tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88172704234167675242024-03-18T04:00:10.341+01:00Words and PicturesCrafting with words and pictures, and a whole lot of other lovely, messy things.Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.comBlogger1183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-38397360956361059412024-03-16T15:13:00.002+01:002024-03-16T22:16:57.510+01:00New YouTube Episodes at Words and Pictures<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all, I'm just popping in to let you know that there are new episodes of A Few Minutes of Fun to enjoy over on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCghQXHKlxLwBwHHRDI_3hcg" target="_blank">my YouTube channel, Words and Pictures</a>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hop over to take a look, and if you enjoy what you find, do subscribe for more fun in the future! Click the link below the picture to watch whichever one you fancy... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYztOfo3hrq4XGvr5jXGoMRE6zWByjfFAusV6pSUuIlUu3WDRcsscqW8RqRsbLISL0HhfrWAbxfk3hcvSVvG2ly2N8zRTd0mT6C5Lprsn9aL-jI3X5WEelHPh5vL8Dm6RE_KzXFYufCAvxRtYzunH2TK2dtAimCNJIIRI4tVeGL2-6r1RuHSqy33ZPdiE/s4032/CF5C0BCF-ACDF-404B-B3DD-34C8B6B3E85C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYztOfo3hrq4XGvr5jXGoMRE6zWByjfFAusV6pSUuIlUu3WDRcsscqW8RqRsbLISL0HhfrWAbxfk3hcvSVvG2ly2N8zRTd0mT6C5Lprsn9aL-jI3X5WEelHPh5vL8Dm6RE_KzXFYufCAvxRtYzunH2TK2dtAimCNJIIRI4tVeGL2-6r1RuHSqy33ZPdiE/w640-h360/CF5C0BCF-ACDF-404B-B3DD-34C8B6B3E85C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo2TIzAIL_w" target="_blank">A Few (More) Minutes of Fun - Collaging Tags</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw1jKu9DLbSBZOpWkMB-VqktDJBpbLbkWkSD7T7TianC1mSj1nOf_e9hEME3Yq17-djU_7GCl3VPWxg7OPjlFIa9lmhToqxUzvvybZ2aMK5QuC25IxFj-8T0dQU4Tjh-41ULXf1TCohl3UEuDKJTNlZcWNey3VeMjP94TT8bAPtxeNG0I7O5kwvKKhI/s3866/9E60C54C-0797-40EC-9ED5-574C65EAB770_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="3866" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw1jKu9DLbSBZOpWkMB-VqktDJBpbLbkWkSD7T7TianC1mSj1nOf_e9hEME3Yq17-djU_7GCl3VPWxg7OPjlFIa9lmhToqxUzvvybZ2aMK5QuC25IxFj-8T0dQU4Tjh-41ULXf1TCohl3UEuDKJTNlZcWNey3VeMjP94TT8bAPtxeNG0I7O5kwvKKhI/w640-h360/9E60C54C-0797-40EC-9ED5-574C65EAB770_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMisrNYVfRo" target="_blank">A Few Minutes of Fun - with PaperArtsy Printed Tissue and watercolours</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMQQGC7O4eSZLUxH7RhG1sddGBpApghy1jeRHfko7HFVTqauVSZPGSrBgQvBzKv7bs26tBQavY6eDVc7xGt3fBeYuZZIGsl0mtDyS1E0AZvcf6WlIUpjda1TX3nUi03bhO6kErY6YlvKsEdYKTnJqiw8Uyjw-W5Nkb7YwVl4n9HG0IB_6kwEjK4vqUOM/s3996/348EBBD9-020C-4465-BB6C-95D53883D890_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3996" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMQQGC7O4eSZLUxH7RhG1sddGBpApghy1jeRHfko7HFVTqauVSZPGSrBgQvBzKv7bs26tBQavY6eDVc7xGt3fBeYuZZIGsl0mtDyS1E0AZvcf6WlIUpjda1TX3nUi03bhO6kErY6YlvKsEdYKTnJqiw8Uyjw-W5Nkb7YwVl4n9HG0IB_6kwEjK4vqUOM/w640-h360/348EBBD9-020C-4465-BB6C-95D53883D890_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6sFRrRVdZ8" target="_blank">A Few Minutes of Fun - with Distress Inks - Spritz and Flick</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll come and join me at the craft table for just a few minutes of fun (or a few MORE minutes of fun in the case of the extended collaged tags edition!), and happy crafting all!</span></p><i>Creativity is intelligence having fun.</i><br />Albert Einstein<br /><br /><i>If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.</i><br />Groucho Marx<br /><br /><i>Do anything, but let it produce joy.</i><br />Walt Whitman<br /><br /><i>If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.</i><br />Katharine Hepburn<div><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-44204630213196432842024-02-27T20:00:00.064+01:002024-02-27T21:23:47.163+01:00Brand New Stamps at PaperArtsy - with a whole new look!<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm thrilled to be revealing my brand new stamp sets with <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2024/02/2024-new-paperartsy-products-by-alison.html" target="_blank">PaperArtsy</a>, as well as some Designer Tissue Paper of my very own. It's so exciting! The new stamps are heading in a new direction - they are Botanical Textures, with a sketchier style and a focus on texture, which work both for clean and simple style stamping and also in a more mixed media style. </span> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5IXBSIfMgBdGBNu-So85uCXyOs1GhHJ_0TZn4ucXz1E7kJofMFO5tfZRxIKfBhYmonImKNuxdGLPM6gTb41SGAWAAobyH9Y-DGDaQjmIuJjFcK0LPNKGtSQQJ_96FwqoNF48Zbudc66qfOlym-rgqOaOmXVJG4BzMYeXOHoShr7xVXSAvZY0wFe4ZAU/s2480/3C6BC28C-6053-468B-8F7E-7BAD665F28F9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5IXBSIfMgBdGBNu-So85uCXyOs1GhHJ_0TZn4ucXz1E7kJofMFO5tfZRxIKfBhYmonImKNuxdGLPM6gTb41SGAWAAobyH9Y-DGDaQjmIuJjFcK0LPNKGtSQQJ_96FwqoNF48Zbudc66qfOlym-rgqOaOmXVJG4BzMYeXOHoShr7xVXSAvZY0wFe4ZAU/w640-h360/3C6BC28C-6053-468B-8F7E-7BAD665F28F9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9Qf_zl-txzqhLQ3-FWdUZsWBL1T5beSuzjDJMQZeZP3yt1E-qVZOeY9wE5E1YhavHfTDE74s4EvwE1TyOdcRxjfT2_8xgD_nd2e5v29s5yAjHdK_yA0Msyy6Q48V7BIaHAAY_KpZUPDRIJjkXx7ob6fXqnual06PdLW65Qcggn2SDKmoP3x3mk6ckPY/s3024/6B1E1ADC-9138-4B19-84B8-54433632014A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="3024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9Qf_zl-txzqhLQ3-FWdUZsWBL1T5beSuzjDJMQZeZP3yt1E-qVZOeY9wE5E1YhavHfTDE74s4EvwE1TyOdcRxjfT2_8xgD_nd2e5v29s5yAjHdK_yA0Msyy6Q48V7BIaHAAY_KpZUPDRIJjkXx7ob6fXqnual06PdLW65Qcggn2SDKmoP3x3mk6ckPY/w640-h360/6B1E1ADC-9138-4B19-84B8-54433632014A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjnDCk857MFrfYwFJtS11oTpLVJbLyGOxjzqz1kd8xkpEjNwZtEoMbwbiKr0Tye5Tl9jaAiEguf24uGYAR6J5hx62F-2JeZ3BhKZPJjk4PRG2_hm5QFkFSUeI_STl2JV_nvPvJZxV-99nIJtgf-Okj6OdDy_AS7otmH6pomYQf0Sf6__pyMMjET2zScg/s2750/B16054D8-E831-4FEF-A3CB-929D11214E1D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2750" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjnDCk857MFrfYwFJtS11oTpLVJbLyGOxjzqz1kd8xkpEjNwZtEoMbwbiKr0Tye5Tl9jaAiEguf24uGYAR6J5hx62F-2JeZ3BhKZPJjk4PRG2_hm5QFkFSUeI_STl2JV_nvPvJZxV-99nIJtgf-Okj6OdDy_AS7otmH6pomYQf0Sf6__pyMMjET2zScg/w640-h360/B16054D8-E831-4FEF-A3CB-929D11214E1D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBvLE0DsQ_XGxgRGk7xXCZfpi8K6Gt2oHkvV4Nnc8KLIeo7eDSYyykNGnuA9_TgNK_5Zoa3IAhgzCG85WV8gHvJAKUi2R9BoiN1eSShNfkDzAFx4dTqEHzK13jIVXeSYV5gdcY0hW14S0YEugwOJ6e9zg9gf4wSia_UJd4o2V1H0PINt3nOiuemItv6M/s2738/7CF28C30-7A27-48BC-B4A0-5DB7C3E88ABB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2738" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBvLE0DsQ_XGxgRGk7xXCZfpi8K6Gt2oHkvV4Nnc8KLIeo7eDSYyykNGnuA9_TgNK_5Zoa3IAhgzCG85WV8gHvJAKUi2R9BoiN1eSShNfkDzAFx4dTqEHzK13jIVXeSYV5gdcY0hW14S0YEugwOJ6e9zg9gf4wSia_UJd4o2V1H0PINt3nOiuemItv6M/w640-h360/7CF28C30-7A27-48BC-B4A0-5DB7C3E88ABB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can see the sets in full, and the tissue paper too, as well as lots of samples <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2024/02/2024-new-paperartsy-products-by-alison.html" target="_blank">over at the PaperArtsy blog</a>. And of course you can also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.bomber.9/videos/954963752813454?idorvanity=103469360528380" target="_blank">watch the Live Launch on catch up here</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvc5NAiwk6SQ8cMt3iXToxdibyotDDbWsA7E_L4z8fPZU8oqVVpfbDVdwjD7nKZ7O3-W354-yZvw9ZkE-ht0uphPXAtDPyfD7XNnD3t-rf8kJP3yudEurFgE5-bd1rPPQDzNwfdC7gjwZMPQIzUfHDjfeDrCfMdz85A758ghPUH2DUkrVDgtc7UyVCFVY/s2843/1C44ACB5-4569-443C-83E4-DD6F974BF1FA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2843" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvc5NAiwk6SQ8cMt3iXToxdibyotDDbWsA7E_L4z8fPZU8oqVVpfbDVdwjD7nKZ7O3-W354-yZvw9ZkE-ht0uphPXAtDPyfD7XNnD3t-rf8kJP3yudEurFgE5-bd1rPPQDzNwfdC7gjwZMPQIzUfHDjfeDrCfMdz85A758ghPUH2DUkrVDgtc7UyVCFVY/w640-h360/1C44ACB5-4569-443C-83E4-DD6F974BF1FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf04tjOvgoAWB0yb7UJD29Pud6YaZQkd08o1-UuWkxcUK3d4YYhGmPgYANqWDH7ZsEZWiwn5pdawFtoJ6WKzg1oXfwsoXbBqaN6rRAbkcKJKbYNmyes2bQWhF2UN9hqLNmXbGUpiuE9nX1EIFKoQslwQRAJKjnLz7xFL66mvRiPL0Ap0cGSSyOJMKmcI/s2677/1DFB0819-7B57-48FD-A1F4-63DF1D2F00AF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2677" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf04tjOvgoAWB0yb7UJD29Pud6YaZQkd08o1-UuWkxcUK3d4YYhGmPgYANqWDH7ZsEZWiwn5pdawFtoJ6WKzg1oXfwsoXbBqaN6rRAbkcKJKbYNmyes2bQWhF2UN9hqLNmXbGUpiuE9nX1EIFKoQslwQRAJKjnLz7xFL66mvRiPL0Ap0cGSSyOJMKmcI/w640-h360/1DFB0819-7B57-48FD-A1F4-63DF1D2F00AF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXntQY-wamapU9t6OAV6tAEbebcRGMYJpxvi1OcsA1LY_V3SMZmljqQG4E3rl__xlThvpJd3fFlgmrbwaRIX4e9Uk1DPJaR0BJK40uyLQlbRYEihvfKDPeVn67LMX_1cGIsXZP8F_iZgY6aVvwCyDM6-o5p2n9jznuNMWbS1zwTHuk0XUrPTVUVySYZg/s2719/958AE4BA-4C2A-4AED-9615-0A90CCF269F3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2719" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXntQY-wamapU9t6OAV6tAEbebcRGMYJpxvi1OcsA1LY_V3SMZmljqQG4E3rl__xlThvpJd3fFlgmrbwaRIX4e9Uk1DPJaR0BJK40uyLQlbRYEihvfKDPeVn67LMX_1cGIsXZP8F_iZgY6aVvwCyDM6-o5p2n9jznuNMWbS1zwTHuk0XUrPTVUVySYZg/w640-h360/958AE4BA-4C2A-4AED-9615-0A90CCF269F3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I do hope you'll enjoy all the many possibilities with these new stamp designs, and that you'll have as much fun with them and the tissue paper as I've been having. As always, do let me know if you are creating anything with my designs - I love seeing what people get up to with them. Happy crafting, all!</span></p><p><i>Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.</i><br />Helen Keller</p><p><i>The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.</i><br />Marcel Proust</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-62666999295683279702024-02-25T18:01:00.054+01:002024-02-25T21:03:38.662+01:00Come and join me on camera...<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I seem to be spending a lot of time in front of the camera at the moment. This post is to let you know about three separate sessions where you can come and join me at the craft desk... and there's another (very exciting) one still to come on Tuesday 27th. February really is going out with a bang - the photographic sort... <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVF8WJHJEK4" target="_blank">"flash, bang, wallop, what a picture!"</a> </i>- moving pictures, in my case! (I'd completely forgotten there's a Shakespearean verse in Tommy Steele's ditty!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">First up, you can join me for some <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.bomber.9/videos/2932797353530114?idorvanity=103469360528380" target="_blank">Friday Fun</a>, which was originally live on the PaperArtsy People Facebook Group on (guess when!) Friday. It was a really special Friday Fun - some sneak peek playtime with a product which is not even launched yet... but I couldn't wait to share some of the fun I've been having with it. (You may think you recognise this blossom branch, but it's not what you think it is!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ogUUWwYzvjCrV2JRZ_uTd8E6dZnYuZauLlmLwU8CNquqgXej__ChLxjrFycz_p8jnTuzcBhsEwQ3r3q4tyhK4UdEyAZarwi3gvqgDvYG4wE0PfFaD_cXqygUul5Uz9Ki4FgwAo2OoT9wpRAjdmzQU2aHJi4SAefR4tU1bJqhQ1DjUFEC8TgUdupiuX4/s1970/133EEB2F-3D86-4694-84B1-9EE9F8E13128_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="1970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ogUUWwYzvjCrV2JRZ_uTd8E6dZnYuZauLlmLwU8CNquqgXej__ChLxjrFycz_p8jnTuzcBhsEwQ3r3q4tyhK4UdEyAZarwi3gvqgDvYG4wE0PfFaD_cXqygUul5Uz9Ki4FgwAo2OoT9wpRAjdmzQU2aHJi4SAefR4tU1bJqhQ1DjUFEC8TgUdupiuX4/w640-h640/133EEB2F-3D86-4694-84B1-9EE9F8E13128_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Then there's the second episode of my new weekly YouTube series, <a href="https://youtu.be/hA09HcZUpf0" target="_blank">A Few Minutes of Fun</a>. This will come out on Fridays or Saturdays, and this week it obviously had to be Saturday so as not to clash with the Friday Fun. (It's not live, but there's only so many videos I can cope with publishing at one time!) And I think I might stick to Saturdays from now on in any case. After <a href="https://youtu.be/E7SiS4t3bO8" target="_blank">last week's gypsophila gel printing</a>, this time I'm having <a href="https://youtu.be/hA09HcZUpf0" target="_blank">a few minutes of fun flipping stencils</a>, using some Distress Spray Stains. Nothing complicated, just genuinely a few minutes of fun...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvpQuW63odtj9LldBuiAcYwji9rF6ksiek_I0cOURl8wSQ9EMzuFhtWynt6dPOBpAXPOPkzIlOB9A_2BRri_XM5-fajnz4rDWhfPyQwKk-ODR2Y2JYdWDKXaXYgI4dqkssd1blMI6wEbRbWJ0rUDPS89yTt5Yn4KiF6ZEI0EmTbvgZwd0N59ifmDpEHU/s2882/936CDE44-719F-4336-8C2E-7D5E19F01A19_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="2882" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvpQuW63odtj9LldBuiAcYwji9rF6ksiek_I0cOURl8wSQ9EMzuFhtWynt6dPOBpAXPOPkzIlOB9A_2BRri_XM5-fajnz4rDWhfPyQwKk-ODR2Y2JYdWDKXaXYgI4dqkssd1blMI6wEbRbWJ0rUDPS89yTt5Yn4KiF6ZEI0EmTbvgZwd0N59ifmDpEHU/w640-h640/936CDE44-719F-4336-8C2E-7D5E19F01A19_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And then there's the third episode of my monthly YouTube series, <a href="https://youtu.be/kJLeNh4kfC4" target="_blank">Sunday Swatching</a>. This time I'm sort of swatching, but mostly colour mixing in a small grid of three paints, and then having a little watercolour playtime with doodles and a sketch. If you enjoy it, it would be lovely if you subscribed to the channel, and comments and likes all help me to build a following there.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ItUrh_i1WA5QwAPo5MqG9986JtUtS5vjnUkfUAOdBctsj7zRIyHFIrkKT-AG67df7nuyi0hwDljv4vXTiQ1LdDEJqa5jHYOdjUQmOUGPQjiNCfGFdqHRULcB_df65y5xgFAfbp4pwTSlmJxdVjR2WA_ZGEEKNmwzosltHuH6LmpMaj8WAgJxtcSh7J8/s2864/E2529C6E-2B2B-43C4-8A7A-5C71540D54CA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="2864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ItUrh_i1WA5QwAPo5MqG9986JtUtS5vjnUkfUAOdBctsj7zRIyHFIrkKT-AG67df7nuyi0hwDljv4vXTiQ1LdDEJqa5jHYOdjUQmOUGPQjiNCfGFdqHRULcB_df65y5xgFAfbp4pwTSlmJxdVjR2WA_ZGEEKNmwzosltHuH6LmpMaj8WAgJxtcSh7J8/w640-h640/E2529C6E-2B2B-43C4-8A7A-5C71540D54CA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So take your pick... or join me for all three. You don't have to listen to me talk, of course - turn the volume down and put on some of your favourite music instead, and just enjoy the meditative processes of combining pigment, paper and water.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll enjoy joining me at the craft desk for a bit of playtime. Hopefully, you'll be inspired to go and play yourselves. And watch out for Tuesday's big news... Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting all!</span></p><p><i>For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.</i><br />Henri Cartier-Bresson</p><p><i>A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.</i><br />Orson Welles</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-5655812084968661622024-02-16T23:08:00.002+01:002024-02-16T23:08:51.219+01:00A Few Minutes of Fun<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all - hope you're all doing well. I'm here with a quick heads-up to let you know there's a new series starting today on my YouTube channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SiS4t3bO8" target="_blank">A Few Minutes of Fun</a>. Something to add to the monthly Sunday Swatching videos. (Yes, my New Year's resolution to build the channel is still on course and we're nearly at the end of February!)</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">My aim for this series is to share a few minutes of art and crafting fun once a week, either on a Friday or a Saturday - usually somewhere between five and fifteen minutes, depending on what we're playing with. Look at what I've been up to in the craft room today...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJSBuL1JWv7dAQMCE68SjFR9MtU63_B4MV6rgcnvATGWZDu03bqFRTUmiUo8Y7e3PSYsmyNK0rRdBqwMqNjQdzimI_ZEQMqXTYOcew9xRJSYuUPzibh2PvJ_ohFny8aibQc9yrq6sPay8HlFZ6HzZv4NcXVy7v0KQc3f4SaqPm_mJjftPPP_sYJRT73k/s3024/509220A4-9F67-488C-A7D1-040238851960_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJSBuL1JWv7dAQMCE68SjFR9MtU63_B4MV6rgcnvATGWZDu03bqFRTUmiUo8Y7e3PSYsmyNK0rRdBqwMqNjQdzimI_ZEQMqXTYOcew9xRJSYuUPzibh2PvJ_ohFny8aibQc9yrq6sPay8HlFZ6HzZv4NcXVy7v0KQc3f4SaqPm_mJjftPPP_sYJRT73k/w640-h640/509220A4-9F67-488C-A7D1-040238851960_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">For <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SiS4t3bO8" target="_blank">this first episode</a>, I've been playing with some Gypsophila stems on the gel plate, using some of my favourite colours of PaperArtsy Chalk Acrylic paint. Why not start the weekend by joining me at the craft table for a little bit of printing inspiration? It's great fun seeing these prints come to life. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And while you're there, I hope you'll choose to subscribe to the channel. Likes and comments also help me with the YouTube algorithm, so if you feel the urge... But mostly, I just hope you enjoy the fun, and take away some inspiration.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Have a great weekend, all!</span></p><p><i>Do anything, but let it produce joy.</i><br />Walt Whitman</p><p><i>It is a happy talent to know how to play.</i><br />Ralph Waldo Emerson</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-29140039482447663942024-01-26T15:18:00.000+01:002024-01-26T15:18:39.330+01:00January Joy in Fodder School<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">January in Fodder School has been glorious... and that's not an adjective I often apply to January! The wonderful Megan Quinlan shared some classes which were definitely up my street, and I had a fabulous time shopping my stash for stencils and stamps which had been neglected for far too long, as well as current favourites. Here's the inspirational deck that emerged on my craft table...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqD2BqULvg0QhfNi8Hi9M1-lZoH9DUg4E2X_Kkq3p3rREY1j95wXzBxvjVPEAEBCo5GJUb25gqO-cdjuVwo8AGfmHi-dsFoeb6tzDCd3xNZLudegKXcE8o0XFPmg2JR0u0EhzDLtVtMHvdzr4vfQcC8VPwKDvpQLJcp0KMu5zLPaucf_qMVHJHtOn6F1g/s4032/43747287-09D8-495C-A1D1-F1EAAA360A44_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqD2BqULvg0QhfNi8Hi9M1-lZoH9DUg4E2X_Kkq3p3rREY1j95wXzBxvjVPEAEBCo5GJUb25gqO-cdjuVwo8AGfmHi-dsFoeb6tzDCd3xNZLudegKXcE8o0XFPmg2JR0u0EhzDLtVtMHvdzr4vfQcC8VPwKDvpQLJcp0KMu5zLPaucf_qMVHJHtOn6F1g/w480-h640/43747287-09D8-495C-A1D1-F1EAAA360A44_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Amongst other things, Megan encouraged us to create a deck whose theme would have personal meaning for us. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS50nh-slYufyX9Ce1DX4rZkbgeEQHMXuPRXDx-d5PmPqeqbBsvGJ5a9hIFiTlK9kQL7aXFl5dRdLg47rtmuZ-Xofkw-hoLj1LOmwRo8Q6pDi138g2y4fY6dsRFlEfz0snbPYXMLKAKUu69v4cr0W_MrRonXi6c-5MsehC-MGY1wXROIFf851pv4xS7K8/s3839/E07C4680-63CA-449F-A001-2B0945F2028F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="2879" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS50nh-slYufyX9Ce1DX4rZkbgeEQHMXuPRXDx-d5PmPqeqbBsvGJ5a9hIFiTlK9kQL7aXFl5dRdLg47rtmuZ-Xofkw-hoLj1LOmwRo8Q6pDi138g2y4fY6dsRFlEfz0snbPYXMLKAKUu69v4cr0W_MrRonXi6c-5MsehC-MGY1wXROIFf851pv4xS7K8/w480-h640/E07C4680-63CA-449F-A001-2B0945F2028F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You won't be surprised to learn that I dived straight into nature.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF56r6wsUt1Tlor9t5qeT_ZizNiPfD10DbrqxT7yBh0S_jRdX9FLpn0O_JadF9AFK9IsIA87lKyy0g5n0M7go8KVa9oiqDuV0ePqLhyphenhyphen_09mcQNyinrDzNoE6W6hfPtS8VF3LQNYUJoDSMLytHS8U3SWArJYiqy_BhbpDdSCtMleJfOHb6ne6zWEc6rnLA/s4032/FD7BF960-D353-48C6-8A16-EFBF3F0A17C0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF56r6wsUt1Tlor9t5qeT_ZizNiPfD10DbrqxT7yBh0S_jRdX9FLpn0O_JadF9AFK9IsIA87lKyy0g5n0M7go8KVa9oiqDuV0ePqLhyphenhyphen_09mcQNyinrDzNoE6W6hfPtS8VF3LQNYUJoDSMLytHS8U3SWArJYiqy_BhbpDdSCtMleJfOHb6ne6zWEc6rnLA/w480-h640/FD7BF960-D353-48C6-8A16-EFBF3F0A17C0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">These cards will be a reminder to me of how important it is to keep sacred the moments of stillness, solitude, and heart-opening beauty which nature offers. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6filCHw8nuauvL0ijI64LoKMrMKTVpgWKqZzrpk9L_I2xVw46Spa5freay6Lg4gPYone1DWh2bMmapmfl6SkE4UELmYWUFai8SkC0pJ_54g9LL3hddajScyVccyAGCDghKvop_7hwHKXY1yQO1YEUqKONdBxhwPtwZa-gwxmfFRBnPJbYeoubwWSS_ww/s4032/BA8FB30F-9EED-4135-BB79-BB0239008289_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6filCHw8nuauvL0ijI64LoKMrMKTVpgWKqZzrpk9L_I2xVw46Spa5freay6Lg4gPYone1DWh2bMmapmfl6SkE4UELmYWUFai8SkC0pJ_54g9LL3hddajScyVccyAGCDghKvop_7hwHKXY1yQO1YEUqKONdBxhwPtwZa-gwxmfFRBnPJbYeoubwWSS_ww/w480-h640/BA8FB30F-9EED-4135-BB79-BB0239008289_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Time spent in nature is what allows my creativity to breathe and flow, despite the troubled times we are living through.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRNpXqy1eXdbrIthFZoUupq_dF5eEgevf4R1_fBIZ7EKWhv0TO7nwyUR9CAZtlfX3KAN-0FBR_BYcLUWgheyt6qLhHkYy7UFpOBTh3nviSamYp1MTI8A85T6JBpGsOF0ZwCgN9XFP_CGd6Wg6EZn7Xm_gds8y8rQJ2-KH05GHvDCcd75okLhGu9-q3Ss/s4032/E3CB047E-5F0D-405F-8989-E235AFBDC546_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRNpXqy1eXdbrIthFZoUupq_dF5eEgevf4R1_fBIZ7EKWhv0TO7nwyUR9CAZtlfX3KAN-0FBR_BYcLUWgheyt6qLhHkYy7UFpOBTh3nviSamYp1MTI8A85T6JBpGsOF0ZwCgN9XFP_CGd6Wg6EZn7Xm_gds8y8rQJ2-KH05GHvDCcd75okLhGu9-q3Ss/w480-h640/E3CB047E-5F0D-405F-8989-E235AFBDC546_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">These were the backgrounds, created in the Make Fodder sessions, before adding the Use Fodder detailing which came later.