tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14200996540945054102024-03-13T01:59:08.990+00:00Velvet Inkmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-65509738763758289712015-04-12T21:24:00.000+01:002015-04-12T21:24:26.395+01:00Im Back! Is there anyone out there ?? Such a looong time since i blogged! Freshly retired this year so hoping to be on here more often<br />
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Have recently rearranged my little studio took me almost 10 days! but Im ready to art away!<br />
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loving these little houses hoping to get my DH to cut me some more, love the chunky wood<br />
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Im getting my sewing mojo back too!<br />
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Ive been checking out lots of lovely blogs just recently so many lovely projects, also enjoying Pintrest, so much to look at! & I'm loving tutorials, such generosity to share ideas & projects.<br />
Think I might need some on refurbishing this blog, but there are so many choices I can't make up my mind! Im ready to get arty again !<br />
Be back soon<br />
Don't forget to leave me a comment, Id love to hear from you xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-57656063992222334062013-03-24T15:05:00.000+00:002013-03-24T15:05:17.790+00:00Time Flies!My first post of 2013! Time flies and Life races on! January was a great month for me, I had the pleasure of my twin Granddaughters, son and Daughter in Law come from New York for a visit! It was a very busy time, keeping up with 2 two year olds! and it snowed ! Absolutely no time for any art play, but I managed to take some supplies on a trip to Florida at the end of january and managed to make 3 art journal pages! plus I also bought more supplies! February passed in a blur, I didnt manage any art time then either! March arrived and also my new Dina Wakley Book! yeah I managed one art journal page! inspired by this fabulous book!<br />
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A week ago today I drove to Harrogate with Bernice Hopper we were off to Art from the Heart to spend 3 wonderful days with the fabulous Dina Wakley! We had the Gelli Printing Class and then 2 days of Art journalling in layers. Monday morning we woke to Snow! and I also had a sore throat and stinking cold! The class was fabulous and I was throughly hooked on Gelli plate printing, we made lots of prints on various papers and then made some of them into a book, we also made some stamps from fun foam and used them in our book, which is not quite finished!lol<br />
here are some samples, I loved the vellum/parchment paper prints also the deli paper<br />
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On Tuesday the snow had almost gone, but my cold got worse and now I was coughing a lot! my sincere thanks to the lovely ladies on my table, Bernice, Ann & Sue who were very tolerant of me leaving the table every so often to go outside & cough! Art journal in layers was a very busy intensive class, so many wonderful techniques to try out and learning to layer with paints, inks, stencils etc, the day went so quickly. Last day was just as busy! so much paint and ink and stencil fun interspersed with my coughing! ( it was a bad asthma bout & I am now taking steroid tablets to improve it, but it wasnt fun at the time) I didn't manage to finish my book this time either, but its almost ready to be glued together & hopefully over Easter i will spend some more time on it.<br />
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This is one of my favourite pages, I just love the textures and dimension<br />
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Its amazing how many layers you can add to a page ! dont think I managed the 40 layers Dina was hoping for! As always Dina make the class so much fun! with so much information and encouragement we cant fail! Thank you Dina! <br />
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I should have counted the layers on my hands! they took a long time to clean up! lol<br />
Thanks also to Dyan @ Art from the heart, I loved your yorkshire pie!! it went a long way to making me feel much better! and to Ben for keeping the shop so well stocked with so many tempting goodies!<br />
Thanks for stoping by for this rather long post! hoped you enjoyed your visit, dont forget to leave me a comment.<br />
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<br />maggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-23660139085996940232012-12-30T21:43:00.002+00:002012-12-30T21:43:27.838+00:00Oops!No more excuses! I'm a bad blogger, probably because I'm not getting much art time and have little to show sometimes life takes over and you've got to do what you've got to do! Hopefully I've done it! And I will start to get more art time in 2013- in two days time! <br />
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First off it will be the tidy up of tidy ups in my studio, seriously anyone walking into it would think it had been ransacked! I only did a few canvasses from October to end of November, so I cannot understand how it got so bad! I also probably shouldn't buy any more stash! But with a new craft shop in the village it's kind of hard to pass by without stopping in and stocking up! If you should ever get lost and end up in darkest Leicestershire you need to visit BarjanB crafts in Newbold Verdon, it's full of great goodies you just have to have! Would you believe we had a visit from Andy Skinner!! At the end of November needless to say I was first in line and we had a fabulous demo& workshop with him, & he is coming back in April I think! Happy days. thanks to Barry and his wonderful team!<br />
