Paint Party Friday and lots to see

As most of you know I have spent the past six weeks in Nova Scotia helping my mother to recover from a recent surgery. I did manage to get a lot of art work done while I was there, but couldn't get it scanned until I got home. This today is only a portion of it. I still have more to scan, believe it or not! I was very productive!

First up, I got started on my Christmas Card Line  for 2013!



Do You See What I See?

Based on the carol.

 

What Can I Give Him?

Again the carol



It's Beginning to Look

Another carol



Angels We have Heard



Dashing Through the Snow

I didn't just to Christmas Cards though.  I also did a few muses . . .



Stars Make Me Dream



The Prayers of Righteous Mothers



You Can See The Stars



Keep Your Face to the Sun



Places of Enchantment

So anyways that's my post for todays Paint Party Friday.   Hop on over to the Paint Party Friday blog to check out the other entries.  There's always a lot of talent to oggle!

Thanks for looking!  Have a great day!

Christmas Cards

I thought it would be a nice idea to put all of my Christmas Cards that are available in one handy spot so that people could look at them without having to search all through my page, so here they are!

First there are my little girl cards:



In Solemn Stillness Lay . . .



Sing Hey, Sing Hey for Christmas Day!


Fa La La La La


Wreathed in a Smile




The Simplest Pleasures



Snowmen Fall


The Spring of Genius




The Nativity




Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Home, home at last . . . 



Holy Remembrance



We Shall Find Peace



From Home to Home, and Heart to Heart



Believe . . . 



Happy Holy Days



Joy that comes back to you . . . 



Wise Men Still Seek Him

There are others, but I have to find them on my computer and then I will post later.

Enjoy!

Catching up on things created but not yet posted . . .

A string of Christmas balls for the Christmas Booklet



Gingerbread men, Apples and Cinnamon, again for the Christmas Booklet!



A group of snowmen for the Christmas Booklet.



Bowls and lights and balls for the Christmas Booklet!



Another pretty Christmas Card!
Loving the snowy day and the cat! (and the sentiment!)



Last but not least, a pretty thank you card!

I've been busy working on a Christmas in July Activity for my church ladies group this month, so haven't had a lot of true painting and creative time just lately, but hope to be back and plying my brushes and paints soon, Soon, SOON!

Thanks so much for looking!!

WOYWW Greetings, Christmas and Picnics

I can't believe that I haven't posted any pictures of my work these past couple of weeks.  I've been so busy with life . . . it just got in the way, but as you can see I've been very busy!   This is the first piece that I did . . . a tender little pot of pansies . . . I used pencil crayons for this one, which I never normally do, but I do like the way it turned out!  As always, available as an art card.

then there was this experimental water colour, which turned out kind of sweet.  I was not sure if I really liked it that much, but Todd loves it and I sold one already so it must be ok!

I've started working on my Christmas Card line for this year as well.  This one is Bringing Home the Tree.  I love the ho ho on the liscence plate and the little flag!  And the flakes are beginning to fly!

And here is my second Christmas Card for the year as well.  That is an actual cottage from down in Norfolk.  They do get lots of snow there from time to time, so not so very far fetched!!

I've also gotten my newest cookbooklet done, The Great British Picnic!

With the warmer weather and the arrival shortly of "Summer" I have created a whole new Cookbooklet, entitled "The Great British Picnic." Filled with over 36 new recipes, including several types of flavoured mayonnaises, flavoured butters, beautiful sandwiches, delicious spreads and dips, a tasty assortment of salads, a variety of cool soups, refreshing beverages, picky bits, cakes and general scrumminess, all perfect for celebrating the summer season in a very British Picnic Way.  Also included are "Top Tips for Picnic Success" and "Chic Ideas" for creating a "Very Stylish Moveable Feast!" Interspersed between all this scrumminess, there are witty quotes and my own delightful water colour illustrations!

 The price is £5, payment via paypal, and will be sent to you as a downloadable PDF.
You can find the paypal button over on my Kitchen Blog, The English Kitchen.  For some reason I can't get it to post here!  It's in the top right hand column, plus there's a delicious cake recipe there for today as well!

 An Iced Coffee and Walnut Cake.  Soooooo scrummy!!

So that's what's been on my worktop this past week or so.  What's on yours???  If you would like to check what's been on everyone elses hop on over to the Stamping Ground and have a gander at all the talented people on there!  I am always truly amazed!

Thanks for looking!!