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHnpptHSvKY9OEGzk1H8BNcqm6MRnHnnwnJ7_x-xRtfYkRUgj0DLs2KxNeC8Mj7kIPSw6fZtyv59vSLTygUQab_4O1J2ZUKefsYgET_qG-tWL3hkbmmRcpvGPbdp7Fjpbp7cj0_i3trpdHPXij4k9NEAVGQkBOIF84R8mcomfp0udBuP-oQGw4BZEf2g/s4032/CEEEDCA4-D62B-418F-BCA1-3A1460244303_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHnpptHSvKY9OEGzk1H8BNcqm6MRnHnnwnJ7_x-xRtfYkRUgj0DLs2KxNeC8Mj7kIPSw6fZtyv59vSLTygUQab_4O1J2ZUKefsYgET_qG-tWL3hkbmmRcpvGPbdp7Fjpbp7cj0_i3trpdHPXij4k9NEAVGQkBOIF84R8mcomfp0udBuP-oQGw4BZEf2g/w480-h640/CEEEDCA4-D62B-418F-BCA1-3A1460244303_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are 32 cards in total in my deck, so here they are broken down into groups of eight so that you can see them more clearly...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS5cHDN1ugP1p7Aya_BT1bj4Q4KX6y2OMwhFVlqXZ5tSUUf7emvkhOHcXgjapbrsAlHomJs4wKEqVU3QIMM6t2gimkpvKEhfM0J8bNGPbiN6kIlnNr5kMdSkZzlyHdU7zYvudj7_pJeVwYE2SjOgoq2QKgK5uNdogNHSGn-IJGUGcROawCGivRcSFXZQ/s4032/38052427-B1AA-4AF7-8D24-F1AF61A61FC0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS5cHDN1ugP1p7Aya_BT1bj4Q4KX6y2OMwhFVlqXZ5tSUUf7emvkhOHcXgjapbrsAlHomJs4wKEqVU3QIMM6t2gimkpvKEhfM0J8bNGPbiN6kIlnNr5kMdSkZzlyHdU7zYvudj7_pJeVwYE2SjOgoq2QKgK5uNdogNHSGn-IJGUGcROawCGivRcSFXZQ/w480-h640/38052427-B1AA-4AF7-8D24-F1AF61A61FC0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: left;">You'll spot plenty of my own PaperArtsy quotes in action, as well as some of my botanical stamps, mostly from the Fodder Berry and Rosemary Editions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZneIMaNsWSx-0put4-qZsM823jR2RAiI0gXVncUDAlNl1OsXYMpEZkUskNb-zYMRtzxlFo40i_RcTtLIprfYkNU3UirOKJ3FhtDvYipSf4UY3pC5B7U30EXNrAPvd8F8uvXfdXfj1x9jqAfxrLfHStQvO1u9x99iCxpqm1Xo9naYaHg2r5GnEF9dAhlM/s3914/120B78A3-5698-44FD-8575-4706F2540008_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3914" data-original-width="2936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZneIMaNsWSx-0put4-qZsM823jR2RAiI0gXVncUDAlNl1OsXYMpEZkUskNb-zYMRtzxlFo40i_RcTtLIprfYkNU3UirOKJ3FhtDvYipSf4UY3pC5B7U30EXNrAPvd8F8uvXfdXfj1x9jqAfxrLfHStQvO1u9x99iCxpqm1Xo9naYaHg2r5GnEF9dAhlM/w480-h640/120B78A3-5698-44FD-8575-4706F2540008_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are other PaperArtsy stamp sets, as well as some by Seth Apter for Impression Obsession, and lots of Donna Downey stencils, as well as some of her stamp designs for Unity Stamp Co. </span> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_AgpLX9Yk_DWkmJQYG4byNCw0gPjMONat4r_duB0aW3XC3jhbxx5t8yBmTKD-OhpVap6ynOCjnANRWoBcjKESneQRwdchUfWrTuRtC5zADTnxQ5vAhUfX0YHb8OlSlNT711ojxCZLqQaEHt5lMsVGX5pL1UdgAcJgd4g8K4zJT0GjBaFTp8qN4ZQs3w/s3869/B90383C7-B442-43F1-AA2B-0CFC7846D975_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_AgpLX9Yk_DWkmJQYG4byNCw0gPjMONat4r_duB0aW3XC3jhbxx5t8yBmTKD-OhpVap6ynOCjnANRWoBcjKESneQRwdchUfWrTuRtC5zADTnxQ5vAhUfX0YHb8OlSlNT711ojxCZLqQaEHt5lMsVGX5pL1UdgAcJgd4g8K4zJT0GjBaFTp8qN4ZQs3w/w480-h640/B90383C7-B442-43F1-AA2B-0CFC7846D975_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The paints used are almost all PaperArtsy too - mostly from my Background Blues collection - with some added Daniel Smith Moonglow providing those haunting purple tones. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMAe0wg9HxPxst0aAebifYq88AlUYpA4zcMpMPbi8v6SmIwoNgUqmVo3uOINAWSYQjq-lvlUGEUr4ecEJuzleMDRpqE54fsJieZEnh6T68Kd30KhPnMm9FqNaVNhPSog57FCDX0dUeseefSjFtuJwyJBlINIxVZhhw3UR1fipHg2VjUb8xe7hxo1f-Yo/s3949/D08D96E3-AD58-4C01-AC93-3F56E2F00F51_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3949" data-original-width="2962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMAe0wg9HxPxst0aAebifYq88AlUYpA4zcMpMPbi8v6SmIwoNgUqmVo3uOINAWSYQjq-lvlUGEUr4ecEJuzleMDRpqE54fsJieZEnh6T68Kd30KhPnMm9FqNaVNhPSog57FCDX0dUeseefSjFtuJwyJBlINIxVZhhw3UR1fipHg2VjUb8xe7hxo1f-Yo/w480-h640/D08D96E3-AD58-4C01-AC93-3F56E2F00F51_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you want to see individual close-ups, I'm afraid you are going to have to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/w0rdsandp1ctures/" target="_blank">visit me on Instagram</a> for that. It would be a massively photo-heavy blogpost!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs7DLHhrAejAbV6_7eO915BskOCoi19WHjnmiBRcp6cjPZRIAlYdS3teeKW-SXvlc8YOJkgiTV_GaiL5ejnSt3MtaJBOII3s10-bSbngi7WaAnVdgaZCxVxNz9niLyMfuiPbEBoxn5_MAqrmH2Ukw5yWj1jrq6n0HRBbq7cN0f4BbeqGaeJHTFq0b2vk/s3870/795C1B17-11A9-4362-A6BD-08B3134A75B2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="2902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs7DLHhrAejAbV6_7eO915BskOCoi19WHjnmiBRcp6cjPZRIAlYdS3teeKW-SXvlc8YOJkgiTV_GaiL5ejnSt3MtaJBOII3s10-bSbngi7WaAnVdgaZCxVxNz9niLyMfuiPbEBoxn5_MAqrmH2Ukw5yWj1jrq6n0HRBbq7cN0f4BbeqGaeJHTFq0b2vk/w480-h640/795C1B17-11A9-4362-A6BD-08B3134A75B2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It really has been an extraordinary month in terms of creativity - with phenomenal inspiration decks appearing from my fellow Fodder School teachers as well as the participants... so much beauty on Instagram and in the Fodder School FB group, which is a really supportive and informative environment (hate to say nice things about FB - but this is down to the people in there!). I offered up a little bonus session to add to Megan's classes, as did several other teachers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAsy_lCgWvFry-kguJ0tmpxx6Qx4gs7jL3AeL4n5Xgvz-ARWMmAZjuycColDHUMHoo3B6N3iTOxfGNV8A84n3lRlMwE7abgEQON2nA20YhMQhlqBWiyJqcDNSCG6sKWq2Ogssxx07fUqJwp3fBRYoOrnSMovnjV48GA6ItkVzMEkkSBfRfYPQtEdo42c/s4032/CFC5B2DF-DD2D-4B2C-8A61-CF3B607DA872_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAsy_lCgWvFry-kguJ0tmpxx6Qx4gs7jL3AeL4n5Xgvz-ARWMmAZjuycColDHUMHoo3B6N3iTOxfGNV8A84n3lRlMwE7abgEQON2nA20YhMQhlqBWiyJqcDNSCG6sKWq2Ogssxx07fUqJwp3fBRYoOrnSMovnjV48GA6ItkVzMEkkSBfRfYPQtEdo42c/w480-h640/CFC5B2DF-DD2D-4B2C-8A61-CF3B607DA872_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If all this tempts you to join in the fun (there's still so much more to come, including my own teaching month!!), then just follow <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">this link</a> to find out everything you need to know about joining up for Fodder School.</span></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope January has brought you some joy too. I know it can be a hard month, but I have found real solace in creating my deck, and I know it will continue to bring me a sense of calm and beauty throughout the years. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I'll see you again soon.</span></p><p><i>Feeling a little blue in January is normal.</i><br />Marilu Henner</p><p><i>January is the month for dreaming.</i><br />Jean Hersey</p><p><i>January, the first month of the year. A perfect time to start all over again, changing energies and deserting old moods, new beginnings, new attitudes.</i><br />Charmaine J. Ford</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-47896162982570534442024-01-04T12:33:00.005+01:002024-01-04T21:02:15.301+01:00Farewell 2023<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Happy New Year, all! I know I haven't got around to sharing any December Fodder School creativity yet... stamp releases and Christmas got in the way! I'm already in the middle of January's classes, so I will catch you up with all of that soon. But for now, here's a little look back at last year's journey.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I like to take the time each December to see where my creative journey has taken me over the course of the year, identifying new directions as well as continuing passions. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Obviously Fodder School has loomed large, but I have also done three PaperArtsy stamp releases this year - Spring Botanicals, Summer Botanicals and the Festive Minis, six full size sets and eight minis in total. Those PaperArtsy designs have been a real creative engine underlying my year, and you'll see how they play a huge part in my work now. All in all, it has been quite an eventful year so I gathered together several "collections" of highlights rather than trying to whittle it down too far.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*********</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So the first batch is Dimensionality and Watercolours... 3D projects, including plenty of recycling (Camembert cheese boxes for the win!), and some glimpses inside my watercolour journals. Lots of my stamps in action here too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgive8fyDN8yf7fWHVm-eZRftDD9XgdNL7IjeRc7BhP9iN1-fDW2YI7RK6HF5rveE7M-MQj1d9wT4qUgdDLbjJz6bAVunhdt8EvIyKqFki7c6gZVV8kUYwRGfLk_Dgf3fD0Z17GZLC2GNSr8hk6qa1KYQVNTY5wmceQMAh53MItEYI6ky70ei2Jl1rxOQ8/s2000/850952AB-499F-4BF7-A150-79B527984F48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgive8fyDN8yf7fWHVm-eZRftDD9XgdNL7IjeRc7BhP9iN1-fDW2YI7RK6HF5rveE7M-MQj1d9wT4qUgdDLbjJz6bAVunhdt8EvIyKqFki7c6gZVV8kUYwRGfLk_Dgf3fD0Z17GZLC2GNSr8hk6qa1KYQVNTY5wmceQMAh53MItEYI6ky70ei2Jl1rxOQ8/w640-h640/850952AB-499F-4BF7-A150-79B527984F48.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Nature is the linking theme in all of it, as well as in my ongoing watercolour explorations. Texture, dimension, recycling, and organic inclusions all continue to be core elements, but I can see that the colour palette is expanding.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">**********</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The second collection is Tags (of course!). I don't think I'll ever stop creating tags, and looking over the year I can see more continuing passions than new directions as far as tags go. I still love working in duos and trios, balancing the composition, and the colour palette is as you would expect. (There were other colours in my tags - even some yellow ones - but they didn't make the favourites list!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOg1JMa71SRYarxzHvw9uP7tsbYghHbhaSWoQf70NyZPKhg6acj3elrS0A5zbQzyByV64xpaeASYH-WKKHTt1Hz1I9FW0_KWq0_OlXEo0BZSaKsVBOna8KvNwVq56eOm8HctEGZbxOHWBh_YTunGiE_Lxrh9NVejO17kOnKpzaKP77cBsM2csCFUn8ss/s2000/E2E73C80-6374-41CF-AFFE-0886B3372290_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOg1JMa71SRYarxzHvw9uP7tsbYghHbhaSWoQf70NyZPKhg6acj3elrS0A5zbQzyByV64xpaeASYH-WKKHTt1Hz1I9FW0_KWq0_OlXEo0BZSaKsVBOna8KvNwVq56eOm8HctEGZbxOHWBh_YTunGiE_Lxrh9NVejO17kOnKpzaKP77cBsM2csCFUn8ss/w640-h640/E2E73C80-6374-41CF-AFFE-0886B3372290_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Nature is the linking theme here too, along with texture, dimension and natural elements. And of course as well as my own PaperArtsy stamps, there are always heaps of Tim Holtz products - Idea-ology, Stampers Anonymous stamps and stencils and, above all, Ranger Ink Distress products.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*********</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Next up, Botanical Panels - a whole new category for 2023! I found great joy this year in combining my PaperArtsy botanical and ephemera stamps with the Tim Holtz 3D embossing folders... so much joy, in fact, that I found I had a whole grid of nine just with these projects! The Tree Rings, Brickwork and Pine Branches folders by @sizzix make the perfect backdrop for my botanical sketches and ephemera labels.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD8RgF-wfkZszbsl4g2IDJsgoX2UiCbcrF9N9nEP1_w1mCxSOYD3-r7QXKggJz_0W2Wv4mQAsN7YS0kj-YxwEnX0t21NIqHXjY3RWrno9AcbzeXG9sqku7sV0XVd8ia5XmNeoDpTkNeJCKmisS1v63dlbmcCAaJRBeSLYKWz7kSFm_99hFt6Q400s8vY/s2000/BA796CBD-D211-4803-81DE-6C61766BF2F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD8RgF-wfkZszbsl4g2IDJsgoX2UiCbcrF9N9nEP1_w1mCxSOYD3-r7QXKggJz_0W2Wv4mQAsN7YS0kj-YxwEnX0t21NIqHXjY3RWrno9AcbzeXG9sqku7sV0XVd8ia5XmNeoDpTkNeJCKmisS1v63dlbmcCAaJRBeSLYKWz7kSFm_99hFt6Q400s8vY/w640-h640/BA796CBD-D211-4803-81DE-6C61766BF2F9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">In some of these panels the botanicals are layered over old book covers or real bark backgrounds, but in almost all cases they're all combined with plenty of Idea-ology ephemera and Sizzix diecuts, as well as natural elements - twigs, moss, pinecones and so on. Nature is absolutely at the heart of these makes, of course, along with texture, dimension and the natural elements. And they make me happy, so I'm making no apologies for having a whole extra grid dedicated to them!</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*********</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The fourth collection (appropriately for number four) is Quartets and Sets. This remains one of my favourite ways to create - in sets and collections and quartets. Some of my favourite works of the year are here - minimal collages on watercolour and mixed media backgrounds. Backgrounds are at the heart of my creative process, and sometimes I just don't want to cover them up much!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5ocLPw1TrAKgXFPLpqFEwLhPQhnZjUj74uQwRtgeXl7-niRNJe0_QjRkKxpOHAKYeY757HHCX0KnhRfLeydsXi0wGUtwnKuLt4-nj1-c_Jq1zpXzQgKcCIaLFB9KZdV3PC_6ltxMl_CyjKYGN01s3trRxfYVzBqn2V9U4nFhsd7j9GxeMbu7MQAPRDc/s2000/C9497B4E-71EE-40B5-9B1F-3D63CB24C132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5ocLPw1TrAKgXFPLpqFEwLhPQhnZjUj74uQwRtgeXl7-niRNJe0_QjRkKxpOHAKYeY757HHCX0KnhRfLeydsXi0wGUtwnKuLt4-nj1-c_Jq1zpXzQgKcCIaLFB9KZdV3PC_6ltxMl_CyjKYGN01s3trRxfYVzBqn2V9U4nFhsd7j9GxeMbu7MQAPRDc/w640-h640/C9497B4E-71EE-40B5-9B1F-3D63CB24C132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Lots of my PaperArtsy stamps are in action here, with Tim Holtz dies, stamps, stencils, and Idea-ology elements of all kinds, and as always texture and natural elements are a vital part of the creative process.</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">*********</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And finally, here's grid number five, Journalling and Journals. As you might expect from someone who calls herself "Words and Pictures", books continue to play a huge part in my creative journey, whether that's art journalling, altered books or handmade ones.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fpVatAgZS_oeZQ1ws8eRrQM4g3jwQZteXscel6SCebL0u0DYXci4KnazG-g4q7Mq-IOCjmGnUt9J0MdTqJgI2iE42zZ_NUQjI_koKx80dE7bk4OxKKhbMkgSFLrmIY4xT8d37oBh1eKaJS92_ShidnO1Vth_gG1AQZkvjy7zjyhemtzQxhzDBf50xqI/s2000/F9DED671-448F-4075-A45C-A0DCE8ACA443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fpVatAgZS_oeZQ1ws8eRrQM4g3jwQZteXscel6SCebL0u0DYXci4KnazG-g4q7Mq-IOCjmGnUt9J0MdTqJgI2iE42zZ_NUQjI_koKx80dE7bk4OxKKhbMkgSFLrmIY4xT8d37oBh1eKaJS92_ShidnO1Vth_gG1AQZkvjy7zjyhemtzQxhzDBf50xqI/w640-h640/F9DED671-448F-4075-A45C-A0DCE8ACA443.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Most of the journalling here is done in an old hardback book - and where would my page spreads be without the Tim Holtz Paper Dolls and Photobooth snapshots?! The tag books are based on the fabulous class shared by Megan Quinlan in the Fodder Challenge back in July; and I had to include the Coptic bound, handpainted book with my PaperArtsy stamps, made in the first month of Fodder School thanks to the lovely October sessions with Di Venter. </span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I think you've probably got the idea about the recurring themes and elements in my work by now - nature, texture, and I'm going to add storytelling to the list too... this grid really captures it all, I think.</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope 2024 will bring a little more peace and compassion into the world (though I'm not holding my breath), and that all of you will enjoy a creative year ahead, full of whatever gives you joy. Happy crafting, all!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><i>And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.</i></div><div>Meister Eckhart</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.</i></div><div>Albert Einstein</div><div><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-82242851091201928072023-12-11T10:55:00.001+01:002023-12-11T10:55:13.251+01:00Sunday Swatching<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Just popping in very quickly to say that I'm starting to build more regular content on my YouTube channel, Words and Pictures. The first step is a new series called Sunday Swatching, and the first episode went live yesterday evening. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mnSh08HJM" target="_blank">Watch it here!</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMn5ATd8OjiiyFX0bk4fi3AjoyFiwHjyeg5JbtPXhble3zxPRD0Lw36940nJZN7bp6lkoC8w8iEy1FUdlV8SHqHMZFPdqGkCWEAWWBoHDoNeVHJxIQZ0R5GmR5B5WhXVJj7O68832UwBr6Vso63ZftnCgvCU9MrFIHKuJ6gBF7GazOnlRt1vQbe2RLNw/s3832/A7057792-D53E-4667-BE35-2EEE03CEC985_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMn5ATd8OjiiyFX0bk4fi3AjoyFiwHjyeg5JbtPXhble3zxPRD0Lw36940nJZN7bp6lkoC8w8iEy1FUdlV8SHqHMZFPdqGkCWEAWWBoHDoNeVHJxIQZ0R5GmR5B5WhXVJj7O68832UwBr6Vso63ZftnCgvCU9MrFIHKuJ6gBF7GazOnlRt1vQbe2RLNw/w480-h640/A7057792-D53E-4667-BE35-2EEE03CEC985_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'll be swatching various mediums in various ways, often watercolours but not always. Sometimes they'll be new ones, sometimes old favourites in new combinations. I'm aiming to post at least once a month... on a Sunday (who could have guessed?!).</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdi_zesnqMYKUPc1ksXo0dW8c-Eq6VAfsIa2P7a1R-JkTFHYjrk_SdPd7wKw02lBQ9FStnw7g_UE6FJzSp4uROI_BG-exbJw_s8WEAUPmlPdmFj3n2x8rKmam4WqMKyGSb_cSv3heO59QsnB9ef31kZWdqp2qQNj355AxpMwWLT24Sn_Y_7QwrHCv_jo/s3957/0A24525C-C346-4046-A044-49E05253DBE1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3957" data-original-width="2934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdi_zesnqMYKUPc1ksXo0dW8c-Eq6VAfsIa2P7a1R-JkTFHYjrk_SdPd7wKw02lBQ9FStnw7g_UE6FJzSp4uROI_BG-exbJw_s8WEAUPmlPdmFj3n2x8rKmam4WqMKyGSb_cSv3heO59QsnB9ef31kZWdqp2qQNj355AxpMwWLT24Sn_Y_7QwrHCv_jo/w474-h640/0A24525C-C346-4046-A044-49E05253DBE1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="474" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">In this week's Sunday Swatching, I'm playing with some brand new (to me) Art to Basic handmade watercolour paints. You can explore all their beautiful colours <a href="https://www.arttobasic.com/" target="_blank">here on their website</a>. I ordered six of these paints, and one came as a bonus... I wonder if you can guess which one was unexpected! All will become clear in the video. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtffaovVHqcuppGnoXH15Z4S15jlDF1pcRDpu3mqd9QCgXwAxa9s7GPoVupuIZ7FqEnEVtovFzBE-ANAPtK_y_8sg00x_CQ-dG3eSuDlj8-jesf3lmm73qiBQgGvB9epZUpUABbqzX4VZBUJrb3lZBqIYyhIV1Ruzfx9hvEgGnDOTjFJ9EdXHiHPVW9WU/s4032/5CC1C3A4-7D5F-4D06-89DF-7AEAA13DE1DB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtffaovVHqcuppGnoXH15Z4S15jlDF1pcRDpu3mqd9QCgXwAxa9s7GPoVupuIZ7FqEnEVtovFzBE-ANAPtK_y_8sg00x_CQ-dG3eSuDlj8-jesf3lmm73qiBQgGvB9epZUpUABbqzX4VZBUJrb3lZBqIYyhIV1Ruzfx9hvEgGnDOTjFJ9EdXHiHPVW9WU/w480-h640/5CC1C3A4-7D5F-4D06-89DF-7AEAA13DE1DB.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll pop over to take a look at the first episode, and consider subscribing to the channel. I won't always be talking - sometimes it will just be pigment, water and some musical accompaniment! And in the New Year I'm planning other new series and one-off videos, so do come and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mnSh08HJM" target="_blank">join the new journey</a>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtDyZMdGCuQ5dGmSq0nUXXxEQoyt_wB6MKHt9fg4rX2h8cgFF3okv-opIgphyphenhyphenL10GKr3HpuF5dzdqk_iliktxDthAxgGZOg27X_N1WQ_c9BLnUqCa-7n0oNGaYrY5faAHibYrpDhXZEgn7iqmas1cFUXQS0C2-ODollT8qER6TyyzT-6HgukguM0w34c/s3024/793145D4-8EB9-4A2E-AD44-EAD3BDB0A4A9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="3024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtDyZMdGCuQ5dGmSq0nUXXxEQoyt_wB6MKHt9fg4rX2h8cgFF3okv-opIgphyphenhyphenL10GKr3HpuF5dzdqk_iliktxDthAxgGZOg27X_N1WQ_c9BLnUqCa-7n0oNGaYrY5faAHibYrpDhXZEgn7iqmas1cFUXQS0C2-ODollT8qER6TyyzT-6HgukguM0w34c/w640-h360/793145D4-8EB9-4A2E-AD44-EAD3BDB0A4A9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Also just a heads-up that if you're after some last-minute gift tag or giftwrap inspiration, I shared some tips and tricks with my new PaperArtsy Minis and the fabulous new Just Walnut Infusions in a special Festive Friday Fun edition on the PaperArtsy People FB Group. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmVMvSKfdNlQTjr_mbkRHL7cnGLAZwh7aG0hn3PW-TiDelLCXtyUeibICH0eZLYweRX9z_qxwPLuZJsIW9zr72FW2ln5DhRFuMyjedRVOPfrW_JXOQX4qmXLM1KuV4bIPCHb3lh2SOLsaGToA1WP5vYJawu5R-VrITiBV4jE0qqzRiaKSgv-qTq4X55I/s1078/Screenshot%202023-12-08%20at%2020.32.30.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1078" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmVMvSKfdNlQTjr_mbkRHL7cnGLAZwh7aG0hn3PW-TiDelLCXtyUeibICH0eZLYweRX9z_qxwPLuZJsIW9zr72FW2ln5DhRFuMyjedRVOPfrW_JXOQX4qmXLM1KuV4bIPCHb3lh2SOLsaGToA1WP5vYJawu5R-VrITiBV4jE0qqzRiaKSgv-qTq4X55I/w400-h366/Screenshot%202023-12-08%20at%2020.32.30.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can catch up with all the festive fun <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.bomber.9/videos/1302279673816790?idorvanity=103469360528380" target="_blank">here</a> and watch these grungy gift tags come to life on the craft mat. You shouldn't have to be a member of the group, I think, in order to watch...