Here are some of the cards, gothics & chunkies i made for the Collage-A-thon over at ATCSFORALL.  I didn't get as much done as i usually do but then i never do.

I keep thinking i got my 'mojo' back but then it goes AWOL again.
But i always manage to come up with something & i have another day of the CAT left as it doesn't finish til midnight on the 14th. 

The Feb Collage-A-Thon.

Well the weekend is almost upon us & the great Collage-A-Thon is only a few hours away over at atcsforall. My fave 'A-Thon of all cos i luv to collage. I will post all my artistic efforts here with news of any trades. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I luv these 'A-Thon' weekends & luv getting pretties thru the mail. So hopefully i will be able to fill a few more pages in my ATC album. Although people are making anything from ATC's to Gothic Arches & anything in between.
I got a phone call from my cousin last week. She wants me to make her an album with a Scottish theme. I don't need to have it ready until June time but i thought i had better start getting it ready now, or, ideas at least. Cos i'm bad for leaving stuff until the last minute.
So anyway, she & some friends are gonna climb Ben Nevis & take pics along the way & wants somewhere to show them off. She doesn't want anything too over the top in the way of pages, ideas along the lines of purple/heather/ green pages, but with a decorated cover. My idea was to watercolour wash some pages with those colours & maybe some 'tartan' papers. If anyone knows of anywhere i can find them then i would be eternally grateful, cos i don't fancy having to paint 'tartan'. Was going to use watercolour paper, cos i have lots of it & when it is covered & collaged & acrylic'd over it becomes quite sturdy & strong. I suppose i could Gesso it 1st & acrylic over cos have never been that fantastic at Watercolour anyway. Was just wishful thinking on my part i think. I dreamt of being another Turner with dramatic seas or Monet & his water lillies.
I am just thinking out loud here & probly not making much sense. But if i'm talking to myself after a couple of glasses of wine, who cares. It's just between me & me. Right? But if anyone out there is listening/reading or wotever, & can link to anything Scotishy, re. papers. Then let me know please.
I am sure some idea will hit me like a brick eventually, & if not then it's on to plan B, which i havent thought about yet. But watch this space.

I haven't blogged much so thought i'd better show my recent acheivements, all be it small ones for now.
These are some of the tags i have been making for the Tag Book Swap over on Crafty Mess. I started with an acrylic background, then collaged it. I luv collage as you will probly tell as time goes on. You can't have an accident with collage, it just works. That's my excuse anyway & i'm sticking to it. 

I inked all over the edges with various colours, wotever takes my fancy at the time, then added bits & bobs, flowers, buttons etc. I hope whoever receives this will enjoy it as much as i did making it.

WooHoo! I'm so excited & i just can't hide it.

Many thanks to Vixykins & Judie Savage - Lovell & the rest of the guys over at Crafty Cardmakers for inviting me to be a member of the design team. I am excited & very flattered by it all & look forward to joining in all the fun soon.
I am new to Blogging so be gentle with me as i am still finding my way aroung my own site, never mind another one. But i will do my best & hopefully you will enjoy looking at my artwork.