Shalom markets tomorrow

A friend asked me if I'd like to share a stall at the Shalom markets tomorrow so I said yes. You'll find us in the undercover area near the food. Considering that we're supposed to be there at 5.15am (holy cow) to set up it's a good thing cause I won't be having breakfast before I leave home.

As we're sharing I'll have a table and a half so I'll be taking limited stock. The stamps will be coming and the 3D stickers and probably the inks pads and a few other bits & bobs.

Hope to see you there, although not at 5.30am.

Unless you bring coffee.....then you're very welcome.

JAV October ATC swap

The theme for the October ATC swap was 2 so we had to do two cards and you could choose from a list of things to use such as two colours, two embellishments, two words etc. Here are my two cards.

The title of this one is "2 Hearts". I've made it by using Distress Inks blended on the cardstock then spritzed it with Perfect Pearls in a mini mister, that gives you that shimmery look. Then I inked one heart with green and the other with red and when that was dry went over it with a gold leaf pen. I glued the hearts in place with Glossy Accents and added a pearl and then added the rub-on words and scrolls. The edges are done with a gold leaf pen as well.

The inside has the same background and then I stamped the words in Adirondack Sepia ink and the couple as well making sure I didn't press very hard as I wanted it to be soft. Lastly I masked off the couple and the sides and stamped a music sheet in behind them.

The second one is "2 Tutu's".

I used a Martha Stewart punch on the top of the card then stamped two of the hedgehogs from Penny Black 12 days of Christmas stamps (I don't normally stock them but I can get them if anyone would like a set). I've coloured them in using Marvy Markers and then added a little pearl to the neckline of the tutu. The ruffle of the tutu has a little sparkle added to it by Diamond Stickles. The grass and sky are done with Marvy Markers and then I added the words (they are rub-on letters). Lastly I stamped the music sheet on a atc size piece of card and glued it to the back.

Morning tea fundraiser & new Stampendous stamps

Tuesday morning I spent a few hours at the Bundaberg Base hospital helping out the nurses in the Day Therapy Unit with the McGrath Foundation morning tea fundraiser that they had organised. I took along my folding table and they set me up in the foyer of the hospital where they were hoping for a lot of hungry & charitable people to participate. The table looked fantastic with pink paper and balloons and what we thought was quite a lot of food. Big thanks to Indulge coffee shop and Targo St Bakery for donating yummy food and to the ladies who baked.

We learnt two things that day. Next year double the food and make a specific sign that says a $2 donation per item. I had expected to be there until 11am but within an hour the table was wiped out so I'm sorry for the people who didn't get a break until 10am.

It always amazes me that people see a sign saying gold coin donation and think that putting a $1 coin into the jar entitles them to take 4 or 5 cakes. But on the flip side we had some people that just donated money or put in  $5.00 and had a slice.

Bigger and better next year.

Yesterday some new stamps from Stampendous arrived, sadly not all my order but hopefully it won't take long for the rest to appear. More Christmas stamps to keep you occupied. If you go to the
 "Look whats new" category in the Lorna Blue Studio website you can see the rest of them.

This card is in the Stampendous catalogue.

This card is in the Stampendous Catalogue.

Dashing Gents cards

I've been making a few more cards lately for the markets etc that I've attended and thought you might want to see the mens cards that I made from the Dashing Gents stamp set from Darkroom Door. They do a really good quality stamp and it comes with a metal storage tin that has the images on the front so it's really easy to see whats inside.....thats if you're not like me and decide put a whole lot in the one tin and take it with you to demo.

This last card is one that I have taken from somewhere and I'm sorry but I don't remember where. It could have been from Darkroom Door or one of their team. Either way its a great card for a male.

Tea cups

Just to go back to Sunday at the BRAG Art Gallery market I thought I would show you a few of the things I made to go on my stand. Oh and by the way thank you to the Newsmail (the local paper) for covering the event and putting my photo in the paper on Monday although I would have appreciated my business name as well considering that you wrote it down, but that I'm grateful for any publicity for Lorna Blue. Actually it was sort of two as the photo of the two ladies looking at artwork were in front of my stand and if you turn your head you can read my sign.

