tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75701811784062247792024-03-05T09:42:55.801-08:00Sandy PoppinsThe artistic journey continues....Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-60921693914414861642013-08-27T01:02:00.001-07:002013-08-27T01:02:41.568-07:00Early RiserI've always been an early riser. Being a young mum and housewife filled every minute of those mornings. And later, when I had a regular job, preparing for that consumed my time. Now our children have gone, and my work is irregular I've decided to put my dawn chorus risings to good use and do something for me :-) Something arty. <div>Yesterday I painted a face in my journal, (see yesterdays post) that set me up for the day... I felt happy and inspired and peaceful the whole day. </div><div>Today's page ....</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm8DTr-2v2uhb0pK9Zj0tmT6TOv8kksrkV80lmHmET6JOn8sAPLNefZzmvlwM2P-5oxT3obRuW7yldHMseWdi_YTNSqsnFB2Nl71oMpJ-fGJZZhUIRFjHkko731grebLfHc05qjPL-YZI/s640/blogger-image--52039554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm8DTr-2v2uhb0pK9Zj0tmT6TOv8kksrkV80lmHmET6JOn8sAPLNefZzmvlwM2P-5oxT3obRuW7yldHMseWdi_YTNSqsnFB2Nl71oMpJ-fGJZZhUIRFjHkko731grebLfHc05qjPL-YZI/s640/blogger-image--52039554.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>A lovely background, painty, stampy and splattery. I added a quote. </div><div><br></div><div>Satisfaction guaranteed :-)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-9292479540103804772013-08-26T00:54:00.001-07:002013-08-26T01:14:08.941-07:00FaceTimeWoke up early this morning thinking of <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/">Dina</a> style faces.<br />
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She still needs a little work but I've been distracted by the paint that's all over my PJ's! Oooops. Clean up time. </div>
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We're just back from a lovely holiday in France, a secluded place called Poulmarvezen, near Ploerdut. Complete bliss. A couple of days before we left I received some brand new Dylusions stash, including the custom ink pad, although I could take only limited art supplies due to space (lack of!) this was calling out "take me, take me!"<br />
I inked it up before I left with lime, turquoise and London Blue baby!<br />
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Also among my stash were Dy's new skellybob stamps and of course the handbag size journal (LOVE)! I also took my gelatos (for you Gemma Maggs) prismas, a few word stamps, pens - can't forget the pens!<br />
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A fun page, we saw an elderly gentleman riding to the boulangerie every morning which put this page in mind... Skeleton Queen with wings - riding or flying?<br />
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I took a few collage elements with me and also found the heart image while we were there ...it seemed to fit the the skeletal frame </div>
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Rough translation of the quote -"It's all I can do is to dance" - almost looks like the 'walk like an Egyptian' dance - except we were in France :-) </div>
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Like I said, the heart lends itself to this page very nicely I think, it was right there, in a pamphlet, waiting for me to come along and purloin it for my journal needs :-)<br />
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I enjoyed creating these pages, they put a big smile on my face and added to the relaxation value of my holiday... along with the sunshine and the wine :-)<br />
Dylusions goodies, gelatos and FABULOUS neon coloured Montana pens, all available at the wonderous treasure trove that is <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">Art from the Heart.</a> You need to check out those Montana pens - all the colours.... go back to the first pic and check out the background again, spot how those lines make the page pop. I love them! </div>
Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com4Brighouse Brighouse53.70033 -1.753323tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-31010743040803783312013-04-10T06:55:00.001-07:002013-04-10T06:55:38.743-07:00Up and Swimming...My mermaid book is painted and I'm raring to go! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv6sMmQknhSTK83L-2UB956gZNw3I2hHVujUYfVFwN4ITzFK-pUWsS9QdGcktZF37HyPySgoZ6N5aPhlDMexzK5O1wWZEkbsY9P1chNuXdHh1r3lukOLRCHSZDf3BgU1RAkMi2fzdRGVd/s640/blogger-image-250706213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv6sMmQknhSTK83L-2UB956gZNw3I2hHVujUYfVFwN4ITzFK-pUWsS9QdGcktZF37HyPySgoZ6N5aPhlDMexzK5O1wWZEkbsY9P1chNuXdHh1r3lukOLRCHSZDf3BgU1RAkMi2fzdRGVd/s640/blogger-image-250706213.jpg" /></a></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com6Brighouse Brighouse53.700814 -1.755905tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-33869082737190834202013-04-03T03:26:00.000-07:002013-04-03T03:26:51.963-07:00Keeping up to date<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm feeling quite proud of myself with the amount of blog posts I've managed over the last week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get the fabulous background colour I used Dylusions spray inks (the best) and I'm continuing a theme in this years calendar of using <a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/">Teesha Moore</a> images which I've had for over a year. I kept looking at them and not wanting to use them! Silly, I know! