light and shadow

Good day,

I had such fun creating this, I learned a new technique, painting with a credit card and then added the die cut and the dictionary quote. The paint were some new Dylusion paints that I was lucky enough to be given at Christmas.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Less is more - Silhouettes 
Try it on Tuesday - Silhouettes
Sisterhood of Snark - new technique

Tootles
EE

Top of the naughty list

Greetings,

This is one of the cards I sent out this year. I love these little dogs you can give them so many expressions by changing the direction of their eyes.

I am send the whippersnapper to the following challenges (and hoping he does NOT pee on the carpet.)

Sisters of snark - X is for Xmas
That's crafty - anything goes
Brown sugar challenge - Christmas

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
EE

meadows

And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
~Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Sensitive Plant"

Because it  is raining outside, dark and cold.

So have a little bit of spring sunshine.

Stamp board with brushos and an old dandelion stamp, then my beloved visible image words stamp.

A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King.
~Emily Dickinson

 

Sneaking into the following challenges:
Addicted to stamps - CAS
Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
Tootles
EE

Sisterhood of Snark

I can not tell you how honored I am to be a guest designer for the Sisterhood of Snarky stampers this week. I have also been rather in awe of the sisterhood's funky and sarcastic designs.
here is my guest designer offering for this week's challenge N is for naughty:

I call it the Christmas disco:

 Tootles
EE

Layers of happy Dodo

Greetings,

This is my entry to the wonderful Try it on Tuesday which is layers, this has 4 layers. The stamp comes from Katzelcraft. Everyone needs a bowler hatted bird. It's the law.

Here is a photo of a weird and beautiful vapor trail.

Tootles
EE

grumpy cat vs modern art

Greetings,

I saw this cat stamp and fell in love, I am an adoring fan of grumpy cat.  The stamp is by Katzelkraft, their site should come with a warning on it, "you will spend money here, you will want to spend more!"

So here is my beloved grumpy cat offering his critique on modern art.

I looked into Jackson Pollock for this card and I was surprised at the styles of his work, while most of us have seen the vibrant splats pictures (technical arty term) I had never seen the landscape or monochrome drawings. Art puns expanding my horizons, bizarre.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Less is more - paper piecing.
Sisterhood of Snarky stampers - K is for Kitties

As yesterday was Halloween, here are some images of Nowton park looking a touch on the spooky side...

"Here Frank do we look occult enough? Nah we need a skull, can't go wrong with a skull to perch on."

Tootles
EE

inspired by Astrid

Good morning,

It is a really misty day this morning, so here is a little taste of summer. This card is inspired by Astrid McClean who has a wonderful eclectic blog http://astridsartisticefforts.blogspot.co.uk/ full of excellent art. Do have a look.

Here are some photos I took of Suffolk looking dazzling in the Autumn sunlight.

Tootles
EE