Made this...

...for a friend's parents, for their anniversary.

Sorry I've not been blogging  much of late.  Been having lots of busy days with the school holidays and doing some classes.  I don't know if you remember, but a while ago I was choosen to be a guest designer for Scrap Revolution.  I had a lovely package of paper, buttons, lace, chipboard letters and card stock sent to me last month.  So I have also been busy working on three items that will soon be revealed on their blog.

SALT - A Time for Everything

It was my turn to set the challenge on Salt this week.  I choose the theme of Time, and as so often is the case, it was a very timely theme.  As a team we have decided to stop the challenges over at Salt for now, however we will be keeping the blog on-line to continue being an inspiration and encouragement for anyone who goes there.

You can read my thoughts HERE and see the other creations of the team.

I decided to decorate a canvas, and have the flowers flow from Spring, Summer, Autumn into Winter colours,

SALT - The Cure for Worry

Here is this week's contribution to Salt.  Kim set the theme and you can read all about it and be inspired by the rest of the team here.

I kept it super simple as I had a busy week last week.  I wanted to focus on how the Lord Jesus himself encouraged us not to worry.  In the Beatitudes he says...

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these

I inked a small canvas with the little Versamark cubes, then stuck the establishments on.

This was my DS no 2 turning 6, he had his friends round for a little party - whilst the new love of my life was being installed - a dishwasher!  It was a little hectic at our house for a few hours, however all the children seemed happy, particularly with the chocolate cupcakes I made as his birthday cake.

SALT - Trust

It was Hazel's turn to set the theme over at SALT.
She choose the theme of TRUST. Please have a look at her thoughts on this subject and please feel free to join in.

This is a large altered canvas.  I painted it with white and gold acrylic paint before sticking the wording and embellishments down.

SALT - Something New

It was Hazel's turn to set the challenge over on Salt, do have a look at what she says, and the creations of the other ladies here.

I found her thoughts particularly challenging and helpful. As my older two children go back to school and I get back into the routine of that I am challenged to look again at myself and my attitude. So often I am not kind and loving, and am extremely impatient with my children. It's ugly and sinful, and not what God has in mind for me. As his child I need to hold on to his promises, that he has given me a new heart. To start each new day in supplication to him, to ask for the Holy Spirit's help in all I do.

The verse I used came to mind as I was pondering these things.

I've been yearning to do some more altered canvases, particularly after picking these up quite cheaply at a Home Bargains store. It is A3 in size. I used acrylic paint on it, then stuck the flowers, verse and butterflies on with a hot glue gun.

SALT - Penitence

This week it was Lythan's turn to set the theme. She choose Penitence. I reflected on what it meant to be sorry for the wrong we do, and how that affects are relationship with God - amazingly He has provided a way to come back to him. Often in my church culture one could be accused of using complicated words that are hard to understand. However, when one finds out more about what these compicated words mean, and the impact of them on our lives your understanding is enriched. One such word is 'justified'. As a child in Sunday School, we were told that an easy way to understand it was to remember 'just-as-if-I-never-sinned'.

Please have a look at the other pieces the girls have created HERE, be inspired to create your own, and let us know what you create.

I'm enjoying doing these mini works of art on these little canvasses. I have to confess I got this done very quickly. I used Versamark inkpads direct onto the canvas. Then stuck the various elements onto it.

SALT - Idols

It was Kim's turn to set the challenge on Salt this week. And as usual, she did a wonderful in depth study. When I first heard her ideas for the theme, I had just listened to a message by John Piper entitled 'Don't waste your life'. I was really struck by the amount of time I end up wasting by not putting God and his desires for my life first. I wanted to create a piece of art to remind me, and these verses seemed to be appropriate.

Please have a look at the other creations HERE, and join in on the challenge!

Blessed - SALT

This week on Salt Hazel has set the theme of the Beatitudes, please have a look at her post HERE for inspiration, it would be lovely if you could join in and share what God moves you to create on this theme.

This is my first large altered canvas. I've been wanting to do one for a long time. The colour scheme has been inspired by the hallway of the friends I will give this to (Tasha if you're reading this DON'T show it to John). Their colour scheme is black and white, I've used a hint of the aqua, which is her favourite colour.

The photo's where taken last year by Andrew King, a dear friend and a fabulous photographer, he has the fantastic ability to capture the moment.

I started by glueing the lace, paper and verses torn from a Bible (one of Tom's old ones with pages missing) onto the canvas, then painting with acrylics, pretty much squirting direct onto canvas then painting it in. The flowers were inspired by Donna Salazar's tutorial HERE and the paper roses HERE.

The lettering for 'Blessed' was stamped then punched out, once they were suck on with 3D foam, I coated them in Anna Griffin's clear glaze.