Artful blogging from Glenda Waterworth

Well done to everyone who entered the White Christmas challenge.  You managed to get the prize fund up to £43.00, woo hoo! So who is the lucky winner of this great prize?  Well I re-set the list so all entries are now in the order in which they were submitted,  then set the random number [...]

The entries have been pouring in for the White Christmas challenge and the prize fund is now up to £40!  There’s still two days left to get your entries in and the lucky winner will be announced on Friday. Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far – you’ve really come up with [...]

I’ve struggled over the last year sometimes with a lack of creative oomph from time to time.  You know that feeling when the mojo has gone a wandering and you just need something to spark your imagination a bit.  One of the big turn offs for me over the last couple of months has been [...]

My christmas card production line is growing.  Here’s the second of my ATCs which features a reindeer and Goosebumps spray.  Have you tried Goosebumps yet?  I may be a late convert, but I love it.  It is basically a resist product, so whatever colour you spray it onto, it seals in that colour and when [...]

Earlier today I sent out an email where I mentioned that I am making ATCs as the starting point for my Christmas cards.  I explained that using pre-cut ATCs saves a lot of paper trimming, the small format is economical and I get results quickly which is important from both a time and instant gratification [...]

Hmm, can’t decide if I like the blood curdling orange or the Hammer Horror version best… Hope you got lots of treats and not too many tricks this All Hallow’s Eve.

It was Adrian’s birthday back in September and I had been pondering what to get him.  At the time, life was very stressful with his Dad so ill and the only thing that he really wanted was beyond anyone’s power – a healthy father. I knew my role was to just be there, be the [...]

Yay – my beloved baby is back home!  (No, not Trillian, she’s fine.)  I have been without my Mac for over a week now.  After a very complicated arrangment of cables, laptops and a new external disk, I managed to ensure the safety of my critical files while the big Mac went in for some [...]

Well it’s a strange time and that’s putting it mildly. Firstly a thank you once again for all your kind words, we both appreciate each and every one.  It’s the first time Adrian or I have had to deal with all the arrangements and sort out the estate as Alma couldn’t manage it.  Today we [...]

I am sorry to tell you that Adrian’s dad, Derrick, is no longer with us, he passed away on Monday. This photo shows him on a trip out from the hospital after his stroke in 2008, being spoiled rotten by some of the Graphicus girls.  He had been home with the physiotherapists to assess his [...]

Firstly, I just want to say thank you for all your supportive and loving messages on the last post.  Adrian reads them all too and he is very touched by and grateful for each and every one, as am I.  Derrick is still with us, sleeping most of the time, but still here. Meanwhile, life [...]

I have some rather sad news to share. Adrian’s dad, Derrick, is not well at all and he was sent home from hospital on Monday so that he can spend his remaining time with family. The hospital doctors don’t think he has very long left, but of course no one can predict how long that [...]