Princess Bubbles Creates

  I don't post about my journals very often.  But I had to show off this pop-up page!  I love the way it turned out.  I saw the idea on Pinterest and had to give it a try.  My niece and I worked our way through it the last time she was here.  I love pop-ups and have a large collection of pop-up books.  My grandchildren enjoy looking through them and reading them.  Fun! I have added the word joy throughout the page but it is a bit hard to see that.  This journal page feels like an explosion of joy to me.  Let's have more joy in this world!

 I designed this mandala and printed it on vellum.  It is so relaxing for me to colour in my own designs.  I am not interested in colouring in someone else's designs.  That doesn't feel like art to me.   The colouring on the vellum is lovely.  I use markers and they glide so smoothly.  Colouring my mandalas is a way for me to create when I don't feel all that creative.  I only have to choose colour.  Sometimes that is the hardest decision I want to make.

 I have been having fun adding more circles to this piece.  I have been watching Ariane Zurcher on YouTube while stitching.  She is a left-handed stitcher and her instructions make more sense to me than right-handed.  That doesn't surprise me.  My Mom told me she could see I was going to be left-handed when I was young.  So she always put the crayon closer to my right hand and I would use it.  Ultimately, I am ambidextrous but I think left-handed if that is possible. Ariane does really interesting mixed-media stitching.  She inspired me to think outside of the box.  I am considering how to make this piece dimensional rather than flat.  Such fun! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  I like having my sweet hubby home after being away for a couple of days.  He doesn't have to travel for work very often.  I like it when he goes away though.  It is my opportunity to not cook.  I always try to have some leftovers available.  I often treat myself to having chips and dip for dinner at least once!  I know, I know I shouldn't eat so poorly!  But it is a fun treat.  I had so many leftovers available this time that I did not imbibe.  Next time! Hubby and I are big Star Trek fans.  I just learned that a new series is starting tomorrow.  I am excited to watch it!  Michelle Yeoh was amazing in Star Trek Discovery.  Here is the write-up Star Trek: Section 31   Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, Emperor Philippa Georgiou ( Michelle Yeoh) also must face the sins of her past. I just finished watching the Miss Marple series on Brit Box.  I love that an older woman was being po...

 I love this tree shape.  It seems so happy to me.  I have used it numerous times in my art but I have not tired of it.  I plan to use this shape each month this year.  I was gifted with some silk samples and plan to use them as the base each month.  I have 13 of them so enough for a cover as well.  This will be in a book form. I used the silk 'paper' technique and then cut out the tree from it.  I then stitched it to the silk base and added beading.  There isn't much contrast in this piece.  I didn't think about that at all as I put it together.  I need to get better at working with contrast.  Still, I like my happy little tree.

 I don't have this mandala fully glued together yet.  I am pondering how to best adhere all the layers together.  Two of the layers are coffee filters.  Coffee filters are strong but they can be tricky to glue together.  It tends to get wrinkly.   Now I am thinking I need to look through my stash and find a different base layer.  One that is more robust and will handle the glue better.  Hmm, thinking, thinking.   addendum Thanks to Karrin for suggesting stitching it together!  I have done that in the past and not sure why I didn't think of it this time!

 More mixed media was added to this mandala.  Even though this is a slow stitching project no stitching was added.  I stencilled it with some acrylic paint.  I have also added some transfer foil.  That will be it for the mixed media on this one.  The rest will be embroidery stitches. I like having this structure.  It helps to have it when adding the stitching.  I hope I have time for some stitching this afternoon!  It is cold outside so getting snuggly and stitching sounds good! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/