Mystery Gift for Michelle

A big parcel arrived for me on Friday, full of wrapped up goodies....it was like Christmas!

Here are my wonderful new crafty bits, all laid out on my workdesk.  I love the Prima crystals (lots & lots!), the stamps all of them, the alphabets, the papers, the paints....well everything actually.

Here is my mystery gift a beautiful handmade journal, I LOVE IT sooooo much. Thank you my secret gifter (I still have no idea who you are!)

Well I just couldn't wait to make something with my new arty bits.

So I got straight to work on the first page in my gorgeous handmade journal.

I had to make something from 3 of my new items, so I used my new journal, the art butterfly stamp, and the making memories transfer letters (love these).

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to my mystery giver. xx

I will treasure it forever. Michelle x

Stash....

 Look what my stash swap partner brought me.....a beautiful kitty canvas and a whole load of goodies.

Isn't that a lovely piece of art!

and a fabulous sentiment.....Thanks Michelle!

Introducing Michelle Webb

Hello, I’m Michelle, I’m 41 and I work full time, I try and make good use of my evenings but I always end up going to bed too late because I can't tear myself away from the current project.

I awoke my sleeping arty side in March this year after being at 'Art from the Heart', a shop in Harrogate owned by Dyan Reaveley. Such an inspirational place to be. I saw lots of canvases and art journals and I knew I wanted to get home and dust off my acrylic paints and start painting again as soon as possible.

Dream Big Canvas 20th May 2012 A day at Art from the Heart with Kate Crane 10th May 2012

I left art college in 1989 and I'd forgotten how much I loved paint and pastels. Now there's no stopping me, I'm on the ride of my life, making journal pages and canvases at every opportunity. In 1989 most inspiration came from books or art galleries. Now with the internet and the blog world, there is inspiration everywhere and I love it!

What's inside my head Journal page 7th April 2012       Time Gone Journal page 22nd March 2012

So what kind of painting do I like to do? I like using acrylics, pastels and pencils. Then I bring in the mixed media's of paper, inks, gilding flakes, modelling paste, fabric, wax and any kind of texture I can get my hands on. I like to use words on a page or painting, you get to see much more of what's in the artist's head. I like to draw images and faces and I adore colour.

                                     Home is where the Ink & Paint is Canvas 8th June 2012

                                                You will succeed Journal page 5th April 2012

I'm a 'glass is half full' kind of person and always look to the things in life that make me smile to paint about.

I'm really looking forward to sharing projects with fellow artists and bouncing ideas of each other. I love the idea of Collabor-Art and I can't wait to get started.

You can find more of my painty inky makes here at The Hobby Room
Michelle xx