Monday 7 April 2008

Make A Moo or Two: 'Swirls and Flourishes' and Wednesday Stamper: 'Trees'


Another new challenge to try - well, what's a girl to do when it's Winter weather outside!!

Make A Moo - I've been admiring these for ages now so it was quite exciting to try my first one today....or should I say 'three'?

I found this quite tricky in that the dimensions are small and I'd chosen to cut around these three little figures....when you're eyesight is no longer what it was it's a real struggle to focus on such detail.

But hey, I did it and I'm pleased with the result of today's play-time.
This is also for this week's Wednesday Stamper theme of trees...there they are in the background! A great theme again for me as I LOVE trees.


The background is using part of a big stamp by Non Sequitur while the swirl stamp is from an American Art Stamp cube.

The printed pictures I've used of the beautiful cherubs/angels are paintings by William A. Bouguereau... an arist I discovered after seeing one of these images on Nancy Dooren's blog.

I really love his style of painting so many thanks to you, Nancy for introducing him to me!


Tomorrow I must, I must, I MUST not do any art or I'll never get anything else done around here.

If only our office had a door then I could close it to try and stop myself wandering in here and picking up a rubber stamp or surfing the Net but we don't have a door and I have a very limited amount of, let's be honest here....no willpower whatsoever.
If you catch me doing another challenge and posting it on here tomorrow, please someone tell me off!!!! lol

20 comments:

Sandy said...

Woooooooooooow so wonderful. Looks so great. Lovely moos.

moi said...

this is absolutely gorgeous. love the trees in the background and the flourishes. nicely done.

Femmy said...

these are beautiful, love how you combined this two subjects trees and swirls in one card!!!

Yitte said...

Wonderful moos!! Love your background.

Anonymous said...

I can't get my head round moos but these ones of yours are gorgeous. I love the impression of the girl in the woodland and great texture going on there.

xxxx

Brigitte aka Scrappassie said...

They are beautiful !! Can relate to the eyesight-problem LOL

Anonymous said...

Wowwwww! I love it!!!

daisy said...

I'm glad your office doesn't have a door :o)

Your Moos are just lovely xx

Jo Capper-Sandon said...

I tried to tie in Moos too but I couldnt fit scrolls in anywhere lol...great minds ay ;0) lol....

you were VERY successful though Netti- these look soooo rich . Perfect colours for the images.

*jean* said...

Super fun work you're doing here!!! I know what you mean about not getting anything else done.....I'm taking a few days off from challenges here so I can actually see my floors...but the art room is calling my name!!

*jean* said...

what a great start for your blog!! you're getting it down quite well! lovely layering and combination of textures...

Hermine said...

GORGEOUS!

Kaz said...

OOOOOO wow, these are absolutely stunning, love that you combined the challenges on such a little space. so much to look at too. gorgeous work.

Anonymous said...

:) That's lovely work - so feminine!

Susan Williamson said...

Netti, these are just gorgeous. I love the combination of pink and gold. I'm a Bouguereau fan too, so I appreciated how you incorporated these sweet images into your moos.

Anneke said...

i love these moo,s
they are so gorgeous

Anonymous said...

Hi Netti ! your moos are beautiful !
Must start doing some again too!
see you soon
isa

judith said...

your moo's are fantastic

Julia said...

Wow , Love the things you make !!

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

Oh,that gold embossing just makes this! Lovely moos!
Thanks for the comment on my blog -- it came me a chance to come check out yours. I'll be back, you've got lovely art here:)