AJJ and holiday photographs

Hi All. Hope you have had a good week while we were away. Sorry I couldn't comment on your posts but  we hardly had any Internet time at all. Have just had a look through what you have been doing and it is all as wonderful as ever. Thank you for calling in and for any comments you leave.

We have come back to grey, wet and cold after perfect weather for us in Llandudno. We have done so many amazing things and taken about 300 photographs so here are 5 just as a taster for you.

This is me on a cable care ride up to the top of the great Orme. Just after this was taken the cable cars were cancelled because of the wind at the top of the Orme so we walked back down again. We did walk up it, and took a wonderful tram up it as well as going up by cable car.

 We went down a copper mine and it is difficult to describe how amazing the place is. I was scared of the thought of going down there but I am so pleased I did. Work is being done to uncover more and more passages so I hope I will be fit enough to visit again in the future.

I had to keep my blouse on every day as I get burnt really easily and the sun was hot. I did have a cardigan and jacket but I might as well have left those at home.

 This is one of the underground chambers which went down a  very long way. All the ways down were steep and damp so how I managed to go all the way around with my bad knees I'll never know. I was running on adrenalin.

This is a picture taken on top of the Orme and we walked back down the west side which has beautiful views.

That's your taster and I hope that some of you will visit the area if you haven't already. 

Now to another digital journal page for Art Journal Journey where the subject this month is Feminine/Masculine. I started this page before I went away and just finished it this morning. I did a lot of work to turn this into the scene as the background, hats, dresses, jewels etc were all from different adverts for different things.

It's Sadie and Miley again and they had arranged afternoon tea at a very posh hotel. Horror of horrors they both turned up in the same hat !!

Last night I started doodling some male heads so hopefully I can do something with those as well.

Have a great day

Love Chrissie xx

New Challenge at Try it on Tuesday

Hi All. This is a scheduled post as I will be on holiday in Wales when it is posted and maybe not have any internet so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it posts ok.

This time at Try It On Tuesday the theme is Watches and Clocks so lots of things to make with one or both of those on it. Pop along to see what the rest of the wonderful team have made and I am sure you will be inspired to join in with us.

One of our neighbours collects pocket watches and often gives me the ones he doesn't want any more so I thought it would be nice to make him a set to send on his birthday with something in the little bag. There is a card, a matching envelope, a gift bag and a tag in the set.

I designed the images and used some of one of our photographs for a background and cut the pansies out on the photograph as well. The background with clocks was made from a clock image and I jiggled the shape to make it more interesting. All of this was done in Paint Shop Pro.

I couldn't find a white gift bag and I am useless at making them so I painted the edges and handles white with acylic paint-it needed a couple of coats

Here is the template I made if you would like to use it for your own projects. It is A4 size

Thank you for your visit and I will try to comment while I am away if I can find a Costa Coffee place with Internet.

Love Chrissie xx

Journal Page and Inchie

Hi All. Welcome to Jumbled Crafts and thank you for your visit. This is a scheduled post as I should be on a train to Wales by the time it is published. Hope you have a good week and I will try to pop to your blogs if I can find an Internet connection. 

At Every Inchie Monday the theme this week is wave.

My mum used to have this hairstyle and every night she would wet her hair and add heavy metal clips so that the waves would be perfect next morning. It looked like torture to me and how she slept I will never know. I tried to put oe in my hair once and injured my finger with the spikes.

I found one  to show you the style but my mum's were far more lethal and much stronger than this one.

Art Journal Journey has Masculine/ Feminine as it's theme for June. If you saw my post here you will know about Sadie and her friend Miley that I drew.

Miley much prefers a day at the races to joining Sadie on her wild adventures.

Sadie is enjoying a  day at the carnival in this journal page.

Will link everything when I get back at the weekend.

Love Chrissie xx

Drawn faces for AJJ

Hello Everyone who visits Jumbled Crafts and a big thank you for calling in. I seem to have had a very busy week with no crafting at all unless you call stuffing cushions and laying carpet crafting. Now my thoughts have to turn to gathering things together for our holiday to Wales. We don't have a car so everything we takes has to fit into 2 rucksacks and these have to fit onto the overhead rack on a train. I never thought I would be wishing for the weather to turn cooler but we have plans to climb mountains and do long walks and it is too warm for that at the moment.

When I say no crafting that didn't include the faces I have been drawing while I watched the tennis on television.

Here are my two ladies that I drew and coloured with Promarkers.

 I thought I would use them in various situations for Art Journal Journey where the theme this month is Masculine/Feminine. I hope I can draw them some partners as well though I am not sure where to start with a masculine face.

Today it is Sadie's turn to gives us all sound advice.

Have a nice day and I hope the sun is shining where you are.

Love Chrissie xx

Japanese theme digital Page

Hi All. Beautiful morning here and no wind for a change so we are going to the car boot sale later to see what bargains there are to be had. Last time we went we bought an unused foot spa/massager for £3 and it has had lots of use already. Thank you for calling in and big welcome to my latest follower.

Today I have a fusion journal page using a photograph of ours and also a photograph of part of a cross stitch picture my daughter did years ago.

It is for Art Journal Journey where the theme for June is Masculine/Feminine and for Moo Mania and More where Anything goes. Hope to see you at both.

Lots of effects and jiggery pokery in Paint Shop Pro.

This was part of a large tapestry-one of many that my daughter did years ago when she was a cross stitch addict. Pleased to say she has recovered but is now a patchwork and fancy cake making addict--two for the price of one.;0)

Difficult to show all the little cross stitches

The photograph was taken in Peasholme Park in Scarborough. They always have a Japanese theme there and this round arch was right on top of a hill above the boating lake. Sorry you can no longer go to see it because of all the health and safety rules that have stopped us enjoying a lot of the life we used to lead. Whoops I almost fell of my soap box then.

Have a great day and I hope the sun is shining where you are

Love Chrissie xx

Art Journal Journey and Tag Tuesday

Hello Everyone and a special warm welcome to my latest follower who makes the 140th friend to my blog. Thank you to all who visit, I always love to read your comments and to visit your blogs as well.

The new theme at Art Journal Journey started on Monday and I am sure it will bring in lots of wonderful ideas for Valerie and Susi's challenge

 The theme is Masculine/ Feminine so lots of things to think about for me.

I based this digital collage on the old rhyme that tells of the differences of the sexes

My tag today for the fruit theme Tag Tuesday is strawberriful

I love the look of them on the fruit and veg stalls as they brightened up the whole thing.

Have a great day whatever you are doing

Love Chrissie xx

Inchie and Goodbye Artful Times

Hello Everyone

A lovely sunny day here so I am off for an early walk before I settle down for a day of tennis watching. I do knit while I watch and have even started drawing sometimes while I watch so that passes as exercise I reckon. Have a lovely day and thank you for your visit.

At Every Inchie Monday the theme this week is pillow.

I hope this one looks soft enough to send you to sleep

Next today it is farewell to Artful Times as they sadly close on June 3rd. I made this as my DT piece there on 9th May 2014 but I have altered it to wish Neet and Wendy Good Luck in what they are doing in the future. Before I made this I didn't even know what Mail Art was and I did enjoy all the different ideas at Artful.

Love Chrissie xx