Jesus Day is the common name for the March for Jesus held on the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday.
About Me

- BJ
- Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm a lapsed crafter of late but still managing my diary Scrapbooking, plus cards as required. Previously I've also dabbled in ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Art Journaling, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery amongst other things. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband and son. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing, not really got back to the latter since the pandemic. I like walking which I couple with Geocaching and sometimes Bouncing on my Rebounder (mini trampoline). I am a Christian.
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Alpha Challenge #20 - Jesus Day
Jesus Day is the common name for the March for Jesus held on the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday.
Juan Sheet - The Second
This time from a Marianne "Pretty Paper Bloc" pack. The pages are only 21x15cm each and I made 4 A6 cards from just Juan Sheet. I used up more of the gold embellishments I had already cut at club and also some from a second sheet.
12 Months - October Calendar
It's that time again for another calendar page for my 12 months journal. Can't believe I have been keeping up and filling in all my days too, this will be a super reminder of the year. What a great way to keep a diary.
I found my page was rather more "dowdy" than September's bright page so was quite disheartened, however my son said that not everything is bright all the time - aw. The chit-chat words express how I feel about this journal journey; beautiful, creative, memories.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Craft Club - Juan Sheet
Juan Sheet refers to the using of one sheet of 12x12 or A4 paper/card to make various cards. Here are my first 5 cards.
I didn't follow any plan I tend to just cut'n'go fitting the paper to the card blanks I had. I made some backgrounds and some embellishments from my one piece of 12x12 patterned paper and various embellishments from an A4 piece of gold card. Here's a shot of our table.
As usual I left the card making up until today in my craftcorner, and made 5 little Christmas cards. I do have quite a few pieces left over so I suspect at least another 5 cards could be made from the left overs.
Just HAD to add the advert which set off all this frivolity especially for my overseas visitors who may not have a clue what all the laughter is about.
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
WOYWW #225 - Sewing
I think I hinted on getting my sewing machine out a couple of weeks back and I've had a few items which needed altering in a pile for a while so out it came. It usually lurks in the back of the wardrobe and probably gets used a lot more in Narnia than it does here - LOL.
I have shortened the strap on my Tim Holtz messenger bag and added some "D"-rings to his apron as I am sure they were both made for a giant, of which I most certainly am not. I have also taken in some pj bottoms and trousers for my hubby as he has become so trim with all the cycling - lighter than me now even.
Anyway, as for crafting projects this week, all I have done is a page in my 12 months journal and I am pending doing the October calendar pages soon using one of the stamps I made the other week. The colourful box is my micro beads which haven't been used YET.

Oh so much to do, so little time. I'm off to Craft Club this evening so at least I'll do something there.
Come join the fun in the weekly mega desk hop we lovingly call WOYWW over at Julia's.
Have fun.
Oh so much to do, so little time. I'm off to Craft Club this evening so at least I'll do something there.
Come join the fun in the weekly mega desk hop we lovingly call WOYWW over at Julia's.
Have fun.
Saturday, 21 September 2013
2013 Scavenger Hunt - Finale
What a great time I had searching out all the items for photographs.
To round off here's the scrap page I made of my old/new fence photos.
Also a patriotic painted tree I saw in the woods, certainly out of place.
Thanks Rinda, looking forward to next year already.
Friday, 20 September 2013
12 Months - Art Challenge
I covered them with Autumnal coloured paints.
I stencilled them with home made stencils.
I stamped them with household items.
a) Embossed Metal Tape covered card coloured with Alcohol inks.
b) Gilding Flakes - the latest addition to my stash!
Then I added some of the flying birds from my new die.
Yep - just HAD to add the words "FLY SOUTH" as Winter is looming and the birds will be leaving for warmer climes.
Finally some white pen highlights and doodles to finish.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
WOYWW #224 - Busy Bunny
Then there is my Timmy September Tag of which I made 2 extra tags whist I was at it and a journal page too. See my blog post HERE.
Oh and after getting my order of Gilding Flakes I made the metal flower into a card with gilded DST lines.
I am amazed at how laid back I have become with my WOYWWing, it used to wake me in the night, but not so now, come join the fun at Julia's.
I do aim to visit and comment on all those who visit me but I have to say if you forget your number and/or have the word verification on this cuts down your chances of a reply. Also I have found that some Google+ accounts need me to register first and I'm afraid I do not wish to register, so unless you have direct e-mail access I can't leave you a comment either.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
TH #09 September Tag
I made 3 tags this month one like Timmy's and 2 with more of his workshop influence.
So glad my workshop stencil was the sunshiny one, I love it. I had a honeycomb stencil and the others I made myself.
Enjoyed staining my ribbon and then stencilling on top, what a great effect.
Oh and as I mopped up the ink with a spare piece of paper, I made this journal page too.
Yep - a fun time this month playing with Timmy's techniques and the bright colours - Brill.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Alpha Challenge #19 - Good Friday
So why reinvent the wheel when you can just improve on it I say! I was so taken by the Dyan Reaveley Patchwork Background technique as found through my 12 months challenge blog that I used that again for this page.
Thought the black would reflect the sadness of the day but the bright colours would show what was to come through the risen Messiah.
You place a mask on one side of the page and dab black paint around it.
Then you colour in the respective patterns the same colours.
You outline the shape and the lines in black plus the shape in white and add white writing round the black side. Most enjoyable.
12 Months - September
1) My Quarterly Zine for Autumn, where I inked the whole A4 sheet with Dylusions using leaf masks (paper and acetate).
I then made up the zine booklet and taped the open edges with Timmy Tissue Tape and added the inked paper leaves too.
I stamped all the 3 month words and then finished off the September page.
I made up the little pocket/tag using the swirly stamp I made.
3) Dyan Reaveley style page.
I had great fun doing this page in my journal that I have just finished a second page and I have detailed the stages in its making HERE - although you can go watch Dyan do it too - HERE.
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