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I've signed up for an online workshop Lifebook 2013 starts 1 Jan so I really need to get tidying so I can actually start getting arty! I really want to do other online classes but I'm resisting until after January, I'm having some special visitors arriving soon - My beautiful Twin Grandaughters - so I want to spend precious time with them before I get involved in anything else!<br />
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I did manage to do some canvasses I'm enjoying the process very much and have more I want to do<br />
Here is a peek of my most recent ones<br />
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I also need a lesson on photography! and layout, the last three photos are not true colours as they were taken in bad light! I could also do with a crash course on how to improve my blog , I never seem to get around to reading up how to do it hopefully I'll manage to do that very soon.<br />
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X Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-12398074534017419102012-09-11T22:38:00.000+01:002012-09-11T22:38:48.608+01:00yikes!I can't believe how time flies! I haven' t blogged since June! I could give you a long list of excuses, but I'll spare you!. Life get hectic sometimes, but I'm finally getting some arty time again. I have been busy, honest, Ive made quilts, been to the Festival of Quilts, love it, I'm in the middle of some bunting just now, and also made some canvas projects. I think i may have my fingers in too many pies! that's the problem, so much i really want to do but don't always get the time . Hey ho, that's life. <br />
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I can spend hours on the computer blog hopping and online shopping! for yet more arty supplies, so I'm now restricting myself to 45 mins just before bedtime! too many beautiful blogs and new ideas and inspiration to take in and before you know it the evening is gone and I'm too tired to get arty.<br />
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Here are a few of the things I've been up to.....<br />
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What next? I want to start using my pan pastels I bought them some time ago and haven' t really used them much, any ideas? also need to get going again in my journal, I seem to have abandoned it, more canvases, Christmas themed this time, yes I know I mentioned it, but its only 105 sleeps so its time to get cracking!<br />
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Ive gone over my 45 mins now, so i'm off to get some shut eye!<br />
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Happy painting, inking, stamping, journalling etc!<br />
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X Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-9220761844566928712012-06-27T20:49:00.001+01:002012-06-27T20:49:29.315+01:00ooops!Ooops! I seem to have fallen off my blog! I can't believe the last post was on 10 March!! Which also means that I've fallen with a mighty bang off the 365 Calendar Challenge on Kate Crane's blog..... sorry miss! My arty life seems to have disappeared at the moment, real life has taken hold of me, but there is a shred of light starting to beam again, I actually got back to my little studio last week and managed to do some ART! whoop, 1st a journal page, then a teeny tiny canvas, and another canvas which I haven't managed to finish yet as i can't seem to find the right image to go on it! but I like the colours!<br />
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I had some more motivation last Saturday, I spent a fabulous day at Art from the Heart! with the fabulous Dyan! Yeah, I did the canvas workshop - been trying to get on that one for months! I enjoyed every minute of it and produced not to bad a canvas! (if i should say so myself!) I choose a colour palette completely out of my comfort zone! Im usually purples/pinks/lime green etc but I did have a cranberry/burgundy colour in there! I was a little gung-ho with the centre strip! but i'll know next time not to go so high! I'll definitely be making more of them! watch this space!<br />
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I've been having a clear out in my studio, sooo many magazines, got three bags full but don't know whether to recycle them or take them to the charity shop. I admit I have too much stash! but there are so many tempting items online! Im trying to be restrained and start using up more stash before buying more! I may have to restrict my internet browsing! if that possible!<br />
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Hope everyone has an arty weekend.<br />
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<br />maggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-45659554842616005792012-03-10T20:21:00.000+00:002012-03-10T20:21:58.426+00:00Dina's Workshop!Last Thursday 1 March, I travelled to Harrogate to attend a Dina Wakely workshop at Art from the Heart!<br />
3 Days of arty fun!, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. We danced! we sang! we laughed and most of all we played with gesso, texture paste, paint, stencils, pan pastels, inks and stamps! First off Dina showed us the 'Poetry in Motion' book we would be creating, then in Dina style, shared the techniques to create it with us! Dina is a wonderfully relaxed teacher, encouraging, and supportive, there are no mistakes! and we don't have to do it her way! We all started with the same pieces of white paper, but everyone finished with different designs, it was amazing to look at the finished projects, they were all fantastic!!<br />
