Saturday, January 14, 2012

Spontaneous Scrappy/Arty trip to Warrnambool = HAPPY!!!

All the stars were aligned………..

Charm from Charm’s Creations and I drove to Warrnambool to catch up with scrappy friends meeting at the lovely Ebony Van der Starre’s home on Friday afternoon (yesterday)….

Marelle made yummy bolognaise for dinner, while we scrapped, painted, glued and chatted…….. Ebony had a class of 2 layouts… and she is a very talented teacher!!!!

I ‘played around’ making backgrounds in my journals and a bit of doodling as I didn’t have anything planned at such short notice.

I also have some VERY SPECIAL secret squirrel news….. and I’m sorry I can’t share just yet… so you’ll just have to wait.. Winking smile

Charm and I had the best conversation on the drive back home, with ideas and plans for this year…. it’s going to be a BIGGY!!!!!

I’ve already unpacked my bags from the trip, and ready to get my ART ON!!!!!!!!!! lol………

Thank you girls for a lovely afternoon/evening and it was so good to finally meet Ebony Van Der Starre, Leah Cameron and her sister (Sad smile forgot her name … and I like their style !!), Sophie Koschman, Jo Koschman, IRL, and to catch up with the sweet Marelle Jackman again…..

We WILL make it more often for sure…..{{hugs}}

 

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

START THE ART!!!!

Since having a stall at the local library on Sunday, I have been inspired to go back to the roots……… collage, paint, stamping, rub ons………. and I having fun!!!!

I have joined a free workshop, JUMP START 2012, by Nathalie Kalbach… and to ‘warm up’  for the January 123 Challenge 2012, I collaged in an old RD book……..(more inspiration from Amy McDonald of flutterbye)

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in one of my Art Journals

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here is my January 123 Challenge 2012 entry

Criteria; silver, word JOY, and splats….. I collaged print from an old RD book, painted over with red acrylic and scraped silver acrylic with an old credit card …… made my own stars and word Joy from cardboard, painted them and added Kindyglitz

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I added splats and the cute photo of my grandies I got for Christmas….. = FUN!!!

I am working on a couple commission canvases ATM…. here’s a sneak

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almost finished… and the second…….. collaged only……

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For some reason I haven’t yet started week 1 of Life Book 2012 …. I’ve been keeping up to date with the Facebook page and it is rather overwhelming and intimidating seeing the lovely Goddesses being created….. truly stunning!!!…. and

the  FREE, YES FREE……Strathmore Visual Online Workshop 1st class by Traci Bautista .. I WANT to start that REAL soon…. love her work!!!!!!!!!

I have a couple other workshops on the go too….. but I can do them at my own leisure… (even though I want to do EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW)…LOL… I am doing what I ENJOY right now, that’s all that matters….RIGHT?

ok, so… that’s it for now….…. and so I must START THE ART!!!!!

 TFL….. xxxxx