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Just thought I would explain the new look to my blog. Firstly it is my new glasses as the white background was difficult for me on my little i-pod also I wanted a frame around my images and couldn't get one with the old format I had. Thank you for the kind comments about the new arrangement. Hi All from a very wet and windy NE UK coast. Yesterday we had a little bit of snow but most of that has melted away and I am sure it will soon be washed away with the heavy rain. Thank you for dropping by and for leaving comments which are always appreciated. This week at Collage Obsession the theme is Oriental I used my screen painting I did the other day as my background then added an oriental lady image I have had for years and also the birds I had for years as well. The birds were from Outlawbydesign  where I was a member for a few years starting in 2005. I am pleased to see that they are still in existence and still offer a few free poser tubes as well as membership. Moo Mania and More...

Hello Everyone. A bit late in the day for me to post but I was out for a walk and then felt cold and tired when I got back as it had started to snow and even looking at it made me feel cold. Thank you for calling in. At Art Journal Journey the theme of Inspired by the Masters is coming to an end with only 2 days left until the next challenge. I always love the Chinese scrolls and I found this artist online so thought I would try one in his style Ju Chao, a native of Panyu or Guquan. He was the older brother (or cousin) of the painter Ju Lian. He wrote "Poems of Shouxie Shi"  and "Yanyu Ci"  Born: 1811 Died: 1865 Siblings: Ju Lian I dyed some pieces from my old vertical blinds then stamped on them with two stamp sets I have had for a long time but not sure who they are by as I didn't used to keep them in their packages at the time. Then I coloured then with Promarkers anf stuck them onto a journal page in the style of the artist. Love Chrissie

Hi All. Thank you for popping in to visit Jumbled Crafts. I hope that your weather is ok and that you stay safe.  This week at Three Muses the theme is Amazing Hats and I am sure there will be some wonderful ideas from the people who enter. I immediately thought of ladies day at the races. I just had to add this quote I found on Google. Roger would never get away with saying that these days I'm sure Have a great day Love Chrissie 

Hello Everyone. I hope you had a good weekend and the weather was ok for you. We are off on the early train to Sheffield for the day as we got a special offer on our train routes. I was born in Sheffield so I am looking forward to seeing how it has changed over the years At Art Journal Journey there is still time to show how you have been inspired by the Masters. I bought a book on Saturday at Oxfam. It is callled Techniques of Impressionists and has some wonderful pictures in it. For 99p it was such a  bargain and looks like new. One of the artist is Signac Born Paul Victor Jules Signac 11 November 1863 Paris, France Died 15 August 1935 (aged 71) Paris, France Nationality French Known for Painting Movement Post-Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Pointillism, modern art I have never tried this style of art before and this attempt is done in Promarkers not paints which I intend to try. At Every Inchie Monday the subject is talk  I hadn't a clue how to use this theme for ...

Hello to everyone who calls in to Jumbled Crafts and a thank you for your visit. I am still trying to get used to my varifocals but I think I am getting there and they will be better than the bifocals in the end. At Speed Craft Challenge this time the theme is Sparkle and Shine. The rules are easy--you can gather together what you need for your project, start the clock and do what you can in 15 minutes then take a photograph. Then if you haven't finished you can carry on and show the finished project. You have 2 weeks to enter so why not have a go. This is the card I made and the black circle is a little mirror that shines beautifully in real life but doesn't look shiny at all on the picture So here are my ingredients. Gold paper from the Christmas Crackers,a oiece of purple card, a Spellbinders die, with love sentiments and two sparkly emblies I bought a while ago. I also used a leaf stamp as there were spaces left on the card and time to do it in. That's it all in less th...

Thank you for calling in at Jumbled Crafts. I am muddling through at the moment trying to get used to varifocals which I haven't had before so please forgive any spelling mistakes This time at AJJ we are asked to be inspired by the masters and I am really enjoying finding out about different artist's and their styles. Today I have chosen -- Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Wikipedia Born: February 4, 1881, Argentan, France Died: August 17, 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette, France Movies: Ballet Mécanique Periods: Cubism, Section d'Or, Modernism, Modern art Education: Académie Julian, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs This is in one of his simple styles. Many are quite complicated--too complicated for me to try to paint for sure. At Three Muses this week the theme is Alice as it is the 150th aniversary of the bo...

Hello Everyone. Nice of you to call in at Jumbled Crafts today--thank you. I am sure you are all ready for our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday  where the theme this time is to use some fabric somewhere on your entry. Ribbon doesn't count as the fabric for the challenge. Hope you will pop and see what my fellow team mates have made and feel inspired to join in with us. I made this art journal as I seem to be doing a lot of journal pages recently and need somewhere to keep them all in book form. This was my inspiration though it doesn't look very inspiring I know. I have some of Vic's old hankies that I use to clean paint brushes and wipe up stains and this is one that I rinsed through but it was still patterned. I had a pad of large pages loosely joined together-ideal for making a book. I also found a quite large cardboard envelope that was just right for the outside of the book. After shaping it, I painted it with orange acrylic paint and then stamped and coloured the ou...