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Here are the first few pages in progress,<br />
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and the book made up, although Ive not totally finished it as I need to add some images and more poetry,<br />
I'm very pleased with the result and especially drawing the face! that was nerve-racking! thank goodness for the magic stabilo pencil, it works wonders!<br />
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A visit to Art from the Heart would not be the same without seeing the Lovely Dyan! and of course its a chance to add to my ever growing stash!!<br />
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It was a throughly enjoyable weekend , with lovely company, hopefully I will be able to go on another one soon!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog, thanks for stopping by<br />
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xMaggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-49574142556239661342012-03-07T13:03:00.000+00:002012-03-07T13:03:40.989+00:00Catching Up!Im almost caught up! (with the Calendar Challenge, @ Kate Crane's site) despite the fact that I forgot to blog my February page in February! oops, Here it is now....<br />
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I used Distress Stain in Victorian Velvet, splashed some water on then stencilled with a heart stencil in the same stain, it came out quite light so I did it again! then stamped some dots, I'm pleased with the colour and the page.<br />
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Ive managed to do my March page but its unfinished, as I can't make up my mind what stamps to use on it, the paper blocks are not quite the colour I wanted but didn't have anything else that suited so its rather 'Bright" and certainly not my usual colours! but I'm warming to it. Just pleased to have it ready at the beginning of the month instead of the end !<br />
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I dry brushed Dylusions acrylic paints then stencilled the blue squares, used a chicken wire stamp and added some white through punchinella ! I will show the finished page next month.<br />
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I had hoped to blog a bit more often, but never seem to manage it! There are always so many other blogs to follow, projects to finish etc etc, but I will try harder! I have also being doing some online classes, so I have been busy, Im off now to link up this post and catch up on all the other Calendar pages which can be found @ thekatkyrnwheel.blogspot.com I really must work out how to link these addresses, would it make my life simpler? probably not, I usually take the long way round. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave me a comment!<br />
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X Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-9707652443843337542012-01-07T11:56:00.000+00:002012-01-07T11:56:03.966+00:00I'm in!The 2012 Calendar Challenge that is! Enjoy it last year so thought I would continue. You can find details on www.thekathyrnwheel.blogspot.com I'm looking forward to seeing all the other entries. First up is my December page which I didn't manage to blog in December!<br />
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We've not had snow! so thought id do my own version! . Apart from the recent storms we have been lucky with the weather, but theres still time for snow I'm sure! <br />
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Ive had some time off from crafting and am struggling to get back into it, I've joined a Creative Jump Start at <a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/">nathaliesstudio.com</a> , lots of very talented people giving a jump start for 2012! first up was Dina Wakley dinawakley.com really enjoyed this tutorial, it has given me a push to get started and some great ideas! I've also joined Strathmore artist studio workshop - Doodles Unleashed- with Traci Bautista, great fun, although I've not tried out the lesson yet, I love doodling just need to get cracking .<br />
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Heres to a happy, healthy, prosperous and creative 2012 for everyone.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by, I love comments!<br />
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X Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-54533453275217631082011-11-19T17:23:00.000+00:002011-11-19T17:23:03.092+00:00Look Behind You!Thats me, running behind everyone trying to catch up! I can't believe I didn't do a blog post in October! It was a very busy month, first off I hit a very BIG birthday! seriously i can't believe I'm that age! eek i am a little freaked out, even my 84 yr old Mother can't believe she has a 60 yr old daughter, shush Mum someone might hear you! so its just a number, theres no way of avoiding it, so I'm not thinking of it anymore, its our little secret... Ive also been to New York to see my beautiful twin granddaughters and also had the pleasure of having my other two beautiful granddaughters there too! They could only come for a week but it was great fun to see them all together having fun! I was there for a fortnight and got to baby sit several times, and had lots of walks cuddles and play time - Bliss! Ive been back 3 weeks and am suffering from withdrawal symptoms! thank goodness for Skype at least we get to see and speak with them..<br />
