tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201096512024-03-14T03:06:10.534+00:00Mags DigitalgranThis blog contains Digital Photography, designs and fabric art created using graphics programs, Corel Draw, Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements 11. I shall share my thoughts and ideas about creativity in the hope that this will spur me on to greater things. I am quite technically minded and like to know how things work.Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.comBlogger1357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-62108981479827455172023-03-07T12:05:00.000+00:002023-03-07T12:09:13.851+00:00Nomination<p> I was nominated by Sandy Jandik to post ten pieces of artwork and nominate 10 more artists.</p><p>It has been fun looking back at old mixed media work and I have a record of some going back to 1999.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZt5P4iILi1F-ZS9Xg5onexg6aZKEAudzwRTA_vd6VO_FZhxcuvOJ-ef5QdmahKkFt6PrKpmiP-G-hwoLrIbJwveWCcmgz7Nm4P9DYhMrkt1QebtGbbZc51j1hUgbzCpBJc11uEeXA57NJ6cIi6OFiuIxgN9mQO1xiGZ7mK0SuCKWE9g_0c/s1508/Embroidery%20030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZt5P4iILi1F-ZS9Xg5onexg6aZKEAudzwRTA_vd6VO_FZhxcuvOJ-ef5QdmahKkFt6PrKpmiP-G-hwoLrIbJwveWCcmgz7Nm4P9DYhMrkt1QebtGbbZc51j1hUgbzCpBJc11uEeXA57NJ6cIi6OFiuIxgN9mQO1xiGZ7mK0SuCKWE9g_0c/s320/Embroidery%20030.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was inspired by a church window in Monaco if I remember rightly and digitised with my Bernina software at the time. i:m very happy with the colours if not the digitising which was supposed to look distressed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURzECOQ0ixUmHHQv5xozBk6vSvGi3xsdLdwcqrdRKm_0JDVFG3SbfFA3cVYrrvB_exNmmUgfwBd-3s5TOvZlcNzawGDUTBHWRCBpdW5WYCh-SgY37T-TvT5UpZ_rZzGAamNcgtAHYlNXY4BpYxClwVbDQ1bnJrlpOp2I836M9mqqB_EvCDtQ/s644/033_thumb%5B3%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURzECOQ0ixUmHHQv5xozBk6vSvGi3xsdLdwcqrdRKm_0JDVFG3SbfFA3cVYrrvB_exNmmUgfwBd-3s5TOvZlcNzawGDUTBHWRCBpdW5WYCh-SgY37T-TvT5UpZ_rZzGAamNcgtAHYlNXY4BpYxClwVbDQ1bnJrlpOp2I836M9mqqB_EvCDtQ/s320/033_thumb%5B3%5D" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is not a very large piece but made using my embellisher with machine embroidery added.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2cwAMfNAtOZRiuXAamQRvUB2kSEEEcUOAokCeUvdLpeDwH4vvghA3NVuFJszv_9QV2t8C8_2x4RlcaL5JOoprvt0IQfOV3lQtNxDYE1QLkMwKUE9aGvhP-nbLySyuvmiEEumltWP64WW4F5GI88ekhHTedafrUfkZWqtMYTbpShUA565L4A/s856/DSCF0038%5B7%5D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2cwAMfNAtOZRiuXAamQRvUB2kSEEEcUOAokCeUvdLpeDwH4vvghA3NVuFJszv_9QV2t8C8_2x4RlcaL5JOoprvt0IQfOV3lQtNxDYE1QLkMwKUE9aGvhP-nbLySyuvmiEEumltWP64WW4F5GI88ekhHTedafrUfkZWqtMYTbpShUA565L4A/s320/DSCF0038%5B7%5D" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was designed in Corel Draw around the year 2000 and was part of a book swap with a lovely group of Australians.</div><br /><p></p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-42082690312620927612023-02-26T21:45:00.000+00:002023-02-26T21:46:59.333+00:00Procreate<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEgdNd2mMbPyq2kHk0nHsMO8GBb_g4EHK9aAjCnMN0QDl3xqasWMgwVVv8y0F2naqx3CfpCbbMDMzba2hIVK5Z3xv2s3Q9jTAas8Qdnjc09S3S57nDW8bA2tCkyzJsurJ94E7d1Q85k6SxOyQyw-6eSzZK07P7FN2Yh-d51WXdNoI527SNKk/s1110/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1110" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEgdNd2mMbPyq2kHk0nHsMO8GBb_g4EHK9aAjCnMN0QDl3xqasWMgwVVv8y0F2naqx3CfpCbbMDMzba2hIVK5Z3xv2s3Q9jTAas8Qdnjc09S3S57nDW8bA2tCkyzJsurJ94E7d1Q85k6SxOyQyw-6eSzZK07P7FN2Yh-d51WXdNoI527SNKk/w202-h151/IMG_0094.JPG" width="202" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vknArgZ5rqmTcopQZtCYwY2yVhhNt1skbrxmpqH8rCa-Pv6fzsgPAcbPB9Ax9rJt7itaeH3f63EmV0YfWfh2srvgxavXeGmAZKtaf1-coRnXexuavFvPV5fEvcAsHJ-GQwPy1L3AMfDxp9Tt3kFz7kQkbw6wR04-doYMge67K8Bm4ykrWLM/s1411/cardyn_charlie_2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1411" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vknArgZ5rqmTcopQZtCYwY2yVhhNt1skbrxmpqH8rCa-Pv6fzsgPAcbPB9Ax9rJt7itaeH3f63EmV0YfWfh2srvgxavXeGmAZKtaf1-coRnXexuavFvPV5fEvcAsHJ-GQwPy1L3AMfDxp9Tt3kFz7kQkbw6wR04-doYMge67K8Bm4ykrWLM/w213-h147/cardyn_charlie_2023.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGbRZTmYztD5EEitQmyNVjQlcbmQxJtaUbyCs0lcjUl2DDy2u5YaNu_c90L7jKUZ83d6BlLuMu4Iv_mnYbL81yedo1vHqfeIAW5wP914UcJvNT0DXumashLykH3Uyur9DTHlG9o0qnvTQ6MqftpU0jZkHto8PEAqsHDzrYZIe5wyQlXuvNWo/s960/IMG_0078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGbRZTmYztD5EEitQmyNVjQlcbmQxJtaUbyCs0lcjUl2DDy2u5YaNu_c90L7jKUZ83d6BlLuMu4Iv_mnYbL81yedo1vHqfeIAW5wP914UcJvNT0DXumashLykH3Uyur9DTHlG9o0qnvTQ6MqftpU0jZkHto8PEAqsHDzrYZIe5wyQlXuvNWo/w131-h177/IMG_0078.JPG" width="131" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am so busy creating these days I have had no time to blog. Between learning to use the software for my new embroidery machine, re-learning to use Paintshop Pro, Corel Drae and Photoshop Elements time is flying. If that was not enough I bought the new iPad pro 2023 and have started using Procreate again. I'm afraid Procreate is winning just now.</span></div><p></p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-43092300113257537182023-01-18T11:39:00.003+00:002023-01-18T11:39:46.484+00:00Paintshop Pro X7<p> At last I've made time to blog. I do not have enough time in the day to do everything these days now my Mojo is back. I can not believe that I have wasted 8 years reading Kindle. I'm limiting my reading time these days.</p><p>I had forgotten so much when I started using my programmes again, but it is coming back slowly. At the moment I'm concentrating on one style and playing with colours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE1DKYhY6Ms6_LsU61pbskhXkbbKOlBeK9eKtFJggZnyhyOk5nhG6AF3Yx6yewT_1ul7JspRQd2Lf12Ve8h7f3KVDY9Tu5e2J7Lh3hIixVG_DfnQdX6JyOCsdlAwaXpsIMhW5yyxn51dvGQ9h0upts0vAlwx649_ZkJJQ7sRQ1-QPKe34_Hg/s597/design%203%20(2023_01_15%2018_49_49%20UTC).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="597" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE1DKYhY6Ms6_LsU61pbskhXkbbKOlBeK9eKtFJggZnyhyOk5nhG6AF3Yx6yewT_1ul7JspRQd2Lf12Ve8h7f3KVDY9Tu5e2J7Lh3hIixVG_DfnQdX6JyOCsdlAwaXpsIMhW5yyxn51dvGQ9h0upts0vAlwx649_ZkJJQ7sRQ1-QPKe34_Hg/s320/design%203%20(2023_01_15%2018_49_49%20UTC).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtsCjIE2PpTc8SZ5TI5a4xEP_ZzmyAQ6XKTefqJFc-robDRnWnvLmcsHcVFkc9a5f8etUzcDkQtefKf9CzGbRGr5KZ1Rl4UFMmJRLz7Os47Evw03PfV-t5zsA8VS8Q3ZcDpKwA9er3-mTCC04OxDeYGVQNDRDT1Tr78BINWWVebjNb0U1GBM/s597/design%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="597" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtsCjIE2PpTc8SZ5TI5a4xEP_ZzmyAQ6XKTefqJFc-robDRnWnvLmcsHcVFkc9a5f8etUzcDkQtefKf9CzGbRGr5KZ1Rl4UFMmJRLz7Os47Evw03PfV-t5zsA8VS8Q3ZcDpKwA9er3-mTCC04OxDeYGVQNDRDT1Tr78BINWWVebjNb0U1GBM/s320/design%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NmCTdVDdgxMQaCyh86dX9LXXV1Xh52CM1NePSHsHHdxblVgc6vV_QH-JhTLRQsnG2JtDF4B2yec3yJGW1XLEKJQKPgOOEx1_e3N0zPBeiyR0np3LHUt