Craft Artist

I got bored with the football [I usually like watching Brazil but they are supposed to win!] so I played with craft artist for a while.

I've been trying to replicate some images I saw in a magazine where the page was quite bare but there was a huge swathe of flowers decorating one corner of the main image.

I think it might have worked better with a plain background though.

This morning I went in to town on the bus [I don't go often as I'm not keen on waiting for buses but I refuse to pay the extortionate parking charges so I usually go to Morley where parking is free.

There was a little craft market on in the road above WH Smiths and, although I'd just gone in for book tokens and face cream, I managed to buy a felt pot holder, chunky charm bracelet, heart hanger, 3 coasters and a born in yorkshire bag at the stalls. Oops no - the bag was from Waterstones where I got the book tokens.

Well Mexico have won, despite a late Brazilian goal [they should have played Ronaldo like GB should have played Beckham], so I'm going to see what sports they might have on now. I think we managed another gold and a bronze in the canoeing this morning so fingers crossed for Tom Daley tonight.

Sara

Sara

Eventually

I got round to blogging the little crafting I've done whilst the olympics has been on. I do enjoy the olympics normally but I have never watched so much of it before. Well done Yorkshire - I'm hoping there will be a mix up [or possibly someone bribed] and the Yorkshire Flag will get raised and 'On Ilkley Moor Bar T' 'at' will get played by accident. I was exhilarated by the opening ceremony [apart from McCartney - please somebody retire him] and I know people have moaned about the Queen looking fed up but wouldn't you be, leaving the house with James Bond but arriving with Prince Phillip?

Anyway back to crafting. Apart from making a couple of cards I have only really been to art journalling at Art from the Heart last Saturday.

As you can see I've discovered the collage option on picassa so I don't have to import lots of individual photos or choose just one or two.

We played with dylusion inks, faux bleaching and T!m's new stamps - I knew I wanted the mini halloween set before I went but found I also needed some of the blueprint stamps after I had played with them [I ended up with 3 sets, the leaves, the halloween and the minis, oops].

I've also ordered the whole set of Dyans new release - very excited about that but unfortunately I'm not back in harrogate to collect them until the next art journalling class which is in September.

Sara