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For October I used Ranger Distress Inks, I love the effects you get with splurging water on them, Tim holtz masks, Stampotique stamps (love them!) For November i used Dylusions paints(love them!) with a baby wipe, dylusions stamps, crafters workshop stencils (Love them) a little bit of gesso on a credit card scratched on. Was sure I had a leaf stamp but can't seem to find it at the moment hopefully I will before the end of Nov.<br />
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X Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-2393677641501129042011-09-04T12:42:00.000+01:002011-09-04T12:42:51.721+01:00Catching up!What a busy August! phew, Visitors and family and days out! Now i'm catching up again and getting a little time in my studio, not as much as I would like but at least i'm caught up with my August Calendar and have actually got September ready! and it only the 4 September! I have thought of giving up, but decided to keep trying I know I would miss it. The calendar challenge is run by Kate Crane of <a href="http://thekathyrnwheel.blogspot.com/">thekathyrnwheel.blogspot.com</a> check out all the enteries they are all fab. Here is my August page<br />
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</div>and the september page<br />
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I attempted to do the blog hop yesterday for Art From the Heart's Birthday celebrations! but once my Granddaughters arrived I didnt get to finish it, i was too busy playing hide &seek! i will try later to day when I get a spare hour! From what I did manage to see all of the projects looked fabulous, generously shared techniques and I found loads more blogs to follow! Would love to get to the <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">www.afth.co.uk</a> birthday bash on 10/11 September, but unfortunately can't boo hoo. I'm sure they will all have a fabulous time.<br />
Im off on holiday shortly and would love to take a journal with me to do, i've been trying to prepare pages (I can't take all of my paints! or ink sprays!) and Im stamping like mad and cutting out so all i'll have to do is finish the page....I will have to take some background stamps but luggage is restricted so can't take them all :( I could fill three bags with stuff! but am down to just one wish me luck!<br />
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As if I didn't have enough stash now there are lots of great stamps; inks; papers etc etc on the market just at the moment and i don't know about you but i'm having trouble deciding what to buy! Watch this space I'm about to start shopping next week!<br />
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Happy crafting!<br />
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maggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-79963856952447346022011-07-18T19:13:00.001+01:002011-07-18T23:20:02.893+01:00almost there!Well once again we are flying through the month- halfway through July! I have been very busy at work and family business too so not a great deal of time for any art. I have juggled all month and am still not on top of things. I guess I have to give into it and let art go for a few weeks. I have managed to do some calendar pages but feel they are not really finished as I would like, so many other things going on I dont seem able to find the right stamp or picture to finish them off! hey ho, must try harder!<br />
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I tried to just go random with colours and style but my heart isnt happy with it. I think once you have a break from art, sometime its hard to get the arty mojo going again. Im feeling quite frustrated this month but at least i've managed to keep up with the challenge on <a href="http://www.thekathyrnwheel.blogspot.com/">http://www.thekathyrnwheel.blogspot.com/</a> hopefully I will perform better next month.<br />
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I'm loking forward to my sister and nieces visiting and they love to play with paint, ink & stamps too so that should get me off and running again, but first I need to tidy up the studio! otherwise we wont all fit in! seriously where does the mess come from , I try to tidy as I go, but its still messy! Volunteers welcome!<br />
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Its not exactly summer weather !!? I had plans to sit outside and do some art! but maybe August will see some sunshine. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy making art<br />
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Maggie xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-18073492649508606072011-06-11T14:58:00.000+01:002011-06-11T14:58:22.561+01:00Two for One!Its been a long time since my last blog! so this is a two for one event. I never did manage to blog May calendar pages - oops - and i've not quite finished June pages, there is something missing! I keep looking at the page and dragging out stamps and images but as yet nothing has sparked with me.. i will keep trying! I seem to be hurtling through the year here we are 6 months since I started my blog... time is going too fast and I just can't seem to keep up with myself, from reading other blogs i'm not alone everyone seems to be running behind themselves trying to catch up, I just run out of hours some days!<br />
here is May and June:<br />
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I've been checking out all the other wonderful calendar pages linked on The Kathyrn Wheel blog, must get around some more.<br />
