Hello there. Thanks for popping in today! Is it as warm where you are as it is here? Best stay in the shade with a cold drink. But I had a hankering to do something different today. After all the excitement yesterday, all your lovely comments and the huge Hochanda coverage, I really needed to get grounded, Come back down to earth. So I retreated into my art room and dug out – wait for it – some Shrink Plastic !…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Friday’s blog a private peek, right? I want to share some really massive news with you before you hear it anywhere else. I value your friendship and I want you to hear it from me before the rumour mill kicks in. Any one of you who reads my daily blog will know that a change has been on the cards for a while. I won’t go into the whys and wherefores; it serves no…
Boo! Late again.What a scramble!! This has got to change !! And as for this piece of artwork, well It started out all promising and lovely, but halfway through I made a boo boo…. Read on. Ready? Stamp the Abstract Stamp onto a piece of A5 Theuva Card. Black Archival always gives you the best crispest image. Now start separating, isolating areas of the grid with Post-its. I decided to go with the Wee Folk. WEE FOLK SET 1 WEE…
Hi there. Welcome to our Mindful Wednesday group! I could do with a therapy session today! Doesn’t a day seem longer when you wake up at 3am! By lunchtime today, I felt as though I had pulled a double shift! That old washing machine head of mine started churning, decided to get everything out of the wardrobe and give it a rinse. Old stuff, new stuff. Went into spin mode, woke up ALL the sleeping trolls who live rent-free in…
Hello there. Thanks for dropping in. I am glad you did, because I have been doing a lot of thinking, and wanted to share what’s going on with you. When Dave got ill recently, I went into robot mode, or coping mode, as many of us do. Went through the motions of work, kept going, faking it to make it, etc. etc. etc. Cancelled what obligations I could, and honoured any commitments I couldn’t. A month on, Dave is feeling much…
Hello! Thanks for popping in. I spent the day designing and developing new stamp sets, which was all very nice. But I started also thinking about all the fabby designs which I loved at the time, but which have been forgotten, neglected, left in a cupboard to gather dust….ahhhhh. These for example: the Abstract Art Framers and the magnifying glass. Many years ago, when I concocted these, they were the cat’s whiskers! To me, they were and still are the…
Hi there. Late I know. But I got carried away with the Grunge paste and the elephant! This Elephant stencil was a New Design Club Stencil a couple of months ago. A particularly good one I thought. This evening, after a lovely day with my parents and Dave, I thought I would get my glass paints out after at least a year, and have a play before back-to-work-Monday. Grunge Paste through the stencil first. 8″ x 8″ Canvas Board. It’s…
Hello there! Thanks for dropping in. This time last week, we were just winding up the final session of our Clarity retreats for 2015. It seems like months ago! What does that signify I wonder, when a week seems like a month… So I decided today, to make a Thank You card for all those of you who came to Crowborough. You brought so much enthusiasm and creative energy with you! You handed out kindness and generosity in spadefuls; You embraced…
Hi there, Thanks for dropping in! Friday’s blog a private peek. So follow me. Things are just about to hot up a bit, so close your eyes, hold my hand so you don’t trip! Upstairs we go….into the bedroom. Ready? You can open your eyes now: Yep. A teasmade. And you were expecting a tease maid! Not today anyway!! You see, we have always had a pleasant morning ritual, which involved dear Dave getting up at 6am and bringing a…
Hello there. Thanks for popping in. What about those thunder storms then?! Now that’s what I call rain!! No wonder our little island is so lush and verdant! With that in mind, I thought I would bring out one of the Countryside Round Stamps and use it for a little arty project this evening. NAPA VALLEY Mind you, Thursday’s blog is something blue, so less of the green here! Stamp the Round onto Kraft card using black Archival ink. Do…