COLOUR SPEAKS ALL LANGUAGES
... not sure where that quote came from but I like it :D Heck... we're in May, where does the time go? Not long til our holiday and I've started panicking about the diet - the non-existent diet I promised to start in January... gawd! Carly's got through her first GCSE exam (Art), she's pleased how everything went - fingers crossed for her. Paul's working like a trojan - bless him - he loves it - he's a born salesman :D We've had some lovely walks in the countryside - taking pics of bluebells... bugs and rape fields LOL... and I've been scrapping :D... LOTS
Did this one at Lorraines crop last weekend... see, I didn't spend all day talking :) LOL Photo taken by Carly at London Zoo last month - she's getting a bit good with the camera :)
Lettering Delights alphabet (again)... printed some brushes onto transparency and I made my own little journaling box in Photoshop. I've gone all bright with my colour-schemes :)
My entry for the next round of the contest over at The Chalet... our inspiration this week was a LO by our own babe - Jeanne :D Pic of Carly taken at Busch Gardens on our last visit to Florida in 2005... this little cutie was a rare find in a corner of the park.
I made the green and turquoise paper in Photoshop - soon to be in a new free digi kit at A Spoonful of Sprinkles . The flowers are sketched, outlined with a fine black permanent marker ( my new best friend) and painted with watercolour crayons - then curled at the edges.
Doodling technique LO for A Spoonful of Sprinkles - I used just 3 sheets of cardstock, 2 blossoms and my black marker. I first doodled on the back of the card, cut out and outlined the pieces with my marker.
Obviously the texture doesn't show up on the whole layout image!!! but better luck with this one LOL
Everything is hand sketched nd cut out with sharp scissors - except on the orange cardstock, I used a rotary cutter to cut the curved bit behind the flowers. Just doodle away and have fun :D
Yep - another Lettering Delights alpha LOL and the starfish images are PC Hugware. Photo taken on a trip to Hunstanton a while ago now - on a fossil hunting trip - where starfish were out in force. I designed and crocheted the starfish - it started life as a flower - but more resembled a starfist LOL If you would like a copy of the pattern, just leave a comment under this post - stating that you'd like one, and I'll get a copy to you, no problem.
Patterned paper is mainly Fancy Pants and Cosmo Cricket. Maya Road chipboard swirls and corner have been painted with acrylic paint and lightly inked at the edges.
There had to be a zoo layout, a post wouldn't be complete without it LOL Cuddly bear at Whipsnade - mesmerised by it's claw :) Basic Grey and Fancy Pants patterned paper... and another Lettering Delights alphabet - coated with Diamond Glaze.
I'm in love with these Prima flowers - bough me a couple of buckets of them at Ally Pally :D Chipboard corner is Fancy Pants - inked and heat set with Amazing Glaze.
And finally - a new online photography workshop - Painting with Light - by Cheryl Johnson - check out Cheryl's blog for further details and sign-ups. Wishing you every success with your new venture CJ :D
Thank you so much for visiting me - I LOVE to see you here :D XXX (and I had posted so much more, but lost the lot!!!) gotta love Typepad :)
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Girl! You work so hard!!! LOL
I so love all of these designs (as ALWAYS ;) ).... But that doodled one blows me away!!! How'd you do that? LOL You are so amazing! And Carly's photography is stunning!! What a match made in heaven the two of you make! Just wonderful stoping by here and seeing all you share! LOVE IT! LOVE YOU! HUGS***
Posted by: Michelle | 01 May 2007 at 02:03 AM
WHOO HOO!! I get to be the first to post... I love these.. love those letters you have been using!!
La-
Posted by: Laurianna | 01 May 2007 at 02:04 AM
wow!! Dawn I love the LO with white black and orange!!!!!!!!! is BEAUTFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bety :)
Posted by: iralamija | 01 May 2007 at 02:58 AM
omg, dawn. you are amazing. you know that, right? i'm completely in awe with your talent. love the doodling one.
Posted by: shirls | 01 May 2007 at 04:55 AM
Hello Dawn, I fell in love with the black/white/orange!!! Beautiful...
gr Nicole
Posted by: Nicole Penders | 01 May 2007 at 07:33 AM
Every single LO is amazing...loving the colours and papers. Can't wait to see them :)
DDD xx
Posted by: Debs | 01 May 2007 at 08:15 AM
Great LO's and pictures as ever. And Dawn, I too am panicking about the diet. I also told myself to seriously start dieting in January, but so far very less happened. Help!! I either need to loose weight or buy lots of new summer clothes.
Posted by: Ingrid | 01 May 2007 at 08:23 AM
Hello Dawn,
I have been visiting your blog MANY times now - and I thought I would leave you a message!
I love ALL of your work - you are so creative and so colorful!! Amazing LOs and amzing techniques you use! You inspire me a lot. I'm way behind you - but I'm trying, you know. ;)
I have linked to your blog via my blog - I hope that is okay!? I want other people to see your work.
Take care! And I look forward to a new post from you!
Charlotte in Denmark
Posted by: Charlotte | 01 May 2007 at 09:25 AM
Goodmorning friend!!!! I so totally love your Colour LO...... wow, all those bright ones are super!!! And that doodle LO is great... where on earth did you get the idea!? And how can you draw like that.....wish I could:-))
Enjoy your week, you can come over for lunch though.... call first I can pick you up LOLOL
Posted by: Marjolein | 01 May 2007 at 11:05 AM
Wow, Dawn! You have been busy again! I love these layouts, especially the doodled one!
