I had a quick play with my 5×7″ card size and 4×4″ round gelli plates late this afternoon. I used Daler Rowney paints and a bunch of stencils. This is my fav print from the bunch; I like the happy mix of colour and scraps of pattern.

I had a quick play with my 5×7″ card size and 4×4″ round gelli plates late this afternoon. I used Daler Rowney paints and a bunch of stencils. This is my fav print from the bunch; I like the happy mix of colour and scraps of pattern.

This month we are “unravelling the past and embracing new beginnings”. I can’t think of a better theme as I work through the mental preparation videos ahead of my weight loss surgery. They want me to understand how genetics, metabolism, culture and environment, sleep, personal behaviour and psychological aspects have all contributed to me being at a point where surgery makes sense. The prep is thorough and quite challenging so it’s cool that my art ties into it, as that makes it less stressful for me.
This week’s quote was about opportunity. The challenge was to use ribbon but, bizarrely, my ribbon collection has vanished. I must have tidied it away too well! This page used gift wrap a friend brought back from a Museum in the USA, white Dylusions paint, Tim Holtz inks and stencils, and gesso.

This week’s quote was by Neil Gaiman – as a librarian, I can’t help but think of him as a hero! The challenge was to leave a mistake in the page – hard, but I did it. I used Dylusions paints, Tim Holtz stencils, Tim Holtz distress inks.

This week’s quote was about gratitude and the challenge was to use sheet music. I enjoyed using vibrant colours for this one – Dylusions paints, sheet music from a local second hand shop, Tim Holtz and StencilGirl stencils.