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhow, they are being put to good use now and getting me in the mood for my upcoming <a href="http://www.janedavenport.com/workshops/mermaid-circus/">online</a> class with Teesha herself along with Jane Davenport. It starts next Monday and I'm getting excited now..... I'm looking forward the new challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am over the moon with myself.... I've booked onto my first online workshop and its with the one and only <a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/">Teesha Moore</a> in collaboration with <a href="http://www.janedavenport.com/workshops/workshop-faqs/">Jane Davenport</a>. <a href="http://mermaidcircus.com/">Mermaid Circus</a> is the name of the workshop so I think I might be in for a wacky treat! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, I am consolidating what I learned in the <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">physical workshops</a> with <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/">Dina Wakley</a>.... a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nother mop up page in my <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/dylusions---the-dylusions-journal-8079-p.asp">Dylusions</a> journal ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran out of time so I've done her a disservice by rushing.... the whites of her eyes are definitely wrong and I think her mouth is too small. But its my learning curve and I'm enjoying it :D</span><br />
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<br />Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-28479341481731668872013-03-29T06:43:00.001-07:002013-03-29T06:45:58.342-07:00Practice......<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mentioned in an earlier post <a href="http://pilgrimart.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2012-10-03T03:39:00-07:00&max-results=7">here</a>, that to get good at something takes practice, practice and more practice.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you know I recently attended the 'Faces' workshop at<a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/"> Art from the Heart</a> with the very wonderful <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/">Dina Wakley</a>, Well, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I found myself with some time on my hands this morning, so I got out my <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/dylusions---the-dylusions-journal-8079-p.asp?oo=10000995">Dylusions</a> journal and my <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/index.asp?function=SEARCH">stabilo All</a> pencil and drew this face on a mop up page ....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its also the actual painting of the faces that I like - you can see here I most certainly have NOT mixed up a skin tone colour at all, but I'm not too worried about that.... its the shading of light and dark areas that I'm working on, and also the brush strokes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like this grungy/arty way of getting a face in my journal - and yes, there is a lot of room for improvement but I am going to settle in and enjoy this journey! Keep checking back to see how I'm getting on :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S. You might be able to see what wrote on the page ...... "I like the process but not yet the results"! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not my first time under Dina's tuition (in fact its my fifth!) and I can tell you it won't be my last! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got to sit with my dear friend Janeyb which was a nice surprise as I didn't know she'd be there and its always good to meet up with old friends right? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My second class was faces, Dina style.... she took us through her way of drawing faces in stages .... well I'm not quite there yet and I suspect it will take oodles more practice but Dina gave lots of encouragement so I'm being brave and letting you see mine.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's lots to work on here but I really enjoyed this class and will certainly be drawing more in my journal :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its preview day at Art from the Heart this Saturday (23 March) and Dina will be there doing a book signing of her inspirational book "Art Freedom".... I encourage you to come along if you can - there are copies of the book to purchase in the shop but if you have already have your own, bring that along (and if you don't own a copy, trust me, you really NEED this one!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up on the creative front is my art calendar journal page for March.... spring colours.... I used <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">Dylusions</a> ink sprays and stamps and <a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/">Teesha Moore</a> images, adding the "Spring has Sprung" quote to go with the birds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I was invited to a Playday with some friends and <a href="http://www.thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">Kate Crane</a> was a guest tutor, she showed us her ways with stamp cutting.... mucho fun.... we cut our own stamps in the morning and used them on a page in the afternoon.... here's mine.... can you spot the 'homemade' stamps? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">Art From the Heart</a> preview day is approaching so I've been busy getting ahead with a couple of projects (and earning a few brownie points from Our Ben) here's a sneak preview.... using the gorgeous new Finnabair papers they have in stock at the moment</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....and the black and white Prima papers which I teamed with Kraft paper.... lovely!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put the date in your diaries - 23 March - there will be projects galore for you to choose from, something to suit everybody!</span>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-45287127402577383532013-02-06T00:29:00.001-08:002013-02-06T00:29:49.535-08:00Little Arty pieces <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS_CBpzxgjhTG2TMsb-lpnZ_oA3JihyxLagJw_VofQoBi9yRSGY-ii1comA0bKboUB0_20UtQbd3CmnT5faprzdmaM7ZZfZwHvBgMb4KIINFayU50s-JR0K7gJumLuoVa2tUt2sPCuZX/s640/blogger-image-1461935553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS_CBpzxgjhTG2TMsb-lpnZ_oA3JihyxLagJw_VofQoBi9yRSGY-ii1comA0bKboUB0_20UtQbd3CmnT5faprzdmaM7ZZfZwHvBgMb4KIINFayU50s-JR0K7gJumLuoVa2tUt2sPCuZX/s640/blogger-image-1461935553.jpg" /></a></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-23444598199589493742013-01-30T01:56:00.001-08:002013-01-30T01:56:40.805-08:00Fast ForwardSo, my intention to blog more regularly didn't happen in January because here we are nearly at the end of the month! Life just seems to be on fast forward sometimes... going by in a blur of fuzzy images hehehehe.<div>
