In between...

These are some cards I've made in-between making calendars & doing the mundane home stuff this week. They are all the same, as such, but I think they are quite nice. I've seen people using birds to decorate scrapbook pages, canvas, etc of late but not being a person that can draw I decided to trace one I'd found in a display in a scrapbooking book.I made a template for bird & wing and then used the template on heavy cardstock and made several - now I find you can actually buy these birds as chipboard cutouts ... drrr I'm always a bit slow/behind the times but as least I can make them the size I want for the project at hand.
I've also been doing a course/class at Big Picture Scrapbooking -the class is called Got Paint?Taught by the lovely talented young Emily Falconbridge who lives in the US but comes originally from WA. Australia - she is home on holidays at present and the lucky folks in Perth can actually get to do two classes with her - why is Perth so far away. Anyway doing this class has made me think why aren't I doing some of these painted backgrounds that she has been showing us as backgrounds for my calendar collage scrapbooking. So in-between making calendars & cards I've spent time doing backgrounds and it's been a nice diversion and when they are dry I'll take a photo to share. I can't believe what you can learn while still in the comfort of one's own home.