Me,Myself and I

Hi! What a cold day it is today here in Aberdare. The snow has been falling all evening, making it a cold morning to wake up  too. I have an intolerance to the cold and this weather plays havoc with my joints. I can wear gloves and craft but its a nightmare to draw or write with gloves on. Enough of my grumbling your here to join me in the celebration of the good things in my life not the miserable things.

So!.......

Today I would like to share with you My new Art Journal/Sketch book and a small book that I made to celebrate Me.

There is a challenge over at http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ to Celebrate the good things about oneself.
So this is what I would like to share with you.....................

My first page of my Art/sketch book.

On my first page I have used some left over pieces of paper from my stash and An Artist trading card from the stack I have made and used it to decorate my first page. I apologise for the picture being so light but this was the best picture I could take with my camera. Also the papers are very pale.

A doodle of a bird.

On This page I have attached an Atc that I made to represent self.  The title of the Atc is Me, Myself and I.
There is a sticker of an artist within the paint palette holding a paint brush. There are words around the edge, to represent my personality. e.g Feisty, Faithful, Energetic, Genuine girl, inquisitive, smart and mom. There is also a peel off of  a pair of boots  on the Atc. These were added as I like boots of various designs and used to wear different types of boots when I was able. Now they are just collecting dust at the bottom of my wadrobe. Many pairs have only ever been worn once.

The paper behind the Atc was stamped with various flourishes of mine and then I doodled a green bird behind this to match the green on the edging of the Atc.


I have also a small book to show you with a little more detail of Who I am. or should I say The things I like about myself.

The writing reads I am s Seeker of the truth.

The writing below the eyes reads VISAGE.
I am Observant.
I am sightful.

The writing reads I am creative.
I am a Poet.
I am an Artist.
I am Unique.
I am a Mother of two grown up sons.

 There are another two pages like the ones above that read
I am honest
I am trustworthy
I am a good friend.
I am loyal.
I am a Giver.
I am helpful.

This reads I love Japanese Art
and I love Japanese Culture.

This tag is inserted between the opening in the next page.

and the adjacent page reads I love Butterflies.





When I first started crafting Butterflies and Oriental stamps were the first stamps I ever bought and I made  many butterfly Artist trading cards.



And to add something interesting  to this post check out this site...... for a bit of fun
http://www.pow33.com/creek.htm
Here you will visit the enchanted forest where you power animal is waiting to approach you and ask to be part of your life.

Uncannily The animal that came to me was a Butterfly.

Are you seeking a life time companion or extra support for just one event? Do you need help with a
particular relationship  or a challenging period of your life. Are you seeking the answer to a particular
question? If so then visit http://www.pow33.com/creek.htm today.

Flutter by Wednesday, Crafty Catz, Stamping for the weekend

Good evening Ladies
Here is my second post this evening.
I made this card for the challenge over at          http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2012/01/flutter-by-wednesday-187.html
Their challenge is to use embossing of any kind on your card.

white on white

Here is a close up picture of the embossed work

I am also entering this card into the following challenges
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/      Theme:- Things with wings
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/            Theme:- Embossing

Hope you enjoyed viewing. Thanks for popping by....
hugs Julie

The Butterfly effect

Good evening ladies.
This evening I would like to share with you some art work of mine, that I am entering into
                                                         the challenge over   at            
                                                         http://whisper-to-whirlwind.blogspot.com/




The challenge this week is Opposites.
The opposites that I have chosen is Death and Life

Angels holding the word Death

Here is a close up of the word death

and if you turn the picture upside down you will see the word Life

Word - Life

But unfortunately the angels are upside down too....

I hope you have enjoyed viewing some of my art

hugs Julie

My second Post Starring Lili's little fairies second challenge

Good Morning ladies.
This is my second post for this year. I mistakenly posted my first post over at http://englishcraftinglass.blogspot.com/
I was trying to enter the Just Magnolia challenge and because My laptop is so slow I didn't have time to repost here.
So Please check it out and leave me a comment so that I  know you have been to visit. Cheers!



Over at
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

now known as Lili's Little fairies, their challenge for this week is to use one of your favourite Lily of the Valley stamps.

You may think this is an easy challenge but how can you choose a favourite?

Each image new and old are so cute.  I have decided to use a stamp that I have had for a while but not yet inked.

So today I would like to share this Wedding card using the Wedding couple which can be purchased over at

http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Occasions.html


I think these children playing dress up are so adorable.

The papers are from my stash. The paper behind the bride and groom I stamped myself using Distress ink and words from the Marriage vows.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. It means a great deal to me. Hope you all have a great weekend.

hugs Julie

2012 is nearly upon us

                                     Happy New Year!!!!!

2012 is nearly upon us! Time to double your happiness. Party hard. Raise a toast. Rock the dance floor. Fill your heart with new hopes, Reach for new opportunities, Collect moments of kindness, Speak of your gratitude, Count your blessings, Spend time with people that are good for you, Find forgiveness for yourself and for others, Embrace the truth, Ask for what you need. Let go, Find peace and Let your creative spirit flow.


I wish You my friends and followers a

Fantastic JANUARY
Love able FEBRUARY
Marvelous MARCH
Fool less APRIL
Enjoyable MAY
Successful JUNE
Wonderful JULY
Independent AUGUST
Romantic SEPTEMBER
Tastiest OCTOBER
Beautiful NOVEMBER
Happiest DECEMBER

Have a VICTORIOUS '2012'

Hugs and New year Wishes
julie

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Thank you................






I would like to Wish all my friends and blogging friends here in the UK and those afar a wonderfully
Memorable christmas filled with lots of Happiness, laughter, and love.

Thank you for all your support through out 2011.


Your encouraging words and your inspirational blogs Are  the tools that have encouraged me to continue blogging and crafting. So a Huge thank you to all of you who have taken the time to visit my blog and taken the time to leave me  positive comments. I thank each and every one of you.

 I wish that everyone receives enough of everything they need in life.....

God bless you all.

Hugs  from Julie

I just found out that i was a winner......

On Christmas day I found out that I won this challenge

at

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-are-your-favourite-things.html



because of a card i used from this post
http://foxyenglishcrafter.blogspot.com/2011/06/tilda-says-konnichina-hello-in-japanese.html.

The card I entered was a card I made for  lauren's sixteenth.