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I used <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/ranger-dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-376-c.asp">Dylusions</a> ink sprays, stencils and stamps, a <a href="http://www.teeshamoore.com/">Teesha Moore</a> image and various other images from finds in magazines plus montana pens and oil pastels - mucho fun was had in the making of this product!</div>
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Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-11869344935145151872013-01-17T16:43:00.001-08:002013-01-17T16:44:42.594-08:00It's been so long...Oooh, I wanted to carry on singing that old song by George McCrae... It's been so long since I've seen you....<br />
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Life's been busy since we moved way back in June of last year and although I haven't been blogging regularly, I've still been creating :) <br />
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It just takes me longer to finish a page!<br />
Our visitor's rang to cancel tonight because of the snow so Andy and I had a romantic meal and a glass of vino and I even had a little doodle on my January page for the art calendar challenge. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrOksSAc7TGPJnSCmo-Y27iRtgFb3OG9V__e_j8K9_XLSwSEzTj_Gpmhi_DM7bq1G0vE_F17SIFrnQZmrBF7G_mrH1nMYQ87sG03tknKGRZxrcA0dT7ycxqQsOJKC0XsfLJg-YTtG1lJu/s640/blogger-image--1969047022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrOksSAc7TGPJnSCmo-Y27iRtgFb3OG9V__e_j8K9_XLSwSEzTj_Gpmhi_DM7bq1G0vE_F17SIFrnQZmrBF7G_mrH1nMYQ87sG03tknKGRZxrcA0dT7ycxqQsOJKC0XsfLJg-YTtG1lJu/s640/blogger-image--1969047022.jpg" /></a></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-992860828510516002012-10-16T07:19:00.001-07:002012-10-16T07:29:14.855-07:00Dylusions journalWell I got my hands on the fabulous and rapidly selling out brand spanking new <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/dylusions---the-dylusions-journal---pre-order-8079-p.asp">Dylusions journal.</a> And boy do I LOVE it! You might have a gazillion journals but you NEED this one :-)<br />
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Here are a few pages that I started. I just had to do a bit of mark making on those pages - although when I first got it, I did sit and flick through the pages, stroking them tenderly - after all, they are going to know my secrets over the coming months!<br />
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They are works in progress... I just wanted to get some colour on the pages :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">This coming Saturday is Preview Day at</span><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/" style="text-align: start;">Art from the Heart</a><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><span style="text-align: start;">in Harrogate. Come along and enjoy the fun - it's a great day out with tea and scrummy cakes, a shop full of arty goodies to purchase (or indeed to drool over!) plus a great opportunity to take a taster workshop with Marie, Kate, Kaz or myself.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">It seems like ages since I blogged and I confess I am struggling to juggle my new lifestyle, fulfill commitments and keep up with the things I enjoy doing! But just to show I have been doing a little arting, here are a few sneaky peeks of my upcoming workshops at AFTH over the next couple of months....</span></div>
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If you book a workshop (or two or three!) on the day you can justify your spend - there's a 10% discount!Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-11133728563786434282012-08-03T14:12:00.000-07:002012-08-03T14:21:49.469-07:00Atempts at a Dina-esque page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You attend the workshops, then when you go home you almost forget what you learned.... well if you're like me you do! </div>
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But the thing is, its still there in the back of your mind, it keeps niggling at you, until you have to have a go at home. On your own. Sometimes it works and other times not. But you have to keep trying. And I will.</div>
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I'm a fan of <a href="http://www.gladwell.com/">Malcolm Gladwell</a>, in his book Outliers, he writes about people who excel, all manner of people from the Beatles to Bill Gates. To get good at what they do, in other words, successful, they practised and worked and practised some more - Gladwell's research led him to estimate a figure of 10,000 times. Yes TEN THOUSAND! </div>
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So here is my number one attempt at a technique taught by the fabulous <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/2012/08/out-of-the-journal-week-one.html">Dina Wakely.</a> </div>
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When I <a href="http://pilgrimart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/dina-story.html">first</a> attempted drawing this kind of face in Dina's workshop, she was there, urging me on..... sadly, she was not with me in my art room today! It's not what I want it to look like but its a start. Only 9,999 more faces to go!<br />
