Caribbean Colours!

Hello!

Well back in the studio today after my lovely sunny holiday cruising the Caribbean....

Thought some of these fabulous colours might brighten up a dull grey day???

Source book inspiration

I'm trying to keep myself busy.........

So this evening I've finished off one of my 'source books'. I've produced these sort of scrap books since college so I have quite a library of them now! Unfortunately there never seems to be enough time to devote to doing them these days and the pile of cards, photos, magazine cut outs just seems to grow & grow......

This year I'm going to make a real effort to sort out some of the paper!

It's really amazing when you look back at things from years previously & then find inspiration from different elements.

What I really need is a whole room to devote to this project so I could spread all the stuff over a wide area & select the images which go together.....yes in an ideal world.....

These are just a few of my favourite pages from the most recent book:

Frosty bbrrrrrrr!!!

Ventured into the park yesterday morning as I'd spotted the frosty leaves gathered nearby.....

Cornish inspiration again.....

Got back from another lovely visit to Cornwall on Friday night. Once again took loads of photos but considering how many times we've been I notice different things every time! These are a small selection of some of my favourites at the moment................

Scrabble cards

I've been hunting around the house for my old Scrabble game! In the end I had to give up & borrowed one from Sarah as mine may have gone to Oxfam when we last moved house!

Anyway I've made a range of greetings cards from photographs of the pieces....

There's obviously endless possiblities although the number of certain letters can cause difficulties i.e. couldn't do baby boy as only 2 x b in a set...

Garden inspiration

On Sunday I took a few pictures in mum's garden (inbetween the wind & rain!)

Really like some of the textures... particularly the dried 'Love in the Mist' & amazing Alliums. I've used these in my studio displays at Christmas time - sprayed silver they look stunning.