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I have also been finishing my She Art workshop (Loved It) (scarlet lime) and am still in the middle of She Had 3 Hearts workshop ( also Christy Tomlinson - scarlet lime) I have really enjoyed doing these my 3 Hearts journal is progressing very slowly, ive only managed 3 pages so far! lol I am also hoping to sign up for Dina Wakelys - Graffiti of my life workshop next month. Am hoping to get to some workshops in the UK but its all a matter of timing!<br />
Here is a page from the 3 Heart journal, <br />
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I've been doing a little sewing today, baby slings for the twins!<br />
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Enjoy the weekend, Keep Calm and Do Some Art!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by<br />
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Maggie xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-62386997014159064642011-05-10T14:41:00.000+01:002011-05-10T14:41:13.893+01:00Sun, Moon & Stars Weekend!I spent last weekend at <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">Art from the Heart</a> in Harrogate for a 3 day workshop with the Fabulous Dina Wakley! not forgetting the fabulous Dyan ! To say I enjoyed myself is an understatement! it was Fabulous! We made 3 Journals, Sun , Moon & Stars ...<br />
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If I had to choose a favourite it would be the star journal followed closely by the Moon and then the Sun (only because I'm no good at sketching ) All the techniques were fabulous and I will certainly use them again in my other art projects. All I need to do now is to put some journalling in these (promised Dina I would!)<br />
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I also met some lovely ladies who were so friendly and welcoming and we had some good laughs together. In fact most of the weekend was spent laughing and singing as well as being really busy creating! Now you cannot go to Art from the heart without buying some stash!!!!!! if would be rude not to so heres a glimpse of my new stash...<br />
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Im giddy with excitement at using this little lot! Im finishing the <a href="http://www.scarletlime.com/">She Art Workshop</a> this week and starting <a href="http://www.scarletlime.com,/">She Had Three Hearts Art Journaling workshop</a> towards the end of May . I shall also be signing up for one of Dina Wakleys online workshops (I will link this later) Now I really need to have a sort out in my studio so hoping I can motivate myself to do that this weekend and not get distracted by making Art! its a difficult choice! but I need to sort as I can just about get through the door and make my way to the desk soo the time has come! <br />
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Have a great week <br />
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Thanks for stopping by<br />
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Maggie xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-84937579140801826582011-04-17T17:21:00.002+01:002011-04-17T17:27:17.948+01:00Back from the Brink!Ive spent the last week turning my house upside down looking for my lost journal and glasses, believe me ive unearthed items that I had forgotten existed! but I did find my journal ... in Cheltenham! in a bag with other crafty books! yeah... and then my darling husband went into the loft to fetch the suitcases down and low and behold in a bag in the loft were the prescription sunglasses!!! Big hugs to hubby, although the whys and wherefores as to how they got there in the first place will remain a mystery. <br />
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So I shall be MIA for a couple of weeks as im off to see my beautiful granddaughters in New York!. Suitcases are packed (lots of lovely baby clothes!!!) and I managed to finish the quilts...<br />
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Maggie xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-43017048093040154422011-04-10T20:28:00.001+01:002011-04-10T20:57:19.441+01:00Err.. Please Miss......I seem to have misplaced my calendar journal!? Really its gone awol, I know I took it to Cheltenham when I was child minding, and now it has disappeared. Im sure it will be in a bag somewhere with other crafty books but this past week I have searched and searched to no avail. So I didnt want to miss out on the April page and have done it in another journal, and I will transfer the pages once I find the original book!. I have also managed to misplace a pair of prescription sunglasses! which I got in October (I was thinking ahead) but Ive searced all the drawers and handbags and no sign of them! Its been a helter zkelter month again I seem to be busier now than ever before ! whats that all about. Im not getting much art done at the moment, :( and Im off to New York next week to see the Twins again cant believe they are 4 months now. We are really looking forward to it - so I guess I'll not be doing much art for the next couple of weeks. But... Ive been lucky enough to get a place on the Dina Wakely course at AFTH!! yippie, I missed out the last couple of times so I shall be there early May and probably a little jet lagged if you're going please pinch me if I nod off. <br />
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I've been making a couple of quilts for the babies and have one finished and the other one just to quilt and bind. I've really enjoyed getting back to my sewing, only problem is my shoulders ache! but hey ho a Nana has to do what a Nana has to do. <br />
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Hope everyone enjoys the Easter Break and hopefully the sunny weather - fingers crossed. There seem to be loads of Bank Holidays this month woop woop, lots of arty time!.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by..<br />
