She raised her face to the moon......

This weeks theme over at WS is Summer Tea Party.

Seeing as WS themes are always open to interpretation, my canvas is along the same lines as Dymphie's in that it is a midnight tea party. My girl is enjoying the moonlit night with her friend the butterfuly and her steaming hot cup of tea is beside her :-)




The stamps are very faintly in the background. I have actually used sandpaper to take off some of the roughness of the paint. There are a couple of fleur de lis's and some script stamps.

Thanks for looking

MMM - Generations

It's been a longggggggggg time since I've participated in a MMM, but this weeks theme is Generations, so here's my entry -

It's been a while since a post with some art in.

Yep it's been a long time. Working lots and with any spare time I do have, I've been busy beading.......



This is the front page for a fabric book swap I'm working on with a super bunch of girls. This book belongs to Patti Gramza in the US. So far her book is awesome and the work contributed by the other girls, is awesome. I think she'll be so over the moon when she gets her book back.



And the back cover.

thanks for looking

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebs - Collage - Morph

MMM - Monochromatic

It's been a few weeks since I've submitted anything for MMM. But here is an ATC for the theme Monochromatic....



Thanks for looking :-)

Fabric Page for Martha Brown

Hi All

Unfort Martha doesn't have a blog, but this is FINALLY my first page finished for her fabric book. size is 6 inches x 5.5 inches. Still have to do the back page and this should have been finished in June :-( so i'm a little late....



and as this is a hidden treasure book, here is what is hiding under the middle flower.

Lookie what I got today

I'd love to say that I painted these myself, but alas no. I got them from a super place called Allpopart.com. I totally love them and am really pleased with the way they turned out.

Try Something New No2

Another first for on-line classes. This time with Paulette Insall. This was her organic backgrounds class. I do love my backgrounds I have to admit I do them a lot, but I haven't sanded my backgrounds before, so that was new. So the background although it looks textured, it's quite smooth. cool huh!!

So just to clarify this was a backgrounds class, and you could add what ever you wanted over the top of the background, although she does give some ideas as to what you can do. Anyone thinking about doing an on-line class, I highly recommend her and karyn Gartel.... both really cool and informative teachers.

So this canvas is 8" x 10" and is titled "An Awkward Friend". Still trying to get my faces right and my shading/trees right where I'm happy with the way they look.





So this is my second entry for MMM - Try something new.

MMM - Try Something New

Ok so this weeks theme over at MMM is try something new.

Here are pictures of 2 canvas's I made doing an online class with Karyn Gartel. Firstly this was my first ever on line class and i loved it. Secondly it was my first time making 2 canvas's at the same time.



thanks for looking.

WS - Sisters

This weeks theme at WS is Sisters.

This is an 8" x 10" canvas board that I made for my sister's birthday a few weeks back. The stamping is with "bubble wrap" both big and small bubbles. :-) thanks for looking.

MMM - By the Sea No.2

Another entry for this weeks theme over at MMM, this time it is an 8" x 10" canvas titled "La Sirene" which is French for The Mermaid:-

MMM - By the Sea

Here's my card for this weeks theme over at MMM

WS - Eyelets

This weeks theme at WS is eyelets. here's my card -

Niche Canvas Swap

As my partner Julie H has now received her canvas (see this post for more details on this swap) that I made for her, I can now share it here on my blog.



She is happy with it, so that's always a good feeling.

MMM - Bingo

This weeks theme over at MMM is Bingo.

THis is an 8"x10" canvas that I have done as part of an online class with Karyn Gartel. I have enjoyed doing the class and will try and make more of these funky looking canvas's "one day" when things quieten down a bit.

Anyway here is my piece for bingo.

Wed Stamper - Be Square

This weeks theme over at WS is squares.

This is a page I've been working on for a fabric round robin book which belongs to the uber talented Jo W and is actually the back page (see this previous post to see the front page).



To be honest, I've yet to add something to the right hand corner yet to "finish" it off and it needs a "hidden treasure" which is the theme of all the books. But I think I'll work on that tom as it's late and I need to hit the sack.

Night all and thanks for looking.

CHECK THIS OUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Is this AWESOME or is this AWESOME!!!!! This stunning piece of art is from my friend Julie H (check out her blog) as part of a swap that I'm hosting on INKredibly RT. The swap is basically that we pair up with somebody and we create a piece of artwork using the back of a stretched canvas (the niche) and send that to our partner. So the above is my STUNNING piece from Julie. Now all I have to do is make something as sensational as this to send back to her :-)

MMMM - Maps

Made the above "farewell" card for a friend who is leaving town (very very sad as her boy and my boy are besties), but unfortunately that's part and parcel of living in a very transient town (mining town). Tried to make it as bright and happy as I could, as the whole family are just gorgeous and bubbly/happy people. They will be greatly missed.

Anyway, this weeks theme at MMM is maps, so I have used maps on the pot and flower petal and then smushed over them with oil pastel crayons.

Thanks for looking :-)

Another Fridge Magnet

Finally finished both fridge magnets that I was making as birthday presents. The one above is of my DD No.1 and I'm inspired to make the same for my own fridge (when I've finished off all my other committments of course :-)

Wed Stamper - Art

This weeks theme over at WS is ART. I have made the house below as a birthday present for a family member and the picture is of my son. This is a fridge magnet and the stamping is located on the right hand side of the frame.



The houses are Collections along with some of the papers I've used.

Thanks for looking :-)