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Looks like she's got a cold, or she could be related to Rudolph! as in the red nosed reindeer :)</div>
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I used Dylusions paint and spray inks, Dina's stamps and what Dina calls, a 'magic' pencil, all available <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">here</a></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-9987043266798033302012-08-03T07:21:00.000-07:002012-08-03T07:21:09.913-07:00A Quickie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A short but sweet post.... I'm finally catching up with my art calendar having had a little play in my art room this morning so here is August...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got me some new stamps while I was teaching at AFTH the other day and I was just itching to use them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(You'll have to forgive my lack of patriotism - not using the Olympics as a theme this month)</span><br />
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<br />Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-20544836662592881812012-07-12T07:57:00.000-07:002012-07-12T07:57:15.141-07:00Happy Days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No posts for two months and here I am - two posts in two days! But I had to share some good news ... our son asked his dream girl to marry him last night and she said YES! They face timed us later and showed us the ring on her finger. I am one very happy lady! Congratulations Martin and Niamh :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well we've moved - although that didn't go smoothly at all - the removal men didn't turn up on the 11th of June so we ended up staying in Durham for an extra night! Won't bore you with the <strike>stress</strike> details but </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here we are, safely </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ensconced</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in our new home in Clifton and discovering the joys of the Calder Valley:D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well hello there! I'm putting in an appearance to let you know I'm still here :) Keeping up with the 366 art calendar challenge set by <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.co.uk/">Kate</a> - its the little bit of arty routine that's keeping me sane as I'm in the middle of packing up TWO houses ready for our move in about 7 weeks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's one of the reasons I haven't been around much, visiting your lovely blogs lately..... anyhoo...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its been so long since I played for ME that I got carried away and forgot to take photos of the in between steps! But I did end up here, having used the Tim Holtz film strip die to make my daily journal blocks (inspired by <a href="http://dizzydeetour.blogspot.co.uk/">Donna</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I added images, the figure is from <a href="http://tumblefishstudio.blogspot.co.uk/">tumblefish</a> as is the head (mix and match!) Duchess words - cut from a magazine and made into a tag which I looped around the neck of the figure - especially relevant just now because I keep asking myself what I'm doing and feel as though I'm meeting myself coming back as I commute between the two houses and the new house deciding what needs doing, what's going where etc! Our three offspring (who have flown the nest) have PLENTY of <strike>junk</strike> belongings left at home and appear to have no desire to collect it - although we CAN'T throw it away you understand - they are memories.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, there I am, stood on packed boxes (and they are stacking up high!) images cut from a <a href="http://crowabout.blogspot.co.uk/">Crowabout StudioB</a> download sheet - as you can see, I used the logo as a box too - I like it!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other than that, I'm still teaching Scrapclasses at the<a href="http://thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk/_content/whats_on_weekly.php"> Venue</a> in Stocksbridge and workshops at <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/workshops-122-c.asp">AFTH</a> in Harrogate - this was last Saturday's workshop at AFTH.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Donna and Gabby loved what they'd had done so much they climbed onto chairs to photograph their work from a height (Gabby's bloke is a photographer - think its rubbed off on her!) In fact, she loved it so much that she set the photo as the wallpaper for her iphone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A small group - although they still managed to make the sudio look like a bomb site! We had the most fabulous time - chatting and arting (and eating) and laughing and getting inky and well, you get the picture. FUN! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh - and what's happened to Blogger - I haven't been away THAT long but the whole posting thing has changed! I haven't had any trouble but I can see I'm going to have to familiarize myself with it all - that will be AFTER we re-locate!</span>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-15716765798983185322012-03-30T23:57:00.002-07:002012-03-31T00:32:57.565-07:00April is upon us<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; ">Can you believe it - four months into the year already! