This morning the ladies asked if we could colour dominoes and matchboxes with Alcohol inks.




Of course, I was delighted as I just love playing with any Ranger product but especially their gorgeous Alcohol inks. I got so engrossed that I forgot to put the kettle on until quarter to twelve!!!! Class is 10.30 till 12.30 so nearly home time although classes often don't finish till 1.00 or later!! I am very easy going especially if I too am enjoying myself. Suppose I should be more business like but......well maybe next week, next month.....




These are Norah's










and these are Erica's


The photos don't do the colours justice at all as they really are bright and they look quite muddy.


Erica brought in the mini book she started in class last week that she had finished at home. She has made it for her two granddaughters and it is really lovely. The Crafty Individual papers and pictures are just perfect for this project. Add in a little charm or two and a piece of ribbon et voila! or aqui tienes as we say in Spain!!





A clap of thunder and a few flashes of lightning are putting this post in danger of being lost so I'll sign off for now and hopefully return later. Whoops another crash and flash!!! Bye!!! xx

Sophie's last kidz club

Sadly, Sophie (right)is returning to the UK - recession and all that... so we made ATC's and traded them...and we had kiddie champagne and chocolate chip cakes for break.

and here are the ATC's we made courtesy of a technique nicked from Dyan (Art from the heart) Reaveley. Thanks Dyan x



Gotta go - shop to open, class to teach - continuation of a mini book started last week. maybe photos later.
Bye for now Sue xx

Colin's Birthday - so no artwork this weekend

It was Colin's birthday on Saturday. I'd bought him a cake for when he came home from golf so I dashed in, couldn't find a candle so used a thingy instead and just made it before he got home and then later.............


.........my friend Ros came to play cards and brought some gooey sticky absolutely delicious 1000 calories a look chocolate cake!! Here's Colin and Ros not enjoying it at all!!!






Ros and her family (11 of us in total) went for a birthday meal Sunday lunchtime - bit chaotic so no photos got taken unfortunately - but the sun shone and the food was good.

Hence no artwork this weekend. Tanya is coming on Friday so hopefully loads of time to remedy this.

Bye for now Sue xx

A pressie for me

My lovely friend Norah is back from a week's trip to Almuneca, Granada and the Alhambra Palace - all very Moorish and she brought me back a pressie! A lovely notebook with such smooth clean white pages - very strokeable - she however, bought it because of the pretty cover!! I shall use it for sketching.

This is the beautiful Wedding invitation she made for her niece's wedding in September.



Now off to have some lunch before back to shop for Monday kidz club - very sad as Sophie is returning to the UK permanently. Shall miss her.

Bye for now Sue xx

Weather - very confusing!

This one is for you Tanya

At the weekend last Sunday it rained and rained and rained all day and the next - grey skies - stay in bed snuggled up with a good book weather.

Tuesday 10am as I opened the shop I thought this is so cold I wouldn't be surprised if it snowed - you know that kind of bbrrrr!.....but... by midday the sun was out the sky was blue and I took my fleece off and drove home in a very happy mood. Don't know if you can buy these in M&S with the fleeces!!!!

Wednesday and yesterday were glorious - at long last the weather has broken customers said. Jumpers off and t-shirts on. All the washing done and dried outdoors mmm!- love the smell of freshly washed things.

Last night my good friend Ros came and played cards and we sat in the naya (Spanish conservatory) and when she left just after midnight - well nearer one actually!! it was raining again....and this morning I woke up to grey skies and rain.....again!!!!! GGGGRRRRRR!!!! just so bl...y fed up with it!

Anyway, rant over - got a shop to open and a class to teach so gotta go!
Bye for now
Sue x

...later today

yes, I'm back. The girls made a really good start tonight but took longer than I had imagined sketching and so they didn't get as far as I hoped they might. However, each canvas has a first coat of paint which is a good start... and how different they all are. I'm so pleased the girls are all such individuals with their own ideas. Next week will be the really fun part adding shadows and highlights and other bits and bobs.
Here's a glimpse of their unfinished work...



...and I decided I would tackle this one...



isn't it funny when you see your work on here you can instantly see what's wrong with it, luckily as it's not finished I can alter it next week!!.

One of the girls brings her phone so we have music while we work - sometimes good, sometimes not so good!!! but they're all such lovely girls and I really enjoy my Wednesday evenings with them. Such a shame Ellen is taking a few weeks break she would have loved this project.

Oh well. time to catch up with others in blogland so
bye for now
Sue x

Quick peek at tonight's project

Just a quick peek at what the girls will be having a go at tonight. For the last two weeks they have been learning about faces - the 3d ness of them. How eyes fit and where etc and drawn loads of sketches and talked over ideas for hair and backgrounds and so tonight we have canvas, we have paint and rubber stamps and inks and Stickles of course and all sorts of other bits and bobs. I explained the concept of mixed media to them and so they are eager to try. Can't wait - I want to do more myself so very self-indulgent reasons for choice!!

These two canvases are sketched out and ready for me to show the steps of adding paint and then other medium.

Just been handed a sausage bap by DH so will go and eat it and come back tonight to let you see finished?? artwork.

Bye Sue x