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fmb9_5ZXMySq7hckrFzZ85yqzHn6Uzx4B7dLC_hRZ5rhpS9SN_UCTQqMW_xe8QIw8_V0jH59Qiv-ePdf_-D-8ojq1K58-igsn9M9Oiv0P35Lm48rGIa1ySQZctt3xbfYJM0_imWwSihVI9JqkSOT1UuytLYu_PAVQvG0AJjeZqBIIaAj9DtTLolsWgo/s2899/759D4A14-4AAA-4735-8137-6783D8F31BEE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="2899" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fmb9_5ZXMySq7hckrFzZ85yqzHn6Uzx4B7dLC_hRZ5rhpS9SN_UCTQqMW_xe8QIw8_V0jH59Qiv-ePdf_-D-8ojq1K58-igsn9M9Oiv0P35Lm48rGIa1ySQZctt3xbfYJM0_imWwSihVI9JqkSOT1UuytLYu_PAVQvG0AJjeZqBIIaAj9DtTLolsWgo/w400-h400/759D4A14-4AAA-4735-8137-6783D8F31BEE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Thanks so much for stopping by today - I hope your preparations for the festive season are in good order. I'm way, way behind... it's all this filming!! Have a great week everybody.</span></p><p><i>Create your own visual style... Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable to others. </i><br />Orson Welles</p><p><br /></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-19223430136904292432023-11-28T19:56:00.003+01:002023-11-28T22:13:58.662+01:00Brand New - my first ever PaperArtsy Minis collection<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm thrilled to be sharing my latest stamps designed for <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/11/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html" target="_blank">PaperArtsy</a>... and they're Minis! I've created a collection of festive words and pictures, with botanical sketches, ephemera backgrounds and carol lyrics.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktp33jWNTIVSoQm_IcrtOVYQOrKYEPl23aNa0kXc4nS1_ub-3Ag2bbnIYycp4lGv68oSToSKwd8DB_odS0-OuKtCESsUGHvoVJ4Ba9vN7mGf7hD5Lr3AISSRA4oxc_crECj2PCN4bGSKv82tAHa-UzFHLhrImMp6UZVxNCo6BqZiHO3WVMG8YRHhM1JE/s2610/BA25BC20-2F3F-4554-9080-F0073F350145_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktp33jWNTIVSoQm_IcrtOVYQOrKYEPl23aNa0kXc4nS1_ub-3Ag2bbnIYycp4lGv68oSToSKwd8DB_odS0-OuKtCESsUGHvoVJ4Ba9vN7mGf7hD5Lr3AISSRA4oxc_crECj2PCN4bGSKv82tAHa-UzFHLhrImMp6UZVxNCo6BqZiHO3WVMG8YRHhM1JE/w640-h640/BA25BC20-2F3F-4554-9080-F0073F350145_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">They're perfect for as card toppers or focal points, for zhuzhing up your gift-wrapping, adding tags, and even for creating beautiful presents and gift sets. But they'll also work through the year to celebrate nature, music, theatre, books, and good food and drink!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD72u3HcbTvF0WpWPu2BhiltfOAmm7gNjY8DtKlKlGY9q63HlOK7-6oAxgS8RPMTfrNOn_kNb6fa-0KMYx4KYCcvLoBoVEFOqtB4bIZhljYEfnG5Kv2HmKt3v_mfVJErE-HVKuCHXNofkJ3otwzE6z0LNkUyq2eEsSguwGIFpL9grMXI4AnkA7kbCJe90/s2926/B560021A-93B4-4FB9-9470-E6333218A6D6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="2926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD72u3HcbTvF0WpWPu2BhiltfOAmm7gNjY8DtKlKlGY9q63HlOK7-6oAxgS8RPMTfrNOn_kNb6fa-0KMYx4KYCcvLoBoVEFOqtB4bIZhljYEfnG5Kv2HmKt3v_mfVJErE-HVKuCHXNofkJ3otwzE6z0LNkUyq2eEsSguwGIFpL9grMXI4AnkA7kbCJe90/w640-h640/B560021A-93B4-4FB9-9470-E6333218A6D6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/11/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html" target="_blank">hop over to PaperArtsy</a> to see the new stamps and some of the things I've been creating with them - there's a lot of inspiration there for the festive season. And I've also been playing with some other new PaperArtsy products, so you'll get a sneak peek at those in action too.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-TCMj1ysATaLnaAfe0E9uh1x9KoDciD3OyQ20-g4rOUIwyGh2ED33N25Dwt7h4ow16Ax0EDLlfgUfR5fQVeBMwnaPAF8oennGvgRX-HC5jnjt0McIbo4qTy_r0Cs9fFOSx8q7QNu8yinxqjh6TFhzr0RFzyKI0AWuHFGcEod8YCA50WKEs4ogj3Sb4I/s3008/7642615A-7C37-4792-A77A-4F5C9D784DD3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-TCMj1ysATaLnaAfe0E9uh1x9KoDciD3OyQ20-g4rOUIwyGh2ED33N25Dwt7h4ow16Ax0EDLlfgUfR5fQVeBMwnaPAF8oennGvgRX-HC5jnjt0McIbo4qTy_r0Cs9fFOSx8q7QNu8yinxqjh6TFhzr0RFzyKI0AWuHFGcEod8YCA50WKEs4ogj3Sb4I/w640-h640/7642615A-7C37-4792-A77A-4F5C9D784DD3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And you can join me in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.bomber.9/videos/373051301950361/?idorvanity=103469360528380" target="_blank">PaperArtsy People Facebook Group</a> to hear more about the inspiration behind the designs, which is now available any time on catch-up. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I can't wait to see what you think of them. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Happy crafting, all!</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Oh, and while I'm here... I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has left comments here recently... I've only just found them (I forgot I had to put comment moderation on because of a lot of spam), and have had a lovely time reading them - and they've all now been moderated, accepted, and published. I also found over 100 comments dating back right to the start of the blog that had been marked as spam by Blogger for some bizarre reason - so my apologies if you've ever felt that I've ignored a comment of yours... sadly, I just didn't know it was there! Again, all published now...</span></p><p><i>"He compounded some hot mixture in a jug with gin and lemons, and stirred it round and round and put it on the hob to simmer."</i></p><p>From <i><b>A Christmas Carol</b></i> by Charles Dickens</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-38684933241126794302023-11-23T13:52:00.002+01:002023-11-23T13:52:25.358+01:00Fodder Folders<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! It's all go round here at the moment, and it's high time I filled you in on some of this month's <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">Fodder School 3</a> creativity. We've had a great month of classes from Tiffany Sharpe, and several bonuses - including one from me - and here's some of what I've been getting up to with the mixed media folders and watercolour elements she shared with us.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFK9comdDytSmwJqIibRodP6hz48Bn-CseNm5yuOrxPqw-BG9l2tWVUpf_wP4mR9Xg8Knrh5xLXY9k6EBkzhDllUcNNGp7K8UiYVubNavDJu2Qtjqkq0gfFPpr-Fcrob1-wQDrNqkieHJ_TgD2NiUdsI3YDUiWbwO8mculW_c0_gMQ2pZcfA12m4eUcAI/s4032/6CE406F8-5CEE-41AE-8F61-C250BA596D1D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFK9comdDytSmwJqIibRodP6hz48Bn-CseNm5yuOrxPqw-BG9l2tWVUpf_wP4mR9Xg8Knrh5xLXY9k6EBkzhDllUcNNGp7K8UiYVubNavDJu2Qtjqkq0gfFPpr-Fcrob1-wQDrNqkieHJ_TgD2NiUdsI3YDUiWbwO8mculW_c0_gMQ2pZcfA12m4eUcAI/w480-h640/6CE406F8-5CEE-41AE-8F61-C250BA596D1D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I actually created two batches of the folders, as I was in a different colour mood when I painted my watercolour elements, so then they didn't really go with the first folder batch... so I needed to make some more! Here's the first batch... don't get me wrong, I love them. </span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQLOx5eO3sDB1r98GXn9aZGxSiSH8ecxWf10duZHtEm2ts6SK3sHZkvC_o1lBZGO8P9acjj9ztzR9OfMzFzmIDVttNEkJOfjg02Sfl_LDrp7k9ikAMLHgqisN31ZxYySFzBoihijeTVttTaBAfyhuCLh6p0TP2jPYQHhl2WVXMwCFQfS5yQ0OBz-sDD8/s3024/B458030D-1B31-467E-8DDF-07ABDD5B47A1_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQLOx5eO3sDB1r98GXn9aZGxSiSH8ecxWf10duZHtEm2ts6SK3sHZkvC_o1lBZGO8P9acjj9ztzR9OfMzFzmIDVttNEkJOfjg02Sfl_LDrp7k9ikAMLHgqisN31ZxYySFzBoihijeTVttTaBAfyhuCLh6p0TP2jPYQHhl2WVXMwCFQfS5yQ0OBz-sDD8/w640-h640/B458030D-1B31-467E-8DDF-07ABDD5B47A1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The colours were what I wanted that particular day - and in fact, all these colours come from my Fodder School/PaperArtsy curated paint sets. Mostly from the Background Blues set, but a couple thrown in from Botanical Basics and even one from the Berrylicious Brights. (All those paint sets can be seen <a href="https://shop.paperartsy.co.uk/fodder-school-436-c.asp" target="_blank">here</a>, and are available from PaperArtsy stockists worldwide.)</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pxHgN96aREKkiGJfh7RAcqdROzdR60mUVNKq8bBsN1r3wMtOHYK0zqLH-pLfEUHOui_2KS8yoZO5fi0EZSUStsR853KFCofk9_wGIf6oGxw-bZOQxPlpp9HAXmBOpm7_p3TfSOjHFjOklegj6nte0uWQkCBb8jnACMS3N2_OrvPKs3aUAV2uoamDTxw/s3024/5A67E2ED-C9C5-4052-845F-4B12E7EDA177_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pxHgN96aREKkiGJfh7RAcqdROzdR60mUVNKq8bBsN1r3wMtOHYK0zqLH-pLfEUHOui_2KS8yoZO5fi0EZSUStsR853KFCofk9_wGIf6oGxw-bZOQxPlpp9HAXmBOpm7_p3TfSOjHFjOklegj6nte0uWQkCBb8jnACMS3N2_OrvPKs3aUAV2uoamDTxw/w400-h400/5A67E2ED-C9C5-4052-845F-4B12E7EDA177_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I love the texture created by Tiffany's method, and it's great to be making good use of leftover packaging and junkmail... a really inspiring class for the first half of the month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E1K-GGUnrnQK23lZXALZUb8cGIEfKjocj5_YwLLtRxMLFoMv3w_QqY8jR_FrhNUzFOc-je3xg3xs6tHSPfiaeqCojhUbsm4Xu9V4kX5NCnlN3VPrWJCmvNcpD2rulcZomZl35r-JFAqHzsl7MSRcA-0ZkrPi5A8G64MwSrdnwN-ALj3D0tb87MOaHok/s3024/363F440F-7B6F-4C95-A4D4-9B494598468D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E1K-GGUnrnQK23lZXALZUb8cGIEfKjocj5_YwLLtRxMLFoMv3w_QqY8jR_FrhNUzFOc-je3xg3xs6tHSPfiaeqCojhUbsm4Xu9V4kX5NCnlN3VPrWJCmvNcpD2rulcZomZl35r-JFAqHzsl7MSRcA-0ZkrPi5A8G64MwSrdnwN-ALj3D0tb87MOaHok/w400-h400/363F440F-7B6F-4C95-A4D4-9B494598468D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">But then, as I say, when I did the second part of November's sessions, I was in a completely different colour frame of mind, and here are the watercolour elements I created...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMS3CW7CVd7Vq79H4Vt6Q53pbBbxfAKFGMnNwjM6hgPwMRUD_NXIULzdLFdHN0r_cA0zccUNaJmrpfyaZoBMkHZsxlX9gP7L9zoU7rWaEvzEc7gH5PR8H1nj37DjqWRvyE8A5AKL6GBquEjRRFZbWx7utF2SKkFybMipNWOXQ6j2H1Uc6d2OiaBhA2g0/s3024/5836C863-061B-4D40-A187-83F891A01ECA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMS3CW7CVd7Vq79H4Vt6Q53pbBbxfAKFGMnNwjM6hgPwMRUD_NXIULzdLFdHN0r_cA0zccUNaJmrpfyaZoBMkHZsxlX9gP7L9zoU7rWaEvzEc7gH5PR8H1nj37DjqWRvyE8A5AKL6GBquEjRRFZbWx7utF2SKkFybMipNWOXQ6j2H1Uc6d2OiaBhA2g0/w640-h640/5836C863-061B-4D40-A187-83F891A01ECA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid92gfMbJruY2S6YVx_fcUdM2IwPSbnWlbPMSv0bX858C3l-e9lT7P1ESJXT4sFqDcLZSdT7ADMc45Z2kh-WXss2lkkT2dw7SmpTkFj9l4JEPWIA4f3HpQrzCiKT7Qr1dEhVFfEs-PfEgjhZ88yHrJ-dmvBKJV4MnQ5eTjdgdabRIoyMbkwpAPj-P_AZw/s3024/CA95997A-AB8F-4285-BADF-A9BC5FAEAF0F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7DAqaJxHXTm5kDSn0KAgKYFClCh_SzjPymR3NQKYArJM6Yfg5IwQd8DQd0bhNDZmTW5kOGnuuXTyfPTmvphm_d0uDbKnnXB4zPd1zTHVvVnGue8qd6nIyZw_MM8Jag6p569ReBPR7s5WC151-Pc7o-Ah_ip_2fhrinilhEpwzfauFBAfp7mupyssatc/s2967/47955F73-0CB5-4629-BB73-92E732ADB586_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7DAqaJxHXTm5kDSn0KAgKYFClCh_SzjPymR3NQKYArJM6Yfg5IwQd8DQd0bhNDZmTW5kOGnuuXTyfPTmvphm_d0uDbKnnXB4zPd1zTHVvVnGue8qd6nIyZw_MM8Jag6p569ReBPR7s5WC151-Pc7o-Ah_ip_2fhrinilhEpwzfauFBAfp7mupyssatc/w400-h400/47955F73-0CB5-4629-BB73-92E732ADB586_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I also felt that the blue green folders were done - I didn't really want to add anything extra to them - so now I needed to make some new folders to complement those watercolour botanicals.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Because the colours were all much closer to each other in tone, I got a very different look to my folders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK97me6XcQyX7HxcTUcVMkGQ1EiKSX_VBG-iMhikK3jn7zLAuzMWvzTCga6B3gCfhZZqus7bz3gYrxDxXb9dJVatpvdqsrJuQYsdSwNU1I5-31JrUPzErEwoQ3dx7yYxGxNy3Dqx5wogla_lyYQe7YSb8Yqi-bAhinhShTGnqwXo4JETTWsn-vNtO68A/s3024/9467CBCC-2C0A-41CA-B9AD-098A63F3EE3B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK97me6XcQyX7HxcTUcVMkGQ1EiKSX_VBG-iMhikK3jn7zLAuzMWvzTCga6B3gCfhZZqus7bz3gYrxDxXb9dJVatpvdqsrJuQYsdSwNU1I5-31JrUPzErEwoQ3dx7yYxGxNy3Dqx5wogla_lyYQe7YSb8Yqi-bAhinhShTGnqwXo4JETTWsn-vNtO68A/w640-h640/9467CBCC-2C0A-41CA-B9AD-098A63F3EE3B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you'd like to know more about how all of this was made, you can sign up to join in the Fodder School 3 journey at any time. All the details are <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">here</a>, and I'm pretty sure you won't regret it! </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9XHVYCHfVFBnvUEvOVF3PTAn7AQ8h3VdKrFZNnqJUiJ9rIP5BsHLp4yez_RvJkJLG38xiLysyjl7w1laZKxb4hcnPD5KMucWUpUndOV0LZAxLK9m55L492BMQoHwNm26nC2uzgi_lQuTl_ao5DiLz7blmsPn8k20AXegY1AzAhTZsCMj16DssYHuzog/s2898/98EECB19-9889-48E5-889F-D2A6566F8007_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="2898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9XHVYCHfVFBnvUEvOVF3PTAn7AQ8h3VdKrFZNnqJUiJ9rIP5BsHLp4yez_RvJkJLG38xiLysyjl7w1laZKxb4hcnPD5KMucWUpUndOV0LZAxLK9m55L492BMQoHwNm26nC2uzgi_lQuTl_ao5DiLz7blmsPn8k20AXegY1AzAhTZsCMj16DssYHuzog/w640-h640/98EECB19-9889-48E5-889F-D2A6566F8007_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It works out as less than $20 a month for lifetime access. You get several hours of mixed media teaching each month from the main teacher as well as surprise bonuses from the other Fodder teachers for the year - not to mention lots of additional inspiration, support and advice on various platforms. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you're all doing well. Watch out early next week for some EXCITING LAUNCH news coming your way... I can't wait to share with you what I've been up to behind the scenes for PaperArtsy! Have a great weekend once it gets here... Happy crafting, all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. Share the botanical bliss of gardeners through the ages, who have cultivated philosophies to apply to their own - and our own - lives: Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Alfred Austin</div></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-68818711634187708442023-11-10T12:00:00.094+01:002023-11-10T21:26:21.082+01:00Watercolour Playtime in my Fodder Journal<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! Given it's already November, it's about time I filled you in on the second part of October's <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fodder School 3</a> classes... </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Having shared with us how to make the Coptic-bound watercolour journal in the Make Fodder classes of the month, Di Venter shared some ideas for watercolour spreads to go inside as her Use Fodder section.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm no stranger to painting the odd watercolour page or two, so I used her inspiration to nudge me into action in a few new directions, and I pushed the boat out colour-wise a bit!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUFpMARjXMZydwfA8n9FhSrI3EkdzftrSdZEu5YmHqPOxDlCGIp-t3BtbSXXCkyZ0B3PlSLSmJRQ2nU3cqFn3xRkqUquQZylZFxLGDQIbxMxA4-YcPSpXVYnOhUEQKQ59GCnESFoJRk-EQjEEtPKSfiYmme-y5dbu1UYLi_FFP9Kd0wzNtYiWPl4qSXdI" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They took a little bit of getting used to as they are really very rough, but I soon found how that texture could actually help with the watercolour effects (the plum page was the first break-through for that).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8PKOwbYF5mIjpi-Qkumn-nOoyB9ANVtPithGHUPg95PkTzacNh9hmngl0KdkinNs6ghtFJsnjsojTKV4d70q1E2ROehmu0FA-GazLzpyKUSdY7COJmbzbvPkHoSk7W4Lvs4StTpIgSp8mcUZkqtn3nmum4NO7bAoAeWTJSA21Y6RiHuN_bfFCbOYsxac" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8PKOwbYF5mIjpi-Qkumn-nOoyB9ANVtPithGHUPg95PkTzacNh9hmngl0KdkinNs6ghtFJsnjsojTKV4d70q1E2ROehmu0FA-GazLzpyKUSdY7COJmbzbvPkHoSk7W4Lvs4StTpIgSp8mcUZkqtn3nmum4NO7bAoAeWTJSA21Y6RiHuN_bfFCbOYsxac=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you're all doing well - I've been very busy getting the garden ready for winter... just as well as our first hard frost hit last night. Off to get the gardening gloves on again now to cut back the roses for over-wintering! Have a great weekend once it gets here... we've got some snow forecast (but not much). A good excuse to stay in the craft room!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Because watercolour actually moves on the paper, it is the most active of all mediums, almost a performance art.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nita Engle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Water colours are wet colours in water.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">David Hockney</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-18318754388523771512023-10-01T20:38:00.004+02:002023-10-01T21:56:38.889+02:00Coptic Fodder!<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! Today's the day... Fodder School 3 started today! Yes, the first lesson has "dropped", and we're on the way with this year-long mixed media adventure. I've just completed my first project, and I'm completely thrilled with the results... not only with the handmade book I've created, but also that I'm already using and exploring products in my stash in new ways.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQThqXQDr3Pvy7ahm1C_YF2wUUiFxea3ymWDOmTwZX70BH_U7RTr2whivQYNjO5S0hxTRutY1zrkqggnr9rNwqoxAUTeJEwDL97xvMka21BgACDRGQt14hQOGr56B6TE2Su0v6iWuOgWmVhbCMkeDRpqHn8MEa5hsQ14I2CJs4FOLKWQgXLAWn5rnMzaw/s2304/6C335AAF-08D6-4F0F-815B-0AF06E3D7EF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQThqXQDr3Pvy7ahm1C_YF2wUUiFxea3ymWDOmTwZX70BH_U7RTr2whivQYNjO5S0hxTRutY1zrkqggnr9rNwqoxAUTeJEwDL97xvMka21BgACDRGQt14hQOGr56B6TE2Su0v6iWuOgWmVhbCMkeDRpqHn8MEa5hsQ14I2CJs4FOLKWQgXLAWn5rnMzaw/w640-h640/6C335AAF-08D6-4F0F-815B-0AF06E3D7EF4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLNtHcGSkDg7jb7bpssZQZ9l85viOyZ8huFK9VG4f7NNIKFkrKitYR8Auw2eMheIwdm6ziL7LKJ7lkQU52e-oZ4Kp4BL5-tRn80vGExdoYxQndytJtI_P4LSF-g2KrsyaIlFab9y2CjoAEbInt3u3K8JsZeUcYAIXXfqOJGs0BmbunW84zDshZmNYw1Y/s3024/7C58E0C0-9151-4BE3-A9B1-EB0F36D19B36_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLNtHcGSkDg7jb7bpssZQZ9l85viOyZ8huFK9VG4f7NNIKFkrKitYR8Auw2eMheIwdm6ziL7LKJ7lkQU52e-oZ4Kp4BL5-tRn80vGExdoYxQndytJtI_P4LSF-g2KrsyaIlFab9y2CjoAEbInt3u3K8JsZeUcYAIXXfqOJGs0BmbunW84zDshZmNYw1Y/w640-h640/7C58E0C0-9151-4BE3-A9B1-EB0F36D19B36_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZKnOzHVZdGlhbsgx-ZTQPdm1HmbyzTG3y-u2CCieSLrVkIhSUDSuo08KjoE59Klch68SYIdkHRE3zE0hw-xxWuhDoJ5jKf3K5Td7hGjewg1rsBfGc5iOfziWG6yokTGdD4txnkBsVF7g107cjd1kSboU2P_7FAd_mZGgHRMKCsI0lG2b-xwJh_Xpg/s3024/5DAF1180-BCE5-48E7-AD24-95C5FEA74D86_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZKnOzHVZdGlhbsgx-ZTQPdm1HmbyzTG3y-u2CCieSLrVkIhSUDSuo08KjoE59Klch68SYIdkHRE3zE0hw-xxWuhDoJ5jKf3K5Td7hGjewg1rsBfGc5iOfziWG6yokTGdD4txnkBsVF7g107cjd1kSboU2P_7FAd_mZGgHRMKCsI0lG2b-xwJh_Xpg/w640-h640/5DAF1180-BCE5-48E7-AD24-95C5FEA74D86_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I've been meaning to try Coptic binding for (literally) years, so I was delighted to follow Di Venter's brilliantly detailed instruction video. And I was really inspired by the fabric painted covers too... but of course I went my own way design-wise!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE5Wp_sSAaly399YBN-00LLPEARbXzs8CKDKSlDzndle5BF0gdRDup2ECufR4oPNiWMNA-C4vylBjyZdrgH1ZxEQkuYO67mhJBrA3daq0MzRg-NmcKNxaEKTyhyaK4U680rRGDDz9kfWfuw2FcK-Widy9acwupYEN23SPe-mQxbKthI02CEhmEpWGy5s/s2553/8A69A7C6-BC89-4ECD-9387-23865A5E3FE0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="2553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE5Wp_sSAaly399YBN-00LLPEARbXzs8CKDKSlDzndle5BF0gdRDup2ECufR4oPNiWMNA-C4vylBjyZdrgH1ZxEQkuYO67mhJBrA3daq0MzRg-NmcKNxaEKTyhyaK4U680rRGDDz9kfWfuw2FcK-Widy9acwupYEN23SPe-mQxbKthI02CEhmEpWGy5s/w640-h640/8A69A7C6-BC89-4ECD-9387-23865A5E3FE0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA7FP3XWNaTT46JMOdXgOmiOjkxPhOOzM6dhvKs_rvXU_slyY6rgHz6nQenqoqA5E9nQNj2YfaWcp8RSWTwXIvs0GRhH_2MUJVokjIcju3zM6NJbwnQbWPEHEYlnBtjdKUxSnFRejUD1Bv04PBifmuZzJ5-k1fWZlo6Dyb3lammPBA4LxnoFjjVoRy80/s2308/E0DD2FF3-5CDF-4C63-BEB3-9B7FEEFAD8DE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="2308" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA7FP3XWNaTT46JMOdXgOmiOjkxPhOOzM6dhvKs_rvXU_slyY6rgHz6nQenqoqA5E9nQNj2YfaWcp8RSWTwXIvs0GRhH_2MUJVokjIcju3zM6NJbwnQbWPEHEYlnBtjdKUxSnFRejUD1Bv04PBifmuZzJ5-k1fWZlo6Dyb3lammPBA4LxnoFjjVoRy80/w640-h640/E0DD2FF3-5CDF-4C63-BEB3-9B7FEEFAD8DE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm sure you won't be surprised to see my PaperArtsy botanicals in action here, but that wasn't my original plan. I had wanted to do some freehand sketches to paint, but none of the pens I tested wanted to play nicely on the old sheet I was repurposing for my book covers. I didn't want to risk unexpected ink bleeds, so in the end I decided to stamp with Archival ink instead.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJYvNNWWxHrDZE2I6L6agWZK-z3JKlOpGDxl2TvkrBKiF4YjejUaNaW6QcaoSuF0FU-D1ethUK7PwEbjWd4R3ouHU6B_48s2wLk0xlF88Xil759AbUr6eJbXmwN60mVcaMzQwIiVd4DbIgMlUCjfZJvJ9ZjQ93ecxa0WEBZ3tyBNNS2Q3lIy_ZORM58A/s2717/058FC0A6-0873-4884-86A6-6E0D681C5B8A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="2717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJYvNNWWxHrDZE2I6L6agWZK-z3JKlOpGDxl2TvkrBKiF4YjejUaNaW6QcaoSuF0FU-D1ethUK7PwEbjWd4R3ouHU6B_48s2wLk0xlF88Xil759AbUr6eJbXmwN60mVcaMzQwIiVd4DbIgMlUCjfZJvJ9ZjQ93ecxa0WEBZ3tyBNNS2Q3lIy_ZORM58A/w640-h640/058FC0A6-0873-4884-86A6-6E0D681C5B8A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7TBjT0cWwQ4SIF_sC3W09wzMja8AbPKzmBSa7hrv78ByMFURnxk_QpbLab0NN7GHu35PouF7gMCgyhUuhFtrU7U92e_VvJXaSj0JFDFKI1bp-HTbCK5j8EnvOzjxU64sSKCqJPQ2t0oSEt5T-32QlawOsC-RUIu8y9rBl2i5R7giJMl-krXHUb9vjC0/s3024/824CDC36-8334-414C-9905-94A8EA128E28_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7TBjT0cWwQ4SIF_sC3W09wzMja8AbPKzmBSa7hrv78ByMFURnxk_QpbLab0NN7GHu35PouF7gMCgyhUuhFtrU7U92e_VvJXaSj0JFDFKI1bp-HTbCK5j8EnvOzjxU64sSKCqJPQ2t0oSEt5T-32QlawOsC-RUIu8y9rBl2i5R7giJMl-krXHUb9vjC0/w640-h640/824CDC36-8334-414C-9905-94A8EA128E28_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The acorns are old favourites here from EAB25 Acorn Edition, one of the first botanical sets, and the hawthorn berries are from one of the newest - my special Fodder Berry Edition. