My Paintings

Not only am I a Card Maker but, also am an Artist! I have been an artist for over 3 years and have been painting since I was very young! Painting is another passion of mine and is something my husband and I have in common! Infact, we met in his art shop on the coast of Fife, Pittenweem (lovely picturesque fishing village). Every year there is what's called the "Pittenwweem Arts Festival" and, both DH and I have been showing our work over the last few years.

Above is one of my many paintings. This small painting is a abstract of a seascape where I have splattered a handfull of sequins and beads to create sparkles . The paints used are pearlescent acrylics, these are just BEAUTIFUL to work with.

Shown above and below is another painting of mine which I painted last year for the Pittenweem Arts Festival. Here I have used Rembrandt Watercolours. Even though this took forever to produce I thoroughly enjoyed doing this and I am very pleased with the results. Painting flowers is one of my favourite subjects. I could spend many many many hours painting flowers....... Pictured below, is more of a close up!

This is a tonal sketch of a Stargazer lily which I did last year also. This was also very therapeutic to compose also. I use to to do many tonal sketches many years ago and decided to start doing them again which I am glad I did as it gives you a feel for light and dark shades. This helps when coming to work with colour!

Hope you enjoy looking at these works of mine. Just something a little different for you all to see.

Creative with Cars

Creative with Joshs' cars making his name and getting him to say each letter to famialarize him with his name! This was so much fun! Do try this out!

Fun Time With Josh

While Ava had her long afternoon napping session, Josh and I had some fun time together and I started to get creative with his cars and made shapes etc. with all of his cars he owns! All the cars that you see are only just some f his cars though!

To the left displays a house that Josh asked me to create. What do you think?

I had so much fun being creative this way and LOVED playing with my son, as not played with him properly since Ava has arrived.

Josh totally enjoyed doing this!

Afternoon Out with Josh ad Ava

We went out to what was called "Bonkers Playarea and Cafe" as a Special Treat for Josh!
We were going to take him to a farm where he could have played outside on trampolines etc. and had a cake and something but, when we arrived there we found it to be CLOSED for the season and does not re-open till 1st May!

We have recently introduced Gold Stars to Josh at homw for when he is good and bad! And also introduced a blck mark for when he is really naughty! (Have to admit, this truly works). We have said that once he reaches 5 Stars ***** he gets a special treat! It's taken a little time to rweach his 5 but, he has progressed I have to say!
Reason for us introducing these gold stars is because he s at that certain age now ad also, because we are trainng im to use the toilet! He does not like the potty! What a star he is too at going to e toilet now after some effort for a while.

Josh had a whale of a time at Bonkers! And Ava enjoyed her time too. While Paul later said, on our way home " i've left my mobile there" and we just left Bonkers minutes before they CLOSED! Going backtomorrow to retrieve my DH phone.

Hope you like the piccies!

Afternoon Out with Josh ad Ava

Here is our son, Josh, fast asleep in the car en route to his Treat! We stopped via a car we saw for sale, as we did both Josh and Ava were napping away in Nod Land! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


And here is our new arrival Ava, also napping away with her Big Brother! Golly golly gosh!!! That is sooooo weird saying that! Will get use tot eventually.

Ava Brookes Arrival

My Husband and I are the PROUD parents to our new arrival, Ava Brooke Wallace, born 21st March 2008! Born at 18:17pm weighing a lovely 7lb and 6 1/2oz! We are very much delighted with our Beautiful daughter who is a precious Jewell to my DH and I!

Not entirely sure where myhusband has put the camera so, shall upload a couple of piccies of Ava Brooke for you all to see! As you may very well imagine.....i am snapping away with the camera capturing every moent of Avas' Life already! I really fancy doing a scrapbook of Ava Brooke now, knowing that she will really appreciate something like this.

4 weeks old tomorrow, Ava shall be! Really can not believe it! Feels like yesterday she was born. My love for my newborn is immense and shall treasure Ava for ever and ever....to eternity! Family is important to me! Nothing makes me any more happier than I am right now with my very own family! I feel so very very very LUCKY to have a son and daughter.

Because I have posted my pregnancy news and shared the birth of Ava Brooke here on the CB Forum, I intend to share as much of her life as I can now Ava has become a Crafts Beautiful Baby!

I would like to take this wonderful opportunity to THANK EVERY ONE you who has sent us beautiful card makes and gifts for the birth of Ava Brooke Wallace! We are truly delighted and touched with all the wonderful creatins sent our way.....BIG THANKUS TO YOU ALL!

Love and Best Wishes

Natalie Wallace
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Flower Card Using Stash From Swap

This is a new card of mine, following the layout of another recent card I have made.

I have designed and produced this particlar card especially for someone dear to me. I have produced this design on a doubl folded card and have used materials: paper (floral) and a flower embellishment, from a Stash Swap that I did with Fairyprincess (sara winter).

The floral papers she generously gave me can be seen here on the face of the card. The punched out flowers have been made using papers that I have recently received from an order from crafts u love!

I have stitched on all the puched flowers with a green bead right at the top of the centre of each flower. Each flower has been raised with a sticky foam pad. The pink flower embellishment was part of the stash swap from Fairyprincess!

Below, are piccies of the card on other angles givin you a brief explanation about each part of the flower.