Sorry to all who have sent messages and replies and gotten nothing in return.
I have been pretty nauseous through this pregnancy, and had some personal things to deal with as well as moving house! So it's been one hell of a roller coaster ride.

And the horrible news about Paris tragic!

In more positive news, I recently saw The Martian. Oh Em Gee... Loved it like crazy! And next weekend I'm heading off to see Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt 2. HellzYeeeeah! (Ps. If you have a lover/hubby/wife/partner/etc and have had tension... go on date nights. I am so glad I've reinstated this, because before that we were fighting so much. DATE NIGHT! WOOT! so important for every relationship/marriage)

And, of course, as my journal subject says - it's nearly Christmas time. And those who know me well know that Christmas is by far my most favourite time of year. And we're hosting lunch at our new home. SO EXCITED. I love Christmas parties. It's a time to spend time with those who don't have anywhere else to celebrate, and of course with family. It also gives me an opportunity to be all creative and give hand made things to people. I'm wracking my brain trying to think of something cool to make for everyone this year, but our christmas guest list is steadily growing! Cray cray.

I am also thinking about making a big hamper for a family in need as not everyone has awesome things to do or even get gifts this time of year because money gets tight... 

anyway I hope you all are having fun preparing for Christmas, and if not, I hope there are people out there who have extended their friendly hand to you so that you can be with loved ones.

Stay cool, peeps. and if you are cool enough, stay hot

Jojo.

Here is some Christmas eye candy for you.

When I was doing Illustration in college, I got to dabble in scratchboard. Oh my goodness, I've never felt so excited about an art medium before - except when I did copper plate etching. These two would have to be my all time favourite mediums - even more exciting to me than digital art! I know! Crazy, since I'm a digital art whore, right?

Anyway, I've been tagged to do my own version of #thevoyage and I'm so happy to do it. I never visit this gallery, and maybe this is because I'm always so wrapped up in learning how to be epic in digital art... I don't know.

Scratchboard, for those who don't know, is a technique where you scrape black (sometimes white) india ink away from white china clay (sometimes you can find coloured clay but white with black ink is my favourite). The tools can be rather broad depending on the technique you are after, but mostly, the main tool you use is a scratch tool or blade. But you are not limited to these tools.

Here are some amazing pieces of work right here in our community that use scratchboard. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.


Aren't they all so beautiful?

So... Here's what you can do to help this project along. Head on over to Voyage to the unknown: Master Journal and have a read up. It will explain what the purpose is and it has all the past VTTU journals other people have done! So you can have a look around and see what is there!

I'm going to tag a few people, but please do not feel obligated, this is just for some fun! And if you've already done it, I'm sorry!

OdysseusUT, RezaBisuto, krasblak, SnazzyDoodle, Get---Out, UseR2006, TheThingThatIs, AHeartInABox, Kithanna

_{Tagee's were found while trolling the dAmn chat rooms. Again, this is an obligation-free tag.}

Have fun!

So, there is currently a project happening with the Community Volunteers, and the whole point is to share with you all some amazing daily deviations, because even though they're being given the honour, they still aren't getting the full exposure they deserve. At least that's what I think this project is about!  
Anyway so I'm doing my part. I was tagged to do this by Mrs-Durden - Thank you, lovely. For those of you who know me, I love being tagged. And it got me off my bum to do something for a change. So thank you!

Anyway, enough chatter. I shall share the information from Mrs-Durden's Journal, and tag a few people as well.

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Welcome to a Community Volunteer project in which we will be highlighting our favourite Daily Deviations featured within the recent weeks! We would like to encourage the community to join in on this project by simply going through the Daily Deviations page and collecting some of their favourite pieces of art within a journal titled "My Daily Deviation Highlights"! We hope this project will help spread awareness and love for Daily Deviations and our fellow deviant artists!


You may choose to feature deviations from all categories, or you can focus your journals on a specific category such as Photography, Fan Art, Manga/Anime or whatever suits you! This is a very open project in which creativity in the way you choose to highlight Daily Deviations is welcome and encouraged!

<sub>I tag: pinkythepink, nosugarjustanger, sockhiddenunderarook, Andorada, lilfairywren, Rhyn-Art, DamaiMikaz, TheGraphicNovelist, DMD-CT, Lintu47

All taggees were found because they had left a comment on my page at one point or another. I appreciate the comments on my page and I hope by being tagged you do not feel offended that I have asked your help in this project.</sub>