Today is the first Sunday of the month so time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping. Each month a member of the design team will be selecting a theme to reflect their own individual style of crafting or favourite themes. On the remaining months we will continue as before with a general theme along with an anything goes option, as previously. Our theme this month is: **Christmas** OR Anything Goes I have to admit that Christmas is not my favourite time of year and making Christmas cards is not my favourite pastime either, but it comes round every year and every year I manage to do my bit and make my cards. I just moan about it a lot! When I went to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in August this year I managed to resist buying fabric, but Colourcraft (they make Brusho paint) had a stall there and they were selling a few stamps, which I liked the look of, so I bought a few. The little Christmas tree and the concentric circle were among them. I had made a few alcohol ink panels recently and decided to use them for backgrounds on these cards. That is what determined my non traditional colours. I have had a pad of alcohol lift ink in my stash for ages (probably more than 2 years) and hadn't used it so I decided to try it with my circle stamp and was quite pleased with the look. The sweet little patchwork tree was stamped and heat embossed in white onto Hunky Dory adorable scorable coated card and then fussy cut. I used the same card to make the scalloped matt and then mounted the panel onto a paler cardbase (also adorable scorable). The sentiment, by Uniko, was stamped and heat embossed. Of course, I made a few more while I was at it. Don't forget there is always a prize to be won and This month there are three prizes of Sweet Dixie Christmas die sets from Aldridge Crafts. Why don't you head over to the challenge blog to check it out? The prize winner is selected randomly and in addition the DT will choose a top three for special mention. I hope I have inspired you to join us this month, all you have to do is ensure stamping (including digi) is seen somewhere on your card front, it no longer needs to be the main focus. Please also mention the products used. It would be great if you could join in with our theme, but anythings goes is always an option if you are out of ideas. The challenge will close at noon (UK time) on Wednesday 4th December. I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery. I am also sharing this at: NBUS #68 - The Christmas Tree and Circle stamp are NBUS Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
The Fiddling Series Rube Goldberg
Whether you are playing jigs, reels, hornpipes, Celtic, or American fiddling, folk music has certain bowing patterns, accents, and rhythms that are similar across genres and styles. Use this fiddling warm-up to get used to the various bowing styles and left hand ornaments that you will be playing.
Marina Teding van Berkhout is a mixed media artist known for her textured art. She creates semi-abstract figurative paintings using oils, acrylics, and cold wax
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Earlier this week I noticed that Autodesk have launched a new online tool that allows you to prototype and test electronic circuits, including Arduino. Once you're happy that you've got it working you can turn your design into a PCB and then order them online with worldwide free shipping. Strikes me as an immensely useful…
Just Fiddling Around provide a comprehensive and sequenced program for students to follow, preferably with the assistance of a teacher! Features: • Cheat notes for scales and tunes • Theory to assist students in reading music and understanding what they are learning. • Easy tunes grouped together by key. • Typical Canadian Jam tunes • Favourite (easy) Celtic tunes • Christmas tunes • Harmony selections • Included CD with tunes recorded at slow tempo and regular speed • Accompaniment CD featuring piano and drum tracks for all the tunes in the book.
A job I should have done last year, but I don't like playing with paint finishes on bodywork. Anyway, the TFs achilles heel:...[image][/IMG]...[image][/IMG]...[image][/IMG] So I bought a couple of these:...[image][/IMG]...
A fiddle maker in the Ozark Mountains, interviewed 30 years ago by CBS' Charles Kuralt, is still carving away at her creations at the age of 90. Sharyn Alfon...
cards, books, boxes, mixed media, stamping, canvasses, art journaling etc.
I'm still fiddling with embroidery stitches on the hummingbird. Last time, we chatted about the neck band and some textured stitching there, but I was still hemming and hawing about the embroidery on the bird's chest, where the emerald green fly stitch outlines were bugging me. As usual, you
Upcoming author~ My debut childrens book is coming out soon! This is a pic I took for insta and fb
Since 2014, I have been engaged in an ongoing series about climate change, titled “Fiddling While Rome Burns.” Each mosaic tackles a specific climate-related concept—be it scientific, cultura…
View Weeks of detailed fiddling..., 2022 by Rinus van de Velde at Gallery Baton in Seoul, South Korea. Discover more artworks by Rinus van de Velde on Ocula now.
If your classical training prevents you from making old-time fiddle melodies and phrasing sound authentic, mastering these 3 bow strokes can help.
Prince Harry was “fiddling with truth” when he incorrectly inserted ‘His Royal Highness’ onto the birth certificate of his newborn baby Lilibet, according to...
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