Tag Tuesday-Windows

The theme for Tag Tuesday this week is Windows.

For my Windows tag I have made a New York

collage. I had the idea when a friend was

showing me a picture she was using for inspiration

of a cityscape. I remembered that I had fabric snippets

my husband brought me back from New York. (He is well

trained to pick up art and craft supplies when he is

travelling!) I don't think you can get more windows

than this!

I cut and trimmed the pieces of fabric and attached them

to pelmet vilene with Bonadweb. It was very fiddly to

do. The washi tape on the edge is to frame it, but it

didn't stick very well, I will have to redo it.

Tag Tuesday-Vegetables

Here is my tag for Tag Tuesday.

For this week's Vegetables tag I used an image from Graphics Fairy for the gardening frame . I printed a Gelli plate background and collaged some vegetables from a Riverford paper bag, which I coloured in with  Sharpies. 

Finished Crochet Blanket

Here are some photos of my crochet blanket, which I have finished. It is my first big crochet project. I am proud to have learned how to crochet over the past year, and now I can make blankets!

Granny Square Blanket

Blanket edging

Coco loves using my blanket

Tag Tuesday- Ornate

The theme for Tag Tuesday  this week is Ornate. I have used a Gelli print as background. The ornate watch is one I painted in my art class, using Twinkling H2Os. The original is in York Museum, a time piece made by  Edward East in 1650, watchmaker to King Charles I and King Charles II. I added some scrolls.

Information about Google Friend Connect

An update on Google Friend Connect

December 21, 2015

In 2011, we announced the retirement of Google Friend Connect for all non-Blogger sites. We made an exception for Blogger to give readers an easy way to follow blogs using a variety of accounts. Yet over time, we’ve seen that most people sign into Friend Connect with a Google Account. So, in an effort to streamline, in the next few weeks we’ll be making some changes that will eventually require readers to have a Google Account to sign into Friend Connect and follow blogs.

As part of this plan, starting the week of January 11, we’ll remove the ability for people with Twitter, Yahoo, Orkut or other OpenId providers to sign in to Google Friend Connect and follow blogs. At the same time, we’ll remove non-Google Account profiles so you may see a decrease in your blog follower count.

We encourage you to tell affected readers (perhaps via a blog post), that if they use a non-Google Account to follow your blog, they need to sign up for a Google Account, and re-follow your blog. With a Google Account, they’ll get blogs added to their Reading List, making it easier for them to see the latest posts and activity of the blogs they follow.

We know how important followers are to all bloggers, but we believe this change will improve the experience for both you and your readers.

Posted by Michael Goddard, Software Engineer

Colour Me Positive -Week 2

Here is my journal page for Week 2 of Colour Me Positive.

You can read about the challenge in my previous post here.

I was brave , and progressed to a double page! I used faux colle chine for

the background with washi tape around the edges. The letters are cardboard, the lettering done with a (very scratchy) calligraphy pen-now on my new list of supplies.

I am hoping this will be a shashbusting exercise!

Colour Me Positive- Journal Cover

Here is my journal cover for the challenge I am following this year.

You can read about it on my previous post here.

I have given links to the challenge.

I used faux colle chine, paint and stamps. The letters are stamped onto tissue paper and

then collaged and outlined in white pen.

Colour Me Positive

Happy New Year 2016 to you all!

For me a new year brings a new challenge. 

I am taking part in Colour Me Positive,

an art journalling challenge for 2016, run by

Australian online store Lulu Art.

The first week's subject is Gratitude.

I have worked my page in watercolour,

 wood blocks printing and collage. My theme

is gratitude for colour, texture and pattern,

which feed my creativity.