December 2014, still on time.....just!!

So here's my art journal calendar for December, and in the nick of time too! I made the background with Distress paints in Weathered Wood and Broken China, and when will wet sprayed them with Glimmer Mist Silver and Lindy's Stamp Gang spray Sea Asters. Love love love the effect, it's sort of like a marble. The month was stamped and then painted over with a Molotow red maker and the year I just wrote with the same marker.

The stamps on top and bottom are a border by Lost Coast stamps, brandnew from Santa, and embossed with Bridal embossing powder. Gorgeous don't you think?!

This year I got totally addicted to snowmen, so I had to add one on my spread. I cut it out of an old book and gessoed it so it would look white. Glued it down with matt gel medium and painted the nose, eyes, mouth and buttons on. Also painted the twig arms. Around my snowman I made a shadow with a black gelato so it would stand out more against the background. Now the hat is another day, which is due to lack of room on my page LOL! I initially wanted to give him a top hat....

I diecut the starts and stickled them with Distress Stickles Pumice Stone. Totally finished off a bottle of Distress Stickles Pumice Stone, really had to wring it out in order to stickle the last of the stars LOL! I do live the effect that the Distress Stickles aren't as shiny as the regular Stickles.

Hope you like my spread; I enjoyed making it and have decided to stop my calendar challenge; I started in March 2013 and in fact have sort of had enough of doing calendar pages, so December is a nice month to
pack it in. No worries, there is so much inspiration to do other stuff, I won't get bored yet LOL!
Have a great last couple of days in 2014! Hugs Frea
Challenges:
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/12/any-winter-holiday-challenge.html
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2014/12/anything-goes.html
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/12/challenge-22.html
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/qkr-stampede-challenge.html
http://artisttradingpost.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/lets-celebrate.html
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/12/last-challenge-of-2014-challenge-291.html
http://drsdesignsblog.blogspot.nl/search/label/%E2%97%8B%20Challenges
http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/12/make-it-sparkle.html
http://stamplorations.blogspot.nl/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html
http://sweet7challenge.blogspot.nl/2014/12/challenge-8-winter.html

It's October, and autumn is just around the corner.

Hello bloggers, it's October already, and summer has come and gone. However, love the colours that autumn brings, so my Obtober calendar page is filled with those lush warm colours.
I used Distress Stains in Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters as well as Lemon Zest Dylusion spray on an aquarel background. After drying I cut out the leaves with a Cheery Lynn stencil. Love the way they cut and make the vains in the leaves. 

The background was made with Distress Inks applied with a blending tool on a gessoed background. I stamped T.H. leaves with an ochre embossing powder, the letters for the month and year were cut with a Sizzlit alphabet set called Bozo.

 I also stamped some skeleton leaves, had this stamp for ages and really don't know the make.

 I loves making the leaves, but I'll admit, I hated gluing them down LOL! What a heck of a job! Never doing that again haha!
Have a great month, hugs Frea
Challenges:
http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/challenge-116-anything-goes.html
http://www.baffies-kreativladen.blogspot.nl/2014/10/challenge-37-herbst-halloween.html
http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.nl/2014/10/challenge-36-anything-goes-cards-to-3d.html
http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.nl/2014/10/AG-ch-2-dr-digi.html
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.nl/2014/10/ch89-autumn-leaves.html
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.nl/2014/10/whimsy-stamps-new-digital-release-and.html
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/2014/10/its-another-wonderful-wednesday.html
http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-three-week-four.html
http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/another-month-another-challenge.html
http://craftingmusketeers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/welcome-to-challenge-18-autumn-colours.html

The month of May, and I'm actually not thát late!!

I had absolutely no inspiration for the month of May, so I decided to pick the least likely colours for the background; I used Naples Yellow Light, Naples Yellow deep and Azo Yellow Medium acrylic paint by Amsterdam..

At the bottom I stamped with an Indigo Blue stamp and green permanent ink. The 'day' flowers were made by making a stencil with the Tim Holtz tattered floral die and a sheet of transparant film. I sponged through the stencil with Golden Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold. I went around all the flowers with a Yellow Faber Castel Big Brush Pitt pen.

At the sides I used a TCW stencil and sponged ferns with several green colours acrylic paint. I stamped some dragonflies in the background with a brown Stazon ink and used a pearlescent acrylic medium for the wings. Last but not least I used the dark green permanent ink around the spread to 'frame' the spread.

