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Bamboo sketch 2

Having fun with Photoshop today....working with a photo of some leaves at Bowood House, Wiltshire....trying out transparency and filters plus other effects. A mysterious little bird appeared in the centre of this one!

Bamboo sketch 1

 

I spent today hiding from the sun. It is so hot here and virtually airless, yet I hear this has been a bad summer from the locals in our village. I have been reading all sorts of Illustrator tutorials, my favourite latest being:50 Illustrator tutorials and learned how to make new brushes and twirls, vaguely how to do a photo trace and vaguely how to recolour artwork easily - or was that in Photoshop.....oh I am confused now, so it is time to go and do something else. I like this image because it reminds me how warm it was today and also, what the foliage and flowers look like on trees and bushes over here - a bit sparse! Also it looks a bit like Fuzzy Felt and I think that's down to the red background making the colours bounce.

 

Being Creative project

I guess all my work is creative and I am happy to share it - hence joining Julia Crossland's 'Being Creative' project.  I dipped into the theme pool and am going with 'flowers' this month! Here is something I drew using Illustrator......I'm going to miss the daffodils this year.

Daffodils

Oddsockworld banner design

Big crochet blanket

Here's a blanket I am hoping to complete in time for my return to the UK in 4 years.....I don't need it here in Australia! I'm making it up as I go along, so anything might happen. In the meantime I bought some brighter wool so that I could make some granny squares for a quick and bright 'colour fix' ...

Granny squares crochet

 

I've been working on a large crocheted blanket for some time and was getting a bit bored with it so bought some brighter colours to make some little squares.....a sort of 'colour fix' to keep me going. I like these because they look a bit like jammy dodgers and other party cakes....next time I will plan it properly and make some chocolate ones too..... find out how to make these flower-centred squares by clicking the link to Attic 24 at the side of this blog under DESIGN/CRAFT BLOGS I FOLLOW

 

Cardboard handbag

Here it is! I made this from a wine box and painted and varnished it. Oh and almost wrecked my sewing machine to make top stitching on the handles!

Make a rubber stamp from an eraser

A quick tutorial on how to make rubber stamps for next to nothing . I bought a pack of 12 pencil topped erasers for $2 and drew a small design on each one. Next I cut around my outlines and lifted the negative shape away just like easing a slab of cake off a plate. Simple and easy to hold. Happy stamping!