A Feminine Make

The current challenge over on Try It On Tuesday is Make It Feminine.  I thought this project really fit the bill.  Having the masks to go with this stamp set makes a card like this easy to make.

Trim a piece of large Clarity stencil card to 20cm x 13.8cm. Stamp the corset in Hickory Smoke archival ink into the centre, in the bottom third.

Mask off the corset and add a further one each side of the first in the same ink.

Mask these off and repeat.

Add two final corsets either side in the same way, giving seven in total across the card topper.

Add the tape measure below the corsets in Black Soot archival ink.

Add ‘feminine’ below the tape measure in the same ink.

Colour the corsets using Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer water colour pencils, blended out with a large watercolour brush pen.

To finish, mat onto black card (20.5cm x 14.3cm) and add to the front of an A5 card blank.

WOYWW 864/84: Merry Christmas to All

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.  Welcome to the Christmas edition for 2025.

As promised, my desk shows a Christmas card for you all in lieu of posting any.  I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope that you all enjoy a restful time as far as possible.  Thinking of Neet especially and all those struggling with illness / difficulties.

I admit to cheating a little and finishing the advent puzzle a day early so that I could share it with you today.

I thought I would give LLJ and Twiglet a good laugh with this last drawing.

Off to meet up with my boys and my brother- and sister-in-law at Trentham.  Today would have been Paul's 70th birthday.  Later, I will wrap presents (always my Christmas Eve tradition) ready for seeing the family over a Mum's tomorrow.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy WOYWW.  Can you believe that next week will be our last meet up for 2025?

WOYWW 863/83: Manic Time

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. Many apologies for not leaving messages last week - I managed a quick round of visits, but between rehearsals, sample making, family time and yesterday's concert I didn't manage to leave messages.

I have got as far as finding a couple of empty boxes for my new stamps but that is as far as things have gone.

My advent jigsaw has sometimes been completed very late - this is as far as I have got.

I have only kept up with my #dailyart2025 by being ruthless about a maximum of 15 minutes - and mostly 5-10.

The concert went well yesterday afternoon - I took Mum along having been over to take her out for breakfast first.  This afternoon I am having my hair cut then going into school to drop off a tub of chocolates and a card for everyone.  I am determined to do visits this week - even if it means leaving a generic comment.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW - Here's wishing Neet a speedy recovery and home by Christmas!

#dailyart2025: Nearly Finished

 With only the last half of December to complete, my #dailyart2025 will be at an end.  I have been following the prompts over on 365 days of drawing prompts and other art, working in Petite watercolour journals from Clarity Crafts all year.  Here are my responses for the first half of the month.

I imagined he was peeping from his hole!

The largest room should be where I spend the most time!

I love the colours of autumn leaves.

This will be our third Christmas without him.

I used to love these ice lollies.

Conkers!

Some of the countries I have visited - need to add Spain and Switzerland.

#dailyart2025: One More Month

 With only one month of 2025 to go, it's time for a round up of the second half of November with my #dailyart2025 following the prompts over on 365 days of drawing prompts and other art.

Ever since earlier this year.

Mum's not mine.

Had to think about this one.

Thanks to https://easydrawingguides.com/how-to-draw-gems/

I thought of the expression once in a blue moon.