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Happy days!<br />
Maggie Xmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-71736274140962719722011-03-04T19:33:00.000+00:002011-03-04T19:33:28.363+00:00I'm a little Late!I sound like the white rabbit or maybe its the Mad March Hare! at last Ive managed to finish my March calendar page. Ive still got the virus I had 3 weeks ago so have not been feeling like doing any art or journalling. Hopefully the antibios will start to kick in soon and I will feel more like my old self. (not that i'm old!) As promised it is a little green lol! Spring is just around the corner ! Green paint is dylusions Moss and a little spiced marmalade distress ink around the edges. The chickens and flowers are dylusions too and I drew the spring sign! White daisies were stencilled with gesso. The papers are Tim Holtz err Retro I think.<br />
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I shall try to look at everyones pages over the weekend .<br />
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Hope everyone has a creative weekend<br />
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thanks for stopping by<br />
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Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-27216563053737458562011-02-23T11:45:00.000+00:002011-02-23T11:45:58.546+00:00Time Flies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO6KXAkFfUG4TQ1mIBFZY7ujS3Vxui3f4ajmD4Rkm9aiGKakmPwcrXmmIRgdkz_bRYCfE5IQJYJB_TobE8vm_pkcr-GFdWmqQgPqT-xYaffGqaHUGBY119xzUwL3A5UplhRDs9pJ0ZGo/s1600/CIMG0386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO6KXAkFfUG4TQ1mIBFZY7ujS3Vxui3f4ajmD4Rkm9aiGKakmPwcrXmmIRgdkz_bRYCfE5IQJYJB_TobE8vm_pkcr-GFdWmqQgPqT-xYaffGqaHUGBY119xzUwL3A5UplhRDs9pJ0ZGo/s320/CIMG0386.JPG" width="205" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb2PiuTrLu_3bZ58flgVh0Uj4-kqtpIyzaKhdSAjYvEW8Tyd7xyQOHXbaBtwDGTLadeb8E4c4vvr2QlquZ0_oWEtZM1FFE82h1Ad6HXzQHPf4awrsB37HDE-RQRgDgFv3CtQrEDx0Qlg/s1600/CIMG0389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb2PiuTrLu_3bZ58flgVh0Uj4-kqtpIyzaKhdSAjYvEW8Tyd7xyQOHXbaBtwDGTLadeb8E4c4vvr2QlquZ0_oWEtZM1FFE82h1Ad6HXzQHPf4awrsB37HDE-RQRgDgFv3CtQrEDx0Qlg/s320/CIMG0389.JPG" width="217" /></a></div>Wow where did February go? can't believe we are in the last week. I intended to blog before this but life and viruses took me over. I've been feeling quite rough for the last two weeks but hopefully I'm on the mend now - I need to be as i'm off to the Artsy Crafty Tim Holtz event!!! I'm in the Friday morning group but will be there on Thursday evening as its an early start on Friday!. I've not felt much like doing art at all and just seemed to stare at blank pages in my journal -nothing inspired me. However I managed to do a couple of postcard size pieces over the last two days - sometimes tackling something a little smaller gets me started again. oops I meant to put these pics in the middle of my ramblings!<br />
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The little guy is a stampotique stamp, german scrap wings, dabber aqua and orange paint, grid stamp with distress rusty hinge, the music paper is from an old piano music book found in a charity book shop.<br />
The little lady (Love her) is a Tim Holtz stamp ( I think!) the background colours are distress inks dusty concord and olive green which I spritzed with water , background stamps are paper artsy and the stars are from a tim holtz set. It felt good to be making art again! get me in the mood for Friday!<br />
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I have also treated myself to a new book - Art at the Speed of Life by Pam Carriker Its fab am going to enjoy trying out all the techniques and ideas in it. worth a look if your looking for inspiration.and motivation.<br />
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I've started my March calendar page I must warn you that I'm Irish (all be it Northern Ireland) so expect a lot of Green!<br />
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If your'e lucky enough to be at Artsycrafty on Thursday or Friday have a fabulous time. Look out for me on Friday I'll be in the corner with a box of tissues and a red nose!<br />
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Have a creative weekendmaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-86266219124198712072011-02-01T17:59:00.000+00:002011-02-01T17:59:15.209+00:00Just made it!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 <span style="background-color: yellow;">I'm</span> 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 <span style="background-color: yellow;">I've</span> 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!<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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I'm enjoying looking at everyone's pages they are all fantastic !<br />
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Thanks for stopping by hope you enjoyed your visit.<br />
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Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-15112133433965432612011-01-24T21:31:00.000+00:002011-01-24T21:31:06.049+00:00Back to porridge!Ive been back over a week now from my trip to New York area. As I predicted I never got any journalling done (in fact I didnt manage to pack any stash ) I didnt make it to the Ink Pad shop and only one trip to Michaels crafts! why? Well I had two beautiful Twin Granddaughters to cuddle and that was all I wanted to do! Spending our time with our new granddaughters was more important and very precious.<br />
