Sydney and back

I have been to Sydney for a week and am back!

I saw some amazing photography at both the Powerhouse Museum and The Art Gallery of NSW.

The Powerhouse had fashion photography by Bruno Benini (wow!) http://powerhousemuseum.com/benini/ ...

and a display of winners from a photo competition which was held on Flickr whose theme was Trainspotting http://powerhousemuseum.com/photocompetition/

Lucky me, I also saw an exhibition at the NSW Art Gallery of Alfred Steglitz (1864-1946) who was among the first to recognise the artistic potential of photography. His photos are rarely displayed and it is only the third time some of his 150 photographs have been shown to the public throughout the whole world. http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/current/stieglitz

And then there was all the other stuff I saw... but I'll tell you another time :-)

Inspired again,

Jane

Oh I Forgot!

Forgot to add that I have been sorting out all my layouts...YES, all 7 years worth.

And choosing the 6 best designed double page layouts. Not easy I assure you. I got it down to 30, then to 15. I am calling in helpers for opinions....

Here's some of the pages laid out on the floor of the garage. Scary isn't it.

Right, now I am finished LOL

Cheers,

Jane

Happy Birthday Lindy!

Today is Lindy's birthday -Happy Birthday girlfriend!

If you click on the title of this blog post it will take you to Lindy's blog - and it's jam packed with goodies to look at :)

Meanwhile back at the ranch, I have made a birthday card for her from the Born to Shop range of stamps. It is a from this month's Do Crafts magazine Creativity. I had great fun colouring it in with Copic markers and highlighting it with a Spica pen. Both Arnold's and Stamp Art Studio carry these pens.

The other card is one I made as part of a stash. Lindy loves green. As she is out and about today and then we are having morning tea Thursday for her birthday.

I like being able to personalise birthdays with gifts we make because we are creative people. And who better to give them to than other creative people? They understand the effort and appreciate the creativity!

Hope the cold westerlies of August aren't rattling you too much and creeping under the door.

Have a great day everyone,

Jane