4x1jOoZHHtsQjDREyq_EZLVuNbopxlN9HUFNpXlhpX-jhlRKWygA4ZUm4Z6el6rA/s3264/design%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NmCTdVDdgxMQaCyh86dX9LXXV1Xh52CM1NePSHsHHdxblVgc6vV_QH-JhTLRQsnG2JtDF4B2yec3yJGW1XLEKJQKPgOOEx1_e3N0zPBeiyR0np3LHUt4x1jOoZHHtsQjDREyq_EZLVuNbopxlN9HUFNpXlhpX-jhlRKWygA4ZUm4Z6el6rA/s320/design%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRx5fBByMpr-i4RCEhFM-g0uOdPl7vzyjIapk_waCOiX5AsbOE7UuF1MrlsyxzkcsVbLKb6VpVuOtnobnnqC4OVaiE2HAhh7iz7AGe5MEFDLAV2Bpxb1hBY-ozPx-79K7GD69LpLn4XkvXBuZwHh1pV6fF1UYQ_8K-rMMUHJsXt5MWHrdoOY/s692/neg%20diamonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRx5fBByMpr-i4RCEhFM-g0uOdPl7vzyjIapk_waCOiX5AsbOE7UuF1MrlsyxzkcsVbLKb6VpVuOtnobnnqC4OVaiE2HAhh7iz7AGe5MEFDLAV2Bpxb1hBY-ozPx-79K7GD69LpLn4XkvXBuZwHh1pV6fF1UYQ_8K-rMMUHJsXt5MWHrdoOY/s320/neg%20diamonds.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-79470037664894548482022-12-02T21:33:00.001+00:002022-12-02T21:33:32.772+00:00My mojo is back at long last<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium; vertical-align: inherit;">I was in Conwy yesterday and I remembered I had designed a motif using my Bernina software years ago using some of the wrought iron from a long Art Nouveau style window from this lovely building as inspiration, the old Palace Cinema. I found it and converted it from .art to .pes so it works on my new Brother machine. I don't know what I will use it for yet.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9MQxnLWqL1X3B-rdG7QvalkVvrn7EWOvSuzBJUB7Vin-zcvi_gnxVErj8hhC8n0K65PnbKt128a477_Fr0Ui26PlVElEa67LoTAbUzZCn4_Sa-5iLZYcNPdmCgV_ZJil1Vxs99gtFa94nCwQnBhr20-mkVhwZOTIRZ8KfAU9Tv6Sm8_EssQ/s4032/IMG_4746.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9MQxnLWqL1X3B-rdG7QvalkVvrn7EWOvSuzBJUB7Vin-zcvi_gnxVErj8hhC8n0K65PnbKt128a477_Fr0Ui26PlVElEa67LoTAbUzZCn4_Sa-5iLZYcNPdmCgV_ZJil1Vxs99gtFa94nCwQnBhr20-mkVhwZOTIRZ8KfAU9Tv6Sm8_EssQ/w150-h200/IMG_4746.HEIC" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN07cotWubkrCS1hqs3w8wXu_jzVKjQx-cbo1TU8hwczhw38QeHQvephArTw2g0qE4dbr3v0r_aBFBSZyIlxrInzrCJPEzhOk3y1E2mmKOihVdVibQQqqfLGKYssCEHZhmf-IE42ZiQaafwkXBOUbMbvLvAE1xKDJUxOVDGgngYe7FAUysWY/s4032/IMG_4740.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I was taking a photo of it I realized the sky had the same peach colour as the embroidery.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLxzaz9DEis05YLu0qpoZnEMTypvoOeSyXsxUm7KWqqvVeyXTJBJVd0SsMj-06hOZBTJbhGH3gWpM1-Ef5dRKJZZi8oh4Aecsv5GNWEn9SwxJHePqGbzztOhOb9I9cS7YPt0w4XHoJAh7WrKYhO6YSnR0zSG6i7lStYyVufTmtPlHKTAjtw4/s4032/IMG_4768.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLxzaz9DEis05YLu0qpoZnEMTypvoOeSyXsxUm7KWqqvVeyXTJBJVd0SsMj-06hOZBTJbhGH3gWpM1-Ef5dRKJZZi8oh4Aecsv5GNWEn9SwxJHePqGbzztOhOb9I9cS7YPt0w4XHoJAh7WrKYhO6YSnR0zSG6i7lStYyVufTmtPlHKTAjtw4/s320/IMG_4768.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-76628445319479668202022-11-18T16:53:00.000+00:002022-11-18T16:53:02.732+00:00My Brother<blockquote style="border: none; 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I treated myself to a new Brother Embroidery Machine. An Innova NV880e including Pe Design Plus2. It's going to be a steep learning curve using the new designer. I was using the Bernina Software V6 for so many years until it no longer worked using modern technology. This ia a bought design from Marcia online called Girls3 and was used to make a card for my GG Harper on her 5th birthday.