Try it in reverse.........

Good afternoon everyone.

Today's idea comes from one of those "what if" moments. I came across a piece of

foam material in the bottom of the drawer which, when heated, would remember the

impression of any textured material pressed into it, making a printing block (think it

was from City and Guilds days).

I used a PaperArtsy Eclectica stamp by Darcy

which normally prints like this

to make a reverse or negative print

in Fresco Finish Acrylic, and added a bit of painting

Of course this is a reverse image so I couldn't just stamp on top of it! But I went ahead

anyway :/ and got a sort of bouquet.......

with a bit of black pen doodling, a few die cut petals and leaves and a small script.....

Sometimes it is good to just mess about....... hope you don't mind Darcy!

Bye for now, P.

A Bit Like Zentangle.........

Hello All on a lovely sunny day!

My project today is the result of a bit of "wonder if" experimentation. It fits in with the

CMC blog really well.

I own quite a few paper cutting dies......... I think they are really clever, plus there is

something really... pleasing... about them in themselves (weird again!). They are like

little metal works of art :).

I have recently been trying a bit of Zentangle. I like the theory that it is relaxing and

absorbing.....a kind of meditation. In more practical terms, it is compact art and requires

few materials.

I am not very good at Zentangle.....or relaxing!

Anyway......

I decided at the weekend to get out a few dies and just cut them with nothing

particularly in mind, and see what happened.

It looks a bit like Zentangle!

Just black cut outs on white paper and a bit of pen drawing.

It helps to have two beautiful daughters to model when I need them.

I will do more of this, It's very relaxing.

Bye for now, P.

The random number generator.......

Good evening all,

With the help of my very sophisticated random number generator......

and an independent adjudicator............

The winners are
                                Deborah Wainwright..............Shadowbox
                                Craftimamma.......................Hanging mobile
                                Sarah B.................................Canvas
Please "comment" your postal address ( I will delete at moderation).

Thank you soooooo much to all who kindly commented.

I will post the goodies on Monday (no post leaves the Island at the weekend).

Will post again soon, Penny.