paperDVIZHNIK Challenge No.30...........and Our Beautiful World.

New challenge at paperDVIZHNIK

HIDE AND SEEK.

Create any project that reflects the game Hide and Seek.

My interpretation........"Life" can be seen as a game.We seek and look for many 'intangible' things.....

love, acceptance, success, happiness, security, to name a few. The numbers on my page represent not just the numbers we count when playing the game but also the years that go by as we search for these intangible ideals. They are not always easy to find, there are obstacles, things get in our way and at times we have no idea where to even start looking for these things.

We count ourselves truly lucky if we find any of these ideals and we cherish them because we know in the game "of life" the rules can change.

At the moment I'm experimenting a lot with tissue paper / water colour combinations. I've also used texture paste, acrylic paint, ink, and some embossing.

Have a look at the paperDVIZHNIK blog HERE for some absolutely amazing "artistic" inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Also joining in again with a photo this week at Our Beautiful World where the prompt is "ETHEREAL" (delicate, airy, spirit-like ).

I took this photo last December when I was in Prague........a truly beautiful city but also possessing a Medieval eerieness and reverence.

As always, thank you for visiting. Have a great week, and whatever game you may be playing, remember to make it fun.

Dance

Art............Dance.................Beauty
Dance is... (cinedans one minute 2013) from pyramus on Vimeo.
Thanks for visiting today, may your week ahead be full of creative beauty.

Photography........ Our Beautiful World

I am linking these couple of photos up at Our Beautiful World.They were taken on my phone so are not the best quality. I'm addicted to Instagram and take my phone every where, but there are times I wish I had my "real" camera.

The prompt is "November" and here on the south coast of South Australia, that's when cockle season opens. On my last beach walk not only were there heaps of people digging in the sand for cockles but these two beautiful horses and their riders enjoying an early morning paddle.

As always I love that you have visited, and if you have had the time to leave me a comment then I say a very big, happy thank you to you. The start of another week.....I hope it is a fun and creative one for you.

Scrap Around The World...........Challenge #7 November 2013

Are you feeling like getting really colourful ? Well the new Scrap Around The World challenge is exactly that. The fabulously bright and inspiring mood board is by DT member Leonie Neal-Dawson and it is bright, but lends itself to so much fun and interpretation. The sketch of course is optional, and you can find all the details you need, as well as some fabulous inspiration from the DT  HERE at Scrap Around The World.

JOURNAL PAGES are now also an option at SATW, so if you are an art journaler, here is a chance to let loose in your journal book......I did in mine. I love colour, so this mood board was the perfect inspiration to record in my journal my love for one of my favourite mediums.

I used lots of washi tape, stencils, texture paste, dry embossing, stamps and of course distress paint and stains.

As always, we have some amazing and very generous sponsors on board again this month who are being so fantastically supportive and offering up some great prizes......there are SIX chances to win a prize !! The main sponsor this month is Imaginarium Designs owned by the very kind, sweet, generous and talented Jane Tregenza who also owns (my local) the scrap booking store Seriously Scrapbooking

1st Prize - Imaginarium Designs Chipboard valued at $50.

2ND PRIZE 2 Crafty Chipboard valued at $30!

3RD PRIZE - Scrapmatts Chipboard valued at $25!

4TH PRIZE - YOUR CHOICE of Purple Pumpkin products, to the value of $15.

5th Prize - Assorted Prima blooms and embellies donated by Design Team member 

Eila Sandberg - to be eligible for these you must first be a Follower of 
her blog so please follow the link & sign up - you won't be disappointed!

Random Prize - This amazing Prize Pack from Bo Bunny!!!

We would love you play along this month and have some fun with this mood board.

Thanks so much for visiting today....have a great week end.

  

paperDVIZHNIK Challenge No.29.............Texture

Hello. This is my first post for paperDVIZHNIK . I am pretty excited to be a part of their very creative , arty DT ( also a little intimidated ).

This month, their challenge is about TEXTURE. We all love the look of it, and we all love the fun of creating it and of course there are so many ways of doing that.

With so many people now using mixed media as part of their scrapbooking techniques, creating texture as a visual and tactile element is really popular.

