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Sunday 8 April 2012

Having a Paddle.................

Hi, hope everyone is enjoying Easter................

Measures 220 x 170

'Having a Paddle' was designed to fit in with both the Fashionable Stamping and  Crafty Individuals challenges. Both brilliant challenge blogs.

Products used:
Acrylic Paints, Stazon Ink, Distress Inks and pink shells from stash
Stamps by:  Crafty Individuals and set in a digital frame

Really enjoyed designing this piece, the main background was created from acrylic squishings and then added more acrylic paint to it.  Hope the atmosphere comes through.  (You may have to enlarge it to read the words)

Have to tell you I forgot to defrost the meat for today's dinner and ended up eating fishcakes.........aaaahhhhh still at least we will have our Easter Dinner tomorrow............which reminds me must get that chicken out of the deep freeze...............

Take care and will be seeing you soon.  Hugs Annette x

53 comments:

Lesley Edmonds said...

Hope you're defrosted in time for tomorrow's lunch ;)
Wonderful backgrounds here. Really lovely piece of art.

Andrea C said...

Gorgeous Netty, really cool different aspects to it. xx

Doreen said...

I do that quite often these days forget to "defrost the meat" I call it blond moments but it is probably more to do with my age. I love this piece you have done love the addition of the seashells.xxx

PetraB said...

Love this project and the way you used so many different mediums. A wonderful piece, happy Easter!

Valerie-Jael said...

It's beautiful, netty! Hugs, Valerie

Brenda Brown said...

Fabulous art Annette and thanks for sharing with the FSC Stampettes.
Hope you remember to cook the chicken now you have got it out of the freezer lol.
Have a great bankholiday tomorrow.
hugs {brenda} xox

Meggymay said...

Its gorgeous ,love your background, she looks so happy having a paddle. Thank you for sharing it with us at FSC.
Yvonne x

cheryl said...

oh Hun this is just gorgeous that background Hun is just brilliant,looks amazing Hun,hugs Cherylxxxxxx

kay said...

fabulous piece of art,enjoy your dinner tomorrow,x

Suze Bain said...

A fabulous little painting Annette, great 'acrylic squishings'! x

Astrid Maclean said...

OMG, this is sooooo cool Netty, positively inspired, love it!!
Hope you are having a great Easter!

Fliss said...

This is an absolute stunner Netty. Love the gorgeous background you made for the paddling lady.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us at FSC's nautical theme challenge and it's a pleasure to see you there.
Happy Easter to you too.
Hugs, Fliss xx

Carol said...

Another beautiful piece!

Anonymous said...

Idon't mind fish cakes, don't forget to cook the chicken!
I really like this new work, the lady in her old time swim costume is adorable and the shells are the perfect touch,

Jean Hardy said...

Great idea Netty, and so very summery too (pity about the not so summery weather at the mo)! Thanks for joining us in the CI Challenge. Jean

Pam said...

Love the paint affects on this one. I always forget to thaw out dinner. Oh well!! Enjoy your dinner tomorrow!

Sharon said...

Gorgeous seaside painting! Love the texture.

Faye said...

Your Having a Paddle is lovely, Netty. The colors are vibrant and beautiful. And I love the squished acrylics in the background. Thanks for your sweet comment on my Easter painting.

Patti J said...

Mmmm....fishcakes! Sounds delightful...chicken tomorrow! Love your beautiful art, dear friend. My goodness, you are SO talented! Hugs...

Lynn Cohen said...

Lovely piece. Love the idea of squishy stuff for the background!
Happy Easter...when ever you feast for it.

Sandy said...

Netty this is absolutely gorgeous.
So wonderful work. I love it.

Have a lovely easter monday my friend. xoxo

Michele said...

it is a stunning creation Annette! dreamy! xo

Anne Jagger said...

Perfect. Hope you're having a lovely weekend. X

Daniele said...

what a great creation Nettie not exactly paddling weather today unless you aare a duck
hugs

Carla said...

it's beautiful, love the colours.

Heidi said...

Beautiful project!
Lovely work:)
Hugs, Heidi:)

Suzi B said...

This is just fabulous Netty, the squished back ground gives a great atmosohere...love it. Hope you enjoyed the chicken dinner
suzi b xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is gorgeous Annette,she looks happy having a paddle and I like the shells,
kevin xx

coops said...

so stunning netty.love the image and fab details and texture :D

xx coops xx

My name is Cindy said...

Ooh Netty that's lovely!! Have a nice lunch, I'm off out so no coking for me today.

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Fabulous composition, love all details.
Happy Easter,
lieve groetjes Anja

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Wow, such a wonderful creation, love all the shells. Thanks for joining us at FSC this fortnight.

Lisa Somerville said...

Wonderful colors! Love the scene you created!

Jingle said...

This is beautiful! I love the whimsy of it!

Becca said...

Very pretty piece Netty! Hope you had a nice Easter!

Terry said...

Netty, wonderful combination of paints and inks! This is one gorgeous mixed media creation! Love that seascape! Thank you for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges!

Unknown said...

I just love you creation here my friend.. I do hope you had a nice Easter dinner!!

Hugs, Linda

Unknown said...

Lovely picture Netty, I'm off to become a follower of your lovely work.

Jacquie Parry said...

Gorgeous Netty I love that Image I have a collage featuring her on my bathroom door X

Kristin said...

So pretty! Love the addition of the shells - and such pretty colors too. Thank you for your visit and I hope you had a great Easter! xoxo

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Woooo, what a gorgeous piece! I love that CI stamp and you made it look so cool!!! Wonderful piece my friend! xx

Annette said...

Beautiful piece of art Netty. LOL i am always doing that, forgetting to get the meat out. fish cakes sounds good to me. sometimes I fix a dish and then forget to get it out of the refrigerator. xoxoxo

Kim B said...

Beautiful. Hope you had a great weekend, have a super week. Hugs, Kim

Kim B said...

Beautiful. Hope you had a great weekend, have a super week. Hugs, Kim

Shirl said...

Very creative artwork Netty with beautiful colour tones, the sentiment is perfect.

Hope you had a fabulous Easter, thank you for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

Hugs Shirley x x

Christina said...

Woww this is absolutely stunning Nettie!!
Hugs Kristel

1CardCreator said...

Beautiful Annette, I just love your squishings!

Ephemera said...

Hi Netty, hope you had a lovely chocolate filled weekend, shame about your roast LOL. This is such a gorgeous and textured piece. Fantastic, thanks so much for joining us at FSC. XX

Unknown said...

Annette this is stunning, she is so pretty and I like the shells in the front, fabulous Hugs Elaine

Mrs.B said...

What a fabulous background you have created, and your lady looks as if she is really enjoying herself.
Thanks for sharing with us at FSC
Avril

talha said...

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Kristen said...

This is a very interesting card, so well done! Unique and visually pleasing!

Kristina
Visiting from Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Nautical
Please stop by and say hello! :-)
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Anonymous said...

Hi
It looks as though the shells are stepping stones for the bathing belle.
Great fun.
Thank you for sharing with us at the CI Challenge.
Wishes
Lynne