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; ">Here are my pages for <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.co.uk/">Kate's</a> art calendar challenge - seeing as we've had an unseasonably warm March here in the UK, it inspired me to use bright sunny colours , although now I hear its going to turn cold - but hey ho.... C'est la vie - my page is here to stay! </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">This is how it started out. I used Dylusions paint (no longer available but watch <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/ranger-dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-376-c.asp">THIS</a> space) and <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/dylusions---ink-sprays-476-c.asp">spray inks</a> - LOVE the vibrancy of these colours!</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT9LgI1XEOvKHHVRDAJ5lR1Ck_vSJqYLk3ZWSgQyahaYRBEE9lycfhHw2fv980RAXbXfJdE6zPA4c4regeySM1VHHnR2AVbfkHPREa483judxnDfFd0Gs2fe5efvpPVMv4CpsC2Kfg6wA/s640/blogger-image-1223997932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT9LgI1XEOvKHHVRDAJ5lR1Ck_vSJqYLk3ZWSgQyahaYRBEE9lycfhHw2fv980RAXbXfJdE6zPA4c4regeySM1VHHnR2AVbfkHPREa483judxnDfFd0Gs2fe5efvpPVMv4CpsC2Kfg6wA/s640/blogger-image-1223997932.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">I used a <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/she-art-by-christy-tomlinson-483-c.asp">She Art</a> text stamp and <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/ranger---archival-ink-pads-208-c.asp">Rangers coloured archival</a> ink in random places...</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY_mXqGW8z4eO8oV9Efsrc51mSlOt5VO6o5N2vv2Iw7lYmXZZgKJDxd5Cd729hBmKv2O8xmAzDbboBxv1jh5pqIuMlyrqvUgYyWQFiGqsTl8KLNNJn1edboyDUP21YbiOJbAWj1T28cLE/s640/blogger-image-65701888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY_mXqGW8z4eO8oV9Efsrc51mSlOt5VO6o5N2vv2Iw7lYmXZZgKJDxd5Cd729hBmKv2O8xmAzDbboBxv1jh5pqIuMlyrqvUgYyWQFiGqsTl8KLNNJn1edboyDUP21YbiOJbAWj1T28cLE/s640/blogger-image-65701888.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">...and loved how I was able to utilise that randomness - see its here in the roof of one of the houses - don't you just love when that happens?</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/AVvXsEhLWZWg-3WBNfTf6f0QRg-Q2hv-PdpMM2iJMHQMK4z8nQxkvlGLAv-KveNUzMTiUFL_FoQXws2hjA_NigCoR6yO4aEjFJXTDRRza3tGE8QaHRLbP3OqIKw9nTZChwhJSDo1dvfA9uXIl6mV/s640/blogger-image-1157538566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWZWg-3WBNfTf6f0QRg-Q2hv-PdpMM2iJMHQMK4z8nQxkvlGLAv-KveNUzMTiUFL_FoQXws2hjA_NigCoR6yO4aEjFJXTDRRza3tGE8QaHRLbP3OqIKw9nTZChwhJSDo1dvfA9uXIl6mV/s640/blogger-image-1157538566.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">This is how the whole page came together...</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">My mind is occupied with our forthcoming move in June and we get the keys to the house this month hence my use of the houses (from <a href="http://shop.afth.co.uk/dylusions---rubber-stamps-424-c.asp">Dylusions</a> 'Right up your Street' plate) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhYe7mWwSxCuqQuHNdEeaww1EFF4wy7MDr5AGWhoQCnpXFHxeN8HGGuUdtyUWS1fjYz3u_nTWEzw4bD9k4IxcM07CtCP0cZ2mTRfwV3XaooCnI1pVzZz-9qMOObK4Z6it1KFFi3-rQbHzMC/s640/blogger-image-980734868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYe7mWwSxCuqQuHNdEeaww1EFF4wy7MDr5AGWhoQCnpXFHxeN8HGGuUdtyUWS1fjYz3u_nTWEzw4bD9k4IxcM07CtCP0cZ2mTRfwV3XaooCnI1pVzZz-9qMOObK4Z6it1KFFi3-rQbHzMC/s640/blogger-image-980734868.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">The banner is also Dylusions - 'Bags of Bunting' plate - I feel as though it adds a kind of party feel to the page - and it certainly suits how I'm feeling right now - kinda breezy and free :)</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></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/AVvXsEjsotGO17IqPLBke0BxsN-zZ3fZfujYlV3RsJ3PyPPr9kO7r_QY5gAH-lQQVtmWrRloeYCbiQZ2OkqKk8wRrxcZt1GSvLn1O6_dyzhve-dIWTZ7DG2jPYPt7ZOBaqQqsaH3pRka4T5TXiqM/s640/blogger-image-944446625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsotGO17IqPLBke0BxsN-zZ3fZfujYlV3RsJ3PyPPr9kO7r_QY5gAH-lQQVtmWrRloeYCbiQZ2OkqKk8wRrxcZt1GSvLn1O6_dyzhve-dIWTZ7DG2jPYPt7ZOBaqQqsaH3pRka4T5TXiqM/s640/blogger-image-944446625.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">And here's March - just got to complete my last entry which I shall do at the end of today! </div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-1450063624224808722012-03-17T14:24:00.003-07:002012-03-17T21:51:24.140-07:00That was the day that was....<span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Well I've had a great day, met some lovely folk, ate some cake, made some art, sang and been sang TO by a talking reindeer wall mounted plaque named Archibald... yes I have been to my little <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">corner of heaven</a> where only the strangest but bestest fun is to be had!</span></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvFoPc8HughjWzp39R6KISvlzlfPfnvS-o18HMURFByRrXjndqSM4jFvaxgrujLPmYVq44hsxoTL97F0u_wrpl8oPAJ8nuKlHN4XxpyzGLLEeHQ3H_p89KGQyj72SUgo0Dg7NeS76Ml6d/s640/blogger-image--255330707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvFoPc8HughjWzp39R6KISvlzlfPfnvS-o18HMURFByRrXjndqSM4jFvaxgrujLPmYVq44hsxoTL97F0u_wrpl8oPAJ8nuKlHN4XxpyzGLLEeHQ3H_p89KGQyj72SUgo0Dg7NeS76Ml6d/s640/blogger-image--255330707.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Fabulous <a href="http://thelittleshabbyshed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/going-green.html">Kaz</a> Hall (what an </span>eminent<span style="font-size: 100%;"> surname!) hehehe.... we are arty relations!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuc_qQBtGREVT18tKhE2a4WOofneArhsFF0ZHo1VS3NuLePXeQEitf9F9zxpXZFWTNR-P-2O1nOmtzjKsRuanu-GrjxNHZYEmJwgylGLtTX-09KCBUeXKheQMuwCStG2zh1ZfkDxF3twe/s640/blogger-image-306442653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuc_qQBtGREVT18tKhE2a4WOofneArhsFF0ZHo1VS3NuLePXeQEitf9F9zxpXZFWTNR-P-2O1nOmtzjKsRuanu-GrjxNHZYEmJwgylGLtTX-09KCBUeXKheQMuwCStG2zh1ZfkDxF3twe/s640/blogger-image-306442653.