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOfwoUmjx3CL1dz8AwmdHt567w0T0w88j8XCA5T_pVH0GRgp7m9F8mt4PJqxWeGvhGi7knS8W5UobstgH-6p54f8IYTDHfD0XIG6mYmMQF191J0DkUaqaRPvQh8MEiz6Cc4tBZ7kKwqkKfLGKchEnOdmhzsVWNhwHr19Qu21UNMmw2wMUlVBESh8XpO8/s2855/62403423-219B-4A75-95D8-C707E22828AD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="2855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOfwoUmjx3CL1dz8AwmdHt567w0T0w88j8XCA5T_pVH0GRgp7m9F8mt4PJqxWeGvhGi7knS8W5UobstgH-6p54f8IYTDHfD0XIG6mYmMQF191J0DkUaqaRPvQh8MEiz6Cc4tBZ7kKwqkKfLGKchEnOdmhzsVWNhwHr19Qu21UNMmw2wMUlVBESh8XpO8/w640-h640/62403423-219B-4A75-95D8-C707E22828AD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3sN7AD-jCcgoo_j2qYeG7UEM57_wLfec3BDJi72HMFuf9qPzk9GSdGCNw6dkJey558lES8XMInfJ1XWfgufaOHGpZTIhKYD2RBUzCe4dUEp3u1nclnbACE9GrjG_zLHShLI3P6DeeZl90zqZxg03XlfhLVQgGENrIc96qGe4xLwgkMVnp7-n7jPK6io/s3024/341DB890-DCE5-45B5-9204-D6A5E9C15E2E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3sN7AD-jCcgoo_j2qYeG7UEM57_wLfec3BDJi72HMFuf9qPzk9GSdGCNw6dkJey558lES8XMInfJ1XWfgufaOHGpZTIhKYD2RBUzCe4dUEp3u1nclnbACE9GrjG_zLHShLI3P6DeeZl90zqZxg03XlfhLVQgGENrIc96qGe4xLwgkMVnp7-n7jPK6io/w640-h640/341DB890-DCE5-45B5-9204-D6A5E9C15E2E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">All the colours of PaperArtsy Fresco paint that I've used here come from my specially curated sets Botanical Basics, Berrylicious Brights, and Background Blues. (You can read more about the special PaperArtsy/Fodder School collaboration products <a href="https://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-very-special-fodder-school-paperartsy.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you've missed all that.)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXpZnRe8GvDzyqJrZxspiMM8fUTCWRYWUPTHvpro_NnvD-oQJJA0MQrr3n-T7l0IIK9rT1Mpt17J0iBsmUz-CSYnOhYzt8VOQzqzRBw99Y1TZtHxrcOFXieIfnx2Xwr3sBBzPXai3PmggGnb51XB7tPpX9_haZydiUZ6ZWzP7QCCerIa3hSQWYpyUVog/s3024/986200A0-1F73-481B-A0A8-879DF959D4F0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXpZnRe8GvDzyqJrZxspiMM8fUTCWRYWUPTHvpro_NnvD-oQJJA0MQrr3n-T7l0IIK9rT1Mpt17J0iBsmUz-CSYnOhYzt8VOQzqzRBw99Y1TZtHxrcOFXieIfnx2Xwr3sBBzPXai3PmggGnb51XB7tPpX9_haZydiUZ6ZWzP7QCCerIa3hSQWYpyUVog/w640-h640/986200A0-1F73-481B-A0A8-879DF959D4F0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Obviously, I can't reveal a lot about how I made this - that would be giving too much away - but I was really happy to find a way to get the Fresco paints to work beautifully on the fabric without buying expensive fabric medium. (Just google search for alternatives - that's what I did!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYCHXby0L9JYZzV3YKvNLZBZlrsNLU-cSEWJzXapWvfF2sk8v6ClIhnJK9vvaNfhsgh4_DhO-aD_ZWtOVd5VjOOkAnK14rGgktrbT25ixdDGK2Nsqeb9CsDeJ3L1BbX63P8MeAiTfrbJuOvQx8H0lNfk9mWSsXti-1CnKe8uQrwZDRki4bs1ybSK5JOk/s1881/9A4EA19F-89C9-420F-9B5E-294A6DAA496E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYCHXby0L9JYZzV3YKvNLZBZlrsNLU-cSEWJzXapWvfF2sk8v6ClIhnJK9vvaNfhsgh4_DhO-aD_ZWtOVd5VjOOkAnK14rGgktrbT25ixdDGK2Nsqeb9CsDeJ3L1BbX63P8MeAiTfrbJuOvQx8H0lNfk9mWSsXti-1CnKe8uQrwZDRki4bs1ybSK5JOk/w640-h640/9A4EA19F-89C9-420F-9B5E-294A6DAA496E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08Jf4a3Mff9ilA_1wi-jRkljDZuGFGpDV2JtiJIoPubzpxGsdQ-lNExnLX0hRd1k-K6qDSLRIDxCArbehTxSw87Zyw7FPHSGLjA_DP2GmmX0vAvuPK5DbIuHNfU-6_UZNb7mi_VaZ0psOuxnF-r193sxQwTBJ9qMXdcnP-xBjwUCwur4pvEz1BfPLIkQ/s2890/FCF32718-9540-43EC-95E9-CD03061B5276_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="2890" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08Jf4a3Mff9ilA_1wi-jRkljDZuGFGpDV2JtiJIoPubzpxGsdQ-lNExnLX0hRd1k-K6qDSLRIDxCArbehTxSw87Zyw7FPHSGLjA_DP2GmmX0vAvuPK5DbIuHNfU-6_UZNb7mi_VaZ0psOuxnF-r193sxQwTBJ9qMXdcnP-xBjwUCwur4pvEz1BfPLIkQ/w640-h640/FCF32718-9540-43EC-95E9-CD03061B5276_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And I'm so happy to have a beautiful home for some long-hoarded sheets of Khadi paper... they give the signatures inside a wonderful texture. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IV6ZSLC7vydREqCQrzqmenzlOgsa6BzAreL85_9-AeB1crQEOuz65PgzmxIa2CI_tHAAUf408uUPIyyQg2RUW9jcFwztPmHXPHWEVzBzdmAz8Xks0e4jJsYCEvpfQ55VjM2HvyWB5I_9gk12MzCk4e6poth7BcfY0y6vlH2iDfwcG_W9qp784HTqtRM/s3024/6E5CC17C-F95C-4852-921D-965F14F4A93E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IV6ZSLC7vydREqCQrzqmenzlOgsa6BzAreL85_9-AeB1crQEOuz65PgzmxIa2CI_tHAAUf408uUPIyyQg2RUW9jcFwztPmHXPHWEVzBzdmAz8Xks0e4jJsYCEvpfQ55VjM2HvyWB5I_9gk12MzCk4e6poth7BcfY0y6vlH2iDfwcG_W9qp784HTqtRM/w640-h640/6E5CC17C-F95C-4852-921D-965F14F4A93E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEk825BtuemHxhsy-qCvtaBoq7OccMl0_N-nHK6FcS7faShDbYckEVmkIgpuGK_34Gue5up4wbHals_FnMcQckmBep7fXQE4YENmEh18kMq_h0505RlKvJG00rjWBV-zDZ82Y-49R9AL0Okzs3X1fLJzi0_mkmBrBRER4F4X3A3dP9Rkqm9YA56cjBFc/s3024/BBB143EE-FCF4-4C47-AD30-A3EC039A926F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEk825BtuemHxhsy-qCvtaBoq7OccMl0_N-nHK6FcS7faShDbYckEVmkIgpuGK_34Gue5up4wbHals_FnMcQckmBep7fXQE4YENmEh18kMq_h0505RlKvJG00rjWBV-zDZ82Y-49R9AL0Okzs3X1fLJzi0_mkmBrBRER4F4X3A3dP9Rkqm9YA56cjBFc/w640-h640/BBB143EE-FCF4-4C47-AD30-A3EC039A926F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GVPH0Mvs6g3wGTJegzrzRiDd_lc6rcfn9lESlI1EaQhe4Iygkvq-LtmZRvMlccP2_MA0DbiDbS5Owb7dWRacuswVwBFGWJCNiK6P6Nft3y3lPqD9CXhyphenhyphen7aAinnKHsSbHh51J-HOD-4owGN8Q8u-LWCyOFMWRfFo5aT-m-Iwzt_dTMVgSIg3VymoP-nY/s3024/18B29D03-1CEA-43C1-ACC2-A98F81FBF9C5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GVPH0Mvs6g3wGTJegzrzRiDd_lc6rcfn9lESlI1EaQhe4Iygkvq-LtmZRvMlccP2_MA0DbiDbS5Owb7dWRacuswVwBFGWJCNiK6P6Nft3y3lPqD9CXhyphenhyphen7aAinnKHsSbHh51J-HOD-4owGN8Q8u-LWCyOFMWRfFo5aT-m-Iwzt_dTMVgSIg3VymoP-nY/w640-h640/18B29D03-1CEA-43C1-ACC2-A98F81FBF9C5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">All in all, I couldn't be happier with my first piece of Fodder-making... I'm looking forward to the mid-month class where Di shares how she "uses" this Fodder. I already pretty much know what I want to do with it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwOAHtkqhCyv3Q1c9djXhysd1Orebl1hB9EM1v08ziZANYgvr-wW3AWNoY3iUl60cmJzonyIA-rGgy0Y39QzGKZvDg_M8lxvm6PJrsCyf013FbxjDsI69rRqhuMb8SxjDS88lr18cVwS1lGT3GqI23ySjcBUEUlf65w6Ljz7mWJg5zfe69k64gc_pQCo/s3024/25679FA7-02F2-4BE9-AD77-5CD90F20F832_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwOAHtkqhCyv3Q1c9djXhysd1Orebl1hB9EM1v08ziZANYgvr-wW3AWNoY3iUl60cmJzonyIA-rGgy0Y39QzGKZvDg_M8lxvm6PJrsCyf013FbxjDsI69rRqhuMb8SxjDS88lr18cVwS1lGT3GqI23ySjcBUEUlf65w6Ljz7mWJg5zfe69k64gc_pQCo/w640-h640/25679FA7-02F2-4BE9-AD77-5CD90F20F832_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4sNha3mRmv-p6nDTKIRq8JBKcLGfKkwgSeJzLuwRENTgG8gh5fVSlnpmfIXpxp5LGkgIHZGk4vr88a6z2hnV7VNoIyg2fzBpYxBFMQdz_HUyDn0L460Y-UaRVDvcOCwngzqMXQPV8pt_xXNFZpovC3ZtkNGT_uWdIAcLhMWl9GCbzirYGI9FpZgGvI/s3024/2AD3613B-351A-4572-B8CA-E4F086AD15F2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4sNha3mRmv-p6nDTKIRq8JBKcLGfKkwgSeJzLuwRENTgG8gh5fVSlnpmfIXpxp5LGkgIHZGk4vr88a6z2hnV7VNoIyg2fzBpYxBFMQdz_HUyDn0L460Y-UaRVDvcOCwngzqMXQPV8pt_xXNFZpovC3ZtkNGT_uWdIAcLhMWl9GCbzirYGI9FpZgGvI/w640-h640/2AD3613B-351A-4572-B8CA-E4F086AD15F2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwfqPiCt98QPgBx24_I9SYq39AXirJWVGK-rQw5gHuZtJ2zCbvKtmqiWbzqOZHOj2AzGVu26mJF9zShURnJgm-gqsIW2He0PQXpsnsfOaKlQ-aZa4IICxKazwqG6cj-IDvSRR_bHnmEchfU9cIJXcLhy-iTb_9v6tQ3Lpwm4QiVZZfegW14DujfsIPhQ/s2964/48318646-0D78-41AA-BD04-A319267B1F55_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="2964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwfqPiCt98QPgBx24_I9SYq39AXirJWVGK-rQw5gHuZtJ2zCbvKtmqiWbzqOZHOj2AzGVu26mJF9zShURnJgm-gqsIW2He0PQXpsnsfOaKlQ-aZa4IICxKazwqG6cj-IDvSRR_bHnmEchfU9cIJXcLhy-iTb_9v6tQ3Lpwm4QiVZZfegW14DujfsIPhQ/w640-h640/48318646-0D78-41AA-BD04-A319267B1F55_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you all have a brilliant October. The trees are just starting to turn here, so those autumn colours are definitely creeping in to my artwork now. Expect to see more... Happy crafting all!</span><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can of course still sign up at any time for Fodder School 3... all the details and registration are <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span><div><br /><div><i>Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.</i></div><div>Wendell Berry (he even has the right name!)</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.</i></div><div>Ralph Waldo Emerson</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-45839784147455958892023-09-24T16:47:00.000+02:002023-09-24T16:47:08.326+02:00Only a week to go... <div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The countdown is definitely on now. Fodder School 3 begins in one week, on 1st October. I'm so excited about what the year has in store. My teaching month is not until August 2024, but I'm really looking forward to joining in with all the classes along the way, even though it's going to be hard patiently waiting to share all the details of how to create my berry Fodder and tiny houses...</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplvMVyyjGVZceg59QKWWAzY3mgq-7nAGCsEVXw2neVaw3zEcm2tihp0UTjqej6SRpC3Iv8n1PtEcnG4Nz3eKDfDSXWJv7IPjqiMPbDM-7A6NbIf_G-3Fp8AC8WrwQZ8FTQHhEBQnHDRdslsGBrqp0HO0UNKwzAX9opU-ApgE3YeGpgw7fLt4EgA9Whes/s1000/earlybird%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplvMVyyjGVZceg59QKWWAzY3mgq-7nAGCsEVXw2neVaw3zEcm2tihp0UTjqej6SRpC3Iv8n1PtEcnG4Nz3eKDfDSXWJv7IPjqiMPbDM-7A6NbIf_G-3Fp8AC8WrwQZ8FTQHhEBQnHDRdslsGBrqp0HO0UNKwzAX9opU-ApgE3YeGpgw7fLt4EgA9Whes/s1000/earlybird%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplvMVyyjGVZceg59QKWWAzY3mgq-7nAGCsEVXw2neVaw3zEcm2tihp0UTjqej6SRpC3Iv8n1PtEcnG4Nz3eKDfDSXWJv7IPjqiMPbDM-7A6NbIf_G-3Fp8AC8WrwQZ8FTQHhEBQnHDRdslsGBrqp0HO0UNKwzAX9opU-ApgE3YeGpgw7fLt4EgA9Whes/w320-h320/earlybird%202.jpeg" width="320" /><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpeaUaBRJgutNxwc3q4vS76EHoPhVjgEsBUFTcFFq9dlGfUUqC8xTkROfLOeXbW0pSm6oaxVYSZuDdwWpIk9EAexL3FPQfKqa9vbkC_Yfp4H-Z1NJpcQZ1EFkqsH2a2_-hcIJjHhsMg4Is5yn_XjPnRxVxOSjxUCJqR0xx6Ctl6gx8Lzrk6ymEEcL8Rg/w320-h320/earlybird%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpeaUaBRJgutNxwc3q4vS76EHoPhVjgEsBUFTcFFq9dlGfUUqC8xTkROfLOeXbW0pSm6oaxVYSZuDdwWpIk9EAexL3FPQfKqa9vbkC_Yfp4H-Z1NJpcQZ1EFkqsH2a2_-hcIJjHhsMg4Is5yn_XjPnRxVxOSjxUCJqR0xx6Ctl6gx8Lzrk6ymEEcL8Rg/s1000/earlybird%203.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Fodder Challenge was very full-on - over 18,000 people worldwide played along. Here's just a little reminder of a few things I made inspired by the other teachers’ classes… it was a real boost to my creative practice. Just imagine what a whole year of this kind of input could do for your creativity.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbx4291Qkz_iWML6NmGvYgCcOvelRt0zsy0WrVQHxtHZS-5yLfN6FmZiN9ztKxk7-I_KNfPuvOY2x5mygNwxHTmI1MSigzw_eiEHaQlMmHcM7UXHfuCWSi9YVgQKV3mfdgKFL0p6_DdPcYO_HD-aDjoO9qup8wZPUr5lKSKxDiL84FPybHTaPT7RXgSk/s1000/earlybird%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbx4291Qkz_iWML6NmGvYgCcOvelRt0zsy0WrVQHxtHZS-5yLfN6FmZiN9ztKxk7-I_KNfPuvOY2x5mygNwxHTmI1MSigzw_eiEHaQlMmHcM7UXHfuCWSi9YVgQKV3mfdgKFL0p6_DdPcYO_HD-aDjoO9qup8wZPUr5lKSKxDiL84FPybHTaPT7RXgSk/w400-h400/earlybird%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fxj-FU-OPiv-EcJ2SA6OB9pXlJmfY0DG9TeTph-Gb0PBuf9rEw1XDmnpTIZ26SKI0eqbPSWZ-zkKtwevEOEPsf0r6kQPcB4iaOpaFf1KdEGFTw2Spf3ftcZujQJqql8jg2-iMIU6YsTTYeKbfnMb2BBkqoUwkHNZLbc7WnrQbL0yOqbMYi20JJG3hVs/s1000/earlybird%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fxj-FU-OPiv-EcJ2SA6OB9pXlJmfY0DG9TeTph-Gb0PBuf9rEw1XDmnpTIZ26SKI0eqbPSWZ-zkKtwevEOEPsf0r6kQPcB4iaOpaFf1KdEGFTw2Spf3ftcZujQJqql8jg2-iMIU6YsTTYeKbfnMb2BBkqoUwkHNZLbc7WnrQbL0yOqbMYi20JJG3hVs/w400-h400/earlybird%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW3Gm1TsTsA78BAzi8FSNUlu_DAAkqt5sHpJyfEscdDjdiXmgp1iIDKYTuAiO82A_LNcoig_Ehzo8mNPMwAxgvQlV4NothlUC7pAcyAvNoqOKyssnldOeDzoPMbX9vLjfIo2Xu69XUTZfISgZiD3MxXLCEzWnwVe_WaMi8C9chliSCoFsaBu0FnTQeak/s1000/earlybird%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW3Gm1TsTsA78BAzi8FSNUlu_DAAkqt5sHpJyfEscdDjdiXmgp1iIDKYTuAiO82A_LNcoig_Ehzo8mNPMwAxgvQlV4NothlUC7pAcyAvNoqOKyssnldOeDzoPMbX9vLjfIo2Xu69XUTZfISgZiD3MxXLCEzWnwVe_WaMi8C9chliSCoFsaBu0FnTQeak/w400-h400/earlybird%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It was extraordinarily inspiring... not just the sessions themselves, from my fabulous fellow Fodder Teachers, but seeing what everyone made after watching those mixed media classes. And that was only a taster - now we get to dive in properly with each of the twelve teachers. Take a look at the trailer for added temptation...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='424' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWhg_rDSQV0HRKvmeEFC9LG2obX_Qzniew7vi1EShpArFEf3uxeSWTT7UtYFa3CvAHsejKp6ofVH_J6hjPVA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">(In case it's not working in your browser, you can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft_tdPSUQRE" target="_blank">click this link</a> to view the trailer on my YouTube channel.)</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can still sign up for this amazing year of Fodder creativity - all the details are here: <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">Sign up for Fodder School 3</a>. I think it's going to be an incredible adventure. I've just remembered that I created a little personal trailer for my Berry Houses, so why not take a look at that too while you're here?!</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='407' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5Ca1-YuXn_Ar-0IVcS_NngpdD2V8VZeTdnCKfNd9DKaX3g_wetFcJtaH2mmIO9ydZIv4vlW5V_OubPTfY2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">(Again, if it's not working here on the blog, take a look over on my YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oReLu0fy2aM">via this link</a>.) I hope you're all enjoying a wonderful Sunday, and I'll be back soon to share some more of what's been going on in my craft room over the summer (not quite as much as usual, but still plenty!). Happy crafting, all!</span><p><i>The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before. </i><br />Neil Gaiman <br /><br /><i>A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life.</i><br />Elizabeth Gilbert</p><p></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-52637062842356576452023-07-31T20:00:00.008+02:002023-07-31T22:44:10.425+02:00Brand new Summer Botanical stamps at PaperArtsy<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm so thrilled to be sharing my newest stamp sets by <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/07/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html" target="_blank">PaperArtsy over on their blog</a> this evening, and also live with you on Facebook in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/paperartsypeople/" target="_blank">PaperArtsy People Group</a> at 8.30pm Europe, 7.30pm UK, 2.30pm Eastern, 11.30am Pacific - but you can always catch up later too! I couldn't be happier to introduce the three new sets:</span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> EAB33 Strawberry Edition, EAB34 Cornflower Edition and EAB35 Currants Edition.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnikaNvavRg8COcszHoq3ApK6EE9NcWVRcVDIEopvc7WfHZllF3PnRRhIBNsEBtyKfpzUyXQ6VO_R9mNON5XFJtafqs3F5cMqii2PxkJJL_yfH7FggK5AXri9K8mltPw8hVqYYj4g0Xrj0YhMpxt8H1bN7JkCXRTpuX9W9jSgxOtW3fchmBStcx3QSu_w/s2867/E12F33BF-5F68-4829-BF50-0262709D1129_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="2867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnikaNvavRg8COcszHoq3ApK6EE9NcWVRcVDIEopvc7WfHZllF3PnRRhIBNsEBtyKfpzUyXQ6VO_R9mNON5XFJtafqs3F5cMqii2PxkJJL_yfH7FggK5AXri9K8mltPw8hVqYYj4g0Xrj0YhMpxt8H1bN7JkCXRTpuX9W9jSgxOtW3fchmBStcx3QSu_w/w640-h640/E12F33BF-5F68-4829-BF50-0262709D1129_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><p>The three new sets of Botanicals are full of summer's beauty and bounty, just as the fruit starts to ripen - maybe even starting to look towards autumn. They complete the seasonal year of these herbal, theatrical, historical, botanical collections, and I couldn't be more proud of all of them. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceOxjgGtGgmMMOGeF0XIHONEbYgFJ8Ks4XORHnbw2fZUoN58FR2WS0919euTfaZTV1cqSk9vZEGkYBJuVZsETK8933iGRu17dWdoM0Um8t6O2NjG7B7zYN9VTwGKb87FsOPgL2F2LHdpYk_u2vT9eu-M8hZ6SqjvGEpVXlr4VEMd-vP6KJ8VejYECiak/s3024/C2C3CDD8-C8AF-4145-BDA3-A9CCD750D1F8_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceOxjgGtGgmMMOGeF0XIHONEbYgFJ8Ks4XORHnbw2fZUoN58FR2WS0919euTfaZTV1cqSk9vZEGkYBJuVZsETK8933iGRu17dWdoM0Um8t6O2NjG7B7zYN9VTwGKb87FsOPgL2F2LHdpYk_u2vT9eu-M8hZ6SqjvGEpVXlr4VEMd-vP6KJ8VejYECiak/w640-h640/C2C3CDD8-C8AF-4145-BDA3-A9CCD750D1F8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm so grateful to everyone at PaperArtsy for their hard work and their support... it really is a joyful collaboration.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EYBNaTmR5gf4bSC86e4yypOX-pBAmIMYwF_ecAh_uJfXR5pnGE083rMT5K_0ZWLTzXImvoEv63PolyNNUaHITv_o_7y96d-QjV4x8b-m95UF5MW9berMo4SGLumlF_9fXtoP6BxNCgQAr-924t0QY1SD2HcuXp03HDRxeSQue-yVZ1E7UmvRVnjSgWk/s3024/B11CCA44-FA21-4038-9C80-4CA6A2B904BB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EYBNaTmR5gf4bSC86e4yypOX-pBAmIMYwF_ecAh_uJfXR5pnGE083rMT5K_0ZWLTzXImvoEv63PolyNNUaHITv_o_7y96d-QjV4x8b-m95UF5MW9berMo4SGLumlF_9fXtoP6BxNCgQAr-924t0QY1SD2HcuXp03HDRxeSQue-yVZ1E7UmvRVnjSgWk/w640-h640/B11CCA44-FA21-4038-9C80-4CA6A2B904BB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/07/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html" target="_blank">hop over to the PaperArtsy blog</a> to enjoy the (many) pictures of the (many) samples I've been creating! And I hope that some of you will be able to join me for the <a href="https://fb.me/e/gzMyKMk8R" target="_blank">Live Launch</a>, or at least catch up with it later - and apologies for the squished formatting. It was perfect for the first couple of seconds and then Facebook wrecked it. (I'll share the link here afterwards, as always).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_kX8EBAJvzXhjljofl33a-_yYy7ZeMG5Wrsa55njOmVK_QU7a4YLqvudeldioyxGmFZg3E-5N2Id-Cs1Au3464K0KsmaB08g8VU8njv4HEDSbuo15uyiz-q2uuGR68i04tmJRF9WHQy53Ftt_u8J0O82tnTKdujCKYTGSG_esH5u52gtAlzaDvmqWHc/s3024/237CC742-6DCC-4D58-8B6B-5BA2E7B2EEA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_kX8EBAJvzXhjljofl33a-_yYy7ZeMG5Wrsa55njOmVK_QU7a4YLqvudeldioyxGmFZg3E-5N2Id-Cs1Au3464K0KsmaB08g8VU8njv4HEDSbuo15uyiz-q2uuGR68i04tmJRF9WHQy53Ftt_u8J0O82tnTKdujCKYTGSG_esH5u52gtAlzaDvmqWHc/w640-h640/237CC742-6DCC-4D58-8B6B-5BA2E7B2EEA4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And I hope you didn't miss yesterday's blogpost about the </span><a href="https://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-very-special-fodder-school-paperartsy.html" target="_blank">amazing BONUS stamp set and curated paint collections</a><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> I've created as part of a wonderful PaperArtsy/Fodder School collaboration... It's been all go around here lately, hasn't it? I'm now looking forward to a slightly quieter August!</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Have a wonderful week, everybody, and happy Summer!</span></p><p>I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.<br /><i>Toni Morrison</i></p><p>If it could only be like this always—always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe.<br /><i>Evelyn Waugh</i></p><p>Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I do not know. I admire lolling on a lawn by a water-lilied pond to eat white currants and see goldfish: and go to the fair in the evening if I'm good.<br /><i>John Keats</i></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-19076925893734943732023-07-23T13:00:00.047+02:002023-07-23T20:46:48.553+02:00A very special Fodder School - PaperArtsy - Words & Pictures collaboration<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm so thrilled to show you in detail the results of a very special collaboration between Fodder School, PaperArtsy and Words & Pictures. If you take another look at the <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">Fodder School 3</a> project I will be teaching, you may be able to guess at some of what's coming up!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF8Y0kmR4WoLiHp98COSm5L_rp0-QSXWBsaw45wTHhDPwItjdaxT_xUhRGmJUppqMW1mEfFTqYzXUu0jNAY8q0wzunnzyVx00i9V3hFe_9jmuE5BNE9zC-YYPuwOGvXDX86tw68m5g-YxS6J3bUqkKI1bOzjwvY-l_edqcBgMJDwHs_-5BZGFPHsakwU/s3024/91BBA888-59FA-409A-B98E-584717C882A2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF8Y0kmR4WoLiHp98COSm5L_rp0-QSXWBsaw45wTHhDPwItjdaxT_xUhRGmJUppqMW1mEfFTqYzXUu0jNAY8q0wzunnzyVx00i9V3hFe_9jmuE5BNE9zC-YYPuwOGvXDX86tw68m5g-YxS6J3bUqkKI1bOzjwvY-l_edqcBgMJDwHs_-5BZGFPHsakwU/w640-h640/91BBA888-59FA-409A-B98E-584717C882A2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I am absolutely delighted to have had the chance to design a brand new, original stamp set especially for my Fodder School 3 project - the Fodder Berry Edition. The plate has beautiful berry variations with complementary quotes and small ephemera for background detailing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVH5SXTx9Mq6JkvB7YF4cyByT_nVabWSFVuHqwQKspKlJ00BjremvWVYz5HL3ew-5XSORWUpojfRFiKQDZ-gjbJNG5ZxPRiiU8AkuE0DZvuX0Wto1AHWbL0Q50lGCFZtUxjhsAbF-jlj3Ue8U1OnM4Q89sKmSVHw6rUtqwOxOnYzrkRfB5-zLZBWQE3A/s500/berries%20eclectica-alison-bomber-fodder-school-stamp-set-10576-p.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVH5SXTx9Mq6JkvB7YF4cyByT_nVabWSFVuHqwQKspKlJ00BjremvWVYz5HL3ew-5XSORWUpojfRFiKQDZ-gjbJNG5ZxPRiiU8AkuE0DZvuX0Wto1AHWbL0Q50lGCFZtUxjhsAbF-jlj3Ue8U1OnM4Q89sKmSVHw6rUtqwOxOnYzrkRfB5-zLZBWQE3A/w440-h640/berries%20eclectica-alison-bomber-fodder-school-stamp-set-10576-p.jpeg" width="440" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Plus I've curated three sets of their fabulous Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic paints, combining colours specifically geared around this project, for the backgrounds and for painting botanical imagery, but of course they will be great for that whether you're making this project or not! The sets are: Botanical Basics, Berrylicious Brights, and Background Blues.