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Woo Whoo! Super 70’s Score!

Detail, Dark Plaid Uniform, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I placed at 369 of 1425 entries in last weeks 70’s Pillow Challenge. WOW! I received 64 votes! Thanks everybody! I’m stoked. LOL. 😊

This weeks design is already receiving lots of “favorites”, and I am excited. I thought I might have gone too plain with this one. The theme was dark academia. Think Harry Potter. Not my interest at all. But I did the research, and gathered ideas. I just couldn’t get excited about candlesticks and creepy owls. Haha. So I made the call and turned in my unembellished plaid. There are only about ten other plaid entries.

You can see the detail, a twill weave, in the image above. I tried several different variations. And there are a couple more I am going to make available in my shop. In one, the yellow stands out more. The other has less burgundy, and is darker. I used Indigo, Juan yellow and deep burgundy. It’s so fun to see how the pattern process yields different tones.

Dark Plaid Variations, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

This turned out to be an awesome challenge. I learned how to make a plaid easily. I can make a regular, a twill and a flannel from one design. How awesome it that? Gotta love learning!

Dark Plaid Bedding, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Dark Plaid Tablecloth, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Dark Plaid Bedding, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Dark Plaid Uniform, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

This is how it looks in the voting panel. Thanks so much to all of you who take the time. I know it is a chore. Spoonflower is working to make it easier.

World Watercolor Month

It’s hard to believe that WWM is wrapping up. I have posted some of these before, But here they are as a series. I had so much fun, and I can’t wait to do more collage. They are doing another round next month if you are interested. I will be prepping for the 30-Day Creative Gathering in September. Can you believe it is already here?

The first series was inspired by Cat Rains and her 5 Day Collage Kickstart. Cat is so enthusiastic and has so many super ideas. Be sure to check out her Tune In Tuesdays on Instagram! So much fun!

Day 18, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 19, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 18, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I also participated in Laly Mille’s Soulful Abstracts Retreat. A teaser for her full length course. Laly has such a calming, peaceful presence.

I love both of these fabulously talented, generous women!

Day 24, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 25, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 24, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I wasn’t happy with how the first two collages turned out. The sky is an off color. I am more happy with it in the second set. I made a lot of mistakes in both series. Learned from them though. And I learned that making papers is so much fun. 😉

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The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Dr. Seuss

I am always doing that which I cannot do,
in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi

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Monsoon Skies

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I was talking on the phone with a friend, and the sky was quickly changing. I put her on speaker, and while we continued the conversation, I tried to catch a shot of the lightning. It was striking just to the right of Mingus.

Surprise! What a treat! I had a visitor come right up to the window. And she hung right in front of me for a second or two, as if to say, “Hello”. The photos are blurry. Maybe that is what makes them so magical. Like little fairies.

I turned back to the sky, and there was a wall of rain. Then the light show started. I took too many photos to count. And I didn’t think I had caught the lightning. Woo Whoo! Look closely at slide four, there is lightning behind the tree on the right.

The following day, we had a bit more rain. And more glorious skies.
First a double rainbow.

I captured a lightning bolt in video, and was so excited to share it with you. I’ve been trying for two days to get the video to play. I wanted to edit it, the window frame was visible, and the end was choppy as I lowered the phone. But I couldn’t get it saved right. And I have done this before? 🤣 Ugghh! Well, learn something new everyday. I edited it my phone. DUH. I didn’t know you could do that. 🤣🤣🤣

I had already saved these frames to share so here they are. The strike takes 12 frames. But here are just a few.

Later, over Mingus, a beautiful cloudscape.

And to the right…

How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!

– A. A. Milne

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Fab 70’s Floral & Cool Circular Cobalt Collage

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70's Fab Floral Pillow, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Pillow, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

This week’s Spoonflower design challenge is 1970’s Throw Pillows. I had so much fun with this. I used some flower shapes from a previous design, and created a few new shapes as well. I love the little white blooms. I could have added 3 or 4 more, LOL. But then the wood grain flowers would have been covered completely.

There are 85 flowers in the design, and about 300 layers. The pink flowers have 7 layers, the large yellow with the red center is only 2 layers. For fun I added a corduroy patterned bloom. I researched colors and patterns from the era. And yeah, that green is the hue I fell in love with during last September’s 30-Day Creative Gathering. LOL. I sampled it from one of my paintings. Very Avocado. 🤣 Voting is open.

Gingham Check (last week’s challenge) placed 1064 of 1308 entries with 15 votes. The winning design had 333 votes. Thanks so much for taking the time to vote!

70's Fab Floral Surface Design. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Surface Design. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

70's Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

70's Fab Floral Curtains, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Friendship is a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

World Watercolor Month

So hard to believe WWM is entering the final week. I have so many ideas, and not enough days are left. 🤣 For the 16th, I didn’t post a finished piece. Just parts and pieces. My creative time that day was spent making papers for use in collages. (Click any image for closer view.)

Day 16 WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 15 WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

No road is long with good company.
Turkish Proverb

Catherine Rains 5 Day Collage Kickstart

I had so much fun with these! Every step. Making papers is so addictive. Patterned paper, painted papers, textured tissue. FUN! Tearing paper is fun. 🤣 Arranging, gluing, embellishing.

I thought I was finished, but now, I think I can add more to these. You may see them again. There are a couple more on the way. Cat recommends working with a limited palette, and honestly. I am ready to do a series in several different colorways. Collage might just be my September challenge theme. Haha. 😉

Day 21, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 20, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 21, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

In everyone’s life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame
by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful
for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit.
Albert Schweitzer

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Woo Whoo! Super 70’s Score!

Last day to save.

The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Dr. Seuss

I am always doing that which I cannot do,
in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi

Monsoon Skies

How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!

– A. A. Milne

Fab 70’s Floral & Cool Circular Cobalt Collage

Friendship is a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

World Watercolor Month

No road is long with good company.
Turkish Proverb

Catherine Rains 5 Day Collage Kickstart

In everyone’s life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame
by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful
for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit.
Albert Schweitzer

Last day to save.

The more that you read, the more things you will know.The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.Dr. Seuss

I am always doing that which I cannot do,in order that I may learn how to do it.Pablo Picasso

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.Learn as if you were to live forever.Mahatma Gandhi

How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!

– A. A. Milne

Friendship is a sheltering tree.Samuel Taylor Coleridge

World Watercolor Month

No road is long with good company.Turkish Proverb

Catherine Rains 5 Day Collage Kickstart

In everyone’s life, at some time,our inner fire goes out.It is then burst into flameby an encounter with another human being.We should all be thankfulfor those people whorekindle the inner spirit.Albert Schweitzer

The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
Dr. Seuss

I am always doing that which I cannot do,
in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso

Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi

Friendship is a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

No road is long with good company.
Turkish Proverb

In everyone’s life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame
by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful
for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit.
Albert Schweitzer