Hello there
Hope you're doing well and thriving in your part of the world, whether you have the heat that we do (yes, still...I know, it's crazy, isn't it?) or something else.
The sunflowers, of course, *are* absolutely loving this weather. And as ever, when they poke they're heads up into the sky ('cos they really live in next door's garden) I can never resist doing my best to capture them in some way. They just exude such happiness and joy...
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| Sketch of Next Door's Sunflowers... |
This year's effort is a quick-very quick-pen and wash sketch on new Bockingford hot-pressed (ie absolutely smooth) watercolour paper. And with the equally new-to-me Derwent water brushes. (They could soon become my new favourites, as being able to control how much water is on the brush with a button, is soooo good. Watch this space).
In other news...
In other news, despite the heat, the wonderful Marion Kimberley-Scott has still-somehow-been busy making cards with some of my new summer floral backgrounds over at Craftsuprint.
Please do head on over there to see them in action. But here are just a couple of her pics of her makes to whet your appetite. (So many thanks to Marion for allowing me to use those pics, too).
Nasturtiums came first...
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| Nasturtium design by Clare Walker, made and photographed by Marion Kimberley-Scott. |
And am also loving what she made using both the new butterfly bush background and its main matching card sheet from some time ago...
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| Butterfly Bush design by Clare Walker, made and photographed by Marion Kimberley-Scott. |
Sooo many thanks to Marion for making these look so amazing, and please do also check out everything she makes too.
Soooo
That's about all for now-am feeling a need to settle down with a glass of something very long and very cold.
But thanks so much for reading down this far, and I hope you have a lovely week with whatever you most need at hand to feel comfortable, too.
More soon.
