Tag Tuesday-Night Sky

This week on Tag Tuesday the theme is Night Sky.

My Night Sky tag was inspired by a set of Christmas stamps.

The background was painted with Inktense blocks,

and I added water, because it is always fun watching

how the surface changes. Stars stamped with acrylic on

a black background were framed with washi tape stars,

the background sprinkled with more stars. Some fabric

with houses was also painted with Inktense pencils,

and then some larger silver stars cascaded down the 

corner.

Christmas Cards

I have been printing some Christmas cards,

using the wooden print blocks I bought from Colouricious.

I have had great fun stamping and printing. When the weather

is bad it is great to have a studio to make art in. Listening to 

the wind howling round my loft, I feel very in touch

with the elements. As a bonus, I emerge a couple of hours

later covered in glitter!

Christmas Card Printing

Here is my box of wood block stamps

from Colouricious. I am getting ready to

start printing Christmas cards!  They came

in a little box. 

Gelli Printing with Leaves

There are so  many fallen leaves on the ground at the moment.

I decided to use some beech leaves for printing on my

gelli plate.

I was pleased with the results, and it was fun, so I may have

to do some more!

Spider's webs

 There are such beautiful spider's webs everywhere

at the moment. I found these in our garden! 

Online classes at Craftsy

I have signed up for a couple of online classes at Craftsy. If you haven't

come across this website before, I recommend having a look.

There are online classes available in all sorts of creative pursuits.

So many different subjects to choose from! Embroidery, quilting,

sewing, yarn and fibre arts, art and photography among others!

The prices are very reasonable, and the classes are clear and easy 

to follow.It is like having a personal tutorial.

I am doing Embroidering Texture and Dimension by Hand with Sue 

Spargo 

and Bead Embroidery with Myra Wood

Autumn/Fall Colouring Pages by Alisa Burke

Colouring books for adults are becoming increasingly popular.

There are some artists who sell bundles of colouring pages on

their websites. I liked the ones by Alisa Burke, an American 

artist in Portland, Oregon. Here is a link to the page on her 

website.

I have started to colour in one of her free downloadable

colouring sheets to try it out, and I thought it was fun,

and I love her drawings. It is also fun to use my new Sharpies!

It is for the times when I get into the studio and want to do

something creative to kick-start my ideas.