move on in the next couple of weeks...I hope!
Here is my desk for this week...

I am working on a canvas and using lots of different paints, inks, watercolours, Gelatos etc and loving how it is coming together.  I have to say that I am having a love affair with moulding paste...wow so good for adding texture :-).
Next are a few pictures of what I have been up to over the last couple of weeks...

The first photo is a mixed media canvas, and the next an art journal page that I decided to be a bit different with and the next is a background that I haven't put any words on yet.  For some reason all I can come up with when I look at this page is...calm calm got to stay calm lol.  The next photo is using some left over acrylic paint that I scraped across the 2 pages and Dylusions Inks and this is what came out of it....interesting!!

Leaving you with a piccy of what I have just bought to feed my addiction hehehe.  Have a wonderful week and now I am off to Julia's blog Stamping Ground to go and visit some of you wonderful crafty artists :-).

Janene xx

WOYWW 229!!

Hello everyone!!  This week has flown AGAIN holy molly it is going to be Christmas tomorrow!!  I have not gotten much of a chance to let loose with art journaling this week but I do have a couple of photos to show you.  I cleaned up my art/craft area and even recycled things from the shed to use as shelves...it may not look pretty but it works :-)!  I even took my computer chair out as it was to big for the area and I just kept running into it....so I put the 2 stools in and I can shove them under the desk.  Seems to work well....at the moment :-).
This is my desk this week and the following photos are the neat and tidy lol!!

It feels good to be working in  a much more workable space and have a place to put things!
This next photo is a page that I finished on Monday and again using journaling as a way of letting out emotions.

I am demonstrating at my local craft store this Saturday as Michelle is having a product day and I am really looking forward to showing people how to use some of the wonderful products that I use...what fun hehehe!
I hope you all are having and will have a wonderful week, and now I am off to Julia's at Stamping Ground to have a look at the wonderful world of art/craft desks from around the world!!

Janene x

WOW 228!!

Where has the time gone?????  Hi everyone, I have missed a couple of weeks...life it gets in the way! I haven't got a desk photo today, but it looks the same as the others desk photos that I have put up lol!  Nothing changes sometimes...but it is a happy mess :-).  Julia has gone away I see, and has posted early...good on her for getting away.  Pop on over to her site and join in the hop around the world peeking at all the crafty arty desks at Stamping Ground

I have some photos to show....and here they are... tadaaa...

This is what I taught the girls to do at the last art journal class using the Gelli Plate.  I saw a YouTube video on the Gelli Arts channel showing how you can make your own beautiful tape using the Gelli Plate.....so I did and thought wow I have to show the girls...and I did...and they thought it was great!!  So do I hehe.  Such great tips out there in the www!!!

These next 2 photos are pages that I have done over the last couple of weeks and this is what art journaling is all about....letting out the emotions that sometimes get to much for you.  I released a lot of negative and upsetting emotions and was able to handle things a lot better. To say that this form of art has helped me greatly over the last year...then the answer is a resounding YES!

This last photo is the canvas that I did for the kids holiday class, and we all had a great time!!  The kids can come up with some great ideas and colour combinations lol!

I hope you all have a wonderful week and hopefully I will see you again next week.  Now off to visit some desks....yep big cup of tea in hand :-).

Janene x

WOYWW 225!

Wow has this week gone quickly!!  I hope that you all have had a good and crafty week :-)!!  I have managed to do some backgrounds but haven't actually finished a page....ahhhh.  I seem to have a bit of a mental block with wording.  But I am happy with the backgrounds.  This is going to be a really quick post for me as it is school holidays here in good ole' Aussie land and my youngest daughter is at me to get Macca's for lunch! 
Okay here is my desk photo.......

These are the 2 latest backgrounds in my journal.  Just behind are 2 dies that I had ordered and pick up from my local craft store this morning.  Looking forward to playing with them this afternoon.  I must say I LOVE all of Tim Holtz's dies, this one is his Alterations Tattered Garland decorative strip die and the other one is Sizzix Bigz die Albany Rose.
Well that is it for me today!!  I know hard to believe right .... as I am such a talker hehe!
Thank you Julia at Stamping Ground for creating WOYWW it is a wonderful chance to catch up with like minded fantastic people around the world!!  Have a terrific week everyone, now I am off to visit other blogs......ohh... after I get the Macca's or my life will not be worth living lol :-)!!

Janene x