Princess Bubbles Creates

These altered playing card collages are so much fun for me.  I enjoy the entire process which is pretty quick.  The part that takes the longest and which is the most enjoyable is choosing the words.  I pull a page out of a very old art book and scan the page for the words that jump out at me.  They don't always make sense and I am okay with that.  I have been making a set every morning for a little over a week.  I still have more ideas so will continue until I don't.

This is the start of my bead journal for September.  The background is a dark blue velvet and in the photo it looks kind of grey.   A lot of light is needed to capture the holographic shine of the beads and therefore the rest is washed out.  I have used rather large elements to start off this design.  I don't usually and so I am a bit concerned that it won't turn out so well.  It is too soon to judge though.  Bring on the tiny beads! I am linking to https://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://estheraliu.blogspot.com/ http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/

I really enjoy participating in  Take a Stitch Tuesday  with Sharon B.  Especially when it is such a fun stitch.  This week was  Raised Cross Stitch .  I am pretty sure that I have tried this stitch once before but then forgot about it.  So my attempts this week are not the best.  First one on the left is really bad and needs to be removed.  The second one in the middle is acceptable and I will keep.  Third one not so good again.  I did not want to end on a sour note so I gave it one more try and used some Glisten Gloss Estaz thread (bottom photo).  I love the way it turned out.  I really must practice this stitch some more so as to keep it in my head!

Everybody is a genius.  But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.  Einstein I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com https://mersad-photography.blogspot.

I have made some progress on my slow stitching.  The more I stitch on this piece the more I love it.  It a little bit reminds me of Chihuly glass. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

Ailsa Craig Quilt & Fibre Arts Festival& Arts Center  has posted a fibre art challenge.  New Zealand through our eyes is the theme.  I was really excited by this as I was in New Zealand in 2017.  I bought one piece of fabric while I was there and knew I had to use it for this challenge.  It is the batik at the bottom.  This is just the start and can't wait to do more! I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

I have been having an awful lot of fun creating these tiny collages.  I have some old playing cards that I sand and then adhere a paper napkin.  Then a few collage bits are added and finally some words.  I have an 80-year-old art book that I have been using.  I randomly tear out a page and then scan it for the right words.  Phrases jump off the page at me and I glue them down.  I think looking for the right words is so much fun.  Not sure why that tickles my fancy so well.  Pictured above is the set I created yesterday.  I have made three sets so far and can see myself doing this again and again.