4 WEEKS!!!!!

I can't believe it's been 4 weeks since I blogged!!!

So much time spent in the garden...

fresh mange tout every day(often raw straight from the vine)

Strawberries in abundance (that barely made it into the kitchen)

Peas in their pods...sweet as dew...

all nearly over for this year.

But how pleasant the feeling of eating these things in season,

and the joy of growing them myself :)

As for Art....I may have started yet another art course

over at Willowing...

I couldn't resist joining 

Ever After 2019

These are my takes on July's classes;

"Finnoula" from the Children Of Lir

with Lora Murphy

 ( she is transformed into a swan)

"Snow White in the Forest" 

with Tamara Laporte

 ( first night, not as alone as she thinks)

"Pete's Dragon"

with Tamara Laporte

 (the dragon is shielding the child from stormy seas)

"Sad Queen" 

with Tamara Laporte

 (what makes her so sad that she is wicked?)

"Thumbelina" 

with Marieke Blokland

 (or in my version ThumbeGina :D)

and this is a class I just did yesterday back at

LifeBook 2019

"Be Brave"

with Marielle Stolp

currently in a calm/happy state and still

going with the flow :)

Enjoy and be well XXX

Variety is the Spice of LifeBook

Busy , busy, busy....

Days out with Hubby and days In with paint :D

The thing about doing an online art course like

Lifebook 2019

is the variety of styles you encounter...

 Painterly, is a new term to me...

and I'm loving the splodginess of it :D

 Then there is collage (with watercolour painting)

 and finding your own "story" with

Tam's beautiful whimsical style.

 Even within the "whimsical" genre you 

get to learn differing techniques through the 

 uniqueness of each teacher!

Then there are those that teach us to  just

let loose...

 and let the paint do it's own thing!

Can't even describe how much I am enjoying this course.

Should have joined in years ago :D

Blessed Midsummer to all!

May your creative light shine ever on

XXX

Beautiful Boy...

June will be my last DT post for 

CHPPC, so I wanted to make it 

something extra special :D

I have really loved working on this DT

but I have a loooooong "to do" list this

summer and something had to give.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank 

Hazel and her team for being so lovely XXX

CRAFTYHAZELNUT'S JUNE

 PATTERNED PAPER CHALLENGE

First page from 

Baby's "1st cuddles" memory book

(face obscured digitally for privacy issues)

 I have made similar books for my nieces, but

was excited to make a "boy" book for a change.

Fortunately I found this gorgeous paper pad by

"Cavania" via First Edition Paper Company

called "It's a Boy" :D

 The pad includes a sticker sheet and  2 pages

of tags.

I bought the 12x12 pad and cut down pages for an 

8x8 album, don't be afraid to cut down "picture" pages

they make lovely layouts just the same :D

I cut around the shoes and bunny with a craft knife

 to slot the photo behind them,

and cut the words "New Born" from 

the page of words to make the legend :D

I would like to enter this project in the 

following challenges;

Use Your Stuff # 360 Mood Board (blues and yellows)

Crafting From the Heart # 244 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door # wk 28th May~Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 432 Anything Goes

Happy Mail equals Happy Play...

In my last post I mentioned the lovely

Brenda Brown (Bumblebees and Butterflies),

and the fabulous "Happy Mail" she had sent me....

Well this is what I have been making with it :D

 I am not posting a step-by-step for this project

as Brenda is much better at it than I am, and

I highly recommend a visit to her blog.

Eileen Hull Notebook Die

 *and yes I will be purchasing the die to make more

of these little books*

I only used 3 of the pre-cut pages for now, but the book 

holds 3 signatures ...

and I stuck to my theme and colour combi for the year too :D

 I thought a compass made more sense than 

a clock face for the legend.

Can't wait to start "arting" the pages :D

Enjoy XXX

I would like to share this book in the following challenges;

A Vintage Journey # May- Book It!

More Mixed Media # AG - optional Pink

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge#63 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft # 92 Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More # 341 Anything Goes