</p><p> </p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-48527492256861520622022-07-09T23:10:00.001+01:002022-07-10T09:52:45.088+01:00Getting there<p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKrCkC9qANrIDOnINluwRL0o8xkb9ZV_ccOenNtdUH6tLhryYXcBgSpy73YR1G-Yjv3EXXA8iW1ZBpDJ6J46S-CyU2pAc2MnwEpzhl_uEXJOahORlljXBH-sCQgB4cIngRz2M2B3wL9yz0am6C_oCdnIofcXLYftu4F6wB_CBu0NKC-wm2Vs/w185-h247/IMG_4154.HEIC" width="185" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFGCiIW-PNQEXlhtJrRLRTAPUd6CisX16cco0ePm0kBEGG04ZpqmbRd16MSYxQoCClQSnSBVLvOB2t3P-v0xBDehh7kNFETnW-pFN3SB_t81ZqQAauKpGN_w9x3VC7VRRLAQYPL51y7j4ZtARmyaZuSPJ4obQILyRC7aONX6nazBXJLxVUPs/s4032/IMG_4153.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFGCiIW-PNQEXlhtJrRLRTAPUd6CisX16cco0ePm0kBEGG04ZpqmbRd16MSYxQoCClQSnSBVLvOB2t3P-v0xBDehh7kNFETnW-pFN3SB_t81ZqQAauKpGN_w9x3VC7VRRLAQYPL51y7j4ZtARmyaZuSPJ4obQILyRC7aONX6nazBXJLxVUPs/w186-h248/IMG_4153.HEIC" width="186" /></a></div></div><p></p></blockquote><p> <span style="text-align: justify;">I'm making progress and soon I'll be able to start creating, but at the moment I'm just enjoying finding things I'd forgotten all about. I've arranged to have my sewing machine repaired and serviced I very carelessly damaged the door to the bobbin case. But in the mean time I've brought out my very old Phillips laptop which is the only one that will let me use my Bernina Artista V6 Software. I can't be certain I can download the patterns I design to my sewing machine. I'm crossing my fingers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNvTBP2V9kYhAxcLymubetmtAwtVw5u0nq5ZAY7RoaEGffvzzhKfSR4Bt289skfZV22-G65IoQR7FKm15k_0P21TqE0zQOWR6gfKLQebR3wtSpmLCQJWtcP0wUzM32WXmDONfX9WWuneUWCvLwxdK5O-_QAg0xs0gaKTxaAIx5e_sXxb7WYc/s4032/IMG_4152.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNvTBP2V9kYhAxcLymubetmtAwtVw5u0nq5ZAY7RoaEGffvzzhKfSR4Bt289skfZV22-G65IoQR7FKm15k_0P21TqE0zQOWR6gfKLQebR3wtSpmLCQJWtcP0wUzM32WXmDONfX9WWuneUWCvLwxdK5O-_QAg0xs0gaKTxaAIx5e_sXxb7WYc/w198-h264/IMG_4152.HEIC" width="198" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The top shelf holds my Silhouette cutting machine, Big Shot and all the tools that go with them. The shelf below holds my Sewing machine and embroidery module etc.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've been sitting down in between sorting out all my disks of photos and work saved. I've got rid of almost all the hundreds of magazines I had saving a few pages I wanted.</p><p><br /> </p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-40368573246651029772022-07-04T20:17:00.002+01:002022-07-10T09:52:23.491+01:00Madness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwHSbZ2HzM_F7FtO2M6--ezbCBoC4SUHzwC5AbgPkKoLJINOjmVAuoPVJlzyYPG-1KRTt8MNc1iwFnubqabFs4VpwzUyUIYczKOWM-0tsyyeMt1ccADkoOwERpjAWFMD8N2Sjgt5YI2G9KAIMavBr3CW-l0Cuunt0q20wgyt7N7sv4X_28XU/s4032/IMG_4087.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwHSbZ2HzM_F7FtO2M6--ezbCBoC4SUHzwC5AbgPkKoLJINOjmVAuoPVJlzyYPG-1KRTt8MNc1iwFnubqabFs4VpwzUyUIYczKOWM-0tsyyeMt1ccADkoOwERpjAWFMD8N2Sjgt5YI2G9KAIMavBr3CW-l0Cuunt0q20wgyt7N7sv4X_28XU/s320/IMG_4087.HEIC" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYVE3A8a5Et8G6UMhhFdpqjGu-nsCBSmJ9qmZ65sztNcO4HLAb9V68eR7vFlAw1mpOXDzzrwGFv8eMPjWEi6ZIKUyyZy63y2RbqTreerX5xuAKR-ko0hZ2rYNwbtiwa2HexeUUKdEaPpwowq-y6E-49XpB1UA8wTpa-5r8zbJ1nHARhTMfSQ/s4032/IMG_4083.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYVE3A8a5Et8G6UMhhFdpqjGu-nsCBSmJ9qmZ65sztNcO4HLAb9V68eR7vFlAw1mpOXDzzrwGFv8eMPjWEi6ZIKUyyZy63y2RbqTreerX5xuAKR-ko0hZ2rYNwbtiwa2HexeUUKdEaPpwowq-y6E-49XpB1UA8wTpa-5r8zbJ1nHARhTMfSQ/s320/IMG_4083.