Literally Ive just finished my February Calendar challenge page! I seem to have hurtled through January and am skidding into February hopefully Ive caught up with all my work and chores and can now slow down and get some studio time. I never managed to tidy my studio! I will get around to it soon
I'm getting desperate for some desk space.... mess piles up when your not looking and I'm sure it takes longer to clear away than it did to get on your desk!. Anyho
I've enjoyed making the February calendar page even if I couldn't find the bits and bobs I was looking for to complete it and I started with one idea and finished up with something completely different ! I am struggling to fill those little squares with anything exciting to say! I will have to think out of the square! you don't want to know how boring my day can be!
The beginning of January was exciting I got to meet my new Twin Granddaughters so I wont top that this month. However I'm booked on the Artsy Crafty day with Tim Holtz!!! on Feb 25 so really looking forward to that.. the countdown begins.
Here is my January page all filled in and to follow some views of the Feb page, Ive not quite managed to get the hang of getting the pictures in order and putting them in individually! I actually took these pics with my iphone and am quite pleased with them.
I'm using an old ledger for the challenge and have stuck two pages together but will stick three together from now on as two are a little flimsy especially if I'm spraying with inks or water. I gessoed the pages then rubbed a distress Victorian velvet pad over it spritzed with water dried it and used a foam pad to add more ink spritzed again did this twice then a few blasts of dylusions hot pink ink spray dried it then added a text stamp (paper artsy) bottom swirl stamp is from a tim holtz set. Chinese writing is a tattoo from Claire's accessories love these almost like rub ons. The roses have been cut from a journalling pad . I'm not happy with the black swirls at the bottom or the black strip of paper lace - my plan changed at this stage but hey ho you learn as you go.
I'm enjoying looking at everyone's pages they are all fantastic !
Thanks for stopping by hope you enjoyed your visit.
Bye
Maggie
There seems to be a fair few of us who went to the dentist in Jan! I love your Feb page and really like the black detail - it's gorgeous :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous lovely pages. Thanks for joining the challenge and well done for keeping up so far.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you got to meet your twin grandaughtersm:-)
such gorgeous pages...Loving your Feb page that pink is fabulous and I love the contrast with the black and the fabulous mix of patterns of your journaling squares!!! stunning! Hugs Juls
ReplyDeleteYour pages are fabulous Maggie! You've used lovely papers for the journal blocks, really gives a great imapct :)
ReplyDeleteI love the black swirls at the bottom of your page, so elegant. Great pages and how lovely to have twin grandaughters! x
ReplyDeleteWow, love your February pages and Jan is fab as well.
ReplyDeleteI really like the colours you have used and your images
ReplyDeleteHello, Maggie. Congratulations on your new granddaughters!! I really love how your February page turned out, especially such a variety of papers for the dates.
ReplyDeleteWow. What fantastic pages. S x
ReplyDeletehi maggie thanks for visiting me, Love your blue january page and warmer feb, what class are you booked on with Tim, I am late Friday but arriving Thursday, its getting so close, made a staggering 390 from the gold, yee hah, crafty shop here i come, cu there :)
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