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; "><a href="http://craphtyfingers.blogspot.co.uk/">Christine</a> was able to pay a visit to HER favourite place too after being under the weather for a while</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3TOx0H3OzNblvRWjjO4XI_UugLZCN4yPXEY8UVy3ZD9DGQrw7J_0XUZqS9iFa2hGHdX5PgA3jEkRGTAbnQDt6dNLwYBLVzutRgjk2Z9jPCHt5_AdztwHFwfYPwzGDlnWsTp_JKSdmos7/s640/blogger-image--774547829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3TOx0H3OzNblvRWjjO4XI_UugLZCN4yPXEY8UVy3ZD9DGQrw7J_0XUZqS9iFa2hGHdX5PgA3jEkRGTAbnQDt6dNLwYBLVzutRgjk2Z9jPCHt5_AdztwHFwfYPwzGDlnWsTp_JKSdmos7/s640/blogger-image--774547829.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; ">Hmmmm ..... meet Archibald! </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI_RLRBltnQ9EAyenx0T5XETp0Z9tnvaCOC0zdFSVi9tNah5lwE54BSg3s-CTKKZ6kuNhRapc1gQ1fPvAsJ6i3WnqPkzyIFea3XeVW2k6-QvPPOqKCgaapC-iU03861aj-KL59xxkRPL9/s640/blogger-image-181335390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI_RLRBltnQ9EAyenx0T5XETp0Z9tnvaCOC0zdFSVi9tNah5lwE54BSg3s-CTKKZ6kuNhRapc1gQ1fPvAsJ6i3WnqPkzyIFea3XeVW2k6-QvPPOqKCgaapC-iU03861aj-KL59xxkRPL9/s640/blogger-image-181335390.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; ">Most important person of the day (as every visitor will tell you) and provider of beverages galore, Bezzie Su</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM4FMxZngvbr5w8Gd1KcxpmZyQPnaTIElA5Tzxz-KeAFt0wrKG6TWd7cdNL3-msIlpxHyHCMg25YjZ-C8RJURTQf6CnZKIkqjGC39J7aaGrGTdepyV_v5orNMavySkCQp4IEB-OYL_TPE/s640/blogger-image-1227498825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM4FMxZngvbr5w8Gd1KcxpmZyQPnaTIElA5Tzxz-KeAFt0wrKG6TWd7cdNL3-msIlpxHyHCMg25YjZ-C8RJURTQf6CnZKIkqjGC39J7aaGrGTdepyV_v5orNMavySkCQp4IEB-OYL_TPE/s640/blogger-image-1227498825.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; ">...who takes her work really seriously - Kaz was so pooped after teaching her session that Su had to feed her!</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3x74TmuaGD9AHoMUnZkbf2Qz21dNs2QzsNH2PcIAAX-I87oirfL_XwbQNN7DnJ_K9gQyEVSYuJcTKeGcRAxMBG27hFRaiS1iufRFf_hrCvUuD5WQIcMd8xkN1WdYyt4ziZRSv6aTLvlf/s640/blogger-image-902642211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3x74TmuaGD9AHoMUnZkbf2Qz21dNs2QzsNH2PcIAAX-I87oirfL_XwbQNN7DnJ_K9gQyEVSYuJcTKeGcRAxMBG27hFRaiS1iufRFf_hrCvUuD5WQIcMd8xkN1WdYyt4ziZRSv6aTLvlf/s640/blogger-image-902642211.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">I didn't mange to take </span><span>any more</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> photos but you can get an idea of the fun and frivolities that make up Preview Day at Art from the Heart... <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/bits-of-this-and-bits-of-that.html">Kate</a> was there teaching and demo-ing,</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">it was great to see </span><span><a href="http://flutterbycrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/thank-you-card.html">Ann</a></span><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> and <a href="http://patacake-patcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/she-art-atc.html">Pat</a>, I had a lovely chat with Ruth and Irene and Deborah paid their first visit to Dy's studio - what a treat they had looking around the shop!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span>I know how they feel, I always come away from there with a smile on my face! It's like going to a party.... and indeed, I am going to leave you and take to my bed for the night to recover :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><br /></div></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com8Durham Durham54.779478 -1.574789tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-37367858080862146812012-03-12T01:59:00.006-07:002012-03-12T03:57:33.089-07:00Are You coming????<div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">It's Preview Day at </span><a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/" style="font-size: 100%; ">Art from the Heart</a><span style="font-size: 100%; "> this coming Saturday - will you be there? I hope you can make it! I can promise you a great day out :) There will be chance to </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">view the forthcoming workshops for the next few months and if you book a workshop on the day you get 10% off - bargain! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Also you get to eat cake, drink tea/coffee and chat with like minded folk... just the kind of thing we like to do on a Saturday!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">AND there are taster workshops going on throughout the day with <a href="http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/">Dyan</a>, <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/">Kate</a>, <a href="http://thelittleshabbyshed.blogspot.com/2012/03/dylusions-giftbag.html">Kaz</a> and little old me :)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a sneaky peek at some of my projects....</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1bOTBCcECGZRr8Ogk5EPLCD9-bHly_WEWmFN9rUQ442ILELAfiBXzYd535YouKvQ8FvXadacJ2LDJ1HKjkae1qu51eKvUzFycdXIowSkkI8p5e2S6OokkZilkwPK-WRQ3dMnnCcM9YaH/s1600/sneak+peeks+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1bOTBCcECGZRr8Ogk5EPLCD9-bHly_WEWmFN9rUQ442ILELAfiBXzYd535YouKvQ8FvXadacJ2LDJ1HKjkae1qu51eKvUzFycdXIowSkkI8p5e2S6OokkZilkwPK-WRQ3dMnnCcM9YaH/s320/sneak+peeks+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718933253937415314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcS5sUbK1pocpfrmM5CxObWwUG2hr7yNKfshJ5eJeqZbiKrZ9JuWJQU8lh-75MuwDBTvWpe8tLjkYewhQkuUCg3qp7EHEVEMusgZFGOwUUpXKpLK-UqOSaSXCVapwQkUJjH-_zzgsW1cP/s1600/sneak+peeks+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcS5sUbK1pocpfrmM5CxObWwUG2hr7yNKfshJ5eJeqZbiKrZ9JuWJQU8lh-75MuwDBTvWpe8tLjkYewhQkuUCg3qp7EHEVEMusgZFGOwUUpXKpLK-UqOSaSXCVapwQkUJjH-_zzgsW1cP/s320/sneak+peeks+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718933249473493106" /></a><br />I'm including some of the techniques I've recently learned from fabulous <a href="http://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/2012/03/maya-road-dt-canvas.html">Dina Wakley</a> you know what the Chinese proverb says .... <b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I am told and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand...</span></b><div>it's the best way to learn !</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdf_602UxAujbIhQscWd6PpBEJ7WGQnMd4fjTaSBOVKQctyeIcjGbKgqV5GPbHG6OklyI35rHcadl2mrmA5I5H91OKF05ZbfCfOZyOCYpwMDafYGdKP8bFd7KmquEgdICi9b9kGtX7Rk2/s1600/sneak+peeks+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdf_602UxAujbIhQscWd6PpBEJ7WGQnMd4fjTaSBOVKQctyeIcjGbKgqV5GPbHG6OklyI35rHcadl2mrmA5I5H91OKF05ZbfCfOZyOCYpwMDafYGdKP8bFd7KmquEgdICi9b9kGtX7Rk2/s320/sneak+peeks+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718933244666525426" /></a>fun, fun, fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I5jsg9ai3p5PfhLLXfT_0y_r5xd4nquxCHTiiqVn_47Z-rCN_6zMkgRRqyJnhQYV5cIi9GqCxldpV9baD-1ezL6ROIGC_cXHW-m-uV4OQPl-gzbgTrcZb1V20G6FV4IPIDTX7qEMyDer/s1600/sneak+peeks+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I5jsg9ai3p5PfhLLXfT_0y_r5xd4nquxCHTiiqVn_47Z-rCN_6zMkgRRqyJnhQYV5cIi9GqCxldpV9baD-1ezL6ROIGC_cXHW-m-uV4OQPl-gzbgTrcZb1V20G6FV4IPIDTX7qEMyDer/s320/sneak+peeks+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718933239770883314" /></a>See you there! </div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-87656585996367229962012-03-06T00:19:00.002-08:002012-03-06T01:04:01.351-08:00The Dina story<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">My recent weekend spent with these two lovely (if slightly crazy!) ladies was a little bit of heaven... </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKW_jl39I2vsAI_4gHK_E8IE0KISwAUjZ5wNzDlPpLf6SHzMy05J-D5piv94XcA18WEr2hxnKFpNw3lNx4f1fu1bBTP78g6tndDbAF14_K6E6CDAoYrna7DNZ8mqIa86JAGse71ht5oib/s1600/Dina+mar12+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKW_jl39I2vsAI_4gHK_E8IE0KISwAUjZ5wNzDlPpLf6SHzMy05J-D5piv94XcA18WEr2hxnKFpNw3lNx4f1fu1bBTP78g6tndDbAF14_K6E6CDAoYrna7DNZ8mqIa86JAGse71ht5oib/s320/Dina+mar12+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696822481237986" /></a>...as you can see, amongst all the art making, much fun was had... </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6g_9VBV5Yy2V0ffQJ-l-qDQGftKp9HNnzB7Q4E0iEpva0ksdChipOeVm2ExfW4pNVjFtOmCGOoDg2080y76-CMuoesFUBcEUTHiPuyh5vpXV4kfan_yU08PlXFl8u6WNrcPoOCehwyld/s1600/Dina+mar12+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6g_9VBV5Yy2V0ffQJ-l-qDQGftKp9HNnzB7Q4E0iEpva0ksdChipOeVm2ExfW4pNVjFtOmCGOoDg2080y76-CMuoesFUBcEUTHiPuyh5vpXV4kfan_yU08PlXFl8u6WNrcPoOCehwyld/s320/Dina+mar12+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696814827125554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTQcjt_T3Jan6IhiiRJxymlnhN9FyD0W5yoUn2v_RAB19dQjwnXsFWUx7I1gfyqx0Ik32sfT7MgiBpq6o8E88AgJeS2G6H8yUCPwOPnPs8eQn3X1w5JG1ZQhR_yuLlZ5xmKM0UoVkqlT3/s1600/Dina+mar12+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTQcjt_T3Jan6IhiiRJxymlnhN9FyD0W5yoUn2v_RAB19dQjwnXsFWUx7I1gfyqx0Ik32sfT7MgiBpq6o8E88AgJeS2G6H8yUCPwOPnPs8eQn3X1w5JG1ZQhR_yuLlZ5xmKM0UoVkqlT3/s320/Dina+mar12+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696808750674674" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Dina is a fabulous tutor, her project for the weekend was a book, chock full of arty goodness and techniques galore... she showed us a fabulous way of stamping onto tissue and pasting the tissue over areas that had perhaps too much texture to get a crisp image from stamping in the normal way - 'twas indeedy very genius!!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2q9l4WAWcudIexlHOnCwDf2FjFIhn0l_nNQ-KAqH5-ajikjIZrzI4eZwWczRB_wWV32GVW6LbRJcdvAlcbuSUHSRzDnHFTyK9sj-amQhsspi9h1A62TtQ1ubRT6DNyRTG0Yv3LbnHCE_/s1600/Dina+mar12+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2q9l4WAWcudIexlHOnCwDf2FjFIhn0l_nNQ-KAqH5-ajikjIZrzI4eZwWczRB_wWV32GVW6LbRJcdvAlcbuSUHSRzDnHFTyK9sj-amQhsspi9h1A62TtQ1ubRT6DNyRTG0Yv3LbnHCE_/s320/Dina+mar12+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696464429919442" /></a>She taught us how to draw - the Dina way, using a magic pencil - available <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk">here</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Now this is very different to the lady I drew with <a href="http://bling-kin-eck.blogspot.com/2012/03/mood-in-art.html">Chris</a> (see previous post) but I LOVED doing this ... the others said she looks like Gillian Anderson (of Xfiles fame) </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid81t92rmgkfKPx_m2kP9e_MwFg8N1MLiNm6R74eE1GD7EJ_ujEyazTdvzHZgEI1JW1TtPxHKOGb5i7s-QOkl3hpY2QWuNQddPquNYhHVbbflr8uECGz9AqXhJEXySn8T9_jTBdIqlG_Ef/s1600/Dina+mar12+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid81t92rmgkfKPx_m2kP9e_MwFg8N1MLiNm6R74eE1GD7EJ_ujEyazTdvzHZgEI1JW1TtPxHKOGb5i7s-QOkl3hpY2QWuNQddPquNYhHVbbflr8uECGz9AqXhJEXySn8T9_jTBdIqlG_Ef/s320/Dina+mar12+022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696451036184194" /></a>Our pages were full of paint, layers and texture, we used pan pastels, texture paste, gesso and so much more I can't begin to remember! the process was so enjoyable and some of the backgrounds I made were so lovely I didn't want to cover them with anything.... I did of course because another mantra that I have learned from Dina this weekend is "Don't fall in love with your backgrounds".... I shall store that away along with the first ever thing I learned from Dina which was "Remember the white space"!!! - I'm still working on that :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0BSwUXW27ZFCKNDB9fh3Tng8lISou7-xD8VOA7WMWEHWFd7UOx2wtFev1bKy8bH6ZRaNtNzs6928Jx0Mkw4FHyjMvooZ7OCqghlRSzQCMzq-c76sna9_AubVh86lWIiLYxkoQjWBuGEr/s1600/Dina+mar12+021.