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />From this</div><p>Suddenly I'm full of energy and all because of a few grains of salt. About 6 weeks ago I was told I had dangerously low levels of sodium in my blood and apparently it's been low since 2016. This is when I stopped creating'</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzOM6S5VzR0fGbAiqkWOCK9J1tF4Kq5y2I53qv6vN7W9rVVio8uMwq7s8Y-_Yd0C_agkeDbBmvVihru3S08DX8Wvm3Zmx8GlxdwTLYtxi90eVcyC3o6HWEeBfvpNnnds6Ikp4Glf8Kg-bq933GG076A_WwiCIM4SV-QWXb0Yl3pembvvwnZ4/s4032/IMG_4132.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzOM6S5VzR0fGbAiqkWOCK9J1tF4Kq5y2I53qv6vN7W9rVVio8uMwq7s8Y-_Yd0C_agkeDbBmvVihru3S08DX8Wvm3Zmx8GlxdwTLYtxi90eVcyC3o6HWEeBfvpNnnds6Ikp4Glf8Kg-bq933GG076A_WwiCIM4SV-QWXb0Yl3pembvvwnZ4/s320/IMG_4132.HEIC" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5pR4dClSQhe3Et324SJ7PBPYFXcwr1UV8KwafsgvuD0hO_HLPSas7JHsYf9vTqVjTd4fQY03L-hAEagjvRffRQg_N6ZX-QBRZ92QxBcULe87WiIb8uGKQeZGQTn-udwV6WUVgEiPGGpg6P7dPw-LVhQ9EVASJYqwhFjdrScDQXE2_oyOxZc/s4032/IMG_4128.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5pR4dClSQhe3Et324SJ7PBPYFXcwr1UV8KwafsgvuD0hO_HLPSas7JHsYf9vTqVjTd4fQY03L-hAEagjvRffRQg_N6ZX-QBRZ92QxBcULe87WiIb8uGKQeZGQTn-udwV6WUVgEiPGGpg6P7dPw-LVhQ9EVASJYqwhFjdrScDQXE2_oyOxZc/s320/IMG_4128.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9kDz_oM1648fa5mx65KzSNqWFeY71jFjsIU85SwjcU4C_RIflNXxdmLih5oMQprPDUKqQzIFhp787fkwU2jEyCupdNW53W8w_3dYcjlGjXWDbojmBEwYK41NreEwC467PojSZJk7qE8IKQsaf4y7jJB5vFyxqtfebmTk_jfAkgnlndTECXo/s4032/IMG_4127.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9kDz_oM1648fa5mx65KzSNqWFeY71jFjsIU85SwjcU4C_RIflNXxdmLih5oMQprPDUKqQzIFhp787fkwU2jEyCupdNW53W8w_3dYcjlGjXWDbojmBEwYK41NreEwC467PojSZJk7qE8IKQsaf4y7jJB5vFyxqtfebmTk_jfAkgnlndTECXo/s320/IMG_4127.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My little Koala Bear is in shock. He was a gift from <a href="https://www.thethreadstudio.com/">Dale Rollerson</a> years ago and has been hanging on for dear life to my book shelf<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-11632452308238615092022-06-14T21:34:00.003+01:002022-06-14T21:39:26.406+01:00Ready to Go<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had not bloggded for a good while now and I have had so many problems as I could not enter my blog for some time. I am in at last and I hope it stays like that.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyoY_BtzjYTj_zOU7JjvFCcA1_qJeSxvLTNUyQ5Tlnrjz8ufSiLWWkbZzPQoiHtgLWO-8PCwSHHuVOdUc4g1Fn7MTkiEdo5JKT_Vr8U-un7H26Q5bVaSQoJ8PcfTsgrqmVhZ1J2eYUZ25i0-0F9Vcf7Qcux3kyrOgnQjHEXJAIlrvlIXV_dM/s2048/IMG_1905.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyoY_BtzjYTj_zOU7JjvFCcA1_qJeSxvLTNUyQ5Tlnrjz8ufSiLWWkbZzPQoiHtgLWO-8PCwSHHuVOdUc4g1Fn7MTkiEdo5JKT_Vr8U-un7H26Q5bVaSQoJ8PcfTsgrqmVhZ1J2eYUZ25i0-0F9Vcf7Qcux3kyrOgnQjHEXJAIlrvlIXV_dM/s320/IMG_1905.PNG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was me at 17 years old and following<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNDJPWtKfVTaKCqc5MHsEAcgUFPuo7Y6UUfcvIuPLXqChwdZh60WsFOzcNS2P1KzZVlljhFjAUiqYVAKFc9-vR1l2H6sDbCToT7J1Tu4y-Kni_I8W0MH4obL47vpSFnRNYEuBrva4uCHLmSc6GPEXaWgz4t6vvxzMYz-qxMVRkfr9bigoYf0/s1752/IMG_3800.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1752" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNDJPWtKfVTaKCqc5MHsEAcgUFPuo7Y6UUfcvIuPLXqChwdZh60WsFOzcNS2P1KzZVlljhFjAUiqYVAKFc9-vR1l2H6sDbCToT7J1Tu4y-Kni_I8W0MH4obL47vpSFnRNYEuBrva4uCHLmSc6GPEXaWgz4t6vvxzMYz-qxMVRkfr9bigoYf0/s320/IMG_3800.