Posted by: Kara Jones | 01 May 2007 at 03:41 PM
Oh, that white lay out is amazing. So very creative.
Posted by: Francine | 01 May 2007 at 03:43 PM
I so love all of these designs. It´s so inspering to look at your work.....and another dooling queen is born and thats you. keep up the amazing work
Hug from Denmark
Posted by: Lisette aka lam | 01 May 2007 at 04:02 PM
I LOVE THE DOODLING LAYOUT!!!!
Holy!!! What a great layout...I gotta learn to do that...and even have the confidence to start such a layout. Great photo and color combination indeed...wow...wow...wow...amazing!
You're so my IDOL!
Posted by: Cheryl | 01 May 2007 at 04:16 PM
Wow Dawn!! Even more fab layouts, how do you do it!! Love the hand sketched one, it is gorgeous and would love to have a go at that though know mine won't look quite the same. Love the digi-circle on the squirrel as well and have saved that to use at my crop on Saturday. You are so talented girl, so 'crafty' but great at the digi layouts too, just all-round flippin brilliant!
Posted by: AnnieP | 01 May 2007 at 05:01 PM
Oh Dawn... Incredible work! Just gorgeous! Congratulations on being guest design for May on the Chalet... Your designs are truly amazing art!
Posted by: *Jeanne* | 01 May 2007 at 06:42 PM
Hi Dawn, you did a lot of scrapping ! I enjoyed to see all of it ! Lovely colours, funny pictures. Totally love the "doodle, white and orange" layout !
Posted by: Angelique | 01 May 2007 at 07:03 PM
Dawn, i love em all, and completely wild about the doodled/white layout!
Posted by: Mandy | 01 May 2007 at 10:12 PM
WOW WOW WOW! So much done and so BEAUTIFUL I love the way you use color!
Posted by: Marnie | 02 May 2007 at 04:29 AM
I always love your animal lay outs. The pics are stunning and you decorate your page so beautiful.
Congrats on making it to the next round at the Chalet. See you, Isolde
Posted by: Isolde | 02 May 2007 at 12:14 PM
Haye Dawn!!!
These layouts are GREAT!!! You've worked so hard (and good lol!)
Have a nice day :)
Posted by: Rianne | 02 May 2007 at 02:41 PM
Well, as usual I am in love with the layouts ;-). Always a pleasure to come here Dawn.
Posted by: Lilian | 02 May 2007 at 07:30 PM
Hello !
I'm French, and I discovered your fabulous LO this week.
Just LOVE them. Such beautiful colors, it's amazing !
And your photos are just wonderful.
Can I ask you a little question ? What type of camera do you use to take such beautiful pictures ?
Thanks for your answer
And thanks for your LO, great pleasure for the eye
Posted by: Sophie | 02 May 2007 at 08:58 PM
MY o my !!! Such amazing LO's every week !! I love the colors and the flowers you make !!!!!!!!!!!!!!And your daughter did great fotography with the colourfull bird.Great !
Posted by: julia | 02 May 2007 at 09:42 PM
loverly as usual, and the Lettering Delights alphabets are adorable. love the starfish too, but would be clueless at making it.
thanks for sharing
Posted by: tonya | 03 May 2007 at 12:43 AM
oh DaWN the white LO is amazing !! I love it !!!!!!!it's so nice !!!!!!
Posted by: linda | 03 May 2007 at 07:31 PM
Uh, trying to think about something to say that has not already been said.... Not only do I love your colourful style, your creativity, your great photographs, but also your sence of humor! Love the bear and the gorilla from the previous post, and oh yeah the bird ones are great too, and your doodling oh, that makes me jalous! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Mirjam | 03 May 2007 at 08:58 PM
wow dawn that "doodling" is fantastic, i would prefer to call it art, loving popping by as always
hugs
xoxoxo
Posted by: anna louise | 03 May 2007 at 11:36 PM
Can't wait to see that new Spoonful of sprinkles digikit.
Looks promising :-)
Love your work again Dawn!!
Posted by: Daphne | 04 May 2007 at 07:53 AM
Wow Dawn that doodling layout is amazing!!
and I soooooooo LOVE the picture of the big bear!!
Wonderful Wonderful work!
Posted by: Holly | 05 May 2007 at 03:53 AM
Love the flowers on the birdy Lo and the star fisch is so cute I made a bird myself so if you are curios take a look at my blog:)
Posted by: Linda Sloterdijk | 09 May 2007 at 10:22 AM
je te l'ai deja dit mais qu'est ce qu'elles sont belles tes pages !!! j'ai un coup de foudre pour la blanche et orange que je trouve vraiment superbe !!!
je vais copier un peu si ca ne te dérange pas !
bises ! sophie77
Posted by: sophie77 | 10 May 2007 at 03:44 PM
It has been a while since I visited your blog, but, wow, you make the most incredible stuff !! I totally fell in love with the LO with doodling technique, definetely something I am going to try soon ! So gorgeous ;-)
Posted by: BrigittevT | 14 May 2007 at 12:00 PM
I absolutely love your stuff! This is my first visit to your page.
I'd love the pattern for the crochetted starfish.
Thank you so much!
hugs,
ZeeP
Posted by: ZeeP | 20 May 2007 at 07:54 PM
I would love the pattern for your little starfish - he's so cute!
Posted by: lisa | 15 June 2007 at 01:01 AM