A bit of potpourri

That word, potourri, makes me think of Jeopardy! where they use the term for their grab bag of “answers” that have nothing to do with each other.  It was a let down category and everyone mispronounced it making it doubly irritating.

Moving on.

A bit of this and a bit of that is, well, what I’ve got for you today.  Hmm regretting my opening a tad.

I designed a quick fix business card for occasions when my pretty moo cards aren’t appropriate.  This prints on a 4x6 print, so one-hour photo means I can get them very quickly and at a great price (hello $3 for 120 cards).  I think I may try out some other versions for earring cards perhaps.  I’m not sure why I didn’t think of this sooner.



I rescued the remnants of my poppies, those wonderful pods (same plant as the picture above) and I hope they hurry up and dry out so can make something with them.  I see resin in their future.



Oh yes, I’m having a little love affair with resin at the moment.  All sorts of ideas in the works, can’t wait to share more.  I have these little charms, or small pendants, that will start heading into the shop tonight.



If you are stopping by the shop be sure to use coupon code ALLWINNERS20 for 20% of your order, it’s good through the end of July.  Which somehow, is just around the corner.

Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful summer

Colour challenge reveal!

The real reveal is over on Brandi Hussey’s Brandigirlblog and it sure is full to the brim with wonderful colour.  Brandi is celebrating the launch of her new book Understanding Color and I wasn’t about to miss the party!  I was lucky enough to jump on the pre-order so I have a digital copy, and this week my hard copy came.  I also had the treat of a palette print in blues and greens which I love and would look wonderful in any room in my home – how did she know!?



Here is my entry



I’m borrowing Brandi’s shot since she put the palette along side oh so nicely.  I almost didn’t enter since I had a grander scheme in mind and time just ran away from me this week with plans changing on the fly.   This is part of a new polymer series I’m working on.  New textures, impressed in polymer, colourized and then resin overtop.  Usually if you are working with resin the goal is to eliminate bubbles.  I like the oddity here that the deep impressions allow for the bubbles to stay, I hope they appear as a feature.  It is a great big mess of colour in my studio at the moment, but I really am liking how things are turning out, if I do say so myself!



Now I fully intended to use this palette, #2,  for the challenge – isn’t it just stunning! That blue on the right end is very close to what I consider my very favourite blue.



I was most assuredly working in this vein, just didn’t manage to snap a picture in time for the deadline.



I’ve also been trying really hard not to forget that yellow, orange and red should appear in my work from time to time.  I am certainly looking to my new book to help me along that journey as I would like to be more purposeful in my colour combining. 



Thanks so much Brandi for letting me join in on the fun!  I’m about half way through reading Understanding Color and I just love how accessible Brandi makes the theory.  I’ve paused to digest a bit but am excited to have the resource at my worktable.