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />and me now. Photo taken at what is by now an annual meeting for lunch and a walk around Conwy Castle with the wonderful author <a href="https://www.sarahwoodbury.com">Sarah Woodbury</a>, family and friends.</span><p></p><p><br /></p>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-23853321283176755072020-03-28T11:30:00.000+00:002020-03-28T11:31:19.164+00:00The Shadow Hunter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have many prepared pages in my sketchbooks that are ready to play with and develop into proper sketches. This is what I’m doing at the moment, looking through all my sketchbooks and finishing as many as I can. I’m thoroughly enjoying this process and I look forward to preparing some more.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think the mojo left when my husband passed away nearly 6 years ago. In every other way I have coped really well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided I'd try a little of every interest to see which one appealed. My interest is in almost every craft you can think of which means I have quite a mess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have two craft rooms, one in the loft and I have to use a loft ladder to reach it and now what I grandly call my Studio in a small bedroom. Ideally I should be going up to the loft to do all the messy stuff, but it never works out like that.</span>Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-89212378253266046792020-03-11T11:33:00.000+00:002020-03-11T15:09:51.841+00:00More from my sketchbook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pages from 2013. There are so many ways you can look at this blog. Check the menu along the top of the page and try them all.</div>
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This is one of the sketchbooks I intend to fill during this month. It was started in 2005. Wow! Fifteen years ago. I did add a few pages to it in 2013. I also prepared some pages ready to work into by painting or adding a few pieces of paper to the pages. I hope to finish some of these pages now.</div>
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Scraps from old magazines finished off with some stamping.</div>
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Some watercolour paint, scraps of paper and stamping in red.</div>
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I remember this one really well. It's a journal page during the tsunami in 2005. we all had coffee mornings and sales of work and recycling was on all our minds.</div>
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<br />Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-51911246461934624802019-07-08T17:36:00.003+01:002019-07-08T17:40:00.427+01:00 A New Look at Last I've been playing with my blog most of the afternoon. It has become very messy and unreliable as it's been such a long time since I posted, so I decided to have a new look. Please let me know if you find it difficult to read and I will try something else.<br />
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One of my favoutites taken at the Los Gigantes hotel Tenerife.</div>
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Japanese night at The Bitacora.</div>
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As you can see from my photos I have been on holiday in Tenerife. I did not take as many photos as usual and they are all over the place just now. My photos are in a sad state and should be sorted, but it's going to take me years I'm afraid.</div>
