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Sunday 1 May 2011

May I say its May Already!


So its time to share April's Calender Challenge with you all. If you dont know what on earth I am on about, hope to to The Kathryn Wheel and all will become clear. I went a bit brighter and lighter this month since spring is on it's way, gessoed the page and then lightly over-stamped it with a script stamp, which is very subtle. The blocks for each daily entry were made by inking through a homemade 'stencil' - well stencil is abit posh - I made a rough hole in a bit of card and used distress inks to ink through it, twisting and turning it randomly to add a bit of interest. You will have noticed another of my new Octopode Factory stamps - the dastardly woman had brought out some more, I can hear my visa card groaning as we speak.

 and so it is May already, and May's page is already ready to go. Its a bit different this month. I created the background with Inktense pencils and then dribbled some ink, turning the page 90' from time to time. This was just meant to add a bit of a pattern to the page, but as these 'squares' appeared, I have decided that they will be what I journal in each day. Heaven knows what it will look like at the end of the month - a confused mess maybe, we will see - pop back on the 1st June to take a look. Meanwhile pop over to The Kathryn wheel to see some more fab pages - and have a nosey to see what people have been up to in April!
I suspect May may mention a certain exciting event that is happening in May for us as a family - we are having yet another addition to the family.... meet Marzie ...



23 comments:

  1. Oh Marzie...chocolate and cutie...how lovely and lucky you and she are! Love your May pages..the idea of writing in the boxes is genius...such a skill - knowing when to stop...I'd have panicked and wiped it all into a fuzz, I know I would've!

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  2. Loving your Octopode stamp and the terrific drips......ooh so love drips. What a fabulous addition to your family. Annette x

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  3. Ooh I love your calendar pages - they are so different. Cant wait to see what May will look like filled in :-) Can you believe we are 1/3 of the way through already? Well done for keeping up!

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  4. Love your April page, the text background is a good idea. Your May page is very brave! Ooh, what a cute puppy!

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  5. What a cute puppy. Nicks love what you have planned for May can't wait to see it finished.
    Erika.

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  6. Love what you did with your May pages, can't wait to see it with the text. You new addition is just adorable. :)

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  7. Love the cute new addition to the family. Clever idea of turning the drips into journal squares.

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  8. Beautiful calendar pages! Love the Octopode stamp on April and LOVING the drips on Mays pages, how original and inspiring! x

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  9. ha ha - I love that you 'pooh-poohed' your own description of the 'stencil'! I can't wait to see how May ends up :-)

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  10. I love the cute and funny page you made for April and the colours you choose.

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  11. Great calendar pages...
    May is fantastic, really like the technique you used creating this! :]
    What an adorable puppy too, sweet.

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  12. I need to get to creating my May calander in my journal. With all that's going on this month I think I'm going to actually need it...

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  13. Love your drippy page, I never have the courage to do things like that altough I would rather like to! The puppy is gorgeous, too! Hugs from Germany, Valerie

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  14. Nice - loving that drippage :-)

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  15. Dribbles of paint what fun! look forward to seeing it filled ;0) And the chocolate lab is just adorable BIG cuddles and hugs for Marzie

    Love Dawn xx

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  16. Love the use of the script stamp on the background and like the drippy bits

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  17. look forward to seeing may completed!

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  18. Your May page looks fantastically grungy and drippy! I will look forward to seeing those drippy journal spaces all filled in :D

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  19. OMG is that not just the cuties puppy ever awwwwww so sweet. Love your journal page darling

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  20. Congrats on the new 'baby'! Puppies always make me smile, and your sweetie is a real darling!
    What a fabulous May page! Can't wait to see the journaled version at the end of the month. Thank you so much for your visit and your lovely comment! Happy May! Hugs, Terri

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  21. Like the May pages - great colours and boxes !

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  22. Loving aprils pages and May looks colourful x

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