Yippee!

I made the paper! I mentioned in my last post that I had an interview and it was published in today's Morning Bulletin.

You can check out the interview here:
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2011/09/26/art-journal-diary-craft-scrapbooking-class/

And here's a few paintings that I've managed to do lately...



Oh, and my first ever art journal class was fantastic on Saturday... We went from thinking there was nobody coming to having 9 in the class. It was a great morning and I met some fabulous people. :)

A bit of excitment for today! What are you up to this fine day?

What a week!

My head is absolutely spinning after the week I've had this week! It started with going to the markets last Sunday.... now, it was a struggle to get to those markets.... I'd just played in the netball grand final the night before so the last thing I wanted to do was get out of bed at 5am! But I'm so glad I did. :)

I met the most fabulous lady who had the stall next to me... Her name is Lina and she quit her day job and travels around Australia in her caravan with her little dog taking photos and making art. She takes the photo, adds some paint and then prints the final art piece onto handbags and other assorted items. I just love that she can tell you the story behind the picture on each bag and each one is totally unique, so no one else will ever have the same handbag as you. Make sure you check out her website, Travelling Lina... She also has a blog so you can follow her travels around the country.

(I stole this picture from her website, I'm sure she won't mind!)

I left the markets with a few sales and had the chance to meet lots of my customers who I'd only known by name alone before. Although, the owner of a local homewares store, My Sister's House saw me at the markets and told me to come and see her about selling my paintings through her shop... I was super excited as I absolutely LOVE that store! By Wednesday they were up in the store and looking fabulous! I'm so excited to see what this new opportunity brings... my head is spinning with possibilities.

The last bit of exciting news is that I have an interview with the local newspaper tomorrow morning! The reporter saw a link to my art journal class on the Facebook page of someone she knew and thought it looked interesting. I just hope I don't get my words coming out all wrong like I have been lately. :)

Last of all, here is a quick share of some paintings that I've done lately...







Now I really need to get cracking and get more done now after selling about 15 in the last week!

Thanks for stopping by!

123 Challenge Blog Hop!

If you have arrived here it’s because you have jumped on the 123 Challenge blog-train!!!


First of all, Charmane has asked us to answer a couple of questions to let you all know a bit MORE about us Creative Team Members. So here we go…


A bit about me.. I currently live in Gracemere in Central Queensland with my husband of 10 years and our 2 gorgeous daughters.. Jenna, who is almost 3, and Amani, who turns 1 next week! I am a (mostly) stay at home Mum who when I'm not creating can be found chasing my girls around and playing or coaching netball.

What’s your blog addy? http://angc-littlebitsofme.blogspot.com You can also find me on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LittleBitsOfMe.

Are you on any Website Design Teams? Which ones? The 123 Challenge is the only design team I am on - I'm not very good with deadlines and I just love how it gives you the freedom to do any kind of project that you like, whether it be a scrap page, art journal page or even art quilt.

What else are you involved in creatively and how/where/when did you get involved? I started scrapbooking about 6 years ago when I moved to Rockhampton as something to do and to get out and meet new people... I then started going into art journaling... I love the creative freedom of being able to throw anything on a page. My early journals incorporated lots of photos but they started becoming more of a rarity as my journals became more of a diary of how I was feeling at a certain point in time. I'll be starting teaching art journaling classes at a local store in Rockhampton, Out and About Craft.

I also create mixed media art that I sell on my facebook page Angela Churchill - Little Bits Of Me. I have been selling them for the past 6 months and have been absolutely loving it! I'm always flattered by the wonderful comments I get from people and my customers are the absolute best!

What are you working on at the moment? My paintings have recently been picked up for sale in a local homewares store My Sister's House so I'm working on some things specifically for them, as well as a few other ordered pieces.


So there’s a little about ME, now its time for the 123 Challenge details!
We have LOTS of prizes to giveaway – you will see as you check out everyone’s blogs what we have in store! Im donating a 8x10 print of one of my paintings as seen below!



For your chance to win, leave a comment and collect the words from each blog. Once you have finished, email the list of words to challenge_123@hotmail.com along with your name by midnight Wednesday 21st September.


And, here is the full list just in case you get lost...
Charmane Koch - http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/charmscreations/
Angela Churchill - http://angc-littlebitsofme.blogspot.com/
Nicolee Cable - http://nixnac.blogspot.com/
Louise Nelson - http://louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.com/
Kerry Murray - http://kerry-scrapskerry.blogspot.com/
Giovanna Scott - http://giovannascott.com/blog-2/
Mandy Dodd - http://www.teacupofscrapisms.blogspot.com/


So, your next stop on the hop is Nicolee Cable - http://nixnac.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to write down your word, before you go – Little Bits of Me

September 123 Challenge

September has already rolled around so it's time for a new challenge on the 123 Challenge blog. This months challenge is to create something with the following criteria:

Colour: White
Word: On
Technique: White space

Here's my art journal page example...



Stop by here to check out the other Creative Team members creations. Remember, your entry can be a scrapbooking page, art journal page, canvas, quilt... anything you like, so have fun with it!