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Conwy estuary at sunset.<br />
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Our happy textile group SerenTex enjoying a chat after one of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=plas%20tan%20y%20bwlch" target="_blank">Plas Tan y Bwlch's</a> famous meals. This link should take you to their Facebook page.</div>
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I'm just about recovering over a week later as we all try to cram all we can when we stay here each year around this time. Sketching, painting, stitching. taking photos of all my favourite things once more and walking. But this time I'd bought a new laptop and spent a lot of time setting it up the way I wanted it and sorting out all the little things that can go wrong when you transfer everything to a new device.<br />
I spent some time choosing and bought an Envy HP which can be converted in a few seconds into a Tablet which can be very useful.<br />
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The view from my bedroom window was wonderful as usual and here is a small part of what I could see. This is the river Dwyfor which meanders in front of the house. </div>
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The village of Maentwrog.</div>
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Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-72336633511585246122018-07-11T21:03:00.004+01:002018-07-11T21:03:41.615+01:00Plas Tan y Bwlch 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=plas%20tan%20y%20bwlch" target="_blank">Plas Ty Bwlch</a> is one of my favourite places in the whole world and I look forward to staying there two o<a href="http://www.eryri.llyw.cymru/study-centre" target="_blank">an </a>r three times a year. I love taking photos each time I go and most of them are repeats of the same things. This is a photo of the house. You can read it's interesting history on the website linked to <a href="http://www.eryri.llyw.cymru/study-centre" target="_blank">Plas Tan y Bwlch</a>.</div>
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Reflections in the lake (Llyn Mair)</div>
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<br />Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-73803527792723399252018-07-04T17:45:00.000+01:002018-07-04T17:45:32.177+01:00Conwy Bridges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are the three bridges that cross the river at Conwy. I read a very interesting article by a local historian <a href="http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=conwy-cob" target="_blank">Llew Groom </a>explaining how the first bridge came to be built. This is very interesting reading.</div>
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This bridge was designed by the famous Thomas Telford and the work was started in 1822 and opened in 1826. I remember traveling over this bridge a few times when I was a child. These days it's just a footbridge.</div>
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Digitalgranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20109651.post-77855220868721480262018-07-01T14:16:00.000+01:002018-07-01T14:16:42.667+01:00A Bit Rusty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Conwy Quay is a magical place for a mad photographer! I took 273 photos and most of them of rusty chains and implements.</div>
