Happy Birthday to me!!

Yes it was my birthday yesterday - not sure whether or not to celebrate as they seem to be coming around far too quickly! Had a very nice day however and a great meal out at a local restaurant to top things off. Also managed not to overdose on cake!

Art Dolls again!

I really enjoy making these art dolls - not keen on some of the scarier ones, but they are a joy to do as you are never quite sure how they will turn out. Mine just sort of evolve as I go along.

I based this one on an idea I saw in Craft Stamper magazine and it is my entry for this month's Art Raffle at 3D Jean.

I have also been doing some postcard collages as they give more space than an ATC. I used the same images sheets on this one as I used on the village picture and the result made me smile.

I have been having some fun doing altered jigsaw pieces for a challenge on one of the Flickr groups. Monochrome is always a challenge but I really enjoyed doing these.

I actually bought a child's jigsaw feom the charity shop, taped a few pieces together and made it the size I wanted and I think it worked quite well. I struggled a bit to find a subject, but once I got going it just seemed to come together. I feel rather pleased with the results even though I say it myself!

This was also a good reason to try out some new stamps I got recently. The one with the bike is a Darkroom Door stamp and I really love the images on this one. The Laughter stamp is one I have wanted for a while and I eventually tracked it down in an e-bay auction and it was quite a bargain!

I seem to be doing lots of monochrome at the moment - I have been doing some cards with a similar theme the only problem being I have done so many I am going to have to try to sell some of them as I will never use them all myself!