Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Second lot of "stamp" swaps .. this one is the
"castle/houses" stamp. Again its hybrid .. I
stamped it then scanned that, added the
digi background and printed those; then I hand coloured
them with watercolour pencils and Lumiere paints and
completed them by re-stamping over the top to
give more definition. Lets hope my fellow swappees
like the result.

Monday, February 27, 2012

This is my matchbox shrine for Hotluca

who wanted "dark, mysterious and out there" !!

The tree come from the door of a castle, the "lady" inside is Morrigan, Irish goddess of War, and the tassell and beaded lace was once

part of a risque ladies costume for a roller skating act in the 1920s.

I wonder if that is mysterious enough??









Tuesday, February 14, 2012

This is my own page for a "one at a time page" cj ... you
just send the page, not the whole cj. My theme is
"East is ....." and I thought anything Indian, Chinese or Japanese
would fit the bill nicely. This is Mumtaz Mahal ... for whom the
Taj Mahal was built.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

This is my attempt at a four drawer secrets box/book
for Voodoo Vixen, Annette ... themed on Time.
The fastener is based on Dali's warped clock, and
the first drawer contains my version of his jewelled
Eye of Time. There's a pendant which is based on a
clock face lens .. made from ring earring findings and
some printed acetate!! ..a little tag book and some
key charms. It's nowhere near Annettes standard, but I hope she likes it.

Saturday, January 28, 2012




This is my "Secrets" box-book for dorothyanne,


Venice. I hope I have give Anne a sample of the city and she likes the bits I chose for the drawers.

There aren't very many (being a digi scrapper, I don't have much stash) but I did make them all so that might count for something!



This is my "Secrets" box-book for kellmorris ..Life, the Universe and Everything !! Does give me some scope, doesn't it! So, some words on life, Hubble's view of the universe - or at least a very tiny slice of it, a layout for cricket and a view of the fjords .... hopefully there is something in there Jackie will like.




Friday, January 27, 2012

This is my Chunky ATC for the swap on UKS.
The theme is Gothic(y) ... and as I wasn't sure
if that meant "Gothic" as in black leather and dog collars
or Castles, knights and Damsels in distress, I put a bit of
both in it!! I hope my swappee likes it.

Thursday, January 26, 2012



OK .. second page ... prompt = packaging.



Don't have much, most of seems to be mainly green!!



Reminded me of my favourite perfume which has



green and white stripes.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

I find it very hard to be "free" enough to do an Art Journal ...
but UKS have started one where you can learn as you go ...
and you can do it digi!!

So this is my first page .. entirely digi .. the face is just a piccy I liked that I have voided, blended and generally mucked about!!!

I hope its on the right track .. it is a start!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

This is my version of "Stripey Jumper" .. for Lou's
pages in the Artistic License cj. The colours in the trees are skeleton leaves, the trees themselves cut out and coloured with soluble was pastels and the people card and papers embellished with metallic pens. A few swirly, circly bits and that's it!

Thursday, November 03, 2011

These are my versions of the "face" stamp. They are hybrid .. I stamped the image, scanned it and made the backgrounds, faces and eye colour, then printed them out. The hair and frames are done with metallic and pearlised paint. I hope they are OK.

Sunday, October 16, 2011




This one is the Tip-In page for Hotluca. She asked for Funky Floral .. I hope this is up to par.

Saturday, October 15, 2011



This is my version of "O Christmas Tree" for a Tip-In page for Lou. I hope she likes it.
These are the last two of the "dress-form" fairies ...POINSETTIA and STAR.
I hope my fellow swappees approve.





Yeah, another one finished.
This is my interpretation of the Holly&Ivy Fairy ...
essential at Christmas!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The latest "dress-form" fairy .. Christmas Tree.
As the tree is the "gem" of decorations, so is she!

Thursday, October 06, 2011



These are three of the first four "dress-form" Christmas Fairies

I have made for Netty's swap. The

Frost fairy actually looks more silvery in real life ... with a touch of glitter to catch the eye.

The Bauble Fairy has a round skirt and ribbon bodice .. to hang the bauble by, of course!

Purple Haze Fairy has a misty

purple overlay .. just like the half-light of a Winter evening.


So four down and five to go.










Monday, September 26, 2011

This is my "page" for Leanie, based on a Gachaga "collage"
about the London Underground. The background is an actual
pavement area which is illuminated at night ..which gave me
the idea for the other landmarks:- The Tower of London,
St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Clock Tower of
the Palace of Westminster(Big Ben) and 14 St Mary Axe - alias
The Gherkin.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

These are the pieces I have done for the Alice in Wonderland Jiggy ... after loosing my nerve halfway, they are all digi .. and I hope they are acceptable to my fellow jiggers!