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0BSwUXW27ZFCKNDB9fh3Tng8lISou7-xD8VOA7WMWEHWFd7UOx2wtFev1bKy8bH6ZRaNtNzs6928Jx0Mkw4FHyjMvooZ7OCqghlRSzQCMzq-c76sna9_AubVh86lWIiLYxkoQjWBuGEr/s320/Dina+mar12+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696447315013810" /></a><span >This was another face I drew - yes I know it may not be perfect in the eyes of some artists (having said that I once went to the Tate Gallery in London and was bemused to see a whole hall the size of a football pitch given over to a crack in the floor that was described as art!!!) So yes this is MY art!</span></div><div><span >I love the oversized lips and decided to highlight them by colouring them in using inktense pencils... which from here on in shall be known as 'inktencils' so named by my humourous friend <a href="http://flutterbycrafter.blogspot.com/2012/03/and-winner-is.html">Ann</a> </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojxMq0pKZzvG-k850cXC8E3kjsS-XZ91g9DO8N1WMRtwIwbERtxIcBASwwKSpAQFrvBMLwObjiwUyXghKRwzx-Ceqy40DDcZZn9Vu0EAni3mz1mj-p2m5YmnsNwP2ARKc6BBgo9YLaQyb/s1600/Dina+mar12+023.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojxMq0pKZzvG-k850cXC8E3kjsS-XZ91g9DO8N1WMRtwIwbERtxIcBASwwKSpAQFrvBMLwObjiwUyXghKRwzx-Ceqy40DDcZZn9Vu0EAni3mz1mj-p2m5YmnsNwP2ARKc6BBgo9YLaQyb/s320/Dina+mar12+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716696439257775234" /></a><span >So Andy has named this page in my Dina book ' The Mick Jagger page' I loved loved loved the weekend and when Dina returns to <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk">AFTH,</a> so shall I ... I recommend you do too! </span></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570181178406224779.post-2646920123997738042012-02-29T05:40:00.003-08:002012-02-29T05:59:42.375-08:00Extra Time<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I'm making good use of the extra day we have this year and having a mess around in my art journal :D ... today's page isn't finished, this is a page from a few weeks ago...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8leFPpeJm1eApqvOGyiQyFnE7ZawXRlmWG5lTJKBMrUlNpVWgAiay9OHC2ts9E-ci8VX-8ODqhDF8yqhyphenhyphenZRNdQ6lJyaGiLN9DfhryQbtsAb3lzH-KWN5LE1U8LWAJ2dYsSExoUUSXFZKY/s1600/29feb+042.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8leFPpeJm1eApqvOGyiQyFnE7ZawXRlmWG5lTJKBMrUlNpVWgAiay9OHC2ts9E-ci8VX-8ODqhDF8yqhyphenhyphenZRNdQ6lJyaGiLN9DfhryQbtsAb3lzH-KWN5LE1U8LWAJ2dYsSExoUUSXFZKY/s320/29feb+042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553957761007586" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">And as promised in my last post, here is the finished sketch I did with <a href="http://bling-kin-eck.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-do-it-today.html">Chris </a>on Monday... I'm really proud of it - almost can't quite believe I drew her!</span></span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGCNKdY4pEj4ZDjTo_XHznIv9pkgbatv9PwqNSCBAg9xFoEUPCzEFtCKBB9XcNJXo2Td_aFmt9tki1xWeeyQwN5HBx1ewFdyQ9tLplnmdHrpGx7naV7mMs_Oza7JQnGUK-yjIfKyeYd_8/s1600/29feb+061.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGCNKdY4pEj4ZDjTo_XHznIv9pkgbatv9PwqNSCBAg9xFoEUPCzEFtCKBB9XcNJXo2Td_aFmt9tki1xWeeyQwN5HBx1ewFdyQ9tLplnmdHrpGx7naV7mMs_Oza7JQnGUK-yjIfKyeYd_8/s320/29feb+061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553286993080434" /></a><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Also its time to submit the next </span>instalment<span style="font-size: 100%; "> of our Art Calendar 2012 so here is my farewell to February and its extra day this year...</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfixajyV77Wka9nVscUzVS8_R1ztxJHRwY8Nuxluiu6J0ZUXxRaU_6vSw7nSD_YxLPR7c1X0ebap63kTFN2mabZx9Z92V_pJGxZjTVsWvvzEQifmwk8wNU912UheMwaOTV3HfP0t5O1OQ/s1600/29feb+058.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfixajyV77Wka9nVscUzVS8_R1ztxJHRwY8Nuxluiu6J0ZUXxRaU_6vSw7nSD_YxLPR7c1X0ebap63kTFN2mabZx9Z92V_pJGxZjTVsWvvzEQifmwk8wNU912UheMwaOTV3HfP0t5O1OQ/s320/29feb+058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553285041272610" /></a><span >And this was my colour choice for March.... Dylusions Lime and Lagoon.... scrummy!</span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHYn6MFLRZTqnVU6g3po6gnCZdXsZHOEtSPiDpc0GEiRL_RxEHPh_KpaaTZbV2b8NiN_w6TCLEda5Uv8blIWRXUdyMM6GRMxUyUy3oKM6auCbPvqwsGqw4IjLFok37WA9vLFz98LAKBUy/s1600/29feb+037.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHYn6MFLRZTqnVU6g3po6gnCZdXsZHOEtSPiDpc0GEiRL_RxEHPh_KpaaTZbV2b8NiN_w6TCLEda5Uv8blIWRXUdyMM6GRMxUyUy3oKM6auCbPvqwsGqw4IjLFok37WA9vLFz98LAKBUy/s320/29feb+037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553278026806354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUuCK9IMZxRyStwgxclJOJL26gn3kI4-ZUNNV4MsSksYgN3cNLvycwcuSgk1yhPwfQCTEUglwo2Da52Mo9FTZxOgTKIdlQcdFRWh8YwgLKXEdvMUimEOQu_12NdzorrSIlH1VMr73-tli/s1600/29feb+039.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUuCK9IMZxRyStwgxclJOJL26gn3kI4-ZUNNV4MsSksYgN3cNLvycwcuSgk1yhPwfQCTEUglwo2Da52Mo9FTZxOgTKIdlQcdFRWh8YwgLKXEdvMUimEOQu_12NdzorrSIlH1VMr73-tli/s320/29feb+039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553270200334802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t5OHG32nZyyx2MMcfosH8P6CjPkMFKCOhreLIgYhlRDlkzuft11QubyhzDEMXBLPW2EZneo848lBnF0EcbXTGQvLYVFxK2GTNU10MzZIhV0rDPFwMY2TBVvne9OK9GNSkE7k33ImYGgM/s1600/29feb+060.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t5OHG32nZyyx2MMcfosH8P6CjPkMFKCOhreLIgYhlRDlkzuft11QubyhzDEMXBLPW2EZneo848lBnF0EcbXTGQvLYVFxK2GTNU10MzZIhV0rDPFwMY2TBVvne9OK9GNSkE7k33ImYGgM/s320/29feb+060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714553269218166354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span><span >I like how it turned out :) </span></div>Sandra Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310328823168871260noreply@blogger.com19