Good Morning Ladies,
I had a lovely crafty day yesterday, I managed to finish a couple of journal pages, then had a go at something new, I bought some Stamperia paper pads and die cuts, inspired by Vicky Papaicannou on Instagram, I love watching her videos, so I bought a couple of paper pads that she uses and sat and played for a couple of hours.
We also had a new Tumble Dryer delivered, AO.com are amazing, great price, great service and super easy delivery, we decided to go with a 'Heat Pump Dryer, you don't need to have the hose out of the window, the water collects in a tank that is in same place as the Drawer that you put conditioner etc in on your washing machine, so its really accessible and easy to empty. The lint collector has to levels of filtration, so it literally can't get into the inner body of the drier, the best feature for Paul was that it is A rated, so uses minimal electricity, it fitted in perfectly beside the washing machine, which we were relieved at as both of us forgot to measure. Do any of you have a Heat Pump Tumble Dryer? Until we started looking last week I thought it was 'vented' (with pipe out window) or 'Condenser' with water tank .
Brenda your Daughter's holiday sounds incredible, I can't wait to hear more about it. I imagine she will struggle for a few months, her job was very stressful at times, so I think it will take time for her brain to switch off xxx
Today I am sharing a journal page (or could be a card) that I made following a Tracey Evans tutorial, I used her stamp mask to ink around, creating the frame, then masked around the outside of the postage stamp frame and stamped the Pumpkins, I coloured them using Prismacolor pencils, I actually really enjoyed the colouring , I usually get bored of repeating layer after layer but I put some music on and relaxed into it!
They aren't perfect but I was quite happy with my three pencil blend. On previous over the years I just pressed down too hard so the pencil wouldn't blend properly. On the last Pumpkin journal page I did, I felt too overwhelmed about colouring 3 Pumpkins, so I used Distress inks and Distress watercolour pencils. These ones definitely look more realistic!
To finish the piece I added some Ivy to the top of the card, added some words oh and a Chicken, some shading and some splatters.
I hope that you all have a great day,
Love & Big squidgy hugs,
Sandra xxx
I love your journal page I get impatient when colouring in with pencils and have to keep reminding myself to slow down and be gentle
ReplyDeleteI follow Vicky on FB I cannot get my head around Instagram I love how she doesn’t necessarily stick to one brand and was using AALL & CREATE items in one of her videos
I have a list of things that must be done today but hope to finish them this morning Crafting this afternoon and OH is at Chelsea this evening
Take care everyone xx
Hi everyone
ReplyDeleteA lovely page with pumpkins and ivy. The chicken is cute.
Hoping that you all have a good day.
Brenda, sounds like your daughter have a great time.
Gina and Sonia, enjoy your holiday..
Housework and packing here and soon I will give my parents a call.
Take care. Many hugs to you all xx
Hi everyone
ReplyDeleteA lovely journal page, very autumnal 😊
Glad you got your new tumble dryer!
Had a relaxing day today, the weather has been very cloudy today but still mild. Can’t believe how quickly this holiday is going! I’m making the most of it 🙂
Brenda, your daughter’s holiday sounds amazing! 😊
Maria, where are you going on your holiday? You deserve a lovely relaxing time 🥰
Hope everyone is well and had a good day
Sending hugs to you all xx
Hello everybody, sunny but cold again.
ReplyDeleteSandra love your pumpkins, the colours are really life like. I love colouring, not fussy which medium.
Brenda your daughter’s holiday, sound like a one in a life time experience.
Sorry I didn’t get in yesterday, no excuse really.
Sonia, glad you are having an enjoyable holiday.
Have a good night all, Lilian