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Its taken me over a week to recover from jet lag and to catch up with work and empty cases! I have been in my studio yesterday and to my horror I realised what a mess it is in I really need to have a good sort out and tidy up.. trip to Ikea coming up for yet more storage ! This will be my priority this week - I always feel blank when there is toooo much clutter around, my mind is full of ideas that I want to try out so its a good incentive to get clearing first.<br />
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I also need to think about preparing the February calendar page as February is just around the corner! looking forward to that. <br />
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Distress ink in wild Honey & Rusty Hinge spattered with water (love that effect) the stamp is Tim Holtz + the words and Twinkle & Marci (love Marci!) are stampotique stamps - stars are german scrap.<br />
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I haven't managed to Journal this week ! there just arent enough hours in the day or days in the week at the moment . still its only Monday, Im sure I can sneek a journal page inbetween the clear up!<br />
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Send arty vibes my way please!<br />
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Maggiemaggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-43177742725736442992011-01-03T18:32:00.000+00:002011-01-03T18:32:31.142+00:00Busy Bank HolidayWhat do you do on a Bank Holiday Monday? If I'm on my own I like to spend the time in my little studio in the garden hours can pass by and I don't notice I'm so wrapped up in paper, ink and paint I don't even feel the need for food! But not today alas, Ive been busy packing suitcases -I'm off to meet my new Twin Granddaughters born Dec 5 in New York! Such a lot to do before you go away, my dilemma now is how much crafty bits can I get into my luggage! Ive bought a small journal (Rymans I think) and I've been trying to get pages prepped with gesso and paint and ink sprays so I only have to take glue, collage pages ink pad and background stamps, pens and crayons. Hopefully I will have some time in the evenings to journal - I hate to be separated from my stash.... get withdrawal symptoms , Hoping to manage a visit to 'The Ink Pad' in NY city and conveniently there is a 'Michaels' craft store just down the road from my sons home! I probably wont have time to journal I shall be so busy cuddling the Twins!<br />
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Back to work tomorrow hope everyone got to do some art today.<br />
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The Chicken is from a supermarket magazine - she just spoke to me - I love chickens(would love to have chickens in the garden but my Westies are not feather friendly!)<br />
her feet are from a download from Dyan AFTH, the crown ,heart & wings are a Tim Holtz die; Fragile stamp is from a Darkroom Door set, other stamp from Paper Artsy. Background is a happy accident, not everything turns out the way I want it to!<br />
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I'm off to finish packing :>))<br />
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bye for now....maggie warkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629995520016543900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420099654094505410.post-75821667763788748372011-01-01T23:30:00.000+00:002011-01-01T23:30:36.037+00:00New Year - New BeginningsHappy New Year and welcome to my First Blog Post! I have been Blog hopping for some time now and have been inspired by the many talented artists who so generously share their creations and techniques. Today is the day! the first day of the first month of the New Year 2011 seemed to be a good day to start my blog. However its not as easy as it looks! I'm hoping to get this posted before midnight but I have lost so many posts in the last two hours! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguT6wIB_Xz305GSYH8yAU7YJ9E1Soc8a-7BokX6uAQAMs1la9iVOH9i8IFjSzW0cBmGTvAgZIf1n2fam9-IrTZTjKlE7DfHSoCWEQJv3DuKTcn7cDLH_0yosnsdBatcfoSnB6PLH2WRRM/s1600/CIMG0270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguT6wIB_Xz305GSYH8yAU7YJ9E1Soc8a-7BokX6uAQAMs1la9iVOH9i8IFjSzW0cBmGTvAgZIf1n2fam9-IrTZTjKlE7DfHSoCWEQJv3DuKTcn7cDLH_0yosnsdBatcfoSnB6PLH2WRRM/s320/CIMG0270.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I have been following The Kathryn Wheel Calendar Challenge 2010 and decided I would enter the 2011 challenge.............<br />
I have also started Art Journalling and can confirm that I am hooked! obsessed even! I will post some pictures of some of my pages but first I need to understand Blogger better! Please bear with me whilst I figure it out! I also need to perfect my photography too! Ive had a new camera and haven't quite worked out the best way to use it yet! I'm sure I'll get better with practise!<br />
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I enjoy playing with ink, acrylic paints, water soluble crayons and spray inks - love rubber stamping, stencilling and collage etc, Love altered art, working with paper, canvas and mini books.<br />
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I have decided to stretch myself this year and make more art, enter challenges, this blog is my first step on that road I hope you will join me.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog and please pop back again. Please leave me a comment I would love to hear from you.<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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