#dailyart2025: A Spanner in the Works

I am behind with my #dailyart2025 for July having trapped a nerve in my non-dominant arm at the beginning of the month.  I am slowly catching up, but still not completely up to date.  As usual I have been working in a Clarity Petite watercolour journal (just started my fifth) following prompts from 365 days of drawing prompts and other art.

A difficult prompt to start the month.

Not drawn from life!

Here's hoping.

An obvious response having just returned from Paris.

Another apt one for prom time.

How I have felt not being able to do much.

Another apt one as the school year comes to an end.

One to mark my retirement.

 

August Calendar Page

I have trapped a nerve in my right arm so decided to start my August calendar page with another background created at a recent workshop with Leonie Pujol using alcohol ink and a gel plate and keep things simple.

WOYWW 841/61: Last Two Days

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

My desk shows some of my more recent projects with some new stamps that arrived last week and a lovely card celebrating my retirement from Jo (Twiglet), Annie (Wipso) and Maxine (Tilly Tea Dance) which arrived in the post yesterday.  Thank you very much.

A close up of the card.

I am slowly catching up with my #dailyart2025 and am now just a week behind.  

My last lesson is this morning as I will be at Alton Towers on Friday with KS3 (will not be going on any rides).  Celebration assembly for Y8 is this afternoon.  I can't believe that this time next week I will have retired - the last few weeks have simply flown past.  I am not needing to take as many painkillers as I was last week for my arm but I am still trying to take things easy as far as possible.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Bird Snapshots Mini Make

For my second card playing with the new release from Timestamp Creations, I worked on a background created with one of the Ring of Stencils 3 alcohol ink prints from Barbara Gray's fabulous gel print workshop.

Together we Can

I had a play with the latest release from Timestamp Creations using another of my backgrounds created in Barbara Gray's alcohol ink/gel plate workshop. 

Groovi Projects: Celebrating 10 Years!

 I started on my Groovi journey 10 years ago when Clarity Crafts first introduced the concept.  I am hoping to have more time to use my stash once I have retired.  Here are some of my early projects - links below each photo. 

My first finished card (see HERE).

Some Bonds Don't Need Words

I used another of my alcohol ink backgrounds from the fabulous workshop with Barbara Gray to create this quick mini make.