Tuesday 28 April 2015

Sharing the Smiles xxx


Hello Sunshine!

I hope your day's been a good one? We've had weird weather here today - everything from hailstones and gusty winds, to cracking sunshine and almost summer heat! It's like the Earth is playing 'weather roulette' and having a whale of a time while she's at it!

Soooooo..I've managed to get Gertie (my little scanner) to follow the scanning instructions, but she's a tad on the over enthusiastic side....I think she's making up for her few temperamental days, and who can blame her?! I have, regardless, scanned in the lovely cards that my mum made for me when I was a little girl,rediscovered the other day while clearing her house. The scans are a bit over-bleached out so the actual cards look a LOT nicer and brighter in real life, but this is the best I can manage for now. Mum worked a long time as a commercial artist and had a lot of work published in newspapers and magazines, but would never ever send her wonderful little people off to a publisher -  she only made them for family and friends. So I'm sharing them with you - my blogging family and friends. I hope you like them.








That's little cartoon me in the piccies! I'm so incredibly glad that I found these. For the moment they're safe in a portfolio, but at some point I may go ahead and frame them so that I can see them every day, smiling at me!

Anyhoo - that's my offering for today! May tomorrow bring you sunshine and sparkles - love and hugs from Shroo :) xxx

9 comments:

  1. we can see where your talent came from, clever mum as well as clever daughter. :-)

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  2. I answer that the Apple did not fall far from her tree! These are so adorable! Yes...you MUST frame these! So glad you found hem! :)

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  3. Thank you so much for sharing these with us-they are so special I am happy for you that you found them-I agree I know where your talents came from-hugs

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  4. Wonderful cards, full of sunshine and love. Your Mum had great talent, as you do. Hugs, Valerie

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  5. Oh my goodness, they are so lovely. You should definitely frame them

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  6. Wow... they are so unique..you must be very proud of your mum Rachael!
    I am so sorry that I missed the last few days here... I don't know why.
    Your artwork is so gorgeous .. I am thrilled about those bird paintings ...awesome!

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  7. You know what? I can really see her influence in your work. I can't quite put it in to words but the colours and the lines and shapes, can definitely see you two were close! This is quite the amazing find - definitely a framing job, so beautiful!

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  8. Oh indeed these have me smiling - what a fabulous treasure.

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