Sunday 21 November 2010

Blurgh.

Paints, inks and house stamps by Dylusions


I've had one of those blurgh weekends ...... the whole family is a bit under the weather with a cold / cough type bug and that leads to frayed tempers all round. Nothing serious, just enough to give the entire family a sense of humour by-pass. Our children are tired and just looking at one another is enough to cause an argument - you know the line 'but he's looking at me!' as if it's a terrible offence ....(if you have children I know you are giving a knowing smile right now ...)

These are the things I have done today:

Homework (not mine obv.) = yuk
Supermarket shop              = yuk
Unpacked the shopping      = yuk
Cleaning                             = yuk
Laundry                             = yuk
Ironing                               = double yuk
Made dinner                      = yuk (although funnily enough was quite happy to eat it washed down with a nice glass of vino blanco)

Roll on Monday (never thought I'd hear myself saying that!)

Anyway, enough moaning. Thought I would share a couple of pages from my grungy mini journal. I love to work in this journal when I am short on time as the pages are so small they don't take long.

I don't often read my horoscope but just occasionally it might catch my eye as I am flicking through the Sunday newspaper. This one seemed to sum things up very nicely:


Here's a close-up of the painty, inky, stencilled, stamped first page:


Byeeeeeeeee for now.

21 comments:

  1. Well Kate, you may not all be A1 but those pages are fabby.....love them !

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  2. Sorry you haven't had the best weekend, but it sounds as though you have had a constructive one!

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  3. I'm feeling exactly the same way as we've had colds hanging around as well. Love the pages and Thank You for my notebook it arrived this week and cheered me up no end. I'm looking forward to having a play with it.

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  4. Hi, I love ure art! amazing colours and overall great looks.
    Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
    Love Claudia

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  5. I love it!! Tremendous colours!

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  6. I love your pages Kathryn, truly inspirational. Your dialogue sure made me smile.......isn't it always the same.....lol Annette x

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  7. I've been having one of those week-ends myself although I don't have illness to blame. Hope you have a good Monday.

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  8. Know exactly what you mean about frayed tempers, although my kids have long flown the nest, still remember those days, lol. Stunning pages. xx

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  9. Fab pages......hope your week improves....I hate those "on the edge of cross" days!

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  10. Lovely pages... but I know what you mean about blurgh weekends.......

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  11. Wonderful pages Kate, great idea including the horoscope :-)
    Anne xx

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  12. I hope your family gets better soon....I love your pages...awesome!!!

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  13. Well, at least you got some nice pages out of it. I spent this weekend pretty much in bed, coming out of bed or going back to bed. Was I sick, no I was lazy tired. When out of bed I just read or watched dvd's. It was the most unproductive weekend I've had in ages, but I must say, this monday morning I feel good for having rested so much ;-) I needed it.

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  14. Wow, love it!!! Great colors!!

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  15. Wow, love it!!! Great colors!

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  16. I hope you all feel better very soon. Love those pages - home is great isn't it? xx

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  17. I love your journal pages! I hope you all feel better quick, though! I received my mini notebook-journal and goodies this weekend and am SO EXCITED! I LOVE it! Thank you so much, Kate!

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  18. Strange how the prospect of work can be enticing!
    I'm sure our bodies need time to adjust to the low levels of sunlight - your pages are bright and cheerful however - a real tonic.

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  19. oh kate..sorry to hear you are under the weather. it stinks to be sick. bummer. love your journal pages!! congrats, too, on your recent publishing accomplishment. i'm so proud of you!

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  21. Hi Kate, just got my craft stamper - lovely to see you in it - TWICE!!

    I hope you got your Dina delivery too - I'm now the proud owner of a set of portfolios and 4 shakey pens - Woo Hoo!
    It seems a long time since the Workshop!
    Take Care!

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