Wednesday 1 February 2012

February Is Upon Us!

Hay peeps..
Feb 1st can only mean 1 thing.. It's time to share this months 366 calendar page.
But first here is my finished January page
I must admit there were a couple of missed days...but all in all I am pretty chuffed with myself for finishing the whole month..  Here's hoping I make it through Feb just as well.
Here is the page I have to start with.
I know it's pretty cliché to go with hearts but it is the month of love what with Valentines day and it's my 7th anniversary {not married, just happily living in sin as they say lol} So I figured ah why not. 
And another good reason is the artistic stamper challenge has a 'hearts' theme this month.
 I was a good UIU girl for this page.. I dug out my unloved Slice Elite machine to cut all the hearts.
It's funny how you forget how useful something can be till you get it out to play again.
 I put a wash of red as my base, and over stamped with a couple of Redlead statement stamps, then I stuck all my hearts in an organised random fashion
{meaning they look random but actually took me ages to get the right placement lol}
Then I just finished up with some doodling around each heart, the letters and the edge.
I may add to this page some more but for now I am pretty chuffed how it turned out.
I look forward to seeing everyone else's Feb pages.
Stay Inky
♥ HUGZ ♥
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40 comments:

Kirsten Alicia said...

Cool pages!

craftimamma said...

Well done on completing January, Nicky and February definitely looks good to go! I know what you mean about organised random ..... it's much harder than organised but this is great and doesn't look at all contrived.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

france papillon said...

that's what i call a cute february page! looks like it's going to be a great month :)))
enjoy!

Felicia said...

These are so cool! I look forwared to seeing what each month will look like! *huggles* =0)

Artyjen said...

Wow! That was quick Minx ;)
Thanks for playing at The Artistic Stamper with your loved up journal :)
xoxo Sioux

Sandra Hall said...

Had a chuckle reading your post - know what you mean about 'random'!!! The different hearts for Feb journal blocks are a great idea. And your January pages look well all filled in - the PMT squares stand out - I guess the folks in your family try to avoid you around that time....

Twiglet said...

Fab journal pages - I am so tempted to have a go but seem to get caught up in all my sewing activities (literally sometimes!!) x Jo

Rachel Chieppa said...

I love how you weren't afraid to have your journaling blocks randomly placed. It gives the pages a whole different look. I might have to try that for next month. Lovely colors and style. How did you take such a great pic of your pages? I really struggle with that. Yours look so perfect.

Lou said...

Great pages - they look fab - and you have every right to feel chuffed well done you they look brilliant! I find my book of inspirational sketch book so helpful i am forever wondering how to layout a card, where to put this bit of paper or that flower and i spent more time thinking then crafting so i find this very helpful, Thanks for your visit Hope you have a great crafty week Lou x

dawn said...

I love both your month pages. How fun to do this, I use to do a scrapbook calender for my family years ago and just seeing this makes me want to again.

Do you only put your month calenders here or is this mixed in with your art journal pages?

Might just have to start playing along with this idea also.

I love all the random hearts on your Feb. page, they look so cute.

Kimberly Gruber said...

love your idea on using hearts instead of squares..looks great!
By the way, love your blog banner.

craftytrog said...

Great idea to use hearts for your Feb page! Thanks for joining in the challenge! xox

scrappymo! said...

Oh those two pages are wonderful...I am not familiar with art journals...do you sumerize the hilites of each day or maybe use it like a gratitude journal??? Maybe what you are thankful for each day?

I can't get the picture to blow up enough to read it clearly so am uncertain.

I like the look of it and think it just might be something I would like to use as a gratitude journal...trying to influence my life with positivity in 2012.

Wildflowerhouse said...

Love your hearts and the doodling around them.

Wildflowerhouse said...

I like that the hearts are placed differently. Just adds to the page so much!

Craphty said...

Love the hearts.

Sue said...

Hi ya
oh i am liking the look of these calenders, great pages, thanks for the mooch, happy WOYWW,sue,x(54)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! Love your pages
Big love
AJ

RuthArt said...

fantastic job, really do love the way you placed the hearts, so creative and artistic!

Linda Kunsman said...

great pages!! This is such a wonderful project isn't it?

Kim Dellow said...

Brilliant - love the hearts! Kim

Lynette (NZ) said...

Great pages - I especially love your sense of humour for January days :-) Happy anniversary

Unknown said...

Nice page

Mandy Makes and Mends said...

Bloomin fab ! Love the hearts Nice touch x

Teresa Jaye said...

Love your pages, your backgrounds are fabulous! I went with hearts too - hey, why not? hee hee

Creatively yours Fi said...

Love it! wish I had one of those thingy machines that cuts out hearts so perfectly!

Clare with paint in her hair said...

Fabulous Feb page! I like to doodle on mine as the month goes on

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous pages! I really like your doodles in the calendar days.

Rainbow Lady said...

Lovely pages and like me you have gone for hearts.... I must be romantic too lol. Love Cynthia #19 x

lena-dailyscrap said...

Looking great! Love all the different hearts! Lovely idea!

thekathrynwheel said...

Beeaauutiful! I'm so with you on the PMT days LOL!! Great pages for February - think a lot of us have gone for pink and hearts!

pearshapedcrafting said...

Fabulous pages! I love your hearts!

flutterbycrafter said...

Two gorgeous pages, love the hearts

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

How fab is this, and a "hearty" ( sorry for the pun!) thanks for joining in The Artistic Stamper Challenge this month
xx

Marjie Kemper said...

Beautiful! I really love the way you doodled around each one and you definitely get points for UIU!

Marjie Kemper said...

Beautiful! I really love the way you doodled around each one and you definitely get points for UIU!

Luna Art said...

Great Pages! Love the big 'PMT' across 3 of the days! Your hearts for feb look wonderful x

Caro said...

Love all those hearts. They are just so cute.

The Dolphin Inn said...

Both pages are fab hon, love the doodling and the colours are yummy, I went with the cliche too - couldn't resist the hearts lol xxx

Anonymous said...

lovely