Time Flys and Art Journals What a Mixture

Hello Everyone.

Well what a week its been here.

On the 3rd it was 19 years since Gordon and i first met and I cant believe how quick the time has gone and how far we have come. What a wonderful journey it has been so far.

Heres something to make you laugh.

This is how we looked all those years ago ( Oh how i would love that waist back :-)

This was 9 months after we met and Gordon took me to Florida and it was really magical.

We are somewhere in Disney Land in this pic.

The week before we went i decided to have all my hair cut off ( it was very blonde and way past my shoulders ) and i am so glad I did as it was scorching hot over there.

As you may remember last year on the 4th Gordon had his Aneurism and almost died.

We cant believe a year has gone by and how lucky he is to still be here.

He continues to grow stronger every day and doesnt get so tired any more but the girls at the shop and I still guard him and make sure he doesnt do too much.

By this time next year he should be back to 100 per cent himself thank goodness.

I dont make resolutions for New year as i never keep them and then get on a line with myself, but i have decided to get my other blog up and running again even if i only post 4 times a month or so.

The first things i am going to put on is the Art Journal swap that myself and 6 others did for our college course last year.

We all had to choose two colours and then use these on the persons pages of their book.

This is one of the pages i did in Cherices book.

Her chosen colours were Purple and Teal.

I chose Fairy garden and Mermaids for her book and this is one of the Fairy Garden pages ( the other one i will put on my other blog as it may be a little risque for this one )

I was really pleased how this turned out and used all kinds of media on it including acrylics, gel pens, friendly plastic, canvas, fabric and Spellbinders dies.

So thats all for now.

Oh i almost forgot ...... The builders should be finished at the House of Wishful Thinking tomorrow.

So now the Plasterers can come in and do the kitchen walls.

Malcolm the joiner has already started doing the walls in the bathroom, and the glazers are coming soon to re fit all the old windows that remain with double glazing.

So hopefully by the end of this month we will have a kitchen and bathroom all fitted and finished.

Cant wait to put the pics up for you all to see.

Will stop here as i need a coffee.

Thanks for dropping by.

Love and Smiles .

Rob Gordon and Harry ( who goes for a haircut tomorrow ) xxx

Love and Smiles

Last Weeks Fantastic Plastics Workshop.

Hi Everyone.

Last wek was a fantastic workshop even if i do say so myself.

All the girls got to grips with the friendly plastic on their first go which is really unusual and because of that we managed to get loads of techiques in.

I couldnt put this on until now because i took my SD card out of my camera after the workshop as it was full and put it in a safe place until i got home. Then when i got home i couldnt find it even after sifting through everything i had bought back with me.

I have searched all week and then this evening when i wasnt thinking about it i found it in my Glasses case, Honestly im getting worse haha.

I showed my students the basics of using Friendly Plastic and lots of different ways of using it and then showed them some unusual and unique ways to use Shrink Plastic on its own and combined with Friendly Plastic and other materials so we really did have a mixed media extravaganza going on.

We all had a great time and i am really proud of how well they all picked it up.

Here are some pics and a little video of the girls work.

Thank You Girls for a really great day and you were ALL wonderful.

Smiles Rob xxx

Shows and Workshop updates.

Hi everyone.

Firstly im so glad to be back in blogland. As some of you know my poor old computer had to go away for a big operation as i had pushed it to its limits and after nearly two months its back.

The other great thing is that i have had a brand new computer (just for meeee ) that i am only going to use for my artwork and journalling stuff and my blogs. The really good thing about this computer is that it is so light and that means i can take it everywhere with me too so if we go anywhere interesting i can keep everyone up to date while we are on the move.

The Workshops have all been well attended and have been full within weeks so now i will give you dates of some we have coming up for the end of this month and into August.

LET US STAMP Part 1

TUTOR ....... Karen

Price .......£ 15.00

Dates ........ Weds 21st July 2010.

Sat 24th July 2010

Time ...... 11.00 am - 1.30 pm

Places Left for Wednesdays Class ........ 4

Places Left for Saturdays Class .............4

Everything you will need for the class will be provided as well as lots of drinks and Biscuits.

This is a series of workshops for beginners in stamping and papercrafts and will be taught by the fabulous Karen.

Karens background as an art teacher in primary schools will really shine through in these workshops as she will take the fear and mystery of inks, paints, stamping and generally letting go, away with her quirky techniques and wonderful teaching skills.

The first part of this on going beginners workshop will let you into the wonderful world of Inks and how to use them with your rubber stamps. You will learn the difference between Dye based, Pigment, solvent and embossing inks and how they are all used for different rubber stamping techniques.

At the end of the class you will have some wonderful samples you will have made and the knowledge of knowing which ink to use for the best results in your Rubber stamping art.

Our classes do fill up quite quickly so please book as soon as possible.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ALCOHOL INKS

TUTOR ....... Di

PRICE ......... £15.00

DATE ......... Weds 4th AUGUST 2010

TIME ......... 11.00 am - 1.30.pm

Places Left ....... CLASS FULL

MIXED MEDIA STAMPBORD MIRRORS.

TUTOR ......... DI

PRICE ........... 40.00 (this includes a full bag of mixed sized Stampbord and your mirror )

DATE ........... Sat 7th AUGUST 2010

TIME ............. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm

PLACES LEFT.......... 4

Please bring a packed lunch if you wish as only tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

An all day class with the lovely Di.

Di is the Queen of Alcohol Inks and you will be amazed at this wonderful work of art you will achieve on this workshop.

Using Stampbord, Alcohol Inks, Rubber Stamps and inkpads turn a plain miror into a work of art.

Di will show you how to work with Stampbord and the scratch tool to bring life to your rubber stamped images.

Combined with Alcohol inks and different ink pads you will learn lots of new techniques as well as the confidence to go on to greater things.

Our Classes do fill up quite quickly so please book as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.

FANTASTIC PLASTICS

TUTOR .......... Robert

PRICE ........... £25

DATE ............. Sun 29th AUGUST 2010.

TIME ............... 11.00 am - 2.00 pm

PLACES LEFT .............. 6

Everything you need for this workshop will be provided as well as tea, coffee and biscuits.

Robert will take you on an amazing artful journey in this workshop and also be prepared to laugh a lot as fun is the best way to learn new things.

Come and learn the basics of Friendly Plastic and then combine it with Shrink plastic to make some wonderful jewelry and embellishments for your papercrafts and altered art.

You will also be using Friendly plastic with molds and using other materials which will include alcohol inks ,Lumiere Paints and beads.

This is a fun class which has been put together for beginners as well as advanced crafters where you will learn lots of new techniques and leave with loads of samples you have made for you to use at home in your art work.

SUMMER CRAFTING SHOW At Doncaster Racecourse.

DATE .......... Sat 17th and Sun 18th JULY 2010.

We hope to see you at this new papercraft show on those dates where we will be selling our wares as well as giving you some great demo's.

Robert and Di will be demonstrating on Saturday.

Jean, Karen and Michelle will be demonstrating on Sunday.

Gordon will be there both days just standing there looking gorgeous haha.

Hope to see you there.

I have some more news to tell you but will leave you in suspence till tomorrow.

Its great to be back.

Smiles from Rob, Gordon and Harry xxx