Just a Card Today but.......

Hello!

Just had time to make a card today, but it gave me a chance to play with dies again.

Pretty makes me happy :)

Have a good evening, P.

Making a Paint Chart....

Hello again,

I don't know why I didn't think of it before. I have a basket full of tubes of

acrylic paint, and I really had no idea what most of the colours are really

like....... all jumbled up, and the colours on the labels are not true representations.

So this afternoon I made a colour chart, just splotches on a strip of watercolour

paper, with the names next to them.

And it's SO useful, as I found out when I made two more textured backgrounds.

You can even visualise how the colours will go together and react in a colour

scheme. I will get so much use out of this.

I am really pleased with these :)  Now I have to work out where to go from here.

Bye for now, P.

Boxes for Fun...

Hi there All,

Just a brief post tonight as it is quite late!

I had to put away the paints for today as I was altering curtains... 3 pairs :/

During my lunch break, I tuned in to a video blog post by Sam Donald, a

Stampin Up demonstrator who goes by the blog name of Pootles.

These are my two interpretations of two of Sam's folded paper boxes - she has

expertly designed and demonstrated many different ones - and I love watching,

then making them myself. It is so therapeutic!

It is really good to take even the smallest amount of time in a busy day to make

something lovely.

Rest time now, P.

Snoozing on a Sunday...I wish!

Hello :) 

Daily creating has a few consequences in the domestic department....so today

involved a bit of catching up unfortunately. It started with two works of art- in 

doggy coiffure! So that was the morning gone.

Then we had a brief moment of daylight so it was out for some fresh air

Then a written critique on my landscape coursework (not done that before).

So I only had time to put a few finishing touches to a journal page

Still a novice at this.... so there should be visible improvement during the year ahead

I hope you have had a productive Sunday :)

Back tomorrow, P.

Texture and Colour.....the experiments.

Hello All,

Today, as promised, I took some time to experiment with paint.

I have little experience with acrylics in actual painting, yes I have

used them many times for crafting projects.

I created texture with matt medium and various random tools...

I really haven't got it yet..... but the point is to learn how to do something different.

And I really wasn't blessed with patience. If you don't let things dry properly in

between stages, the texture medium lifts, and you get muddy colours, at least I

learned that much!

Remember the textured canvas from yesterday?

I like this a bit better, the semi transparent layers are less muddy.....Golden High

Flow Acrylics.... not used them before but will continue to do so.

Turning up some curtains tomorrow.... must avoid paint :/

Have a good evening.... P.