On Sunday I and a friend went to Saltburn beach taking pictures. I enjoyed taking pictures, we went on the beach. I took pictures of lots of different things, people, animals, and the landscape. I was basically experimenting with different shots. There was quite a bit of fog and luckily the tide was on so we went on the pier and got some pictures of the sea from the end of the pier.
I’ve picked out the best shots to put on my blog, theres a couple of ones I am really pleased with. I most enjoyed taking pictures of people, dogs and the pier! Saltburn is well known for its pier and lift but I’ve only really been a couple of times to Saltburn, horse riding and stuff but never to take pictures. I think there was a fair bit of inspiration in Saltburn so I might go again!
I’ve been making loads of cards recently, I guess I’ve just been in the right mood, I’m like some kind of card making machine! It’s nice to be making cards that are NOT Christmas cards!!
I’ve been experimenting with punches, peel offs and stamps. Someone gave me some stencils also and I’ve been using them up; mostly heart and oval stencils, I never knew they could be so useful!
I also bought some scrapbooking patterned paper which I scanned in and printed out for the use of my cards. The effect of patterned paper seemed to work really well. I also did some collage too!
I aim to make some photography cards soon because I’m hoping to sell them on to galleries and it’s a perfect way to advertise my artwork!
Here are the cards I’ve been making in the last week or so......
One of the ladies at the Wednesday craft class was making a double twisted easel card; I was inspired to find out how they were created so she helped me make my own. During the class I created a basic template for the double twisted easel card. When I got home I started designing from the basic template.
I came up with three designs. One of them I modified by making the easels face outwards. This was easily achieved through scoring the creases to face inwards on the initial template.
I think through learning this technique I have gained more confidence and made a leap forward with the cards I’ve created. Please let me know if you like them!
My craft evening class has started up again after the Christmas period. The first session of creative crafts, we did iris folding and boxes. I spent all of the session learning about iris folding. I really enjoyed learning how to do this technique, and the finished effect I was very pleased with!
I choose to do a teddy bear. My younger cousin had not been too well, so I thought I would make her a get well card. However I never sent it off because she felt better and went back to school. I will keep the card for another occasion!
Anyway this is the design I came up with, I hope you like it!
These are some more cards I made recently, which I made at the Wednesday craft class. I am enjoying getting back into cards. I made loads of Christmas cards last year then went on a short break, I’m now back making cards again!
I recently got an order for 16 birthday cards and am blogging it to show you the results. I think I’ve come on with my designs; I’ve been doing cards for a long time now and have recently started getting more interest from many people who want to buy them. These cards are for Dave and my Aunty Tina bought 10 just before Christmas.
I am now considering selling my cards more professionally, maybe on eBay, PayPal or local art/craft shops and events. Keep tuned!
1.) Get an image on flickr explored
2.) Try to get a gallery in explore
3.) Organise a fashion shoot for the kids at the youth group
4.) Do a craft session or another fun activity with the kids at the youth group.
5.) Get 100 visits on my blogs
6.) Cook dinners for family and friends
7.) Organise a come dine with me party
8.) Sell artwork/cards online
9.) Take some photography portraits
10.) Make homemade pizza
11.) Research into fun courses
12.) Join an art group
13.) Put together some new outfits together from my wardrobe
14.) Make a new friend
15.) Go out and take photographs in the woods with mums friend.
16.) Collect and read books/ visit the library van
17.) Make gifts special with my creative streak and nice wrapping paper, ideas etc
18.) Create an inspiration blog with all things that inspire me, images from other people!
19.) Get back into horse riding and more long term, aim towards entering into a small competition.
20.) Recycle/reuse and save money as much as possible.
21.) Have another card stall
22.) Go to a craft event or interesting table top sale.
23.) Dog walk
24.) Take pictures of animals
25.) Try a new restaurant/bar with friends
26.) Continue writing ideas in my journal
27.) Buy a Polaroid camera
28.) Visit the Baltic art museum
29.) Go to the Mima life drawing class with a friend
30.) Update my portfolio with work from 2010
31.) Aim towards new material for my portfolio.
32.) Make 16 cards for dave
33.) Try a new craft
34.) Grow cress and make nice sandwichs/ Look up interesting sandwich recipes.
35.) Watch master chef/ready steady cook and other cooking shows.
36.) Make and design own card images/decoupage sheets
37.) Change main professional website to my current professional blog.
38.) Keep fit with wii sports and improve fitness age
39.) Continue to go to yoga and improve in the classes
40.) Visit an interesting museum
41.) Enter an art competition
42.) Try reading a new magazine (scrapbooking/fashion/interest)
43.) Go to a vintage shop/interesting charity shop
44.) Buy a music album I wouldn’t normally listen to.
45.) Look up and watch arty TV programmes/films
46.) Add more friends on my professional facebook page
47.) Make a new photo montage
48.) Update my amazon wish list
49.) Apply for Teesside uni summer courses
50.) Find 10 amazing blogs and write up a review for them on my blog
51.) Write a plan/idea list for getting a job
52.) Sell art work and cards with TS1 gallery
53.) Find five new ways to make use of my sewing machine
54.) Get into scrapbooking
55.) Go to a dance class
56.) Go clubbing with friends
57.) Go on a holiday weekend to York with friends
58.) Do some photo-shop tutorials online
59.) Make handmade gift tags
60.) Create a small canvas collage
61.) Collect cool snippets from magazines
62.) Make bookmarks for friends and family
63.) Do some paid and non paid freelance work
64.) Make my own wrapping paper
65.) Create some tutorials for my blog visitors
66.) Design some original and classy envelopes for my cards
67.) Send off for free samples
68.) Send off for free wallpaper samples
69.) Get some free paint colour charts and use them creatively
70.) Get fit
71.) Make a letter in the style of ransom with letter cuttings
72.) Try multiple exposure on a professional camera
73.) Write into card making and papercraft with a letter
74.) Create a inspiration mood board
75.) Research PayPal and learn about how to use it as a online business.
76.) Read up about starting up your own business.
77.) Review and look up books on goodreads.com
78.) Make a list of possible occupations for myself
79.) Look up fashion designers and make a top 5 list
80.) Practice artist books and book making
81.) Go to craft days available in the village
82.) Visit any local exhibitions
83.) Update my CV
84.) Make a game for every youth group session.
85.) Continue to go to the craft group, learn new crafts.
86.) Make friends on flickr.
87.) Research best art forums and join in topics that I have an interest in.
88.) Make a poster to advertise myself as a designer/photographer and put it in the shop window or
the glass cabinet near the top shops.
89.) Babysit
90.) Take pictures for Messy Church.
91.) Draw and paint.
92.) Research into photography groups.
93.) Help Mum with her online creative stuff.
94.) Make a youtube video
95.) Go for a posh meal
96.) Buy a new party dress
97.) Write a poem or story
98.) Look up lyrics to favourite songs
99.) Network/ make friends online
100.) Learn a new skill
SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! And MORE SNOW! Just when I thought it had all gone, it came back. Anyway I decided to go out in my garden again. I love experimenting with unusual abstract shots. I haven’t done much editing on them other than ‘auto colour’ on PhotoShop. Let me know what you think guys xxxx