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I wonder if anyone knows what these are? I had no idea until I saw them and here is a clue. They are huge.</div>
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These are just bits and bobs and chains which are everywhere.</div>
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They look striking with the turquoise ropes entangled.</div>
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Last night's sunset</div>
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and the moon at 4am this morning.</div>
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My colours have changed slightly from what I started off with and I've come to the conclusion that I'm not the sort of person to have favourite colours. My colour schemes seem to change with my mood. So the colours I started off with have changed already. I think this one has turned out to be a garden.<br />
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I have learned two things from my playing. the stencils I made from the cereal packet cardboard are too thick for using with a roller. I've always used the special stencil brush up to now and I've also been stamping more than stenciling. So from now on I must use plastic sheets for my stencils. </div>
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The second thing I learnt was that I need more fluid paint for stenciling than for stamping.</div>
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I'm still very pleased with them especially how the colours have developed.</div>
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These were my first paint strokes with my Goldens and I knew immediately that I should have listened to my friends advice and not save them for a special project. I bought them a few years ago and haven't taken them out of the box. I don't remember how I made the original in my sketchbook, but all the wavy lines were white and I painted them red and they just went where I wanted them in one stroke, so smoothly. So friends,I'm converted. no cheap paints for me again. I will finish those I have though.</div>
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This one used Golden paints and a stencil I designed and cut on my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. I like the cropped bit below. </div>
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These two both use stencils I've designed and cut using the Cameo; The top one used thin plastic which I found in a Llandudno craft shop, but they don't seem to have it now. It worked perfectly as a template. The stencil below was made from cereal packaging and the outline is blurred by the paint. Both use Granger distress inks and paints.</div>
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I've made a start at developing my digital designs using paint but did not get the colours quite right this time. I'll have another go tomorrow as I've done quite a few other things that have needed doing for some time and I have also almost finished my stitched folder. Yes, the one that has been waiting 17 years. So all in all quite a satisfying day.</div>
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This set of table and benches outside the Kingdom Crafts in Llandudno have been painted in beautiful colours.</div>
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Spidermen on the castle walls.</div>
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Pick me and eat me in Conwy and the strawberries are ripe for picking.</div>
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