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LzMHKEc7gCGDkX8X_mnuJF7xTj4dJnP0PV6zukBKLgAISCAA25u2JzoBMtW6ahEnBFLDTyVzVLYOOercnpf3JdhTvcZTx52DEtVAHZNYFoFuIm89j1WyLokN-iSwskH92YJJYljF1c6OT0vg09ctiCLdhjcNAYj2A7aqDqWPcN0cJMNJ2xN0YyuVUZU/s500/botanical-basics-10575-1-p.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LzMHKEc7gCGDkX8X_mnuJF7xTj4dJnP0PV6zukBKLgAISCAA25u2JzoBMtW6ahEnBFLDTyVzVLYOOercnpf3JdhTvcZTx52DEtVAHZNYFoFuIm89j1WyLokN-iSwskH92YJJYljF1c6OT0vg09ctiCLdhjcNAYj2A7aqDqWPcN0cJMNJ2xN0YyuVUZU/w400-h400/botanical-basics-10575-1-p.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Botanical Basics</b> - Three primaries (chosen to create my signature "cool" palette),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">a dark (my much-loved French Roast) and a light (Snowflake - well, of course!). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">This set is designed to create a palette for botanical painting...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">... and you also get a glaze - for extra-shiny berries!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXInQLZCXE_-2chCE38kUpP5gN_Xsr4dLzQggx7bLxAKMaa8WdMJ9sRiFJIWtRI4xDGtvlQJzLjjSjQ9WRopL55E1H1AaR7WJ4DT4dc4BClP_qye_Vu8rMz1NF8buowSWKTSCSjKzyKbA5uMZ2qcJKB7KFoVE1GUKh9M57rEG0opO9mqqnasnoNZjzrno/s500/berrylicious-brights-10574-1-p.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXInQLZCXE_-2chCE38kUpP5gN_Xsr4dLzQggx7bLxAKMaa8WdMJ9sRiFJIWtRI4xDGtvlQJzLjjSjQ9WRopL55E1H1AaR7WJ4DT4dc4BClP_qye_Vu8rMz1NF8buowSWKTSCSjKzyKbA5uMZ2qcJKB7KFoVE1GUKh9M57rEG0opO9mqqnasnoNZjzrno/w400-h400/berrylicious-brights-10574-1-p.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Berrylicious Brights</b> - a fabulous berry bright palette, perfect for mixing berry or floral colours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> It will also take you through the berry seasons from summer into autumn. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">A great way to augment the Botanical Basics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xMBWJR28tk7YYYnDnEg3EOitqSLAxRDhWeA6m9C5zPrzqVigkZwYsXWBNEuXna3vd5C_UrKuzgk-4J67eqQS2V4hj9l6i-UHkSByMM-yS7z8j0AgyFwk8qvtMGB79WtpcDQ3CdOPN0WAB_sGx6mSOaW5UhpuShgjleSk4hxZNXIBl5e41CStu6cwSNE/s500/background-blues-10573-p.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xMBWJR28tk7YYYnDnEg3EOitqSLAxRDhWeA6m9C5zPrzqVigkZwYsXWBNEuXna3vd5C_UrKuzgk-4J67eqQS2V4hj9l6i-UHkSByMM-yS7z8j0AgyFwk8qvtMGB79WtpcDQ3CdOPN0WAB_sGx6mSOaW5UhpuShgjleSk4hxZNXIBl5e41CStu6cwSNE/w400-h400/background-blues-10573-p.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Background Blues</b> - steely cool blues along with a cool grey and a warm grey, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">designed to create subtle layered backgrounds to let bright botanicals pop over the top.</span></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It's <b>absolutely not required</b> to buy any of them in order to do my class - Fodder School actively encourages you to use what you have already in your stash. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Not all of the berries you see on the houses are stamped... one element of the classes I'll be teaching is about sketching them for yourselves! Obviously, the stamps make life so much easier, so </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">they are there for those who would like to add them to their stamp collection! </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can find more details </span><a href="https://shop.paperartsy.co.uk/fodder-school-436-c.asp" target="_blank">here on the PaperArtsy website</a><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> and your local independent PaperArtsy stockists (worldwide) should be able to help you out if you'd like to get your hands on them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QohVkUlLYjAXvQKh0HkIaHgy9QNd5yg9Q0lS5sJX1B4Uxnxccv4enMJ49KUlTxFQjKk0EtTn1o44DGWrQP0E25vZd9KjUbSGWPfgToT0QZlO6ffp3DZwMUJb41ufkBlFUmkntEJZt-O785AEf6-z7UtuR_g8Lo1Nb-7I4dfc3p12GX2SoY7Asqx19jI/s2550/78DAE958-C67E-441D-A66B-A66AF96FCD35_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QohVkUlLYjAXvQKh0HkIaHgy9QNd5yg9Q0lS5sJX1B4Uxnxccv4enMJ49KUlTxFQjKk0EtTn1o44DGWrQP0E25vZd9KjUbSGWPfgToT0QZlO6ffp3DZwMUJb41ufkBlFUmkntEJZt-O785AEf6-z7UtuR_g8Lo1Nb-7I4dfc3p12GX2SoY7Asqx19jI/w640-h640/78DAE958-C67E-441D-A66B-A66AF96FCD35_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And of course you don't have to be signed up to Fodder School to play with these new designs, but you might want to think about coming on what I have no doubt will be an incredible year-long creative journey. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you've seen any of the Fodder Challenge inspiration on offer, you already know what an amazing opportunity this is going to be. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Early Bird Pricing offer is $207.00 USD plus tax for the year. As a lump sum, it feels a lot, but that’s an entirely new mixed media art course each month for $17.25 USD + tax per month - that's just over €15, or around £13.50 at current exchange rates. (This deal will last for five days only from 21st - 25th July so <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">grab it while you can</a>.)</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are loads more details about all that in </span><a href="https://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2023/07/fodder-school-3-early-bird-offer-starts.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">, so I won't repeat it all here. I really just wanted to share my excitement about having these new PaperArtsy toys to play with. </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can see more of the houses on the move in my own little personal Fodder School 3 video (the full trailer was in the previous post)... see below or simply <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oReLu0fy2aM" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oReLu0fy2aM" width="320" youtube-src-id="oReLu0fy2aM"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I'm really excited about the whole Fodder School adventure, and about these lovely new PaperArtsy/Fodder products, and so grateful for the collaboration that has brought them to life. I hope you will be too.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Happy Sunday, all!</span></p><p>Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.<br /><i>Wendell Berry</i> (!)</p><p>On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels...<br /><i>Charles Dickens</i></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-66034373140308401682023-07-21T13:00:00.002+02:002023-07-29T22:19:09.657+02:00Fodder School 3 - Early Bird Offer starts today!<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm dropping in to share the news that booking for Fodder School 3 opens today with a very special limited-time Early Bird offer EDITED - Early Bird is over now, I'm afraid, but you can of course still <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">sign up for the course</a> at the regular price which - cards on table - is still an incredible bargain for what's on offer.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">All the details for registration are coming up later in this post, as well as the trailer for Fodder School 3. I couldn't be more excited about being a teacher on this year-long online mixed media art course. There are so many adventures ahead.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOWsiaOCfA6yNZDJTdEWVnx4WawtpYfdUnz3Ahw1jrCs36tG9GjHI90imGduCV0SnJnZSJOR6FkSNQClTlnWpqIXUh6JeTPBk44HLRQpBgVRlf0ofbH06YadCL7ATsCPqMHQYx3cx3BCRd45omWQhdDECHFLekav9grWutX-A_8laEE1md67EqbrC20A/s1080/FC2023%20teacher.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOWsiaOCfA6yNZDJTdEWVnx4WawtpYfdUnz3Ahw1jrCs36tG9GjHI90imGduCV0SnJnZSJOR6FkSNQClTlnWpqIXUh6JeTPBk44HLRQpBgVRlf0ofbH06YadCL7ATsCPqMHQYx3cx3BCRd45omWQhdDECHFLekav9grWutX-A_8laEE1md67EqbrC20A/w400-h400/FC2023%20teacher.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And here's another little peek at what I'll be sharing during my month of classes...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuAVv5zU2dPxJrDkoOlnZylAAsGXecbfvL4tgVvfBtutzdoTTfhACBEyRugCxYyuGhiNxby7CdcO2smBJb4tpt63gfXGF2B4Oo8mYUQSISaUlq9RzXKvvxDFQLjQ6WDmQokQpTJ3r9gJdKdmViqfp0NXDL8a9_TVXIs7Ol9GOw5eaZndZjYyqP7uOzb8/s3024/FE36875B-53AD-441A-8EA0-B29D8755B0D0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuAVv5zU2dPxJrDkoOlnZylAAsGXecbfvL4tgVvfBtutzdoTTfhACBEyRugCxYyuGhiNxby7CdcO2smBJb4tpt63gfXGF2B4Oo8mYUQSISaUlq9RzXKvvxDFQLjQ6WDmQokQpTJ3r9gJdKdmViqfp0NXDL8a9_TVXIs7Ol9GOw5eaZndZjYyqP7uOzb8/w640-h640/FE36875B-53AD-441A-8EA0-B29D8755B0D0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Not only that, but there's a very special bonus... a brand new, original stamp set designed especially around this Fodder School 3 project, in collaboration with PaperArtsy, as well as sets of PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paints that I've curated for painting botanical imagery... but more of those on Sunday! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvdUk1wVV701xnOV9csu5EFUNVzCuF9Vjd6vkGhwaBqOGDyrignsbVLUgAkCZIspUWNfdDqZB2JKjkn08fqEHVtpNNvu4xntxbkh4zocdTcVubZVYJbZzGsjdocuRa7F0wzbmzoCyWJeptHOMm1M-KQgntizmNTNzI4MVxQh9FC1DBkUO2FMXl1lA2M0/s1080/Alison%20no%20swipe.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvdUk1wVV701xnOV9csu5EFUNVzCuF9Vjd6vkGhwaBqOGDyrignsbVLUgAkCZIspUWNfdDqZB2JKjkn08fqEHVtpNNvu4xntxbkh4zocdTcVubZVYJbZzGsjdocuRa7F0wzbmzoCyWJeptHOMm1M-KQgntizmNTNzI4MVxQh9FC1DBkUO2FMXl1lA2M0/w400-h400/Alison%20no%20swipe.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Fodder Challenge has been a massive success with more than 17,500 participants. What an incredible 12 days of creativity, inspiration, and connection. It has been amazing seeing all the photos of fodder and being shared on Instagram #fodderchallenge and everywhere else. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you need extra time to catch up, the Fodder Challenge lessons will be available until August 4, 2022. If you still haven’t registered for this free event, you still can by simply clicking this link! Yes, there's still time to find out how to create Floating Quotes of your very own... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1DbZY5eDtAA49zgCEQtf6GjpRgs37uOrHujMjs-QQuOwjT5w5PqWVE7hOrENyDJhesVxSfWmk1ei2fgFwNcrqhvQ13negOXwDogGY1QnqZaHoPunqJzt91uyl3nVnPNKKiMSXJ3fpUtTCCIQHnm3ODnAM9ywnHDYxoxwxcubE3QFq7mOYIMnyaSrjpE/s2936/E06B2ED2-C739-4ACA-AEDD-D52BE69DA75B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="2936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1DbZY5eDtAA49zgCEQtf6GjpRgs37uOrHujMjs-QQuOwjT5w5PqWVE7hOrENyDJhesVxSfWmk1ei2fgFwNcrqhvQ13negOXwDogGY1QnqZaHoPunqJzt91uyl3nVnPNKKiMSXJ3fpUtTCCIQHnm3ODnAM9ywnHDYxoxwxcubE3QFq7mOYIMnyaSrjpE/w640-h640/E06B2ED2-C739-4ACA-AEDD-D52BE69DA75B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">But now is the chance to follow through with those 12 teachers and spend a year diving deep into mixed media creativity. Fodder School 3 will be a year which will feed your creative spirit, add to your skill sets, and take you on journeys you haven't even imagined.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Even at full price it would be a bargain, but today <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">Early Bird registration opens</a>, and is available for the next five days, making it an even better deal.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><i>All the details are further down this post...</i></span></h2><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">But first let me share some more of what I've been creating inspired by the other teachers during the Fodder Challenge...</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Day 7 - Gratitude Medals with Jennifer Wilkin Penick</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You may recognise both the circles and the ribbons from the previous Fodder sessions... that's the joy of Fodder - you make it, and then you use it! But I did create new floating quotes for these, using some of Seth Apter's brilliant word stamps.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R6W86VqExCDCFVgaFampYlknpRcyWWgM-KP3SGJFYCU2tETSk8BJj9s89C81_PIkGWmARogSNa6AZstyOj5gpZHrw-TPBVHXrbXpfTC6R21JsrP8EiqsOnYfp7fgWVjVOrfR6cMc4hq7mdMgnCMfR698JMyUdsZhVLEzdaCRpAv1GmZabeKYaTRv2LI/s3024/F82343EA-590B-4100-BB3D-74F84393A1B2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R6W86VqExCDCFVgaFampYlknpRcyWWgM-KP3SGJFYCU2tETSk8BJj9s89C81_PIkGWmARogSNa6AZstyOj5gpZHrw-TPBVHXrbXpfTC6R21JsrP8EiqsOnYfp7fgWVjVOrfR6cMc4hq7mdMgnCMfR698JMyUdsZhVLEzdaCRpAv1GmZabeKYaTRv2LI/w640-h640/F82343EA-590B-4100-BB3D-74F84393A1B2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXvglsB-jtNipr0i-Wncmo1PcqiRZVG7o53NXN8h8cx1SUZSZpKDjtvG_SSItWMTW4upokIX1Lqnvz-sr_oXObtlg4MqFeUL5VwY0ylatsk-_mgn3S-bhvSGQOlvdRMlXdZEQ5f2ZHAd80YipC-sMct1AjfEOoDPaKcFhrZI-P2JyUh3ovhvrx32rMh4/s2947/78B318C4-79A5-48A6-A5E1-C4F2D45576BE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2947" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXvglsB-jtNipr0i-Wncmo1PcqiRZVG7o53NXN8h8cx1SUZSZpKDjtvG_SSItWMTW4upokIX1Lqnvz-sr_oXObtlg4MqFeUL5VwY0ylatsk-_mgn3S-bhvSGQOlvdRMlXdZEQ5f2ZHAd80YipC-sMct1AjfEOoDPaKcFhrZI-P2JyUh3ovhvrx32rMh4/w640-h640/78B318C4-79A5-48A6-A5E1-C4F2D45576BE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Day 8 - Tag Book with Megan Quinlan</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Oh, I was in my happy place with this one... Megan offered up a brilliantly simple book structure, and shared her background technique, and then issued an invitation to play with theme, colour and imagery to suit ourselves. Well, it was only ever going to be nature for me, wasn't it?!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdmq4s5JP7wc-pA_Q5TuxFFZXLN30XXUxjpwfxIRipiMU9Hkmb-FBfqvDVuxV03bQ3g63ns0pf3tHp-QS6nSrf6o4EoE8X0fDFvsbYpuHjiMbwNRfXIaTiDBZ3jtQLp-8bHf9RsUNgRESNMsvHgyvvK6FqhxdV3yBQ2vTOsmB2lvjRb5s_oAVAL0lMXk/s3024/204E0E7D-D86F-4518-8BDE-F89D3598F104_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdmq4s5JP7wc-pA_Q5TuxFFZXLN30XXUxjpwfxIRipiMU9Hkmb-FBfqvDVuxV03bQ3g63ns0pf3tHp-QS6nSrf6o4EoE8X0fDFvsbYpuHjiMbwNRfXIaTiDBZ3jtQLp-8bHf9RsUNgRESNMsvHgyvvK6FqhxdV3yBQ2vTOsmB2lvjRb5s_oAVAL0lMXk/w640-h640/204E0E7D-D86F-4518-8BDE-F89D3598F104_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvN8r3h6JDfDomOvF3mEJ49EyqxlPPY6TI9nyEjsAQRIXvKto2_rQ7qgwDnZnli_Avai9QRvCQ0PzXq6H-r7f23bjXX31KR1abc2_L4sQoH0tc0U0E3xSOA7IpTG4R1v9_Umw6E9H3XtUaDo7X3ni0NnUDRkKkmhC6GFDaJQ6KzT6TUmJN0RW9E_98NE/s3024/0A11BC99-E040-4F0E-9A28-8EC3199C69A7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvN8r3h6JDfDomOvF3mEJ49EyqxlPPY6TI9nyEjsAQRIXvKto2_rQ7qgwDnZnli_Avai9QRvCQ0PzXq6H-r7f23bjXX31KR1abc2_L4sQoH0tc0U0E3xSOA7IpTG4R1v9_Umw6E9H3XtUaDo7X3ni0NnUDRkKkmhC6GFDaJQ6KzT6TUmJN0RW9E_98NE/w640-h640/0A11BC99-E040-4F0E-9A28-8EC3199C69A7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQjkfv7dgYENTe1YdKQfgWy3rU2Q6nSicqb8qnQdVsTjTl36WUuG-dEkKBOiq1e29JL6tRnRTW4xVNy0w5Q5k9d5de4pbCsvn0jE6oc-ATY-KbNYPK5o1cUM5EY92SI8lhZdEz3krgiht48efsfM8V1BaNI2-lqNLRVW8DMgh48WlKbxDKbLrFYZM4uM/s3024/5768F7D2-4F50-46B5-8B59-58830276E3D7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQjkfv7dgYENTe1YdKQfgWy3rU2Q6nSicqb8qnQdVsTjTl36WUuG-dEkKBOiq1e29JL6tRnRTW4xVNy0w5Q5k9d5de4pbCsvn0jE6oc-ATY-KbNYPK5o1cUM5EY92SI8lhZdEz3krgiht48efsfM8V1BaNI2-lqNLRVW8DMgh48WlKbxDKbLrFYZM4uM/w640-h640/5768F7D2-4F50-46B5-8B59-58830276E3D7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Day 9 - Collaging with Christine Karpiak</span></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Another lovely bit of creative playtime. I started with paint-mixing tests I did before creating my <a href="https://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2023/05/salty-rosemary-at-paperartsy.html" target="_blank">Salty Rosemary</a> project for the PaperArtsy blog recently, and they became the spines for the collaging in this series of five soothing panels (I was in need of some soothing by this stage of the game... the pace has been frenetic - in a lovely way, but frenetic nonetheless!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-C3O7gHXj9RDrseVLOcqR5nUUgZc07Vg-jSTkhd0KsZc73Kf3fQqARploH3AmQvGXk5oIIqmPHgpBv5TRKG2g_uTcfGWJx1LHX5dwdl7XHQy7CDhwmNhSQS4DSj3BJD_x9XskolhDwnMuupEA-HTkWKNIv7bUPLu4uB9USA6suGC5dMrNmeIa1LtQyg/s2899/F0950547-9799-4701-890C-8886090F1DAA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="2899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-C3O7gHXj9RDrseVLOcqR5nUUgZc07Vg-jSTkhd0KsZc73Kf3fQqARploH3AmQvGXk5oIIqmPHgpBv5TRKG2g_uTcfGWJx1LHX5dwdl7XHQy7CDhwmNhSQS4DSj3BJD_x9XskolhDwnMuupEA-HTkWKNIv7bUPLu4uB9USA6suGC5dMrNmeIa1LtQyg/w640-h640/F0950547-9799-4701-890C-8886090F1DAA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje20IQ54OTfuN0WCjoBysrn1Ma5InbaYM8Xg--69Ej1iqGlQUiPyaoEONqT1f4r-j3gv-ycbPdVAYGwzXSQ2UUAP_lO0964_gVz1KucaCxl7wSRmyYg0wcGPamRt3q2LESt6sGb-5Wiv3HEsKxheCMzO1Q6enQ3jxQvqwtXPkLcO6QcD1T_5kqL5P7NbU/s3024/AA2E6C7D-FE35-48F2-A0F3-03E6EB6DAC46_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje20IQ54OTfuN0WCjoBysrn1Ma5InbaYM8Xg--69Ej1iqGlQUiPyaoEONqT1f4r-j3gv-ycbPdVAYGwzXSQ2UUAP_lO0964_gVz1KucaCxl7wSRmyYg0wcGPamRt3q2LESt6sGb-5Wiv3HEsKxheCMzO1Q6enQ3jxQvqwtXPkLcO6QcD1T_5kqL5P7NbU/w640-h640/AA2E6C7D-FE35-48F2-A0F3-03E6EB6DAC46_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQTto_-77DU81w3Hu38uhj7XzbKDRGrWFRcQ67o467PNXR0dV2vveOUkdVVEQe9tTfhAVAPDTFUUBf9VLla6-QUbo8n_OuedRpL8cB6AdNuohKsTYPGav0sbeepLXtyUIyYJ0wekKLyhaXcoUb-Pi6rfjMiPXVM5GM4tmCPHiZRE9KpYfG7e6WxZiR0w/s3024/B0093BF0-A985-4CC5-A6C2-35E09B64F118_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQTto_-77DU81w3Hu38uhj7XzbKDRGrWFRcQ67o467PNXR0dV2vveOUkdVVEQe9tTfhAVAPDTFUUBf9VLla6-QUbo8n_OuedRpL8cB6AdNuohKsTYPGav0sbeepLXtyUIyYJ0wekKLyhaXcoUb-Pi6rfjMiPXVM5GM4tmCPHiZRE9KpYfG7e6WxZiR0w/w640-h640/B0093BF0-A985-4CC5-A6C2-35E09B64F118_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">One of the great joys for me of the whole thing has been taking the inspiration on offer and finding how it translates into my own palette of colours and styles. It's given me a brilliant kick in the mojo, and I'm certain that the creative stimulation, joy, and discoveries will continue over the full year of Fodder School 3.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>So how does Fodder School work?</i></b></h2><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The idea behind Fodder School is incredibly simple, yet the result is extraordinary. On the first day of each month, a new instructor reveals a series of lessons and notes on handmade collage fodder creation. Then, two weeks later, lessons and notes on a big project using that collage fodder are available for you to watch.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You’ll also receive bonus lessons that arise spontaneously when this community of lifelong learners has something interesting to share, like a fresh take on the lessons of that month.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You’ll be part of a large community of makers sharing their Fodder School art on Instagram and in the optional private Facebook group. But of course you can choose simply to watch, learn and make without any pressure to interact at all, if that's the way you prefer it!</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Fodder School lesson content is all pre-recorded, so you can work at your own pace, with “lifetime access.” You'll also get lifetime access to all the classes from this year's Fodder Challenge - rather than losing them on August 5th.</span></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><i>What will I be sharing during my month of teaching?</i></b></h2><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Here are a few more sneak peeks of the Fodder School project I'll be teaching. In my classes alone, we'll be looking deep into nature, and playing with sketching, stamping, painting, house-building, and so much more! I'm so looking forward to sharing my world of botanical sketching, 3D collaging, and of course my tiny houses.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv5fNO_1tcbbdk7ZiYCSWfbH9WntvpruT4qdxIC_SLGb3op7ehZ3HY15omjJNZo0EjWJ4BcQhZbf-3NW_lirXRdvfzQLHtpeDkekzSOSqhfCxBxAqjywp8wztAy273eiTUekDDdXV5zThlsCYFVdl01uykE4AlSFqbTtbXizxWjcIEaBC5qqCC5ypUPI/s3024/3F9360B3-BC46-4222-BCB1-7F8BF8E04E9E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv5fNO_1tcbbdk7ZiYCSWfbH9WntvpruT4qdxIC_SLGb3op7ehZ3HY15omjJNZo0EjWJ4BcQhZbf-3NW_lirXRdvfzQLHtpeDkekzSOSqhfCxBxAqjywp8wztAy273eiTUekDDdXV5zThlsCYFVdl01uykE4AlSFqbTtbXizxWjcIEaBC5qqCC5ypUPI/w640-h640/3F9360B3-BC46-4222-BCB1-7F8BF8E04E9E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM23mjhhSFyXr2hMnTFc8ZHg1wFRUeOjxV5kg61zg6ttsv3vMUUh9QD5nhHyHDPEU5YjvVP4UEfTOSMKVkJDe5REdpM6RVAWm9y6kpnnsdP2x_OpkUNbiCF8ZXfR0JgJCy_PVPIeLUnnsj4XRh4BxTgc15z-7EVmkZ0NmgaAcf4BD2BTnvHf0agVybbO4/s3024/B1F61512-5B99-41E8-A5ED-C6B54F856E46_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM23mjhhSFyXr2hMnTFc8ZHg1wFRUeOjxV5kg61zg6ttsv3vMUUh9QD5nhHyHDPEU5YjvVP4UEfTOSMKVkJDe5REdpM6RVAWm9y6kpnnsdP2x_OpkUNbiCF8ZXfR0JgJCy_PVPIeLUnnsj4XRh4BxTgc15z-7EVmkZ0NmgaAcf4BD2BTnvHf0agVybbO4/w640-h640/B1F61512-5B99-41E8-A5ED-C6B54F856E46_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMCL5IJDGYrxikOEHysSfvemKKUfpl_s3goGKbgAWLRVXyRQvKsPs2i5mbHeVfhVcox9IvbLtapbwIpmMZP6fOhTaO5DvBC9OoPti21x7i6dR3tkPgBDkZutk4sA4H7YW0vTOTnmlWrE-jBoOLaJHebKFEq0Kc5Nz65EvFBoFM4xIQwZJ0GUJGqpi-zA/s2970/C8850280-AAE2-488A-A155-26B247761BCA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMCL5IJDGYrxikOEHysSfvemKKUfpl_s3goGKbgAWLRVXyRQvKsPs2i5mbHeVfhVcox9IvbLtapbwIpmMZP6fOhTaO5DvBC9OoPti21x7i6dR3tkPgBDkZutk4sA4H7YW0vTOTnmlWrE-jBoOLaJHebKFEq0Kc5Nz65EvFBoFM4xIQwZJ0GUJGqpi-zA/w640-h640/C8850280-AAE2-488A-A155-26B247761BCA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Who else is teaching on Fodder School 3?