Sky Watch Friday

"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." Jane Austen

Encarta Dictionary shows Verdure as the green colour associated with lush vegetation. I couldn't stop myself from sneaking a little peek of the beach in there too.

Sky Watch Friday is the prefect way to end a week with hundreds of bloggers sharing their view of the horizon.

Peaceful Weekend

“Nobody can bring you peace, but yourself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Though this late evening view of the bay on a cool winter’s evening with a fisherman trying for one last catch and the ferry making the last trip before nightfall was pretty close to finding peace and quiet.

We have been having some particularly pretty coloured skies full of pastel pinks and blues resulting from dust storms blowing in from the bush.

Sky Watch Friday has hundreds of bloggers from all over sharing their view of the sky in all kinds of different moods.

Pleasant Views

"I believe that one of the great problems for individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye." Lady Bird Johnson

Thank goodness we have Sky Watch Friday to celebrate all the beautiful skies that bloggers find from all parts of the globe. Sky Watch reminds me that this can either be a smelly mangrove swamp at low tide on a chilly morning or a nature's beautiful paintbrush in action, all a matter of choice.

ART CALL:
After chasing pretty skies, altered art or mixed media is my favourite creative passion. Altered art can be considered recycling as we find old loved bits & pieces and give them a new life in a different form. Later this month Evelyn in Montreal is hosting a Festival of Postcards with the theme of ‘signs’.

She and her blogging buddies who collect vintage and interesting postcards are allowing us a peek at their treasured finds. Altered Artists, Mixed Media and Mail Art devotes are welcome to participate in our own little altered kind of way. I am working on something special to share on the 24th of July looking forward to seeing how other people use their postcards as a little canvas.

The Great Outdoors

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” Anne Frank

Happy Birthday Anne and thank you for writing and sharing all that you did.

Sky Watch Friday bloggers share their own view of the heavens from all kinds of different angles.

Making cards for special friends feels pretty good too!

Enjoying nature

“It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can, while it is still here. Get out there and ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely mysterious, and awesome space.”
Edward Abbey

One of the beaches in northern NSW that draws you in, walking down shaded forest paths to the sparkling shore. I like to keep a few of these photos on my desk to remind me there is a whole world outside of the office just waiting for play time.

Sky Watch Friday is a like a mini holiday with bloggers from all over the world sharing their view of the sky.

A few cards we have been working on with the newest Collection Elements range of papers and trims.

A big thank you to Chenon of Meandering Pearl for this delightfully decorated journal, a girl always needs a place to store all those creative ideas that go flitting by. Thank you it is beautiful.

Seasons

“For everything there is a season,

And a time for every matter under heaven”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Some days I pull out of the drive, look left and right, thinking I really should turn west to rush down the highway and some mornings the east asks do you have time to stop and appreciate all this? Great way to start the day!

Sky Watch Friday has lots of bloggers who appreciate the skies many moods and take the time to share the treasures.

A cute chipboard teddy from the Rapt In Paper range.

And a page from a travel themed altered book I am working on.

Red Sky in the Morning

‘If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.’ Mother Teresa

The weather has been a bit stormy the last few days, and a morning like this reminds me of the wives tale ‘red sky in morning sailors take warning.’

Sky Watch Friday is a huge party of bloggers showing off their view of the horizon in every colour of the rainbow.

One of the cards I have been working on using the Collections Elements range from beautiful sunny West Australia, too many fun images, printed papers and trims to choose from.

Sailing on the wind

‘Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor.’ Oliver Wendell Holmes

A fun piece of public art in one of the local rivers and a big patch of blue sky on a very breezy day. The fish are windmills and were spinning like tops. Sky Watch Friday fans celebrate the sky in all its many moods from all kinds of angles.












Evelyn in Montreal is hosting a regular Festival of Postcards. She and her blogging buddies who collect vintage and interesting postcards are allowing us a peek at their treasured finds. Altered Artists, Mixed Media and Mail Art devotes are welcome to participate in our own little altered kind of way.


Fairy of Worcester is my contribution to the Festival of Postcards using flowers cut from a paper napkin and a vintage postage stamp to match.

Carving up clouds

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo


Check the Sky Watch Friday site for 100s of bloggers who took the time to notice the beauty of the sky and share their views from around the world.
















Artists uncover creations and Sky Watch fans seek out the most interesting skies to share with friends.

One of the nicest things I have discovered in the world of blogs are lots of nice folks sharing their interests, making the world a smaller a much nicer place.

A couple that deserve special mention this week include Sarah with her Beach Cottage Giveaway, over at Chenoa's Meandering Pearl there are the most darling little mini journals on show and Jill at Bittersweet is busy preparing a fresh batch of home made goodies for a farm show. Thank you ladies for making my day a little brighter.

Little yellow sewing box is one of the Rapt In Paper kits with my own addition of velvet strawberries and a mini album wrapped around a spool.

Spreading Light

‘There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.’ Edith Wharton

Some mornings on those rushed commutes, you really need to slow down and appreciate the views passing by.

Hundreds of Sky Watch Friday Bloggers share their own views from all around the world.

Itty Bitty books are a collection of ATCs bound up with a theme. This is part of a count down to Christmas project because after all we are almost half way to the next one!

Sneak peeks, what do you think is popping out of this box? Am attending the next Kit & Caboodle event in Cleveland QLD, a full day with Tina McGonegal from Australian Simply Cards and Angella Peardon of 10 Second Studio, it is sure to be over the top kind of creative day.

Sarah, of the Beach Cottage is hosting a Recession Misery Buster (RAK giveaway), check the link and see what she is posting this week. Always something fun going on there with tales of raising kids on the beach, settling into a new town or artfully reclaiming characters with good bones that make the beach cottage unique. Guaranteed to inspire with her recent addition of an on line mood board.