Gorgeous new releases this week at Pickleberrypop
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Be Complimentary Bundle Blue Heart Scraps
Little Joys Collection by Bellisae Designs
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Feather and Pearls Collection Kakleidesigns
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Forest Tales Collection Neia Scraps
Dirt Never Hurt collection by Bella Gypsy
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Wild Collection by Natali Designs
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The weather has been glorious here - still chilly but unbroken sunshine.
We had a trip out to the Purbecks, a trip to Longleat where we got the best tiger photos ever and a trip to Bletchly Park which was spur of the moment and utterly worth it.
There was so much information to take in that we left when we were 'full'. It was a fascinating place and how they ever broke the Enigma code is a miracle.
In addition to all of that I have been painting and scrapping with new releases
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Art Box no 25 by Tiramisu Designs
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Brewtiful Break by Chunlin Designs
And by competing the Great Digi Scrap off challenges over at Pickleberrypop you can collect the massive Childhood Wonder collection for free.
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I am going to try and share some of the tiger photos.
sadly it won't allow any more photos today!!!
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I know there are still people who check in here - bless you for coming.
I know I am neglecting my blog. There are several reasons.
Firstly typepad is just so difficult to use with it having hissy fits over every single picture.
Secondly I am focusing on my instagram account (@scrapdollyart) and facebook as they are easier platforms to share my thoughts and work If you are interested in seeingt he scrapping and art work then pop over and have a look at my two insta accounts.
My scrapping instagram is http://www.instagram.com/scrapdolly and my art instagram is http://www.instagram.com/scrapdollyart. You do at least get almost daily updates on those as they work.
Plus my news and photos all go on my facebook page
However, Typepad allowing - I will try and do a bit of an update.
The weather is gorgeous at the moment (after a lot of wind and rain) and so we are enjoying being out and about in the sunshine. We have had days out to Longleat, Weymouth, The Purbecks, Studland, Branksome and it's been lovely
Sadly Typepad isn't allowing photos today.
Art has been happening - a lot
A first attempt at acrylics - miniatures of course
Back to proper watercolours
My 10 2" square paintings for February
and a couple of my sketch a day pages
Today a new event has started at Pickleberrypop - The Great Digi ScrapOff GDSO 5
I am hosting a challenge and this is my challenge page.
On offer is a massive collaboration kit called Childhood Wonder which you can get for free, collecting one part each week for completing the three challenges for that week. It is an incredible incredible collection. This is the page I made with it
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Gotta love the new Valentine related collections just released on heavily discounted offers today through Thursday at Pickleberrypop. I had such fun playing
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I’ll Follow You Collection by Jen Yurko
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Our Story Together Collection by Heartstrings Scrap Art
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Sweet Dreams Collection by Tiramisu Designs
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Graceful Moments Bundle by e t designs
In other news
There have been freezing cold beach walks (seriously cold) and a fabulous trip to Longleat - again - where I got amazing video of the tiger cubs.
And we have finally - it was a big big debate - agreed on a new front door.
Other than that life has been quiet and filled with art!
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There are new releases out today at Pickleberrypop so two digitasl pages first
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Lovely February Collection by Palvinka Designs
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Because Love Bundle Carol W Designs
and some design team pages for scrap a sketch using some of the gorgeous new February Premium Sketches
Other than that it has been quiet here with just everyday things. Today was a good day - the light that has been out for three months was finally fixed and a blown window was replaced. See how mundane my life is at times.
And finally a few of my recent paintings
I'm afraid Typepad is refusing to let me add more pictures - again!
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Firstly Barb thank you for your lovely comments as always and Mary, thank you for yours too and I was sorry to hear of your illness.
I cannot believe it is February already. January has flown by and we seem to have been very busy - not doing anything special just busy busy busy
I have January things to share though. And them some February freebies
I do like challenge and I set myself a challenge this year of doing a sketch a day in a special gorgeous little sketch book which is aimed at getting me to practice my sketching skills every day. They are quick little sketches and are fun to do and I have now finished my first month and proud not to have missed a day. They are not great works of art and, where possible, I am trying to sketch something from the day.
I have also taken on a challenge to paint 10 tiny miniature paintings each month is a little journal. The paintings are just 2" square and its fun to do.
Here is the cover of the book I am making
and here is the January double page
I have news from Pickleberrypop to share too. We are in a new month and so there is a brand new free with purchase this month and a brand new scrap bingo challenge. The two kits are both called A Full Heart and you can get the first free with purchases this month and the second if you complete the scrap bingo challenges which are fun to play along with
This was made with the FWP kit
and this with the prize kit
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I belong to a super art group and I am one of the three tutors - I use that word a little tongue in cheek - in the group. Really we are a group all about sharing, but three of us do two months each of 'taught sessions' I decided to take a risk this month and for the whole of January have been doing classes based on drawing for mindfulness - or as I prefer at times - drawing for mindlessness.
I have always been a doodler - always. My meeting papers at work were always covered in doodles and I think better when I am doodling. I started doodling a little more formally during lockdown and dabble with zentangles. Proper zentangles are quite 'rule based'. The zentangle has to be a set size, start and end with with mindfulness meditation, comprise of four dots int he corners, a border and then strings which are filled in with a variety f patterns. There are hundreds of these, named and quite precise.I have drawn zentangles but my love lies more with more free flowing designs and with words and images based on zentangle type ideas.
So that is what I have been teaching - starting with basic patterns then moving on to words and letters, then onto animals and finally scenes.
We are predominantly a watercolour group and I wasn't sure if people would like it, but I am pleased to say they have loved it. They were all provided with what I use - in my book a definitive pen - a unipin black waterproof permanent pen, and they really took to it. I have my book always to hand and am constantly doing it and I am so pleased so many of my fellow artists are also hooked now. They have really enjoyed it.
Anyway - I thought I would share some of my tangles and doodles completed recently. Please feel free to skip - they may be of no interest at all. They are a tiny selection of what I have done this month
However, if they are of interest I urge you to try it - it is so theraputic.
Random designs without and with colour (I do prefer black and white personally)
words
animals
scenes
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There are gorgeous new releases out today - I had such fun playing
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Loving each day bundle by Chunlin Designs
Finding my Peace Bundle by Heartstrings Scrap Art
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Peace of Mind Bundle by Carol W designs
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Captured bundle by Natali Designs
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Be Motivated bundle by Blue Heart Scraps
I have been playing with some fabulous new releases at Pickleberrypop this week
Pages of Possibility Bundle by Chunlin Designs
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Joyful January Collection by Palvinka Designs
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I have been quietly scrapping away and painting and drawing and generally having a lovely, non-descript time. We have had some nice walks, some lovely drives, we have braved the cold and we have eaten out and January, thus far, is proving a rather nice month for us.
I will share some of the scrapping if typepad allows
and as that only took 20 minutes to ad!!!! maybe some art pictures will be acceptable to the tyupepad gods too!
and that one of Corfe is already up on display - for sale - at The Nest along with 12 others - here is one selection of paintings displayed there
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