Thursday, 5 May 2011

A bit of journaling...


Dweeze by Stampotique Originals
Inks and paints by Dylusions

Here's a page from my A5 Moleskine journal .... I think the journaling says it all! Don't get me wrong, I love a challenge as much as the next stamper, and a challenge really encourages you to try something different, but sometimes, just sometimes,  I get in a tizz!

This page started out life as something for the latest Stampotique challenge but it started to go wrong (although I have to tell you this was attempt no.3 .... attempts no.s 1 and 2 had already gone in the bin ha ha ha! At least I'm honest!). It was moving too far away from the sketch that had been given so I abandoned it and came back to it at a later date and finished it off with 'Dweeze' and some journaling done on vintage text. 

Thanks to everyone who has linked to their May calendars here, I am slowly but surely getting round to visit you all. Everyone's calendars are fab - they just seem to get better and better! If you haven't already linked up don't worry, the link stays open all month so you still have plenty of time.

Tomorrow I am going to do a workshop with the fabulous Dina Wakley who is coming all the way to England WOOP WOOP! Watch this space .......

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22 comments:

  1. Jayne C5 May 2011 at 21:43

    I love this...the colours are yummy...and I can't believe you put anything in the bin!!! I found the sketch quite strange though...I always thought they looked like a good idea, but wasn't so sure when it actually came to doing it! Have a great weekend with Dina xx

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  2. Carol Q5 May 2011 at 21:45

    fab pages Kate - totally in agreement with the sentiment. enjoy your workshop!

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  3. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans5 May 2011 at 22:15

    Great page, love the journaling, just the way I feel sometimes. For something that started to go wrong this turned out just perfect. Tracy x

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  4. Willy5 May 2011 at 22:32

    Love your journaling art, Kate! Wonderful as always! And Dina Wakley.... wow.... I'll going to do her workshop in Madrid.

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  5. Gez Butterworth5 May 2011 at 23:17

    Hehe.. I might just have to become a bin bag rooter!!!! I CAN see the sketch in your journal page! Beautiful Kate :)
    Wishing you a wonderful time with Dina Wakley.xx

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  6. Paper Paradise6 May 2011 at 07:20

    Well to sy it went wrong...it went 'right' in the end it's great! OOOOO and how exciting, workshops with Dina Wakley, can't wait to hear all about it! Sue x

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  7. Luna Art6 May 2011 at 07:48

    Great page! Don't throw your pages in the bin, cut them up and recyle them in your pages...Your bin stuff is probably better than my stuff on a good day!!!!Always love your work, so inspiring x

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  8. Valerie-Jael6 May 2011 at 08:08

    Great page, and I know what you mean about challenges! Enjoy your workshop! Valerie

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  9. aprilmariecole.blogspot.com6 May 2011 at 08:24

    Great stuff here!
    Thank you for sharing your journal page.
    Really enjoy the colors & collage work.

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  10. Karen6 May 2011 at 14:53

    This has turned into a lovely page Kate, just goes to show that you should never discard anything unless its really pants! Beautiful May calendar pages as well my lovely xxx

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  11. lilylovekin6 May 2011 at 15:58

    I would love to go through your trash!!! Enjoy the workshop with Dina.

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  12. Sid6 May 2011 at 16:53

    Fantastic journal page Kate !! Enjoy Dina !!

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  13. RuthArt6 May 2011 at 22:03

    ah, these are my colors....totally. Awesome work as always.

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  14. flutterbycrafter6 May 2011 at 22:13

    Nothing you do goes 'wrong', love the colours and the sentiment xx

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  15. Terri Kahrs7 May 2011 at 00:30

    By the time you read this comment, you'll have probably finished your workshop with the fabulous Dina. Hope you have an awesome time of it! Hugs & Happy Mother's Day too! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  16. fatmonica7 May 2011 at 09:41

    brilliant page!just love it!

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  17. Lesley Edmonds7 May 2011 at 13:57

    It may have started out wrong Kate but now it's stunning! Love that image!

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  18. Rosie7 May 2011 at 17:08

    What a fabulous colour scheme - I seem to get stuck on shades of just one colour, but I love the orangey/yellow with the blue!! AND, I'm coming to one of your classes SOON!! Happy Dance.

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  19. patcrafts7 May 2011 at 18:51

    A wonderful page as always Kate, the colours are so yummy. Can relate to your journalling I haven't done a challenge for ages due to this reason.
    Have a lovely arty weekend with Dina. xx

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  20. jeanie g7 May 2011 at 23:50

    Love the journalling and the rest of this page Kate. Sorry my CalendaR challenge has taken a dive lately, I'm so far behind I don't think I'll ever catch up.. biiig sigh. Hope to be back soon. Enjoy the Dina weekend. xx

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  21. roc8 May 2011 at 12:29

    hey kate..i can relate to being unhappy with pieces of artwork! why is it that the visions in our heads always seem to be totally different than what transpires on the paper? haha

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  22. poni19 December 2013 at 07:38

    Wonderful!

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