</i></b></h2><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The twelve FS3 teachers are:</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Alison Bomber @w0rdsandp1ctures</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Barb Smucker @barbsmuckerstudio</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Chris Karpiak @christinekarpiak</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Di Venter @di.venter</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Jennifer Wilkin Penick @jenniferwilkinpenick</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Kecia Deveney @keciadeveney</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Megan Quinlan @meganquinlanstudio</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Sarah Gardner @juicy.s.art</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Shay Kent @shaymichellestudios</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Susanne Randers @mitkrearum</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Tiffany Sharpe @tiffanysimplysharpe</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Yetunde Rodriguez @yaytoonday</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you’d like more information, including biographies of all those creative artists, you can <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">read all about it here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><i>What does it cost and when does it start?</i></b></h2><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The cost of <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">Fodder School 3</a> is $237.00 USD + tax. That really is incredibly good value for what you're getting - it works out at about $19.75 USD + tax per month for an amazing new course each month - delivered in two sets of classes. That's about €17.90 or £15.40 at current exchange rates. Compare that to the individual cost of taking online mixed media art classes a la carte (estimated at $1,524.00 USD) and you'll see what incredible value Fodder School 3 offers.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And there's even more on offer than just the two sets of classes each month. There will be bonus sessions cropping up throughout the year, as well as lots of introductory material already available to enjoy.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Once registered, you’ll have immediate access to Fodder School Orientation and lifetime access to Fodder Challenge 2023 (access to FC2023 will be directly inside of the FS3 classroom).</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Fodder School 3 lessons begin on October 1, 2023 and run until September 30, 2024. But as soon as you have access to the FS3 classroom, there are already fascinating Orientation videos available to watch, dealing with supplies and other helpful information, including one with me on paints and colour mixing - with its own little challenge included.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">3,500 past students in Fodder Schools 1 and 2 can’t be wrong. Fodder School is an art course like no other, and I'd love you to <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-school-3" target="_blank">come on this creative journey with us</a>. If you need a little more temptation, take a look at the <a href="https://youtu.be/ft_tdPSUQRE" target="_blank">Fodder School 3 trailer here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ft_tdPSUQRE" width="320" youtube-src-id="ft_tdPSUQRE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, and I'll be back with some more creative inspiration soon.</span><p></p><p>You can be cautious or you can be creative, but there's no such thing as a cautious creative.<br /><i>George Lois</i></p><p>Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.<br /><i>Albert Einstein</i></p><p>A creative life is an amplified life. It's a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life.<br /><i>Elizabeth Gilbert</i></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-53733501129340648802023-07-16T12:26:00.008+02:002023-07-16T13:20:26.925+02:00Fodder Journeys<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! Another three days of amazing classes have been shared in the Fodder Challenge classroom, and I've been on some big journeys with most of them. The overall Fodder style seems very often include to bright colours and geometric patterns - neither of which, as you'll know, are really in my ballpark. But I have found such creative stimulation and, on one occasion, pure bliss in letting my mojo re-interpret the offerings of the lessons into something that makes me happy.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUw84JHVfNv68x-n0N96885V4-4eX0Dn7pz0P4C61ob6zXp227Z9jSaFRpxSeCz7JGaQn3HVYDlSiEcj7SR52_hz2D6UFLsdovjjxwjWPd-tLPoeUUAfztHnpJuOIY1AaVzEYbvIw9dbl_WUTRnX6CdbnoGtLHQPOgkdEG1hR6WgkQgyqJlMf6aAI2Yw/s2866/E20934C5-8465-4319-BED0-5AB314FFC445_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="2866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUw84JHVfNv68x-n0N96885V4-4eX0Dn7pz0P4C61ob6zXp227Z9jSaFRpxSeCz7JGaQn3HVYDlSiEcj7SR52_hz2D6UFLsdovjjxwjWPd-tLPoeUUAfztHnpJuOIY1AaVzEYbvIw9dbl_WUTRnX6CdbnoGtLHQPOgkdEG1hR6WgkQgyqJlMf6aAI2Yw/w640-h640/E20934C5-8465-4319-BED0-5AB314FFC445_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And of course, that's really the whole point of inspiration - a starting point, something that triggers an idea or a question. And it's also been hugely rewarding and heart-lifting seeing the journeys people have taken from the starting point of my Day 3 Floating Quote class. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE-GGxoVZIle1JjdDjhhZ9dT5XmokFXOBH7cahDwLtPivNfiNhVRahhNo_8gEOHoRdfi3dQff7Bn-_wLm03xbv9jWiH-12R-tr8BX3pcgSmooOVgKwhZoav_nzB-edE8C1t1kHhGMdNFN8I1mW_qda5QixOeSnJ4GqlqnSBV8EmqH52V88h42MU0b_04/s1856/046B7562-835C-4FB8-B501-7455076AEF04_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE-GGxoVZIle1JjdDjhhZ9dT5XmokFXOBH7cahDwLtPivNfiNhVRahhNo_8gEOHoRdfi3dQff7Bn-_wLm03xbv9jWiH-12R-tr8BX3pcgSmooOVgKwhZoav_nzB-edE8C1t1kHhGMdNFN8I1mW_qda5QixOeSnJ4GqlqnSBV8EmqH52V88h42MU0b_04/w640-h640/046B7562-835C-4FB8-B501-7455076AEF04_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So I just thought I'd drop in and show you what I got up to with Days Four, Five and Six. If you want to see the original projects which provided the creative spark, you can still register for the Fodder Challenge, completely free, at <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-challenge-2023">www.willawanders.com</a> and you can just watch for a while to get the idea, or you might get sucked in to the whole shebang and find yourself on a creative journey of your own!</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Day Four - "Woven" Fodder Papers with Sarah Gardner</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I went way off-piste with this one, taking the lines and the brightly coloured repeated patterns of Sarah's class into my own world of vintage lettering and subtle neutrals.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGEMERUBaoqr4iTJZ7pjzZ-Jlyk5CB4BQIA0E7yZnSzV752d8ABcckJGwqViGaS664EklhbHE1BzZuSDY0b3kWC4lnYzHVEtHbo8tPPmO3PVBuUqRn0R19rTYlO-tFK1aNz6Ee9N4pxuzoR2-Ql_DhBXvA-uBvrwaDjasoDk2tpSl_B9Og4Q_SBhix-4/s3024/0034DC80-CACC-4036-95F5-E0DEFF448458_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGEMERUBaoqr4iTJZ7pjzZ-Jlyk5CB4BQIA0E7yZnSzV752d8ABcckJGwqViGaS664EklhbHE1BzZuSDY0b3kWC4lnYzHVEtHbo8tPPmO3PVBuUqRn0R19rTYlO-tFK1aNz6Ee9N4pxuzoR2-Ql_DhBXvA-uBvrwaDjasoDk2tpSl_B9Og4Q_SBhix-4/w640-h640/0034DC80-CACC-4036-95F5-E0DEFF448458_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlQy8vI3cArY-rJ8u948hXW6z2KGMroG0EtZBhQzf--9taVveFKNfzZ1ftOuhOoLOz1F931a5JxAKwxkWvf0ThKHbgWGcE0WMxpAgYELtC6HEd8lVI-XGo0OVJLi1_rlMouAdvcBhOe4GCDnBeZHyEahXjxYPEorCLkqq3oMV0RK_QABnLN9DiVf6jdc/s2852/3A3C125B-4432-4CFD-9A71-7CA3EE81FB33_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="2852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlQy8vI3cArY-rJ8u948hXW6z2KGMroG0EtZBhQzf--9taVveFKNfzZ1ftOuhOoLOz1F931a5JxAKwxkWvf0ThKHbgWGcE0WMxpAgYELtC6HEd8lVI-XGo0OVJLi1_rlMouAdvcBhOe4GCDnBeZHyEahXjxYPEorCLkqq3oMV0RK_QABnLN9DiVf6jdc/w640-h640/3A3C125B-4432-4CFD-9A71-7CA3EE81FB33_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4aai0RNxfhdOidZcCyHRCfo9lb7vOD1lARzNk17jYQZnCXdZx5oZWw_w7iaNT7iM9nJ1-OoWtOpV1a7YHJRf8c4wl7akG_0IfIUNT2QSNCT2VqRKH6veir1v6dvddnNd_7G2VG08fpgJ76SKAqOibcVEYTVYEa8hfaYqNqY6TEA65b6oQM4HgioBuzg/s3024/A77CAD4E-8A5D-4BC6-8E05-E3FCC8AA5158_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4aai0RNxfhdOidZcCyHRCfo9lb7vOD1lARzNk17jYQZnCXdZx5oZWw_w7iaNT7iM9nJ1-OoWtOpV1a7YHJRf8c4wl7akG_0IfIUNT2QSNCT2VqRKH6veir1v6dvddnNd_7G2VG08fpgJ76SKAqOibcVEYTVYEa8hfaYqNqY6TEA65b6oQM4HgioBuzg/w640-h640/A77CAD4E-8A5D-4BC6-8E05-E3FCC8AA5158_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Day Five - Mixed Media Tokens with Kecia Deveney</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Oh, what a wonderful time I had with this. Again, as suggested by Kecia, I went with the colours and shapes which make my heart sing - so botanicals and watercolours (specifically Daniel Smith's Moonglow and others) obviously put in an appearance.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDW_BxFBBAPgKEtLlgNVCm_aimk4zsRSbymTpRPcQN4rCnLXxTjFWoozJd5xq4WzWi2JKgWKJEGnSgIoF1QtrNUytRbV0c4AHZapWSPtXrINketsf8ypuGdab6RcuMPEnNuZ6PYXVI3hNTvjFSsUCSdN4_YxptVRB0HKs91LYBJolL1jX-zVOd5mi-io/s3024/DA8E5AF9-15B4-4F8A-9C2B-C997082376A9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDW_BxFBBAPgKEtLlgNVCm_aimk4zsRSbymTpRPcQN4rCnLXxTjFWoozJd5xq4WzWi2JKgWKJEGnSgIoF1QtrNUytRbV0c4AHZapWSPtXrINketsf8ypuGdab6RcuMPEnNuZ6PYXVI3hNTvjFSsUCSdN4_YxptVRB0HKs91LYBJolL1jX-zVOd5mi-io/w640-h640/DA8E5AF9-15B4-4F8A-9C2B-C997082376A9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's been a brilliant creative kickstart to my slightly sluggish mojo.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you're all doing well. Happy crafting, all!</span></p><p><i>There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.</i><br />Edith Wharton</p><p><i>What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.</i><br />Ralph Waldo Emerson</p><p><br /></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-56012167061006237052023-07-11T20:54:00.005+02:002023-07-12T10:46:02.196+02:00Day Three is Me! Time for my Fodder Challenge Class <p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all, it's almost time for my Fodder Challenge Class - in fact, if you're reading this on Wednesday 12th July, it's already live and ready to watch! If you're registered, <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/courses/fodder-challenge-2023/lectures/47527879" target="_blank">this link</a> should take you straight there. Here is the Floating Quote Quartet we're going to be making...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfWda532OKrk1xidfKaks80mTZjIPrLy-_minzdgnRsIQdeVYZsiQR6h6X8BugSULbq7_fx666X05TbR2LSNgXNOWdOs0PR9ON42ihpGTQcJBY0iuEkOPkfzW8lCr4cZyAqvHdaqBo0lmtfeo0FH3j3gnCJX3MJm6SlA7agLxMGyB4MzX8bw_i-QWH4w/s2755/446A398C-26AB-4C65-9044-1A9F259835AC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="2755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfWda532OKrk1xidfKaks80mTZjIPrLy-_minzdgnRsIQdeVYZsiQR6h6X8BugSULbq7_fx666X05TbR2LSNgXNOWdOs0PR9ON42ihpGTQcJBY0iuEkOPkfzW8lCr4cZyAqvHdaqBo0lmtfeo0FH3j3gnCJX3MJm6SlA7agLxMGyB4MzX8bw_i-QWH4w/w640-h640/446A398C-26AB-4C65-9044-1A9F259835AC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I've been enjoying the first couple of days of classes so much... it's lovely to be fed so much inspiration and play around to find out what my take on it wants to be. Here are a couple of photos of what I've been up to with the classes from Day One with Tiffany Sharpe...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N5HNTupPSgEhELn9hdS_wMOC91EQ6H0M2bG7O8-kIM_HIBdlySduA_yYNf1Bg9bI9gLt3e8YBY6orwVJWNnkfOcn999Xva-rFoEBQ5aBo0i0IW_PV4KRANhMBoiqV0bM5BhBAchpIKZV0IeoZ6NR4YChFMs3NNM6ib3JovuIqR-pOojMhZgMuljl1TA/s3024/FE55AF33-C171-4A98-B89F-236AD75E0BBD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N5HNTupPSgEhELn9hdS_wMOC91EQ6H0M2bG7O8-kIM_HIBdlySduA_yYNf1Bg9bI9gLt3e8YBY6orwVJWNnkfOcn999Xva-rFoEBQ5aBo0i0IW_PV4KRANhMBoiqV0bM5BhBAchpIKZV0IeoZ6NR4YChFMs3NNM6ib3JovuIqR-pOojMhZgMuljl1TA/w400-h400/FE55AF33-C171-4A98-B89F-236AD75E0BBD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The videos are available until 4th August, so you can join in any time and still have a chance to catch up with anything you've missed.</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Find all the details over at <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-challenge-2023">www.willawanders.com</a> and register too, if you're not already playing along. I hope to see you in class today!!</span></p><p><i>I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order to learn how to do it.</i><br />Pablo Picasso</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-3563951607176875372023-07-10T11:16:00.003+02:002023-07-10T11:18:02.372+02:00Podcast Interview<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! Just in case you're interested, you can hear me talking about words, pictures and creativity in the new episode of the Willa Wanders Podcast. It was a wide-ranging conversation with Wendy Solganik a.k.a. Willa Wanders (she is also the co-founder of Fodder School, along with Tiffany Sharpe). You can <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/podcast/alison-bomber" target="_blank">listen here</a>...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtuRohpzwZ3NK9YyVupDN6SUkantsutZItWUXeYhjBKCMH0QbhXOns9SbM_AunvIi8PTbDInHxyxy5M8U1kN3OBc3xSLzgen8B61w4IapaWyzM_MieuGS7GZnWPgi0CNuM8ws1EzAG8SMivizcIZUbW6014BB_KobNblNaFm30ajKHCk9rn-fn7PdPHs/s1080/48DCA422-32CB-4F6F-9C1D-2C1545C9AED6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtuRohpzwZ3NK9YyVupDN6SUkantsutZItWUXeYhjBKCMH0QbhXOns9SbM_AunvIi8PTbDInHxyxy5M8U1kN3OBc3xSLzgen8B61w4IapaWyzM_MieuGS7GZnWPgi0CNuM8ws1EzAG8SMivizcIZUbW6014BB_KobNblNaFm30ajKHCk9rn-fn7PdPHs/w400-h400/48DCA422-32CB-4F6F-9C1D-2C1545C9AED6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It's Day One of the Free Fodder Challenge today too (running from 10th - 21st July, with classes available to watch until 4th August)... so you could even listen to my meanderings while you play along with the very first class!</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">It's still free to register for the challenge, which you can do <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-challenge-2023" target="_blank">here</a> at www.willawanders.com (which is also where <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/podcast/alison-bomber" target="_blank">the podcast</a> can be found).</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you all have a great week... I'm really looking forward to lots of mixed media inspiration in the Challenge, and since I can't remember what I said in the podcast interview, I guess I'd better listen in to that too!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.</i></div><div>Gloria Steinem</div><div><br /></div><div><i>When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.</i></div><div>Lao Tzu</div></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-66365963675521235872023-07-07T10:43:00.001+02:002023-07-07T10:45:38.488+02:00A few tags and a Fodder Challenge reminder... <p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm just dropping in with a few tags that have been on the go lately... many of them as a result of Tim Holtz's brilliant nudge to make use of any unused or part-finished backgrounds we have lying around (you can <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtYyVJxNxPG/" target="_blank">see just some of my hoarded backgrounds here</a> if you have access to Instagram).</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I also wanted to add a reminder that the <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-challenge-2023" target="_blank">Free Fodder Challenge</a> starts on Monday. More than 12,500 artists from around the world have already signed up to join in... why not join them? You'll get 12 free online mixed media art classes, one with each of the 12 teachers contributing to Fodder School 3 (starting in October)... and yes, one of them is me! The classes will arrive daily from 10th - 21st July, and you can create along with the videos, share your creations on social media, or just watch for inspiration if you prefer. All the details and registration can be found <a href="https://willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/fodder-challenge-2023" target="_blank">here</a>... it would be great to see you there. Here's another sneak peek of the project I'll be sharing...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3GxhehqZPIuewvjgDyAywypOqdOdZ87WxUIXi7KD4B3OZUBAwVjd2zgzgymIfUvX2j2LZie4F5vW0jsWQ9DWIuHM7UoB9pRlDk4mf9tPe1JiyvKHgbhTGO7Pgeu-zcRtBsQX5ifDAqTqmeEw3mt-G5tWG1HNKax2SdLQFolU3lknoxRj8EJ6gSFoMq8/s1856/046B7562-835C-4FB8-B501-7455076AEF04_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3GxhehqZPIuewvjgDyAywypOqdOdZ87WxUIXi7KD4B3OZUBAwVjd2zgzgymIfUvX2j2LZie4F5vW0jsWQ9DWIuHM7UoB9pRlDk4mf9tPe1JiyvKHgbhTGO7Pgeu-zcRtBsQX5ifDAqTqmeEw3mt-G5tWG1HNKax2SdLQFolU3lknoxRj8EJ6gSFoMq8/w640-h640/046B7562-835C-4FB8-B501-7455076AEF04_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And here are some of those tag backgrounds which have finally made their way to the finishing post...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">That moth background is one of my all-time favourites, and it sat there waiting for so long because I didn't want to risk wrecking it with whatever I did next! I made it by using the Perspective Moth die by Tim Holtz as a stencil, spritzed with some Distress Mica Sprays along with plenty of other Distress Inks and Oxides... something I must do again some time soon, because I love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Do you ever put your favourite backgrounds aside (for years!) because you couldn't bear to spoil them? I'm just curious... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you all have an amazing weekend, and I hope that I'll get to see some of you joining in with the Free Fodder Challenge very soon. Happy crafting, all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Every moment is a fresh beginning.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">T. S. Eliot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-83599673896904558622023-06-26T18:30:00.009+02:002023-07-01T15:16:23.660+02:00I'm a teacher on Fodder School 3!<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are several reasons I've been absent from Craftyblogland lately, but the main one is that I have been extremely busy behind the scenes preparing for a huge new adventure. I'm thrilled finally to be able to reveal that I am one of the twelve teachers on Fodder School 3, beginning in October this year. I've been on a steep learning curve of filming, editing and so on, which has been challenging but also very exciting.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOOoxpv6iOHSk-Bp8s6pYqBk4nmDI48aVXOuZD3FNHFdlOeWO-AO6xJylgVumGwnpHjePor3Gppx6EJbECSMaRXHSnFzzi75tYshQBgymhanf6271N59w1ebMSJi2AMd78JW6DZd7hdzB3-Wu_x4nQ9LW9YpABoeexF4xfEbdjO86pue1enXB6TD4VAE/s1080/FC2023%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOOoxpv6iOHSk-Bp8s6pYqBk4nmDI48aVXOuZD3FNHFdlOeWO-AO6xJylgVumGwnpHjePor3Gppx6EJbECSMaRXHSnFzzi75tYshQBgymhanf6271N59w1ebMSJi2AMd78JW6DZd7hdzB3-Wu_x4nQ9LW9YpABoeexF4xfEbdjO86pue1enXB6TD4VAE/w400-h400/FC2023%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The reason I'm telling you now is that in July you can participate for FREE in the Fodder Challenge... twelve days of mixed media classes, one with each of the Fodder School teachers, so that you can get a taste of what's to come over the Fodder School year. And it will be your first chance to see some of my creative process in action, and create alongside me (unless you made it to one of my Ally Pally PaperArtsy demos in years gone by!). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVIpLDylPxLNYvi7MCAFVpOpFqPiRzjepfVtxZKZk_TXHkANorQcfd8s6hcb4x6OxB2gbqXVQOk4MK5SJl34rN6UXpstl9BYI8JR8BtJbLyUYo_OnHDWKjxMiiALfrtEeyTiRwp_3O8inE3Z-ryRI6v1Niz3h3hi_6X7lrKqEQyetxDSN4v0sp84iwoI/s1080/square%20fodder%20challenge%20no%20swipe.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVIpLDylPxLNYvi7MCAFVpOpFqPiRzjepfVtxZKZk_TXHkANorQcfd8s6hcb4x6OxB2gbqXVQOk4MK5SJl34rN6UXpstl9BYI8JR8BtJbLyUYo_OnHDWKjxMiiALfrtEeyTiRwp_3O8inE3Z-ryRI6v1Niz3h3hi_6X7lrKqEQyetxDSN4v0sp84iwoI/w400-h400/square%20fodder%20challenge%20no%20swipe.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The photos in this post are some sneak peeks of what I'll be sharing during the Fodder Challenge, but there are teachers with so many different styles and techniques, that there will be something for everyone.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNmYCYLXbZ8jAoHgu4RJnEoIRsennTcSRr61ZbuVQJaJLgT66kjzRemW8riS1T1R7pqjA_TuigySUOHn4d7S1pdBIMjw_J4CyO22i8oDOuPxxKa6hjAhDS1mIhQrTAFCZIB0AQtyzGljdJ3RYQStxGNc0-aH8Ea-yF6O-3U3oYSkOGWx-IIprxSflhxw/s1593/30EF457D-9DA4-49CF-8A72-7B29B0400820_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1593" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNmYCYLXbZ8jAoHgu4RJnEoIRsennTcSRr61ZbuVQJaJLgT66kjzRemW8riS1T1R7pqjA_TuigySUOHn4d7S1pdBIMjw_J4CyO22i8oDOuPxxKa6hjAhDS1mIhQrTAFCZIB0AQtyzGljdJ3RYQStxGNc0-aH8Ea-yF6O-3U3oYSkOGWx-IIprxSflhxw/w400-h400/30EF457D-9DA4-49CF-8A72-7B29B0400820_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you’re not familiar with the term “Collage Fodder “ it simply means anything and everything that an artist could use to create mixed media and collage art. From found objects to vintage ephemera to hand painted collage papers and fabrics, they all count as creative fodder for collaging and making.