Hope you like my month of May, considering I started with a blank, it didn't turn out too bad, though I must say I made better pages LOL! Hugs Frea
Challenges:
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.nl/2014/05/dlart-may-linky-challenge.html
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.nl/2014/05/4-ccc-193-flowers.html
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-17.html
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.nl/2014/05/weekly-challenge-petal-power.html
http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.nl/2014/05/dreamweaver-designs-are-to-die-for.html
http://eclecticpaperie.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eplay-challenge-get-stenciled.html
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.nl/2014/04/may-anything-goes-challenge.html
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.nl/2014/04/262-anything-but-card.html
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-22-anything-goes.html
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-spring-flowers/
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.nl/2014/05/anything-goes.html
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2014/05/challenge-102-anything-goes.html
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.nl/2014/05/ttcrd-challenge-may-6-12.html
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/04/ch-9-and-500-follower-giveaway.html
http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/all-crafts-challenge-aprilmay.html
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2014/05/challenge-17-anything-goes.html
http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2014/04/challenge-40-anything-goes-option-use.html

My February calendar spread.

Yess, I did it, on the first of the month I have my February calendar spread ready. I started with a Pan Pastel background. I stamped the Paper Artsy stamp around the edge of my pages with Versamark and then the Pan Pastel does its magic.

Jawel, het is me gelukt! Op de 1e van de maand heb ik mijn Februari kalender af. Ik ben begonnen door met een Paper Artsy stempel en Versamark rondom de pagina's te stempelen. Daarna deed de Pan Pastel zijn toverkunstje. Met Turqoise en Magenta is de achtergrond gekleurd.

I diecut the hearts from different papers, some pearlescent. Around the regular papers I added some Stickles. The black letters were diecut with a Sizzlit alphabet called Big Top. I stamped all sort of little hearts on and embossed with Sea Foam embossing powder.

This Stampotique cutie was coloured with Copics and the fussy cut. Her curls were too tiny to cut out, so I drew them on to the background as well as I could. She's standing on a piece of washi tape.
Dit Stmapotique schatje heb ik ingekleurd met Copics en vervolgens uitgeknipt. Haar krulletjes waren te fijn om uit te knippen dus die heb ik op de achtergrond nagetekend met een watervaste fineliner.

I used a stencil and an embossing dabber with pink and blue embossing powder on the background. Love the effect.
Met een stencil en een embossing dabber heb ik op de achtergrond deze patronen gemaakt met roze en blauw embossing poeder. Ik vind het zelf een heel leuk effect geven. 

Well, hope you like my spread. Let's see if I can find some challenges! Have a great Sunday evening, hugs Frea
Ik hoop dat jullie mijn kalender leuk vinden en ga eens kijken of ik wat challenges kan vinden. Nog een fijne zondag avond allemaal. Groetjes Frea
Challenges:
http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/12/sdc-january-2014-challenge-links.html
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/challenge-11-always-anything-goes-and.html
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/challenge-38-anything-goes.html
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/02/challenge-198.html
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.nl/2014/02/valentine.html
http://craftsandmeinspiration.blogspot.ch/2014/01/january-challenge-144-and-winner-of.html
http://kreativeinkauf-challenge.blogspot.de/2014/01/11-vom-1501-140214.html
http://liastampz.blogspot.nl/2014/01/challenge-58.html
http://lifeindetailschallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2014/02/welcome-to-life-in-details-and-our.html
http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.nl/2014/02/february-anything-goes-challenge.html
http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/february-challenge.html
http://www.scrapitgirl.net/index.php/2014/02/01/februarys-challengehearts/
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/february-challenge-embossing.html

I've joined in on the calendar challenge at The Kathryn Wheel and here's April.

Hi everyone, now most of you have seen that I participate in the Craft Barn Dictionary challenge, so every 2 weeks there's a dictionary page coming on my blog, but I have this Dyan Reavely journal, and that is very suited for making calendar pages. Kate Crane runs a calendar challenge so I decided I would join in and here's my version of April 2013.

I sprayed with Dylusions Cherry Pie and added some thinned white acrylic paint here and there. I stamped various stamps with Black Stazon and doodled on them with a white paint marker.

The large black splatters were made with an acrylic paint dabber: you push down on a craft sheet to get some paint in the dabber. Then you spray some water onto the dabber and bang the dabber hard on the paper surface. Easy peasy and just love the effect.

I used some washi tape on and around the letters and numbers. The days of April were made with a Sizzlits mini tag die from various blue papers and the date numbers on the tag were made by writing and several different stickers.
Now this is May, and of course it's still empty. Will be back end of the month with a filled May calendar and June. 

Hope you like my pages. Hugs Frea
Challenges:
http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.nl/2013/05/its-new-month.html
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-5-anything-goes.html
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mim-139-with-saturated-canary.html
http://sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/my-all-crafts-challenge-5.html
http://avenue613.blogspot.nl/2013/05/challenge-18-anything-goes-optional.html
http://crafty-emblies.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/blog-post.html
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/go-pinkies-yo-pinkies-our-turn.html
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-31.html
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/05/challenge-162.html
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.nl/2013/05/may-anything-goes-at-bugaboo.html
http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anything-goes.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anything-goes.html
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/05/ttcrd-may-7-13th.html