I am back

I haven't blog a over a year. Just get lazy.  Many things happen last year.
I moved to a new town. Now I lived in the "Ontario most beautiful village" -Group of Seven , Elora, ON. It very a beautiful, tourist town. Lots of interesting boutiques and shops. Tall trees, 2 rivers run through the town, water falls. Conservation area, white water rapid, gorge. Lots to things to do and see.  Just a beautiful town. 

Elora Gorge

I haven't done any pictures but I have never posted this Hamming birds. The Bee Balms were from my good friend Marie Ann.  Picture size is  11x14

I pressed some daffodils and snow drops for the first time.Very nice, I have pressed more next spring.

 I did a few cards and sold it at our church Victorian Tea in June.

 
I did a few bookmarks with used dryer sheets. I used stamp to colour it lightly and has a very soft effects. I have to thank Kate who inspired me to create these bookmarks.

Cards enhenced with tissue and paper punch

Finally I have sometime to create with my recent purchase Japaneses tissues and two new Martha Stewart paper punches. It took me a while to get the paper punch to work the way I like. I am very happy with the results.

I really like the Malva flower how it pressed.  The colour retained so nice. The white stay very white.These were pressed over 2 years ago. I was at Kent Wood Garden Centre and Evelyn, the owner, was very kind and let me help myself to her garden. I only took a few of Malva and it turn out so nice.  I must plant this plant this year or visit her again.







I like the colour of this card stock.The tissue has leaves watermarks  added a  nice touch.
The leaves on this card were Trident Maple leaves and fall wild grape leave and ferns.

This was a very nice punch. It can be used on the corner or  along the straight edge.
I trimmed off the pointed ends and made it blended with the tissue design.
The big blue flower was a new addition last year. I bought it from Kent Wood Garden, Geranium Ballerina, a perennial Geranium.  I like how its exquisite colouring and the veins retained so well.

This is another nice paper punch. Again it can be used at the corner or along the straight edge of the paper.
I really love these lacy tissue. I bought it at The Paper Place in Toronto. Here is the link to the store web site. https://secure.thepaperplace.ca/index.php
This paper is under "Watermark tissue"

Happy Mother's Day

I am so proud of our Sunday School class. The kids did over 60 bookmarks for all the ladies at the church. Here are a few samples.

Each lady also received a Marigold and Dianthus. We put them in a clear bag and tied a curly ribbon, but that was hard for the little hands to tie the ribbons. They were all very good in cutting ribbons and good finger for the held down the knot. The flower packages were put in a basket and  handed out to the congregation during the last hymn.  Great job gang.

New Fun Cards and bookmarks

I have been making cards these days. Try to use some of my ribbons, punches work with pressed flower design.

Also made a card for Chinese New Year. I made a swing card with Chinese flare.








Ribbon bookmarks.













New bookmark cards

sold my fall pumpkins picture

Sold this picture . So happy .

Material used in this picture were:
Corn husk, banana peel, fall leaves, lily of valley leaves, iris leave, marigold, grass. 8x10 mated, frame 11x14

Class at the Library

Class tonight at the Dresden Library. We did a bookmark and a card, both were in fall theme. It was a fun class.

Picture made with poplar fluff

I have completed my September project, a picture made with poplar fluff. This class was taught by Alyona, very good and talented artist from Ukraine. I have lot of fun doing this picture. Poplar fluff is not easy work with but I hope to do another picture later.

Ridgetown Flower show Sept 5/09

Ridgetown Horticultural Society had the flower show on Sept 5/09. They have 2 categories for pressed flower. I invited all of my friends from World Wide Pressed Flower Guild to enter.
I am so glad there were 4 from the guild who entered.

The categories are: Card- Echo of Summer.
There were 7 entries .

#1 and Best of the Show- Denise S from UK





#2- Jacki H from US











#3 Me







Marie Anne R- US











Rebekah S - US











The other category is Bookmark- "In-Between"





#1 Denise S- UK











#2 Me











#3 Jacki- US

Ridgetown Garden show June 14/09

Yesterday was Ridgetown Horticulture society Garden Tour. I was invited to do a display and sell my works. I was very excited to be invited because this is a major garden tour in this area. Last year they had over 300 people attended.
It was a beautiful day for garden tour, sunny and not too hot. The show was from 1 to 5 pm. There were over 150 people turn out. Not too bad ; may be the bad economy has some effect on the lower attendance this year . However, over all it was a good day for me and the horticulture society.
I sold about 2 dozen cards and have 2 possible presentations in the fall. I forgot to pack my camera. This should the top item on my list from now on.
Top 3 seller cards are:
1. Pansy, 2. Heart 3. Phlox.
Here are some of the sample cards.

2008 IODE Art show

Fall Maple

Maple leaves
11x15

















Meadowland
Butterfly bush leaves, Dusty miller, grass, Marigold, Coreopsis, Pholx, Fern.

11x14













Tropical Sunset

Maple leaves, Banana peels, Orange pulp.
8x10 mated frame 11x14

2008 Holiday project.

I made these card during Christmas holiday. Lots of fun.