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uBhc7IeBoNSkK1niYpeMFi1ToDVpvRaP7vy69lr83-DgQFg9wUeIRTqkgDvLb_e8zJyDpr_Bf_nWbODVaaawNI88htMUds47OHkAs4tgdM-BMJkQlmstSzsN8OPdQ5jCco8XP8ObP8iw7OUIwCb8nvPe_v7qb64e7_W3xB5_9GlLg6Q2VDCGF1u7-BE/s3024/3C6015DF-C7D9-4E98-A4E5-79F47F1EAC5F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uBhc7IeBoNSkK1niYpeMFi1ToDVpvRaP7vy69lr83-DgQFg9wUeIRTqkgDvLb_e8zJyDpr_Bf_nWbODVaaawNI88htMUds47OHkAs4tgdM-BMJkQlmstSzsN8OPdQ5jCco8XP8ObP8iw7OUIwCb8nvPe_v7qb64e7_W3xB5_9GlLg6Q2VDCGF1u7-BE/w400-h400/3C6015DF-C7D9-4E98-A4E5-79F47F1EAC5F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Fodder Challenge gives you a chance to start exploring the idea of creating fodder, and it's completely free. Starting on July 10th, you’ll get one new collage fodder creation and/or mixed media project lesson by video each day for 12 days, with access to the videos until August 5th. (You will get lifetime access to those lessons if you sign up for Fodder School 3.) </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZI5TsCBjifnQa2BmkprA6sXHar-0Yh3O-XjdWmig9HTjougFfnLvDhOS7kChSmUBA7vCPLoVlW1IYSfi_O_4lZmnz0ujbNnu9P8_cqJLlVj038wdldwdIcaOqvJJbP3QXOoB2MEGkX0DoEPNXi8JQZ_VwntH6WVBqptidQ0dtVANaHKWtgoQuRyofD4/s3024/998213E9-BD0B-4F25-B12A-D32793F66790_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZI5TsCBjifnQa2BmkprA6sXHar-0Yh3O-XjdWmig9HTjougFfnLvDhOS7kChSmUBA7vCPLoVlW1IYSfi_O_4lZmnz0ujbNnu9P8_cqJLlVj038wdldwdIcaOqvJJbP3QXOoB2MEGkX0DoEPNXi8JQZ_VwntH6WVBqptidQ0dtVANaHKWtgoQuRyofD4/w400-h400/998213E9-BD0B-4F25-B12A-D32793F66790_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you want to share photos of what you make in the challenge, you can post them on Instagram using the #fodderchallenge and/or join and share in the Facebook Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1236906473626961">“Fodder Challenge 2023"</a>. Last year, 10,000 artists participated in Fodder Challenge, so if you want to ignite your creativity and have a whole lot of fun, please join in!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bl9UXCLYFt0" width="320" youtube-src-id="Bl9UXCLYFt0"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Bl9UXCLYFt0" target="_blank">WATCH THE TRAILER HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Fodder School and The FREE Fodder Challenge are hosted by @willa.wanders and @tiffanysimplysharpe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Fodder School 3 Teachers are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Jennifer @jenniferwilkinpenick</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Susanne @mitkrearum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Yetunde @yaytoonday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Alison @w0rdsandp1ctures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Chris @christinekarpiak</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Di @di.venter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Kecia @keciadeveney</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Shay @shaymichellestudios</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Megan @meganquinlanstudio</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Sarah @juicy.s.art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Barb @barbsmuckerstudio</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Tiffany @tiffanysimplysharpe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">You can register now for The FREE Fodder Challenge at <a href="http://willawanders.com">willawanders.com</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you'll come and play along with the Fodder Challenge - I'd love to see you there... it would be really nice to have some old friends along on this new journey! And maybe you'll be tempted to join in the full scale Fodder School 3 - of which more later on. In the meantime, happy crafting all!</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>We keep moving forwards, opening new doors, and trying new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.</i></div><div style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Walt Disney</div><div style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-50371746650883581402023-05-18T20:00:00.022+02:002023-05-18T21:03:02.485+02:00Salty Rosemary at PaperArtsy<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! What on earth do I mean, "salty rosemary"?! Well, I'm sharing a project over at the <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/05/2023-topic-5-tinged-blue-by-alison.html" target="_blank">PaperArtsy blog</a> today, where the topic this month is Tinged Blue. We're looking in depth at paint-mixing with Surf's Up Fresco Chalk Acrylic as the colour around which everything is revolving... so the surf is the salty part. And for my creation I've chosen to use one of my most recent botanical stamp sets EAB32 Rosemary Edition - so that's (obviously!) the rosemary part of it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC75wnbV4vekh_607FTU92AO2ArPwhhtt8SEjgTjez-p5MPUaChfNKTMsDUBJSFFKrPRzcfIiNRXgWau0SDk8PMe0BAp8bqwOeTD0pAcPdYL7LZHwkFZ47TKS7xyl_fvJo_nfVuxdgP170p1EF4x45NBqxbEe4_K4MMzYUlE_3b_roFhMcktM-aRuj/s4032/PaperArtsy-EAB32-AB-postbanner.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC75wnbV4vekh_607FTU92AO2ArPwhhtt8SEjgTjez-p5MPUaChfNKTMsDUBJSFFKrPRzcfIiNRXgWau0SDk8PMe0BAp8bqwOeTD0pAcPdYL7LZHwkFZ47TKS7xyl_fvJo_nfVuxdgP170p1EF4x45NBqxbEe4_K4MMzYUlE_3b_roFhMcktM-aRuj/w640-h360/PaperArtsy-EAB32-AB-postbanner.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">My original colour mix was Surf's Up with Antarctic, but I ended up with another palette using Surf's Up with Magic Moss. Do <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/05/2023-topic-5-tinged-blue-by-alison.html" target="_blank">hop over to PaperArtsy</a> to see the colour mixes, and hear the full story behind how this project developed. And for a really brilliant exploration of colour theory, and mixing up tints, shades and tinges, have a look at Dounia's <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/04/2023-topic-05-tinged-blue-topic.html" target="_blank">amazing introduction post</a> for the whole topic - it's full of helpful images and fascinating detail. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you enjoy whatever you end up hopping to see, and I hope you're full of the joys of spring, whatever you're up to. Happy crafting all!</span></p><p><i>There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job.</i><br />Conrad Hall (cinematographer)</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-54679732792322594802023-05-12T12:59:00.009+02:002023-05-12T12:59:49.524+02:00Swatched florals<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all, and happy Spring to you. After three months working in the UK, I'm just in time for the (later) spring here in the Czech Republic, so it's all go in the garden, getting things pruned, cleared, planted and generally ready for the sunshine. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I just thought I'd pop in and quickly share some watercolour florals with you - these are usually done in quick 20-minute bursts in the morning when I get up, adding layers day by day, and both pages have more space to fill yet. But I hope you'll enjoy them. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSm9gsLIdJHwlEriBaeSrSl0SgDIc1qdKe2oTA8K8GiF-jvi2zDebFg-PDXoxWKpewVLJIWEORU1F_8bx2Y-AjexBjy8UwWzl0FEm5MVNhEiXL_vHAN2xWS08NAV7WLLNyvuhbm2xPXnVc0kCuWNANv1cvV0FIPLDcXu2_YW8wVOnOseIUsBkTGLH/s3024/12456925-DD49-4A91-9E6F-D79D3A583C2C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSm9gsLIdJHwlEriBaeSrSl0SgDIc1qdKe2oTA8K8GiF-jvi2zDebFg-PDXoxWKpewVLJIWEORU1F_8bx2Y-AjexBjy8UwWzl0FEm5MVNhEiXL_vHAN2xWS08NAV7WLLNyvuhbm2xPXnVc0kCuWNANv1cvV0FIPLDcXu2_YW8wVOnOseIUsBkTGLH/w640-h640/12456925-DD49-4A91-9E6F-D79D3A583C2C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And here's one with a colour palette that you don't often see from me...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObIhyLh-zEn-d5KTKhqojQ1KphnOfUECk911RM-HDPkm8Je1lTU-Og8h_uFD2mMqzGO2Ijeqc1I3nXDgMhdZVkJpxyBMbZDskyg884GEk6auC7b0CQpVkzFt8VoiaGp2hLzdW4BzzwH8OZ3OMYZ8j_5mkTo0VD1IQACh-sPukHc_seH00wULRwHo/s2896/566A9F45-482C-4801-A404-2B65AA1DEF30_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObIhyLh-zEn-d5KTKhqojQ1KphnOfUECk911RM-HDPkm8Je1lTU-Og8h_uFD2mMqzGO2Ijeqc1I3nXDgMhdZVkJpxyBMbZDskyg884GEk6auC7b0CQpVkzFt8VoiaGp2hLzdW4BzzwH8OZ3OMYZ8j_5mkTo0VD1IQACh-sPukHc_seH00wULRwHo/w640-h640/566A9F45-482C-4801-A404-2B65AA1DEF30_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Here are just a couple of close-ups and process photos. The initial pencil sketch for the first one was done in the almost-dark, as an exercise in trying to keep it loose. I'm really happy with it - in fact, it might be my favourite stage of the painting!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiVBXnJ1vw_6oXsgVHgJpBvMXTOJ7SdHBxmteZ7IZGAH582jGxR6kQDR1Fs3vgvdQW1pdS_l-JXI-5KLedYCanrQ2C2TGboTt_-u_7QhBy107gokO21UlNMXTxASOpYA78WmLY6UaM1-yNdrJ558m4gcgHyhFnUMDXmT7uZEXOyC6CCEeewEzGpkp/s3024/1E66C52A-B05C-419C-B6D6-047ABAC7AACB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiVBXnJ1vw_6oXsgVHgJpBvMXTOJ7SdHBxmteZ7IZGAH582jGxR6kQDR1Fs3vgvdQW1pdS_l-JXI-5KLedYCanrQ2C2TGboTt_-u_7QhBy107gokO21UlNMXTxASOpYA78WmLY6UaM1-yNdrJ558m4gcgHyhFnUMDXmT7uZEXOyC6CCEeewEzGpkp/w400-h400/1E66C52A-B05C-419C-B6D6-047ABAC7AACB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngCPLp0vcnk_uqHyVs-bwmPCeWFyeRpbsziNIBjWKySoBDZGloUl5nOLYAH_LN8A5Z78Q27QRHdvlJgyfL08CBO54eRlIytj3Pcyu8ReXBY_HQC03bvHGXlhlgllLkHiZ60vXIXPt0Rd0fQEqMbOLkJ5Kq-vhS_gkGlspSYOI9ll-DRUk-1kpbVEO/s2963/A51E18C1-5F83-44C6-84DE-3DFCF5663E43_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngCPLp0vcnk_uqHyVs-bwmPCeWFyeRpbsziNIBjWKySoBDZGloUl5nOLYAH_LN8A5Z78Q27QRHdvlJgyfL08CBO54eRlIytj3Pcyu8ReXBY_HQC03bvHGXlhlgllLkHiZ60vXIXPt0Rd0fQEqMbOLkJ5Kq-vhS_gkGlspSYOI9ll-DRUk-1kpbVEO/w400-h400/A51E18C1-5F83-44C6-84DE-3DFCF5663E43_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZopnMenD9sUwSWl9olUetYrK621Zq0w5aDthgdUFxVUtYCp97N4bvOxu7taDYJRldwvhQCrLl2U5ptiGEM0JX9WS_0nRjtv6Ooz8qaE88ePH2TtamMT1qqyCepPoAhn2l5tKwg2EHZJIXCtgb0evWuo6I-cGFBFBatujo_EepZR9IbKb1kdEaMSxf/s2830/766576D5-9FB9-4B24-9EE3-20BAE3D6CD7C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="2830" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZopnMenD9sUwSWl9olUetYrK621Zq0w5aDthgdUFxVUtYCp97N4bvOxu7taDYJRldwvhQCrLl2U5ptiGEM0JX9WS_0nRjtv6Ooz8qaE88ePH2TtamMT1qqyCepPoAhn2l5tKwg2EHZJIXCtgb0evWuo6I-cGFBFBatujo_EepZR9IbKb1kdEaMSxf/w400-h400/766576D5-9FB9-4B24-9EE3-20BAE3D6CD7C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPOEmBvkz5Zwov8HcueJz1JosPod9EAcxmF1fhsTaxNxmc3tnSjHxVl8c5WIe0Timwb3b49WcKY8JheP5OnLs8tv5gi7Bm0j46xRxN7e6CHboKCt6VY7H44TMx0dHkI1cTv-ujb4VdkzEpZSgDmyU1UIT852dmndtMoQOKidQ2Eq-woWXi-oi8JuR/s2466/75825AEB-ADD2-4A80-8966-B1B19686CAAD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPOEmBvkz5Zwov8HcueJz1JosPod9EAcxmF1fhsTaxNxmc3tnSjHxVl8c5WIe0Timwb3b49WcKY8JheP5OnLs8tv5gi7Bm0j46xRxN7e6CHboKCt6VY7H44TMx0dHkI1cTv-ujb4VdkzEpZSgDmyU1UIT852dmndtMoQOKidQ2Eq-woWXi-oi8JuR/w400-h400/75825AEB-ADD2-4A80-8966-B1B19686CAAD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kwj-2ycz9OUYg3GkPiMKrQfm-u5qv6Pc3d60BWCmyO1g5L0NG85sijWsz1UacyC0aBoBoSVZuXTgreJH4yNgRhlgagjIbVyyuNL2T6N-ckPz6rdlo89CnUiKSv8wvQ2bVpKMi-MnncvRJB8C2gBvLRkiJPPyBnbmKWKe6xZkcEfBfXKv5m__YvRO/s2327/58DA0B8E-CD19-4AB2-981C-6BE8194B4411_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="2327" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kwj-2ycz9OUYg3GkPiMKrQfm-u5qv6Pc3d60BWCmyO1g5L0NG85sijWsz1UacyC0aBoBoSVZuXTgreJH4yNgRhlgagjIbVyyuNL2T6N-ckPz6rdlo89CnUiKSv8wvQ2bVpKMi-MnncvRJB8C2gBvLRkiJPPyBnbmKWKe6xZkcEfBfXKv5m__YvRO/w400-h400/58DA0B8E-CD19-4AB2-981C-6BE8194B4411_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Making a note of the colours I've used is a good discipline for me. I'm still learning so much as I go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC1VxjWJ_7N1QPDMN0ix950-535DlxjGXt8OFmNIESdz59ILyLkN2g2cBncs0iqhIjTZVXDVMu5dEyl3F8299t6C7cHKZ7Re8bSBBBxsuQFEYYr766qnQ7UtDhbWmAXBdv1CtIrOyv1UDbS9AMumnxRW6WHY-7oTbkPD0FoSpHfXuVKtzexd1Hxjb/s3024/BFE95855-CC85-4276-9291-CDE7B6A1EC1F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC1VxjWJ_7N1QPDMN0ix950-535DlxjGXt8OFmNIESdz59ILyLkN2g2cBncs0iqhIjTZVXDVMu5dEyl3F8299t6C7cHKZ7Re8bSBBBxsuQFEYYr766qnQ7UtDhbWmAXBdv1CtIrOyv1UDbS9AMumnxRW6WHY-7oTbkPD0FoSpHfXuVKtzexd1Hxjb/w400-h400/BFE95855-CC85-4276-9291-CDE7B6A1EC1F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IecHZCH-j7KyYrOT3NSF_gueDrvlNAYsAjq_hB1PLVHcucE6UIXKd3X-P3MDXUb2m_oiZg5yFEvEWK-zuFO8mCEKHFyWoHKaqU_vdZ-Q09AxmxlKVCdnlEGsQZjFRB8okjgPJeanBXedppdBt65jVKNypDru8W-jaFufdzn70EM8eGnXLYVytl3F/s3024/04FA7A36-959E-4117-9A6B-FAA4771A0EEE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IecHZCH-j7KyYrOT3NSF_gueDrvlNAYsAjq_hB1PLVHcucE6UIXKd3X-P3MDXUb2m_oiZg5yFEvEWK-zuFO8mCEKHFyWoHKaqU_vdZ-Q09AxmxlKVCdnlEGsQZjFRB8okjgPJeanBXedppdBt65jVKNypDru8W-jaFufdzn70EM8eGnXLYVytl3F/w400-h400/04FA7A36-959E-4117-9A6B-FAA4771A0EEE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwGkBfaYu8ipolaOoM-kjH2hpFUeqFmi_2E95QyUy0TZ1qmROk-SvHYeJIo6jY4Ziyhg-iYvCdLfPD01mHGgNDBhLTibjJ15Lc8X6GGm65aDoiESXG7ja1KdoegT6BvwhvFVdj8DevBZLYqvroo1AF2L42ystasFVMrRApADyGhVw7COdSMFbp3uy/s2839/918B8D1D-CECB-4778-84A8-A19473447647_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwGkBfaYu8ipolaOoM-kjH2hpFUeqFmi_2E95QyUy0TZ1qmROk-SvHYeJIo6jY4Ziyhg-iYvCdLfPD01mHGgNDBhLTibjJ15Lc8X6GGm65aDoiESXG7ja1KdoegT6BvwhvFVdj8DevBZLYqvroo1AF2L42ystasFVMrRApADyGhVw7COdSMFbp3uy/w400-h400/918B8D1D-CECB-4778-84A8-A19473447647_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcBQ1k-DS1gA0xob9-CbZJuCxt84dcaIAtF4qAhu4VXs3hMUpeyvw-EypfpAfsIKVYLG6j6iRAzaFLVcvU7FycLnRvD1EHzE5pi5Kg_B3ABstx0eXTWOjoZg9FWOnQSXIO8Xdxalpls562VZD7G4VRBXwA1_eI60kRKeKm55ZKMipZ5lCBfkUjE9K/s2401/FDB95A58-1359-4734-A3D8-23C8A6BA1C25_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcBQ1k-DS1gA0xob9-CbZJuCxt84dcaIAtF4qAhu4VXs3hMUpeyvw-EypfpAfsIKVYLG6j6iRAzaFLVcvU7FycLnRvD1EHzE5pi5Kg_B3ABstx0eXTWOjoZg9FWOnQSXIO8Xdxalpls562VZD7G4VRBXwA1_eI60kRKeKm55ZKMipZ5lCBfkUjE9K/w400-h400/FDB95A58-1359-4734-A3D8-23C8A6BA1C25_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are so many exciting things going on behind the scenes at the moment, but I'm not allowed to share any of them with you yet! It's shaping up to be a big year. I know I've not been a very good blogger lately, but I hope you'll be able to come along for the ride with some of what's coming up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Thanks so much, as always, for your company on this creative journey. Happy crafting, all!</span></div><br /><div><i>Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.</i></div><div>Matshona Dhliwayo</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Blossom by blossom, the spring begins.</i></div><div>Algernon Charles Swinburne</div><div><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-17852003890119619932023-03-24T20:00:00.007+01:002023-03-27T21:57:42.694+02:00Brand New PaperArtsy Eclectica Alison Bomber Stamps <p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm thrilled to be here to announce my <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/03/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html" target="_blank">latest collection of botanical stamps with PaperArtsy</a> - and it's springtime! These three new sets celebrate spring botanicals - from the earliest tiny flowers appearing from the cold earth, via the ephemeral beauty of tree blossom, to late spring and early summer as the hardy herbs begin to flower. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDh4KXlk8iI_Xf_sTS26qh-v66PYM8_nLHjA8vNtemr-zMv94zxOBPa4YwXtifr3nbtXXMfYdzf_wEzNt8xj1hbPkHBqrkC45A-h-_PX2k4seNltsEmeqStcV8sAqCf-2-eWsB3-cYs1J5lUk1F4-pswAv_xXXU1OgAIpncJ9F0mjDT4FVgJEyd_D/s2243/4C44FF14-7D08-44B5-AAAD-62AD6696AC41_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="2243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDh4KXlk8iI_Xf_sTS26qh-v66PYM8_nLHjA8vNtemr-zMv94zxOBPa4YwXtifr3nbtXXMfYdzf_wEzNt8xj1hbPkHBqrkC45A-h-_PX2k4seNltsEmeqStcV8sAqCf-2-eWsB3-cYs1J5lUk1F4-pswAv_xXXU1OgAIpncJ9F0mjDT4FVgJEyd_D/w400-h400/4C44FF14-7D08-44B5-AAAD-62AD6696AC41_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And I will be live on the PaperArtsy People Group over on Facebook to share the inspiration behind these sets and lots of samples! You can now catch-up with that launch video (just click the link below), and I hope you love these new sets as much as I do.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.bomber.9/videos/881361709828233/?idorvanity=103469360528380" target="_blank">PaperArtsy Eclectica Alison Bomber Live Launch video - Spring Botanicals</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">or watch here...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></p><p><i>The arrival of spring can’t be done in one picture.</i><br />David Hockney</p><p><i>Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.</i><br />Gustav Mahler<a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2023/03/new-paperartsy-products-alison-bomber.html">PaperArtsy blog</a></p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-15756184419811967712023-03-12T12:22:00.006+01:002023-03-12T12:22:38.426+01:00Grey and Green<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm so sorry not to have been around. I've been swallowed whole by the Royal Shakespeare Company again... I'm over in the UK for three months of work with them, and as a result there's been almost no crafting and almost no social media time. I am, of course, travelling with some craft supplies (couple of snaps of my travelling craft stash at the end) but there really hasn't been much chance to use them!</span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">One good thing about being here at this time of year is that it meant I could get my hands on the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology goodies much more quickly than I can when I'm tucked away in my little village in the Czech Republic. So last Sunday I seized the chance to do a bit of quick collaging over some Lost Shadow ink splotch tags made last month (yes, I got my hands on the new Distress colour too!), and here they are...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL5xYZQrNXBQE8Ol-oa8CELO1RR87DbVKcB9NYEQZNhC3EDphOEvycfAvsP0yvuQLQpf9Xl2DgHEF3wLF3vwNzgfhf7DPzzpaGJRipsg5FpShsDxhjFUGKbCRPMGCarjghqJjs1jTJXTW8zefOeaz3-NytgZK2hYpxl8HocKBRmmrIVbri_QXWf8g/s2939/E018482B-58D1-4CD3-B398-D3BBDB0DF975_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL5xYZQrNXBQE8Ol-oa8CELO1RR87DbVKcB9NYEQZNhC3EDphOEvycfAvsP0yvuQLQpf9Xl2DgHEF3wLF3vwNzgfhf7DPzzpaGJRipsg5FpShsDxhjFUGKbCRPMGCarjghqJjs1jTJXTW8zefOeaz3-NytgZK2hYpxl8HocKBRmmrIVbri_QXWf8g/w640-h640/E018482B-58D1-4CD3-B398-D3BBDB0DF975_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">When I do get some crafting time, I'm mostly working on top secret stuff behind the scenes (watch this space) but it was lovely to just play for half an hour.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYDG0ko8HvHPuLEYkOZbvQQWZWtTK0uZ_0f3RC69fj31_KNE7qetFAdG8iDKnq5jzsKqMAh8Z1uFyUqFS8cYCwRvyygG6BTrtCIahO0cwD5xVLr012f_fPZCX6FJNpyJ91dgMw-pFpjXEjgOnpvYM9F2vLPMPFQB6Ho00Ej4Rnvxc_akfGLMGi-L/s3024/6BE5F4FE-A31E-4637-BBEC-4912F7494189_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYDG0ko8HvHPuLEYkOZbvQQWZWtTK0uZ_0f3RC69fj31_KNE7qetFAdG8iDKnq5jzsKqMAh8Z1uFyUqFS8cYCwRvyygG6BTrtCIahO0cwD5xVLr012f_fPZCX6FJNpyJ91dgMw-pFpjXEjgOnpvYM9F2vLPMPFQB6Ho00Ej4Rnvxc_akfGLMGi-L/w640-h640/6BE5F4FE-A31E-4637-BBEC-4912F7494189_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Here are the tag backgrounds before the layering. I played with all the Distress greys - so that was Hickory Smoke, Pumice Stone (both as inks) and the new Lost Shadow in ink and oxide formulations. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPvvjgt6ejhBF-ak9sb6r2JIvcwU-Ds8CC8kSBbeAm5iGXY0cS8AHrvahF63j2Cx4Lan3cjEzVRieDaCoqrLVTq-Mfxa2ymnBcf27hBmqVlnlcJUd8I-yPYJgpW3Jq_q6YkFaIlVJHbM5YxLDj-uEQTj3Q8O1zzAeAhGunqXh8r8mrQKU7WWHwIBX/s2930/A4321160-87B6-40DB-9F8A-0656D30FED45_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="2930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPvvjgt6ejhBF-ak9sb6r2JIvcwU-Ds8CC8kSBbeAm5iGXY0cS8AHrvahF63j2Cx4Lan3cjEzVRieDaCoqrLVTq-Mfxa2ymnBcf27hBmqVlnlcJUd8I-yPYJgpW3Jq_q6YkFaIlVJHbM5YxLDj-uEQTj3Q8O1zzAeAhGunqXh8r8mrQKU7WWHwIBX/w400-h400/A4321160-87B6-40DB-9F8A-0656D30FED45_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Mosaic stencil looks like cobblestones to me, so that seemed perfect for the grey tones. And I used one of the text stamps from my own PaperArtsy Botanicals sets for some detail stamping.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXkpBhl44EXDH_XCz6eIo9iSQgghLVIoTzJfcBOrqMDgJz4DxHfFV_kO6OPNkmzoGBoXZEucEqN2eaYCG5iWAE_pjsyyelKzDAnFmfAjfzW5akVyJCWsNGKEH71bYWjFRr99x1STvL3EJTnc7SkMnJwPqHpwaOGDe7BvuiUS_bg3KQnpQHazgrq5I/s3024/E3282A06-9ABA-4388-A1DA-A25602465910_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXkpBhl44EXDH_XCz6eIo9iSQgghLVIoTzJfcBOrqMDgJz4DxHfFV_kO6OPNkmzoGBoXZEucEqN2eaYCG5iWAE_pjsyyelKzDAnFmfAjfzW5akVyJCWsNGKEH71bYWjFRr99x1STvL3EJTnc7SkMnJwPqHpwaOGDe7BvuiUS_bg3KQnpQHazgrq5I/w400-h400/E3282A06-9ABA-4388-A1DA-A25602465910_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I've always been a huge fan of the Photobooth snapshots in the Idea-ology line, so these new slightly larger Photomatic snapshots were a must-have. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fhy4oUuygfRshs4ylqzRmNMlhoiIRK-xxbFj5QXz4WPrYzIvli_0UxaimpqriZgo96VmMls9R2Tg83-JpILqCq-2sHd9LtPnGQ8Iq8ELLvd_x-qAl-atIYii77EOeYOH4-bf5XTULYEWzC6NRzRdJoYRXFNn_gLDdPduC--nY_EAcFBTat3aAM0l/s3024/5433DC71-47EF-4B06-9472-23969C0893F2_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fhy4oUuygfRshs4ylqzRmNMlhoiIRK-xxbFj5QXz4WPrYzIvli_0UxaimpqriZgo96VmMls9R2Tg83-JpILqCq-2sHd9LtPnGQ8Iq8ELLvd_x-qAl-atIYii77EOeYOH4-bf5XTULYEWzC6NRzRdJoYRXFNn_gLDdPduC--nY_EAcFBTat3aAM0l/w400-h400/5433DC71-47EF-4B06-9472-23969C0893F2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX_0tQO-6zXE_Np6VQeuySndTB9LTFR4PeDHROOZ3J5LYgR11u9W0QvKYfBZmlkj5-OdM1GPrbzUwtlvYElceWFY0VReHcjuLKP-Gd1C8IPFJZ9fTiAzkfS-pYq2YgKzD15FZAye1C0jPm3DvmHzY9liY06mq2_wThcRLgJBOS0I4RH1OkSUa1Uy6/s3024/FFF241B7-01B9-4685-A36C-46E1B6EE3768_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX_0tQO-6zXE_Np6VQeuySndTB9LTFR4PeDHROOZ3J5LYgR11u9W0QvKYfBZmlkj5-OdM1GPrbzUwtlvYElceWFY0VReHcjuLKP-Gd1C8IPFJZ9fTiAzkfS-pYq2YgKzD15FZAye1C0jPm3DvmHzY9liY06mq2_wThcRLgJBOS0I4RH1OkSUa1Uy6/w400-h400/FFF241B7-01B9-4685-A36C-46E1B6EE3768_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And these Quote Chip Labels are really great as another way to add words to my pictures. The collection contains words in rectangles and ovals (some of those coming soon).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwznTnUPJNS_emVzJqH8sIXOOoJRTLtmSIYhot7ElAStyLopBKu_i3azzUGecPYYUrhlpOZJoWKprL2KlKwPajKvUNOkgO5vPxdSyGM55S3S1GVxWoIs5uDh6yH31lC217cYQ3KcxMJzehNPwWpDgZlWIqVbkZAVrFPAI0Sz_Z9nRNvifDZcEGiCQJ/s3024/4CCBC87D-C61D-4E80-AD2D-581AC185148B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwznTnUPJNS_emVzJqH8sIXOOoJRTLtmSIYhot7ElAStyLopBKu_i3azzUGecPYYUrhlpOZJoWKprL2KlKwPajKvUNOkgO5vPxdSyGM55S3S1GVxWoIs5uDh6yH31lC217cYQ3KcxMJzehNPwWpDgZlWIqVbkZAVrFPAI0Sz_Z9nRNvifDZcEGiCQJ/w400-h400/4CCBC87D-C61D-4E80-AD2D-581AC185148B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo2vSilsh87RxmMFB_ZWLQdytVLLNOu5UGc6eMU-QPtgSZGQVDzfCJIHGrcE1W4ihGDz5SxGZ3INfmRyDj8lYXDzwcRUIN-B0o0J9X5cYBCrx2vFN-o8PWZpLS6O7vz1uJJDUNViYuY32kqSvC5CcJ07Kaqm6nlQhy9bYKiARlTeueB42rxKWXtEx/s3024/50E77E1E-1BF4-4B0C-8114-EA41A75C93E6_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo2vSilsh87RxmMFB_ZWLQdytVLLNOu5UGc6eMU-QPtgSZGQVDzfCJIHGrcE1W4ihGDz5SxGZ3INfmRyDj8lYXDzwcRUIN-B0o0J9X5cYBCrx2vFN-o8PWZpLS6O7vz1uJJDUNViYuY32kqSvC5CcJ07Kaqm6nlQhy9bYKiARlTeueB42rxKWXtEx/w400-h400/50E77E1E-1BF4-4B0C-8114-EA41A75C93E6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">There are some lovely new ephemera pieces but I started out gently by just pulling out some of the leafy stems from the pack to keep these tags looking organic and natural.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41dGqsS18YCA2vU1RSMincxKh2bqtj_7wBNty-1gcHYdRY-_citSW6ST7IDkcufSo1QyvQigZSbvL8RPDGAEZofb8Gd42k5wnBf_kk-f3WtxIjZvw2898zpNiCch286WO78KQlY8IMQhRSUtyKPPzD8305YSm4hE1HyvdQfbT7TSUNhP59jTKh14k/s3024/F0CA6C38-6E5A-4DBE-8BDB-40A0008EFED6_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGehkNIVb-oSdEEG5dEnXBEKvhONX2UTAhPlKHDhc4MgVv_7AWTjJSkneLVPMtkFyHBLqmPDQvmU2ud5Y2BowkOOIFJ1o1sIj-jNVnhevtSoBbshspva9HUsi9SlmLGy0oNw-tkvBKu1sF5qJFtdN2Ppilaz3tIM5v10lcQkL_BnVNXm3QTDAK1GlW/w400-h400/F945CD06-DCDC-42B9-B5BB-B8FCC06D852E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Here, as promised, are a couple of photos of my temporary crafting arrangements. We were rehearsing in London for six weeks, so this is my set-up from that period. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRaUKn-ehOeKHx-9AmggKSVZClzzjFZkl-jKtfLfk1IQ6ETTZZWmq9_RYKCIHwXaz1bbrOyclfdWcpdPftRI0Q1ciX7st5zLP6gHc9vzWr7g23tmCclGx_bh2FgSei6L2BadHF61WrMuuM7orDNZwYDpielqDL3vAF6t7QymgQF_X6CVLUovMwNGa/s3024/BF943507-80FA-4023-A033-92FDC677A040_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRaUKn-ehOeKHx-9AmggKSVZClzzjFZkl-jKtfLfk1IQ6ETTZZWmq9_RYKCIHwXaz1bbrOyclfdWcpdPftRI0Q1ciX7st5zLP6gHc9vzWr7g23tmCclGx_bh2FgSei6L2BadHF61WrMuuM7orDNZwYDpielqDL3vAF6t7QymgQF_X6CVLUovMwNGa/w400-h400/BF943507-80FA-4023-A033-92FDC677A040_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO7nexEE5t0ghkYZCpNKdad-FbEc_MEKKk7QBvyRITSRNt9gpGBLgnqhyE0ZTqVdlXiz4OR3oEJg46TMcYdlY49o5j5jv4RQzLIS1biIsZJXdrF1LyPRgcUyYoQTFCZlScAg262SAy59-AFePxjMnV3g4w6awQOm9mhPAdRHXay_FHmzFcoIm6jnI/s3024/B5F9777B-10EE-4953-B5E8-37BF0D5423BD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO7nexEE5t0ghkYZCpNKdad-FbEc_MEKKk7QBvyRITSRNt9gpGBLgnqhyE0ZTqVdlXiz4OR3oEJg46TMcYdlY49o5j5jv4RQzLIS1biIsZJXdrF1LyPRgcUyYoQTFCZlScAg262SAy59-AFePxjMnV3g4w6awQOm9mhPAdRHXay_FHmzFcoIm6jnI/w400-h400/B5F9777B-10EE-4953-B5E8-37BF0D5423BD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Not all of this was in my suitcase... I have a couple of boxes of supplies stored in Cestina's little bolthole where I was staying (just outside London).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWLBJbYD5j7dmq3uPqIgWexc4erXmbF7aD9Q5H-6Lx_9QrrgjPKBQIC3GR_sxztl8dKUUG4LOmbkD7LqFZEB1ZUn0DhYZjsQZvIe3XeDRH0sPJ88dkkTfkkCaUND2k1zzHxk44nWDvlx47YoRj5Jg1-B3aUl4WjuzftLvqTIXFT2oemLlvYz4Tghk/s3024/18EC2ACD-DA45-41ED-ADCA-99CC66868DCC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWLBJbYD5j7dmq3uPqIgWexc4erXmbF7aD9Q5H-6Lx_9QrrgjPKBQIC3GR_sxztl8dKUUG4LOmbkD7LqFZEB1ZUn0DhYZjsQZvIe3XeDRH0sPJ88dkkTfkkCaUND2k1zzHxk44nWDvlx47YoRj5Jg1-B3aUl4WjuzftLvqTIXFT2oemLlvYz4Tghk/w400-h400/18EC2ACD-DA45-41ED-ADCA-99CC66868DCC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSJa8opblaLz4kMfhIslbsg4jXGK9jGmwZ3C0uod_-aLl8kbKSUVmLjLPJRsIhtuT120DKzrm8d-0Bx7k1_wvqtZXjV5A13ZXfr4zXRq6U0BBHGJBhV1hd9lCCGdoY0zf11QeXrgiBEz4Y6siXXssIi-FeOm03y0DS_rXpT7CI_X9ZIXE9IYFZ7gE/s2682/C3EA42C4-804E-4B71-8E0D-BBB12A3EC7C4_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="2682" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSJa8opblaLz4kMfhIslbsg4jXGK9jGmwZ3C0uod_-aLl8kbKSUVmLjLPJRsIhtuT120DKzrm8d-0Bx7k1_wvqtZXjV5A13ZXfr4zXRq6U0BBHGJBhV1hd9lCCGdoY0zf11QeXrgiBEz4Y6siXXssIi-FeOm03y0DS_rXpT7CI_X9ZIXE9IYFZ7gE/w400-h400/C3EA42C4-804E-4B71-8E0D-BBB12A3EC7C4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">And this is my wonderful riverside view at my digs in Stratford upon Avon where I am now (two weeks down, four weeks to go). </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0YZh7YmsScoFl_-eA99nqf3SJDWfQeqkPlBacxhUyvOBwWpXEWawhkFFPBnoE652AJsywCt-idT553N3CJbj6qb3PoakUbYDT41eI2yeqYpQZXndbiLsXjdyWFmIe7fSmU0RheyJaxvxwOVTE6NoM9BjyuXyPH9ttr1AaXDJgi9vSKpJEt48AqFj/s3024/C3F98DCF-872B-4CC6-9111-571E11F9B01D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0YZh7YmsScoFl_-eA99nqf3SJDWfQeqkPlBacxhUyvOBwWpXEWawhkFFPBnoE652AJsywCt-idT553N3CJbj6qb3PoakUbYDT41eI2yeqYpQZXndbiLsXjdyWFmIe7fSmU0RheyJaxvxwOVTE6NoM9BjyuXyPH9ttr1AaXDJgi9vSKpJEt48AqFj/w400-h400/C3F98DCF-872B-4CC6-9111-571E11F9B01D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqi7TIxe50F38sFxwKkk2A-OTLleynVlxqo4e8zvkEalQc12imGDa6S-SVqhwSMRET-LYeM7LqJurBnwqk6RuJ9XiOpavLsAu-LBE-MpjKswgw-MYi12ZDKlyJnSiBurumTQML6da-scbr_qSAQEO56nJvqFWXyzINX-rjDEryzrTZwIbdzotvZQd/s3024/CA8D5FDD-A152-4658-B1F1-413B6CAEB2DC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqi7TIxe50F38sFxwKkk2A-OTLleynVlxqo4e8zvkEalQc12imGDa6S-SVqhwSMRET-LYeM7LqJurBnwqk6RuJ9XiOpavLsAu-LBE-MpjKswgw-MYi12ZDKlyJnSiBurumTQML6da-scbr_qSAQEO56nJvqFWXyzINX-rjDEryzrTZwIbdzotvZQd/w400-h400/CA8D5FDD-A152-4658-B1F1-413B6CAEB2DC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So all this did come in a suitcase, and my new purchases are going to have to be crammed in too for the journey back. I also brought some of the few tags I have managed to squeeze in time for. I'll try to share a few more of those here soon.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDMhe6dNlqq98sUlAw9Enm6vy5vSyUvIjZyJ_zcDUTc4YNG7cQ4UoCczo2PIhAQbfjw6c3N488d1q1SJaVPJPYEpo_BCTnonR1QxVa4ArvLQqmk0DlwSBLToEsxqfnJiCCacCBxabBmAD2qdVm9lzJCm0xLG-QrReasuIfgtOQvbqt1f9cJaYj3ap/s3024/E4A1F0ED-AC9A-42DB-8A73-939216269F0C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDMhe6dNlqq98sUlAw9Enm6vy5vSyUvIjZyJ_zcDUTc4YNG7cQ4UoCczo2PIhAQbfjw6c3N488d1q1SJaVPJPYEpo_BCTnonR1QxVa4ArvLQqmk0DlwSBLToEsxqfnJiCCacCBxabBmAD2qdVm9lzJCm0xLG-QrReasuIfgtOQvbqt1f9cJaYj3ap/w400-h400/E4A1F0ED-AC9A-42DB-8A73-939216269F0C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2cxvJk4Tus7byc5SFpn471cZEomJDQdjX8j5_Rp3vAwxCiqL-nQ7ElKTMgG8Johcw6DS1XdPnFatS25S-JuwGH4oGnw8XFRSSXFfp5JUbZwQHb47oAVVhhjSfqbWiAHvns0PJ5_OKbdTCqztnmCEFn1EJVVlDF-iwsXrAcjzFs2y1lsbZkgWmq-j/s3024/B00B6C9D-0E73-4154-BD71-30097E0102E1_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2cxvJk4Tus7byc5SFpn471cZEomJDQdjX8j5_Rp3vAwxCiqL-nQ7ElKTMgG8Johcw6DS1XdPnFatS25S-JuwGH4oGnw8XFRSSXFfp5JUbZwQHb47oAVVhhjSfqbWiAHvns0PJ5_OKbdTCqztnmCEFn1EJVVlDF-iwsXrAcjzFs2y1lsbZkgWmq-j/w400-h400/B00B6C9D-0E73-4154-BD71-30097E0102E1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Much bigger windows, and I'll confess it's easy to get distracted by the beauty right in front of me. I feel very lucky, even though I hardly get to spend any time here - we're working long theatre hours, six days a week.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHJbVg_lms5HdSdXElfdWdUcPI45K1cE3wk4UWD_zahhAqlBo7GWpLIDpYQmXEOTMV9JYEUEdRSBNZK2NN4ksKVmwWC629OXQpvepz2RTQl8r9M87qvO8Rivl33dBzBshU1PkAQJhzjYXtxlVk1RXkgvuh_44EV7HICIkQpKMxaW0srJMKlYhCple/s2870/8E545C7B-9D82-42F8-8515-A7A7920CD526_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="2870" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHJbVg_lms5HdSdXElfdWdUcPI45K1cE3wk4UWD_zahhAqlBo7GWpLIDpYQmXEOTMV9JYEUEdRSBNZK2NN4ksKVmwWC629OXQpvepz2RTQl8r9M87qvO8Rivl33dBzBshU1PkAQJhzjYXtxlVk1RXkgvuh_44EV7HICIkQpKMxaW0srJMKlYhCple/w400-h400/8E545C7B-9D82-42F8-8515-A7A7920CD526_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQVxcGh4PZ_8cz5hOWAlrsfZ2wD9BiFY6eXmYxnkWSsNCwu4VDQEI5v0-oSM2-Gli68tvsjzJsmiXVMFDNcEckP9h9JAtO8AlrQQeMFYLm4YqpNWKXx8Apy4pSQUG3mYa2bMqegoFnwZOI9e8pfRcmrbw6e2m_2jlP9GUSmDovyelsyfnj4AUPQWL/s3024/B5CFCDF7-7AE9-4D3F-BD07-A11652D035C8_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQVxcGh4PZ_8cz5hOWAlrsfZ2wD9BiFY6eXmYxnkWSsNCwu4VDQEI5v0-oSM2-Gli68tvsjzJsmiXVMFDNcEckP9h9JAtO8AlrQQeMFYLm4YqpNWKXx8Apy4pSQUG3mYa2bMqegoFnwZOI9e8pfRcmrbw6e2m_2jlP9GUSmDovyelsyfnj4AUPQWL/w640-h640/B5CFCDF7-7AE9-4D3F-BD07-A11652D035C8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">So that's a little catch-up from me. I hope you're all doing well. In all honesty, I'm not likely to manage much more blogging before I'm back in the Czech Republic (flying home on Easter Saturday).</span><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm6aLczHQ2pntRLgoABw1uUsDLQGvPSaVSuc6LBnyg2Kn6XR0aIGbwqLWIYqrHXbXc2JVIlnDvBoc7ughRVp7RWtvMU3LTGcscRNsmFgifP_YV8XAp_88uHnwK5IEQglIUzvV3PuW0y6GKFswF2LrGyaDU8vNBzJ8E7gGzPZfN3C6AX_lEsLRGwoh/s2887/52C7BE3E-A81C-42BF-8B5B-1EA998B0A2AF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="2887" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm6aLczHQ2pntRLgoABw1uUsDLQGvPSaVSuc6LBnyg2Kn6XR0aIGbwqLWIYqrHXbXc2JVIlnDvBoc7ughRVp7RWtvMU3LTGcscRNsmFgifP_YV8XAp_88uHnwK5IEQglIUzvV3PuW0y6GKFswF2LrGyaDU8vNBzJ8E7gGzPZfN3C6AX_lEsLRGwoh/w640-h640/52C7BE3E-A81C-42BF-8B5B-1EA998B0A2AF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">However, there is some very exciting news to share in a couple of weeks' time, so I'll definitely be here for that! Happy crafting, all.</span><div><br /></div><i>I read; I travel; I become.</i></div><div>Derek Walcott</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Everything I was I carry with me; everything I will be lies waiting on the road ahead.</i></div><div>Ma Jian</div><div><br /></div><div><i>It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, 'As pretty as an airport'.</i></div><div>From <i><b>The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul</b></i> by Douglas Adams</div><div><br /></div>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817270423416767524.post-8098701122843838172023-01-21T23:29:00.002+01:002023-01-21T23:30:06.410+01:00Winter Wood and Pine Panels<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hello all! I'm back in the UK for three months for work, so once again I've had to pack more craft supplies than clothes in my suitcase so that I don't get withdrawal symptoms! I'll share some pictures of my temporary craft stash if you're interested, but for now I thought I'd show you this pair of wintry panels I created just before leaving the Czech Republic last week.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oP3C1fd1iPy7jp9KKhdd7DuWfE-9hPI5cve6c2DibbZp9zcO8UuQT8SaCvUIZtrFwPiamIriMnkDDv7BLbrFutHz7x5Few_orxbQX9BZJ7Mbm1CKDxHdFETBoXjRcgWpmPcK4BkW81mffsFxyNRhPtIr03nv_lKisswkrZi1m8uKg0uitYgGZAox/s2929/54BBE22B-F453-4926-A6EF-6B18759F0673_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="2929" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oP3C1fd1iPy7jp9KKhdd7DuWfE-9hPI5cve6c2DibbZp9zcO8UuQT8SaCvUIZtrFwPiamIriMnkDDv7BLbrFutHz7x5Few_orxbQX9BZJ7Mbm1CKDxHdFETBoXjRcgWpmPcK4BkW81mffsFxyNRhPtIr03nv_lKisswkrZi1m8uKg0uitYgGZAox/w640-h640/54BBE22B-F453-4926-A6EF-6B18759F0673_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I wanted the new Tim Holtz 3D embossing folders Tree Rings and Pine Branches the moment I saw them. I knew they'd make perfect settings for my PaperArtsy botanical stamps, and I just had time to make one panel with each while I was doing my packing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8jp3N5skRM6kkqNSy9bcjyr6-o_yAidosLDVva8J7lJa9KEECRT5O9ihqoulw6COFqHCbiv-V3-N3dCC6wr7m_v1t2MdI1B4gVCilh5sEOKUfLbNp_jPQGwTZQ_UFLyk-3as_vCeJKhHdyxIAPdx44mCmYZgRlCAn0PrBmJi5Ud6Jjz7CI1yaZTU/s3024/A95BD9CE-31ED-4D13-8249-1568459A0138_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8jp3N5skRM6kkqNSy9bcjyr6-o_yAidosLDVva8J7lJa9KEECRT5O9ihqoulw6COFqHCbiv-V3-N3dCC6wr7m_v1t2MdI1B4gVCilh5sEOKUfLbNp_jPQGwTZQ_UFLyk-3as_vCeJKhHdyxIAPdx44mCmYZgRlCAn0PrBmJi5Ud6Jjz7CI1yaZTU/w400-h400/A95BD9CE-31ED-4D13-8249-1568459A0138_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The first one was this weathered wood panel created with the Tree Rings folder.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDCCfphqiT5ZPh0Yj1b14mvrJ1Xd56yVhDbD54rWLY4xtFNb9zLoADh5GnvlLHFpxZcZt8HfUwYQcwfXsLOrX3NqsBBfiO-6y4_aw1DRCwB2QVzinOdN0x2PNLxon8wwtlFCtmq2HtYDpB_i_c9EV02BReJklSdCUNIpQE-yvpcsM6Vtf_NvWp0Cd/s2903/1854DCCB-4ADB-42D2-8831-198CA5E5E281_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="2903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDCCfphqiT5ZPh0Yj1b14mvrJ1Xd56yVhDbD54rWLY4xtFNb9zLoADh5GnvlLHFpxZcZt8HfUwYQcwfXsLOrX3NqsBBfiO-6y4_aw1DRCwB2QVzinOdN0x2PNLxon8wwtlFCtmq2HtYDpB_i_c9EV02BReJklSdCUNIpQE-yvpcsM6Vtf_NvWp0Cd/w640-h640/1854DCCB-4ADB-42D2-8831-198CA5E5E281_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I tinted the gorgeous wood texture with Distress Sprays and Crayons - sorry, I can't really remember what colours I used but Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke, Walnut Stain and Weathered Wood were definitely in the mix...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="2954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisg-1HJl-5v3oXLz5cl5CkN0WGvQy2nJewThPtcnXyi1or9VKrDtZQnLVWKmoxfTrYYjaqZalTqieUFGpHIi1wpJUyGXm047EXoxN9aw7kXGI6G_XBOZ3br9u17xiXMpFmcyH69Apr8UmKJ1wZ0aRoPHgagCZOH2ANmYpR37kJsA8W5ozeAb2BEmuT/w400-h400/F7449FFB-4A87-4631-BB76-13641FFA6D12_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">and of course my EAB Hawthorn Edition stamps.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sZI7mRf2voGsM-ofgunuGzf8Isj5NQnluerVuIcc5VSCI_usrC5bgohzUK9MU1IvgglyDapo-xyJbNOWS7WaIuRk6DUQs4lKRuHLZQnsSIv2dmwQm85Ia5Gki3zq--YN1ZmSgJUucL6GQVpj27mLry3sxv0h4VILicwlRdo3_rFVDj5Qe4RmB9-J/s2814/526D15A2-2B4D-4B01-B401-171B899DE7E0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="2814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sZI7mRf2voGsM-ofgunuGzf8Isj5NQnluerVuIcc5VSCI_usrC5bgohzUK9MU1IvgglyDapo-xyJbNOWS7WaIuRk6DUQs4lKRuHLZQnsSIv2dmwQm85Ia5Gki3zq--YN1ZmSgJUucL6GQVpj27mLry3sxv0h4VILicwlRdo3_rFVDj5Qe4RmB9-J/w400-h400/526D15A2-2B4D-4B01-B401-171B899DE7E0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I kept the colours very muted and wintry - it's all done with Distress Inks, including the new(ish) Lumberjack Plaid mixed with Festive Berries. The leaves are a combination of Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Weathered Wood.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42iffKegVNwviTDpu-LXle3u76r81d0gIPwV0xWF9t5B-R0f0rm8XuBMI1xpeIBSPind__eTgPmnID2nxrPxaN6XNRDeR6rK4mxKig5gcCgVS9y0CUzFTzuXBo6Uj3RwJ1JlePnhIfMjHTr4SlRRILryQBU4AzGV7yGqQtHjRfrkDgO1Da7z6rRW3/s3024/0A3FC65D-F33F-493F-A1EE-E756F3A0662E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42iffKegVNwviTDpu-LXle3u76r81d0gIPwV0xWF9t5B-R0f0rm8XuBMI1xpeIBSPind__eTgPmnID2nxrPxaN6XNRDeR6rK4mxKig5gcCgVS9y0CUzFTzuXBo6Uj3RwJ1JlePnhIfMjHTr4SlRRILryQBU4AzGV7yGqQtHjRfrkDgO1Da7z6rRW3/w400-h400/0A3FC65D-F33F-493F-A1EE-E756F3A0662E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The quote is from the same set, embossed in Wow Primary Bark powder, and it's resting on some coils of rusty wire.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PZisJQK4vzBevfFAL14cZNeUgwFBbqmCQvyp_e0gONVx7uw9XYCtG3hYs7_DgZhulkAq5k5gA6uZ2g4BX1cQbY2FzcWKnvOWkAolfdus5GKuoGya-4u0DrgUcP5Z3MMQxEi1wTw1VsgdzgZT81lcrFTYVN6JhM-DC7xgTJHTr3meJNykHNTv8Vq3/s3024/9AFB5AC9-F893-4328-99A7-EA7DD5D38E5C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PZisJQK4vzBevfFAL14cZNeUgwFBbqmCQvyp_e0gONVx7uw9XYCtG3hYs7_DgZhulkAq5k5gA6uZ2g4BX1cQbY2FzcWKnvOWkAolfdus5GKuoGya-4u0DrgUcP5Z3MMQxEi1wTw1VsgdzgZT81lcrFTYVN6JhM-DC7xgTJHTr3meJNykHNTv8Vq3/w400-h400/9AFB5AC9-F893-4328-99A7-EA7DD5D38E5C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The second panel uses the Pine Branches folder.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eA1HT2QLRBVAjCVs_fCZiLsRsfueu_qHERTlbYz7649nxo_yVsAJCZMAmDzQMG-ueXVTvbqzXxmsigOP83Yg_ztzaWcLoxz_5t8IqljdkhcFStuSvm2y-Vg9uBU8YySdj_yk1vvtf4bkQZ9dJlegjq0quGjb-GZIsNMwOOETE3LvGFUbna7e0ynL/s2894/745FC681-C2A3-48E1-A7CB-071268AD93E8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="2894" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eA1HT2QLRBVAjCVs_fCZiLsRsfueu_qHERTlbYz7649nxo_yVsAJCZMAmDzQMG-ueXVTvbqzXxmsigOP83Yg_ztzaWcLoxz_5t8IqljdkhcFStuSvm2y-Vg9uBU8YySdj_yk1vvtf4bkQZ9dJlegjq0quGjb-GZIsNMwOOETE3LvGFUbna7e0ynL/w640-h640/745FC681-C2A3-48E1-A7CB-071268AD93E8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Again, the colours are a bit hazy - there's certainly some Rustic Wilderness, Speckled Egg, Evergreen Bough and Walnut Stain around...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EyK9bfjn-MCHJ0pvPUcyDyhg-Qplq3IMpEuKaGcQiUPMVdvF6dp7hJX3ADxW9VigAHMMEH2YcOJYRB7_PuscTtEKZpVgXLkiCz7_TJzoFVtuXRFonPVMvDJnMK7sp1iYBSrCnFM3d57CKROSzXFBrhReQoU26_nFaIrlqnqBHJbPxTcbTNXHLH2w/s2957/5FA46BBE-AC80-4329-B860-B7D603618412_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="2957" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EyK9bfjn-MCHJ0pvPUcyDyhg-Qplq3IMpEuKaGcQiUPMVdvF6dp7hJX3ADxW9VigAHMMEH2YcOJYRB7_PuscTtEKZpVgXLkiCz7_TJzoFVtuXRFonPVMvDJnMK7sp1iYBSrCnFM3d57CKROSzXFBrhReQoU26_nFaIrlqnqBHJbPxTcbTNXHLH2w/w400-h400/5FA46BBE-AC80-4329-B860-B7D603618412_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">a lovely Idea-ology Quote Token, with Picket Fence Distress Crayon highlighting the words...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_oTZlmIAK24HNIGKQQMe5bDxVYc60DcOQ8qO9L-B2Ar05mvbBxJmlNnPIDi0zRQKNHfZJ5o-JnFS_OHw4RDIcqgK0OWoCmbEnOvasY1LTo85m3todgXFarWrCd1sbjX4zwai1LBbd3VppazX6PFkjqO72Ryl9Agaajl4yF5SmytZz1OHP0UDSM4o/s2322/98820F52-41AD-421E-ACA8-8B2B2498598F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_oTZlmIAK24HNIGKQQMe5bDxVYc60DcOQ8qO9L-B2Ar05mvbBxJmlNnPIDi0zRQKNHfZJ5o-JnFS_OHw4RDIcqgK0OWoCmbEnOvasY1LTo85m3todgXFarWrCd1sbjX4zwai1LBbd3VppazX6PFkjqO72Ryl9Agaajl4yF5SmytZz1OHP0UDSM4o/w400-h400/98820F52-41AD-421E-ACA8-8B2B2498598F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">the berries from my EAB29 Mistletoe Edition with a touch of Glossy Accents crackled with a heat gun...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxA27prJ-KL2rdZv6tdpL2bzHNgQ6iVXVpdrZPLKkLKDrWjrVai4ugbyqiKh-UNpAmwajK3vchm62njMRy1vVOU8BQHR5P_inWoMTlBFqpbU7G0Atp-VDl3e48oDyad1NGPY6DP8Kkjuha3DYhcoB2YiJsb6XeMP8eUOiwExAkr9i8r1ewnCZUu61/s2919/A43BAE66-C4DA-4E49-B684-55EB7A058CBB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="2919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxA27prJ-KL2rdZv6tdpL2bzHNgQ6iVXVpdrZPLKkLKDrWjrVai4ugbyqiKh-UNpAmwajK3vchm62njMRy1vVOU8BQHR5P_inWoMTlBFqpbU7G0Atp-VDl3e48oDyad1NGPY6DP8Kkjuha3DYhcoB2YiJsb6XeMP8eUOiwExAkr9i8r1ewnCZUu61/w400-h400/A43BAE66-C4DA-4E49-B684-55EB7A058CBB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">background stamping with the theatrical ephemera from the same set...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C7JZZDtZeDxdQqLlqUhAfl9C29HsphensiFl0itRqJ4ynl3szyrB0VqFE41qvL4jawVaFvgJh8GXu31C-aQ4YOgNaD_ihP8kCdVSp-RSv_aqXQzmxbwzg4FhAywgGpnYBBMAM8PKsPdlaTm3gV8hAILV-kSX2Rz1hCjQxDd8BN27lmm3ylXqDK1i/s3024/B9E9B096-A701-47ED-A140-24163091AC63_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Keep an eye out for them in future makes... they're definitely going to become a regular part of my creations.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmn9JMQuqCFX-Mt50IRpJSOIlSp-7hziiQSdOnQm9_Quln8rfBmxYywcrU0esryeADyK9vymn5oPrE498rwGyozJFwvuK7mSZf6qOEkLwZobh0hNOsJ2SIHhpv8tw9VQZGFx36zLOpKE8jiFYjgm9_fkuUoUZCosrahAw02wiC3Oa8GImU6wvz2IX/s3024/F9E4FEC8-2965-4D09-95E5-232AFD1CBF69_1_201_a.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmn9JMQuqCFX-Mt50IRpJSOIlSp-7hziiQSdOnQm9_Quln8rfBmxYywcrU0esryeADyK9vymn5oPrE498rwGyozJFwvuK7mSZf6qOEkLwZobh0hNOsJ2SIHhpv8tw9VQZGFx36zLOpKE8jiFYjgm9_fkuUoUZCosrahAw02wiC3Oa8GImU6wvz2IX/w640-h640/F9E4FEC8-2965-4D09-95E5-232AFD1CBF69_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I hope you like them, and I hope you are enjoying a gentle and peaceful weekend full of good things. See you soon.</span></p><p><i>I prefer winter and Fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape--the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.</i></p><p>Andrew Wyeth</p>Words and Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.com4