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Posted by Diana Martin In: guest, scrapbooking, Tarisota, update

the days just fly by...

I can't believe we have hit mid year already!! Christmas pressies have been discussed, put on layby and some already purchased. Yes, I had loads of time on my hands whilst I had no internet so what better time to organize Christmas presents 6 months ahead of time...lol. I left everything till the last minute, last year, so I thought I would get a head start.
Mind you I also read a few books, then a few more books, and finished off with another 4 books just for the fun of it. It's strange when you have too much time on your hands then all of a sudden you can barely put a book down to get anything done. Go figure....

{READING LIST: Blood Canticle; The Tale of the Body Thief; Merrick; New Moon*; Twilight*; Breaking Dawn*; Eclipse*; The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner; The Host; Blackwood Farm}

{* = YES....again....lol}

I managed to step back into my creative space last week for the first time since I've been offline! Can you imagine that? It was wonderful to to sit down and start creating in a spotless room. Boy, I had some fun!!

I was invited by sweet Tamar from the awesome kit club Tarisota, to be a guest designer for the month and of course I said YES!! They just released a new kit called 'Paper Treasures', the colors combination's are simply gorgeous and I just love all the little embellishments that Tamar hand picks that go so well together with the rest of the kit. Be sure to check out what else they have in the store at the moment as Tarisota also stocks fabric packs {as well as other goodies that take's Tamar's fancy} that co-ordinates perfectly with this month's collection as well as the August Style Studio {find out more about that HERE} Check out these projects I created with this month's kit:

{frames by Kitschy Digitals}

Be sure to check out the gallery for close up's and to see what the other designer's created using this month's kit!! Thanks Tamar for inviting me over for the month ;)

That's it for today.....I am surfing around the net checking the latest releases for CHA.....I am head over heals for new 7 Gypsies and Pink Paislee/House of 3!! What are you loving right now and can you share a link please? Happy Days!!

Posted by Diana Martin In: about me, art, canvas, guest, mixed media, painting, petite doll

Creative Therapy Guest Artist!!

Firstly, I would like to welcome any new comers to my blog coming from Creative Therapy!!

I can finally share my news with you!!!

When Karen contacted me a few months ago to be a guest artist for Creative Therapy, I was over the moon excited!! My catalyst question was "How would you describe yourself as a child" I knew straight away that I wanted to create another canvas similar to the one I created for my niece for Christmas:

NOTE: Want to see how I made the above canvas? See the 7 part series here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Looking back on my childhood brought back so many memories, good and bad. It made me think about what I do now, the art I create the memories I record. I wish my Mother had been creative in some way when I was little. I can just imagine all the memories recorded of my childhood, all the little mementos, the milestones, the funny, the sad, those kodak moments, makes me smile just thinking about it.

I love to share my creative ventures with my two girls and involve them in what I create whenever possible. Little Miss J {my youngest} has found her creative side and wants to create something on a daily basis but my eldest Miss O hasn't shown an interest in any crafts or art. I hope this will change as she gets older.

Here is the canvas I created for Creative Therapy called Dreamer. Click on the images to see larger previews:

Here's a what I wrote about the canvas piece over at Creative Therapy:

" As a child we moved around quite often so I was a very shy girl and found it hard to make friends as I knew I would have to change schools and start over again. My imagination became something I cherished and I spent most afternoons and weekends in a day dream, dreaming up stories I would write down in my journals {story teller}; making little cubby houses out of anything I could find {collector}; sketching what I saw around me and adding color with pencils using techniques that were self taught {artistic}; running away from home quite often, even if it was just around the corner, up a really tall tree or just to the back smoke house on the roof so I could watch my Mother drive up and down the street looking for me {adventurer}. Looking back on my childhood, my life was filled with many dreams and some wonderful self-made experiences. I lived with my head in the clouds, my heart on my sleeve and a great story in my hand! "

To read more about the process of creative this canvas and how the design team answered this week's catalyst question, keep reading here....

Hope you like it!!