I watched Lindsay, the Frugal Crafter, use oil pastels to make an artichoke painting and it was for beginners, so I thought, why not.  So today I used my oil pastels (the same set Lindsay had), and made my own artichoke.  Of course mine had absolutely no resemblance to hers but honestly, it did look like an artichoke.  Rich immediately recognized it for what it was.  I can’t tell you how happy I was that he knew what I had painted, drew?, pastelled?  I’m not sure what you would call what I did.  The bottom line is this.  I never thought I could free hand draw anything, so this is a huge moment for me.  I can’t even begin to tell you how thrilled I am at the results.

So tomorrow we are headed for Akron, Ohio, where they are having a stamp show called Adventures in Stamping.  I love stamp shows and spend way too much money on way too many stamps etc.  I’m like a kid in a candy store and just want to look at everything and watch the demonstrations and buy whatever hits my fancy.  I really love finding new and different things, and I’m hoping tomorrow will be no exception.  I’m like some light Spectrum Noir markers in tans and reds and hopefully I’ll find more of the acrylic blocks with the pink handles to buy for my next giveaway.  I’ve had so many people ask me about them, that I’m hoping to find them for viewers.

I also found a lady on Splitcoast Stampers that was a Tim Holtz trainer and is getting rid of a lot of her inventory.  I found a punch that my friend Linda told me about a long time ago.  It is a punch for punches with buttons so I’ll be able to use those punches without using my feet on them.  I can’t wait to get it.  Of course I bought a bunch of other things from her and will probably be buying more.  She had so many great unusual things that I couldn’t pass them up.  Well I could have, but didn’t.  I’m looking forward to getting these things in the mail and then using them in projects.

 

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