Princess Bubbles Creates

I found some easy to carve stamp material last month.  I love spirals and thought the round shape was perfect for a spiral.  I was really impressed with how easy it was to carve.  I have nine more of these round stamps to carve.  I need a few more ideas as to what to carve into them.

This was an interesting exercise that has some potential.  We were told to pull out magazine pages that had a color we wanted to use.  We were not told what we were going to make with the scraps.  I decided to look for blue pages.  I wasn't disappointed when I was told to make a tree.  I don't have a problem with blue trees.  I might color copy this and do some more experimenting.  I was also thinking about scanning it so that I can play with it in Photoshop Elements.  I intentionally glued the pieces down in a crinkled fashion.  I like the texture. 

My Mom was given an amaryllis bulb for Christmas.  She asked me to photograph it as it is particularly stunning.  It is loaded with five blooms!  I should have used my Nikon - what was I thinking?

I bought a Lensbaby Muse  a few months ago.  I haven't played with it as much as I would like to.  Today I bought the Creative Aperture Kit to go with the Muse.  My son's girlfriend bought some fluorescent nail polish and my son has a black light.  I think that was the perfect subject to try out my new star aperture disc.  Too fun!

I showed the start of this book a while back.  I have since finished it.  I have added a heart to every page.  I have also penned words of love on each page.  I really like this little book and wish it was easier to show it.  It is difficult to photograph.

This is the second piece I have had accepted into the Grand National over the years.  It is no less exciting the second time around!  It is gratifying to have a judge or curator deem my art as acceptable to hang in their gallery. 

Thank you Judy Lovell for awarding me the Stylish Blog award.  I truly appreciate it.  You made my day!   I honestly don't really understand it but I do enjoy being told nice things about my blog.  Thank you. It seems that a little encouragement always comes along at the right time. Life has not been smooth sailing lately.  I hate to be a whiner so I suck it up and take solace in my art.  Creating comforts my soul and brings me peace. I am glad to have a blog where I can share my art, experiments both successful and not.