Sorry the photos aren't very good but I was taking them at night after I finished them.

Childers Craft Bazaar tomorrow

I had a great day at the BRAG Art Gallery Markets yesterday and the organizers said we had 1300 people through the door which was fantastic.

Tomorrow I'll be at the Childers Craft Bazaar at the Cultural Centre right in the middle of town. It's been going for over twenty years and it's a lovely day out. Lots of stalls with arty crafty items for sale and you can also have a cuppa and light lunch there as well. If you're interested it's open from 8.30am until 2pm.  

New stamps at Lorna Blue Studio

Just wanted to let you know I've been stocking up on a new range of stamps lately.

Do you love the fairies of Cicely Mary Barker? Then you'll love these stamps, I only have three fairies at the moment but if they prove popular I'll increase the range. The packaging is very good and it gives you the colours they have used and on the inside sheet a few ideas on how to make them into cards etc.

I also have in stock the Popcorn the Bear range which is so cute and really good value as well.

And of course Christmas stamps are starting to arrive so if you feel the need for a few new stamps this year have a browse through the range and I'm sure you'll find something to suit you.

BRAG Art Gallery Markets this Sunday

Have you heard about the BRAG (Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery) Sunday Art Markets happening on the 17th October, that would be this Sunday coming?

It's part of the Crush festival which is a month long celebration of all things arty held every October here in Bundaberg. The local paper has been publishing a list of whats on but you can also pick up brochures from the council. A few friends and I have been discussing this lately and we believe that you have to support local initiatives like these. If we want to have interesting and creative events to attend then you go along with a good attitude and support them otherwise they will disappear.

Anyway back to the Sunday Art Market. This is an annual Art Market that the gallery hosts and the last time I heard they have approx 50 stalls of local artists and crafts people showing (and selling) their wares of which I will be one. It's held in the Art Gallery itself on both levels and also in the park next door where they will have food & drinks available as well. Lots of interesting arty crafty things to look at and purchase (don't forget we're getting closer to Christmas - buy now and miss the last minute stress of searching for gifts) and it will be open from 10am until 3pm. I'll be in the downstairs gallery if you're looking for me.

Don't know where the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery is? It's very easy to find and the parking will be good considering its a Sunday. On the corner of Quay & Barolin Sts - as a landmark it's just down from the town Post Office (go towards the river).

See you there.

More of Armidale

Sorry about the pause.......I got a little distracted. Anyway it was a fantastic weekend at Armidale for one of my nieces birthday. We all managed to get there as in Dad and my two sisters and brother and their kids which is quite a feat in itself. It was cold and I was so glad I bought a long woollen coat a couple of years ago because I pretty much lived in it. The party was held in the BBQ area of the Bowling Club and it was mostly enclosed which was good. It was self catered and the food was very tasty and plentiful and as we started at around 5pm by 9.30pm as the night got a little chilly we all made our way into the Bowling Club where they had a DJ. Yes there was even some dancing happening. Don't you love it when the nieces and nephews will actually get up and have a dance with you? We had group dancing going on and the interesting part of it was that a lot of the music was disco so it was from before they were born, it didn't matter......lots of fun.

And here are two of my great nephews. It looks like he doesn't appreciate his brothers playing!  

ATC swaps

I thought I would quickly show you the last two atc swap.

The first one the theme is birds and we had to do three cards. For the backgrounds I've used Tim Holtz Distress Ink  and used the Ink Blending Tool to apply it. Then I've done some stamping and coloured the chipboard birds and the black one I coated it with two lots of the clear Opals thick Embossing powder.

 

The next swap was butterflies and we had to do four cards that could be displyed together or individually. I used Adirondack Alcohol ink on glossy cardstock for the background then I applied some white rub-ons over that. Then I added the butterflies and bugs from the 3D border stickers and some gems and finally added a few dots from the white enamel.

Next post I'll get back to our trip to Armidale.