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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday, 22 June 2016

In the Harbour

Half way through the week already.  When I was young I use to laugh at my grandmother when she complained about how fast time passed.  Now I completely understand what she was saying!


This has to be one of my favourite images from Delicious Doodles, it is called 'In the Harbour'.  I look at pictures like this and fondly remember childhood holidays.  Although I suspect that this harbour is somewhere in Scotland (because that it where the artist ,Teri Sherman, is from) it always reminds me of Cornwall in the west of England.  I remember one Cornish holiday when my grandfather took me and my little sister out in a little boat, just like this one, to catch mackerel.  We caught so many he could not get them off the hooks fast enough for us.  That evening my sister and I walked around offering free fish to other holiday makers.


I coloured this image with F&C polychromos pencils and mounted it on some gold mirri and Night of Navy card.  The card and papers are both from Stampin' Up and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.  The little fish came from ebay some time ago.

There is still plenty of time for you to enter your 'summer time' projects into the current Crafty Boots Challenge.

Good luck.


Dionne

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6 comments:

  1. Mrs Beez22 June 2016 at 14:09

    It is a fabulous image and you have enhanced with your lovely card design. If it wasn't for the wall, it would remind me of Cromer. Did you get lots of takers for your free fish? xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room22 June 2016 at 19:47

      Thank you Mrs Beez. As to your fishy question. We were on holiday with aunts and uncles as well as my grand parents, I think there were 12 of us but we only managed to eat about a third of the fish we caught that day and we had no means to freeze them. So my sister and I went around knocking on doors offering to give the rest away, I think we managed to get rid of all of them eventually!

      xx

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  2. CdeBaca Crafts Gallery23 June 2016 at 04:09

    Another amazing card especially your coloring skills. That's so nice about your memories. I like when little things remind me of memories with my grandma as well.

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    1. Dee's Craft Room23 June 2016 at 04:26

      Thank you. Not all of my colouring turns out so well, hair does not always go right, but these DD views are a treat to colour. I guess that is why I do them so often.

      Dionne x

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  3. Pamellia23 June 2016 at 11:38

    Don't you just love when your art brings back memories!! I think this may be one of my favourites Dionne! That image is just wonderful and the colours are so cool and refreshing. Those bitty fish on the side totally made me smile!! sending hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room24 June 2016 at 02:37

      Those fish are a little silly but I could not resist them - they are actually buttons.

      Dionne xx

      PS I think I may be addicted to colouring my Delicious Doodles scenes!

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Dionne

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