Laura Rumble - Crafter

The challenge at Quirky's this week is Chocolate... In fact 'Life is a quirky box of chocolates' This may be the best challenge EVER!!     This double layout is my homage to chocolate!  I gathered up loads of chocolate stuff that I have.  Wrappers, reciepts, tasting menu, members card, chocolate covered paper, the transparency from inside a box of chocs and two  different ribbon s.  The frame was cut from a magazine advert for a framing company.       Also linking up with APR Thanks for stopping by  :)

This week Jenn has asked us to illustrate a word .  I chose 'paint'...     First off I painted a paintbrush white and then painted various stamps in neon colours and randomly added them.          I can't say this was my idea... I nicked it from  Julie but I thought it fitted this weeks theme perfectly!     Thanks for stopping by!      

After watching quietly for a couple of weeks I decided to play along at The Artists Play Room . I was nervous of joining in because I'm not an artist... Then I read this... " Here's my first challenge. Are you an artist? Can you say it out loud, for all the world to hear? I've had trouble with claiming "artist" status in the past, but when I embraced all that it meant, I found it so freeing to be what I was from the inside out. I've been an artist since the moment I could pick up a pencil, I just didn't say it out loud. I want to encourage you to SAY IT OUT LOUD by joining me in my "Artist's Play Room" every Saturday. You don't have to be great, just create! " The theme for the week was turquoise and lime. I came up with this: One without flash and one with flash to show off the sheen and pearl. And a few close ups...  Glitter Glass beads. Texture gel. And a bucket of in...