Up at the Farm

This is my latest watercolour, as yet not framed, hence the white at the top and bottom. I did this over about 5 weekends. I am having it framed for Claire, the owner of the horse, Coco, that Freddie rides, as a thanks for all those cups of tea!!

This is the back of the stable block, and you can see the gateway into Coco's part of the building. The gables behind are in the middle of the block, with a fabulous tall doorway in the centre. I must do that soon, as it is very drawable!!! I also want to have a go at the cottage - Fred says I would paint more quickly if I had a 5inch brush and a large tin of paint!!!  Lots of great views around the farm. I really loved doing it, and am so glad I took painting up, as it is so different from crafting, but just as rewarding.
Thanks for looking
Frankie
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TIO #40 - Surprise Me - What's on Your desk?

Hi. Another limited week for me, with problems with my back caused by my knee!!! Still, the operation is 4 weeks on Friday, so I just have to get on with it!!! Managing bits of gardening, planting out pretty flowers, so that's nice!! Fred has done most work there though, shifting pots and cleaning up, so the garden looks good for the handfasting. That is now only 3 weeks away on Saturday!!! OOOwww scary!!

This is my piece for TIO #40!! Can you believe it is the 40th?? It is also the last chance to enter for the blogaversary candy shown above. Hope you will be able to dream with me... The task was to dream up a creation using what was on the desk!! Well, I have far too much junk on mine, but not all of it suited to making a presentable tag!!! Tee hee ... So I chose a scrap of shiny card I had printed on with a large image of a carte postale, and stamped a foamy stamp swirl from top and bottom, in victorian velvet (a beautiful dusky pink) distress ink. The flower is also a foamy, stamped twice in black and embossed with clear melt dust - I am totally addicted to this stuff now, it is so fine for the type of layering work I like to do... The butterfly is stamped on a piece of pinky coloured, figured paper and the ribbon is a scrap of white, coloured with the victorian velvet ink.

Thanks for looking

Frankie

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