Easter playtime.

There are so many things going on here that I just had to nip back and share..........
I have been learning to crochet....

please don't laugh...I know that compared to my talented blogging friends it is very basic but hey I have started my first granny square....

and my Darling hubby has made his first ever cake.......a birthday cake for me.........

 He has never baked a cake before and he even piped the top with buttercream, how brilliant is this? It's lemon, my favourite. We will be eating this after my birthday lunch with the family tomorrow (it was my birthday on Wednesday). M you are so kind to me........

and I even had time to play in my creative journal............I was so inspired by the colours of my crochet and my fab lemon cake that I reached for these acrylics to create this vibrant background. I wanted to enter a couple of challenges too.

Over at PaperArtsy the theme is using Grunge paste. I added some colour to mine and pushed it through my stencils.

I added yellow through a burlap stencil...see later photo

 I also added some Archival inks

I have been itching to play with my new Visible Image stamps so off I went

and these are my finished pages

Here are some close ups....more Grunge paste

I also used the Bronte verse  text stamp

and some more Grunge paste, it gives such great texture. I added some die cut leaves.

and one final shot

I would like to enter my Journal pages into the following fun challenges, thanks!

PaperArtsy Grunge paste #6 I was inspired by Kate's use of colouring the paste and pressing it through a stencil on her textured bloom post. 

Our Creative Corner colour your world, spring

Creative Inspirations anything goes

Not just cards anything goes
Crafting from the heart anything goes
The Artistic stamper flora and fauna
Simon Says Stamp work it Wednesday
That Craft Place easter/spring

I will also be linking up with my friend Brenda on her Visual journey #14 who is enjoying creating pages in her journal....just sitting down and playing like I did here.

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1. Experiments in Paper: Vintage Embroidery Sampler

2. Avril B

3. Jane's Journal: Easter playtime.

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Have a bright and cheerful evening everyone and I am back tomorrow with an Easter post. Thanks so much for visiting. We will be watching the final of "The Voice" tonight....

Back very soon,

Jane x