Princess Bubbles Creates

 My sweet niece gave me an interesting wooden shape.  I have been using it to do rubbings.  I have tried it on vellum and old book pages.  I have used oil pastel, oil pastel with Pearl Ex adhered to it, and oil pastel with embossing powder.  I think the results are interesting and I plan to use them in the centre of some mixed media mandalas.

 I have added some beads to these floofy pages.  That is usually my last step before sewing the pages together.  It felt good to do the beading.  I haven't done any beading for a little while.  It always feels so good and enjoyable.  I won't stitch these two pages beside each other.  They don't look good side by side.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  and the gang are discussing have you ever gone to an outdoor play? tell us about it.... Or a concert? do you like outdoor performances? There are a few outdoor music festivals in our area every summer.  The Blues Festival in August gets some big names but I have only gone once.  It wasn't a great experience.  I didn't love the crowds.  The Jazz Festival is this weekend and we have gone a few times.  I hope to get there!  It tends to be smaller and less rowdy.  My hubby used to play in a jazz band so he particularly enjoys it. What else am I liking?  Well, the beautiful flower bouquet that my sweet niece brought me this week.  We had a lovely day together making art and thrift store shopping.  I am so grateful that she will make a two-hour drive to spend time with me.  I am blessed. It has been a great week.  A friend is watching her daughter's house which has a pool.  That means that she invited me to come fo...

 This piece is evolving.  I added some circles to it, which always makes me like things more.  I was inspired by Ariane Zurcher on YouTube to add some interesting papers.  I have a good selection of papers and have used them in stitching on other projects but it has been a while.   It is a wonky shape.  I had considered trimming it into a proper rectangle.  But now I rethinking that.  I kind of like the weird shape.  If I do trim it I might go for more curves.

 This is another vellum mandala.  Vellum can be tricky but I wanted to experiment with multiple mediums on this one.  I used marker, glitter marker, two kinds of acrylic paint, and Stickles and adhered some faux gemstones.  They all worked well.  I was concerned the acrylic paint would warp or buckle the vellum so I used small amounts.  I might experiment on a scrap of vellum to see what happens when covering a larger area.  Seems like a good plan. I am linking to https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/

 Wow, I better get moving on my stitch sampler.  How can we be in the middle of July already?  Time is a vapour! I have only done two stitches here.  For one of them, I tried a variation.  That was a good exercise.  I must do that more often.  I would like some yummy stitching time this afternoon.  I want the weather to cooperate so that I can do it on my deck.  I love being outside in the summer. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  and the ladies are discussing do you have a favorite summertime drink? I guess I am rather boring when it comes to drinks.  I drink my coffee black.  After my morning coffee I generally just drink water.  Sparkling water is my favourite.  Neither of my go-to drinks have any calories.  I would rather not waste calories on staying hydrated! I know, so conservative, so uninteresting! Of course, everyone knows I like making art.  Yesterday, my oldest granddaughter was here for a visit.  Our one-on-one time is always special.  We had lunch, made art and read books.  What a great way to spend a couple of hours!  I am blessed.   Now I must dash.  I am off to the Art Gallery of Hamilton with some new friends.