I've made a tiny canvas, 15x15cm. Already the texture of the canvas is a fantastic base to work on, and then I've just played around with different thicknesses of paper, washi tape, gel medium, acrylic paint, water colour, transfers and some metal embellishments. It's a kind of crazy little canvas. I never know what I'm going to end up with when I start a project, I never start with a preconceived idea, I usually just let the "process" dictate what I do. Any way this colourful skull emerged. It's a sort of Skeletor meets Captain Jack Sparrow.

If you would like to join in with this TEXTURE challenge, all the details are HERE

Metal embellishments and sequins. 

Gell medium with lace pressed into it.

As always thank you for visiting.

13 arts Challenge.........Symmetry

Finally found some time to get creative in my studio. I have played along with a great challenge at 13arts. 

Symmetry.

'The equality in size, shape and position of two halves on either side of a dividing line.'

Find out the challenge details HERE 

Got me thinking.....symmetry is about perfect balance, but also how rare that is in real life. 

A"balanced life", a "balanced diet"........such difficult things to achieve. We're always having to sacrifice one thing for something else, so we can achieve a perfect "balance". Whats wrong with being a little bit "lop sided", out of balance, out of kilter, asymmetrical.

 I think thats what makes us and life interesting.

Paper, dies, stamps, embossing, washi, watercolours.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great  weekend with a little of all the things you love in perfect "balance".

Japan...........a snap shot

A few quick, random images from Japan. Nothing special, just "typical" of what I saw around me in my day to day travels.

I loved Japan !

The people are the most respectful of any I have encountered any where else in the world.

Their train system is brilliant.

It is so clean. No graffiti or vandalism of public property any where.

They are so organised and the attention to detail is amazing.

There is a "calmness" and a "prettiness" that is pervasive everywhere you go and everywhere you look.

Wooden hand carts at the Tokyo fish market

The local beer, how pretty is the label.

Nijo Castle   Kyoto

I will put up some more images from this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site along with some more snap shots over the next few weeks.
Thanks for visiting today. It's always great to go away, but it's better to arrive safely back home.

I Have News

Hello. I'm still in Japan but had to share some news. I am very happy and excited to be invited to join the super talented team at paperDVIZHNIK.  I am a little daunted too, as these girls set a cracking pace when it comes to creativity and very artsy renditions of ideas and themes. Go and have a look at the current challenge...even better, play along.

Details HERE.

Scrap Around The World.......October 2013 Challenge #6

Wow ! October already. Where has this year gone? The mood board this month is from Jessy Christopher and it is so very pretty. Lots of inspiration, lots of possibilities. Jump on over to SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD. Be inspired by the beautiful pages the DT have created and please, join in and play along with us. There are 5 prizes to be won as well as a random draw prize.

All the details HERE.

Lace, pink blossom and pretty shoes.

I loved the very soft and feminine elements of Jessys' mood board. The pretty pink shoes with bows, the pink blossom and the lacy vases. I have roughly followed the sketch by just turning it up side down, and have used layers of paper and washi tape strips behind the photo of my daughter when she was 11.

Layers of paper, tape and stamping

A little tulle skirt and chipboard heart.

These are our very supportive and generous sponsors this month.

FIRST PRIZE
As well as a Guest Designer position in November the winner of this challenge wins
 this prize pack from Donna Salazar & Blue Gene Baby, her daughter's Etsy Shop!

2ND PRIZE
This selection of chipboard valued at $30 sponsored by 2 Crafty!

3RD PRIZE

A selection of chipboard to the value of $25 from Scrapmatts!

4TH PRIZE

YOUR CHOICE of products, to the value of $15 courtesy of Purple Pumpkin.

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, etc in their online store HERE. 

5TH PRIZE

This lovely prize-pack sponsored by Design Team member Juraci Falcucci - thank you!

RANDOM PRIZE

3 packs of Prima flowers donated by our generous Design Team member, Eila Sandberg.

The deadline for this challenge is Thursday October 31st 2013 Thanks so much for visiting today. I'm heading off to Japan tomorrow for 2 weeks...very excited....so will catch up with every one when I get back.......follow my jouney on instagram :)