You'll never guess...

...what I've been up to this week.  🤣  Having discovered there is a postal strike in the offing, I've been working like a demon on my Christmas cards.   I'm at the stage now where I can start signing them, and addressing the envelopes.  

It seems to have taken twice as long this year to get to the final stages, so I suspect my 'quick and easy' design wasn't necessarily what I thought it would be.

As the pile grew deeper,

the variety grew, and I thought I'd utilized a whole TON of scraps.

Judging from the exploding box (thanks for the descriptor, Angela), though, that is not the case.

And having played with so many types of paper, I've a massive yen to make more.  Are you up for a gifted pile of scraps?  They are great for all sorts of creative play.  Let me know, if so! 

Oh, and if you're expecting a Christmas card, and you hear that Canada Post is on strike, that'll be the reason it hasn't arrived.  Bless their hearts.  💖

Are you Halloweening yet?

Are the costumes floating around your neighbourhood?  I hope you'll enjoy them, whenever they appear.  They've not started yet, but we're prepared for all sorts of fun.  Even the trees look a little spooky in daylight, so you can imagine what the witches and warlocks will make of them this evening!

There are spirits appearing in the wild canvas,

and the landscape there is changing by the moment.

While it's not clear what's going on, there is definitely something in the shadows.

The floral spread has received some colour, and these blooms are like nothing I've seen in 'the real world'.

And what looked like a landscape has obviously been visited by some other beings.

Only the Christmas cards look anything like normal, I'd say.

I'll be checking your blogs for any hints of the supernatural, and, in the meantime, wish you a spooky Halloween.  Happy week, all!

Flying time...

...seems to be the theme this fall, and this week was jam-packed.  Accordingly, I didn't manage to get much done in the studio.

I did some scratching back in the wildly coloured canvas

and took another look at the head to see where it was going.  (Essentially, I think I was trying to look inside my own head. 🤔)

With some 30+ Christmas cards on the go and in various states of completion, there was some activity on that table.

And because I had a yen to play with coloured pens, I started another spread in the floral signature that's been in the works for ages.  Incidently, do you have a preference for paint pens?  I use Posca pens, and just recently purchased some of the new Sharpie paint pens.  While both have advantages, I'm still looking for the perfect one.  Suggestions????

And holy smokes - did I hit paydirt at the gym this morning?  Their wristband for the day is a hot pink, and I was drooling the whole time I was working out.  I'm sure I can find a place for it in the collage journal (that is also still in progress).  Isn't it a fabulous colour?!!!  I'm trying to determine whether I have enough energy to go and do another workout just to score another.  😉

Fingers crossed that your week has been one of accomplishment and wild creativity, and do let me know about your favourite paint pens, please!!  

When the darkness descends,

and the Muse is argumentative, it's obviously time to obey her.  This in-progress painting is getting darker and darker (reminds me of  2024 generally).  Last week it went from mostly red to very colourful.

This week it went crazy with additions until the colour changes were enough to make the eyes bleed.

Parts of it had me so happy with the range of colours,

and shapes,

and textures.  I can hardly imagine where it's heading from that high contrast Wild and Dark photo at the top.

I did manage to get some pony beads for and on the mini fabric-painted  journal.  I've added a pencil to show scale as sometimes those who see my completed book projects are shocked by the size, very much larger or smaller than they expected from the photos.

I'm not sure what will go in this travel journal, so we'll wait with bated breath on that, shall we?

And just in case you were concerned I was lazing about this week, I did, finally, get started on my Christmas cards.  About time, right???!!!

How's your week gone?  I'm just going to pop over to see when I finish my coffee!