A little sketch exercise in a slice of everyday life.
Black and white pen, watercolours, Distress ink, colour pencils.
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Welcome, I'm so glad you're here! Being creative is a big part of my life, and this is where I can show you some of the things I do.
Black and white pen, watercolours, Distress ink, colour pencils.
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iSpy #60
Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). Get inspired!
This week the prompts were: Backyard quarterly, Across the street, Starts with L, Next, Choose anything.
Backyard quarterly: Looking south (towards Antarctica for those in the northern hemisphere). The vege garden and the chicken yard.
Across the street: It is lovely and leafy in our street. These neighbours have sheep behind the hedge.
Starts with L: An herbal plant called Lambs Ear. It's true, it feels just like a lamb's ear! It is great for stopping minor bleeding - you just press it onto the bleeding area. Lambs Ears (Stachys byzantina)
Next: This is our NEXT home; we are moving there at the end of April.
Choose anything: quail roam through our yard. The bird life is something we are really going to miss when we move, as we really enjoy watching the variety and sound as well as the antics.
This cute piggy loves to send hogs and kisses to you. This was inspired by a challenge of 1/9ths.
Image: Tim Holtz/StampersAnonymousDie: Nellies
Gilding flakes: Indigo Blu
Also: Copics
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iSpy #59
Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). Get inspired!
The prompts for this week were: The sun shown, plugged, rock, walking, your choice.
THE SUN SHOWN: I happened to be out and about around the property when I spotted this plane flying toward the sun just in the right spot.
PLUGGED: In my craft room the power points are all in the wrong spots and behind shelving etc. With an iron (for quilting not ironing clothes!), an electronic cutter, a light box, vacuum cleaner etc this how it happens.
I tried a new technique called faux cloisonne, inspired by a challenge, and this is the result. I love it, so rich and exotic looking. I sprinkled some embossing powder on the bg and heated it before I added the cage although it hardly shows in the photograph it looks subtle (see in the detail shot).
Cage stamp: Tim HoltzSentiment stamp: Tim Holtz
Bg pierced die: MFT
Bird die: Couture Creations
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I love to make cards that I can send to friends and family or anyone at any time, not just special occasions to let them know I'm thinking of them.
Image: All Dressed Up
Also: DecoArt Media mist, Perfect Pearls, Copics, Cosmic Shimmer gilding flakes, Silver EP
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iSpy #58
Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). Get inspired!
This week the prompts are: Spot in Town, Starts with Y, Spent, Stacked, Your Choice.
Spot in Town: this is our local shopping center at Tamahere village. In the far distance is the retirement village we are moving to, in the middle distance is the kids playground, skate park and sports fields, and in the foreground are the superette, doctors, dentist/accountant, and closest is the pharmacy and physiotherapist. Behind me is a cafe and restaurant, health food shop, beauty salon, sports shop and bakery. To the left is the school and day care centre. Taken at 6.30pm. I took it here because we don't go into town (Hamilton) much.
Starts with Y: Yarn. I spun this with the fleece from one of our sheep (Flossie) that we had at a previous property.
House Mouse & Friends #359 Anything Goes option of Animal/Bird Friends
I really like this image, it's so joyful and fun. I can almost feel the wind in my fur hair.
Die: unknown
Sentiment: unbranded
Also: Copics, twine, WoS, silver pen.
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iSpy #57
Each week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). Get inspired!
The prompts this week were: Plant quarterly, Chaos, Love, Covered, your choice.
Plant Quarterly: We probably won't be living here when the next one comes up so I thought I'd better do one that I am taking with me. Colourful bizzie lizzies.
Chaos: self-explanatory scene from the man's shed.
Love: As I was packing things up this week, I rediscovered this quilted brooch grand daughter Rhiannon lovingly made for me. She had a picture to go by and figured out the rest herself. It came in the mail with a loving note. I made me feel really special. And yes, I wear it.
Covered: Last week we had a family barbecue, played games, and then the grandkids toasted marshmallows. Sitting around the fire pit, I guess you can tell by the look on Jackson's face he doesn't fancy eating the one covered in black gooey burnt sugar.
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Image: Housemouse/Stampendous
Also: Coloured pencils, torn p.paper, ribbon
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I am excited to be Guest Designer at AAA Cards for this challenge #208. See lots of designer inspiration from the team, and join in the challenge here: aaacards
I thought the stencil looked a bit like the windows in the inspiration photo; maybe the animals like the view?
Stamp: Picket Fence
Stencil: Ranger
Also: Distress Inks speckled egg
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I'm a bit late for this week's one , when I went to post it the linky had closed. Here it is anyway!
Every week, Lysha puts up a photographic challenge with prompts for us to look out for, then we share on Lysha's Saturday (my Sunday). Get inspired!
iSpy: the prompts this week are: On your plate, Hanging, starts with A, pile, Choose anything (monthly).
On Your Plate: I always enjoy fresh eggs for breakfast from my fat bottom girls.
Hanging: Passionfruit, Oh YUM! Our passionfruit vine has an amazing crop this year, so I have made some passionfruit sauce to go on top of the cheesecake I made to take out to friends for dinner tonight.
Starts with A: Apples. Just coming ripe and laden with juicy goodness.
Pile: Books. Nothing better than stretching out in the shade with a pile of books.
Choose anything (monthly): our birdbath. We are being visited by lots of birds lately because we are in near drought conditions and the birds are thirsty and hot. Easy to provide a cool drink and the odd bath.
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