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I just dropped this off at Leapenhi paper as a class sample.
You can see the other sample and the awesome cover designs from the Created byhand Challenge.

Home is the Heart - Tuesday Created byhand Egg Challenge

Made with
Home is the Heart of Life - Gentle Thoughts rubber stamp
Calligraphic Wings - Gentle Thoughts rubber stamp
VersaMagic Dew Drop Spanish Olive
Quietfire Collage Sheet - Suzanne's Favourites
Collagevisions Easter Eggs Digital Collage sheet - Egg
La Boutique Designer Papers

Sometimes, Said Pooh

Made with

• Bazzill Monochroms - Blues, Greens
• Classic Italian Paper, Portofino
• Sometimes said Pooh unmounted rubber stamp
• Paper Primula Flowers
• Gold Mini Brads

Preparing the perfect bath

Shhhh, don't tell him it's here. He was only 4 or 5. Here is another painting I did - from the er, same series of backsides. (Honestly, I didn't realize all these painting were backsides....)

Blast from the Watercolour Past

I began a watercolour painting class last night with a fellow named Bill Kerr http://www.billkerrart.com/ I was so desparate to get out of the house, I needed to do something! I hadn't looked at any of my serious painting stuff in years.....

I found Bill's weekly class by contacting Grant Fuller ( http://www.grantwfuller.com/ and you can see some more of his paintings here http://www.grantfuller.ca/ ) who was my very first painting instructor in Victoria and now resides in the Comox Valley, but is not teaching weekly classes (dang!).

But while I was looking through my stuff I came on a colour copy of this painting I did years ago and gave to my friend Aleda, who has horses.

This painting was from a class I took with Shelley Penner in Port Alberni (couldn't find a site for her) and she had us doing animals (not my favourite subject!). However I think the horses rear turned out not too badly. I seemed to have painted a lot of butt ends in that class. I must dig up one of the others....


I did such a crappy painting last night, but I had so much fun. I have to get back in the watercolour "groove". Think before you put that brush down!!

Don't forget I have lots of painting supplies on my site!

Rubber Pooh Bear

Nope, not here yet!

Who can resist this? Awwwwww! Coming soon.....

New Rubber Stamp teaser!

It's always so exciting to have new rubber stamps! They haven't arrived yet, but they're on their way!!!

Want a little preview? Well, if you tuned into the Product Update earlier today you will have seen this one! This is for that quirky Kelly Burton, whose artwork is totally irresistible. Now what is she going to do with this?

We're going to have to wait a week or so as the rubber is bouncing along on the milk truck route to the Quietfire Rubber Room.....

Stay tuned for the specials! Smiles, Suzanne

Created byhand Tuesday Challenge - a letter of the alphabet

This is 4x4"
Made with
Bazzill Monochroms
chipboard letter
Tree of Life stencil
Jones Tones Plexiglue
Jones Tones Copper foil (on the letter)
Faded Jeans Distress ink (on the letter)
Composition Leaf - Green leaf varigated
brass disk with loops
Collage sheet, Vintage Women 3 Minis
2 ply waxed linen thread

Mixed Media Monday - Hearts and Wings

Here is my contribution:

This is my first venture into a challenge other than my own! This is for Mixed Media Monday- Hearts and wings theme. This 4x4 was done with:

Suzanne's Favourites Collage sheet

Cherish from the Mini Images Collection

1" gold bails

Bazzill Monochromes

trim

French dictionary page

Tuesday byhand Challenge - Gold

Well, I'm still on the Valentine's kick.... I set the Challenge for Gold this week without even thinking how difficult it was to scan artwork with gold on it. Sorry!!

Here is my contribution!

Ever felt this way?

This is made with left over Ecoline coloured paper (see three entries ago!), Bazzill Monochroms, brass (GOLD!) brads, a bandaid (took me ages to find one that small!!) and the lettering was done with a Mitchell #2 Roundhand Nib using Schmincke Gold Tro-Col Gouache rich gold.