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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Blog candy winners!

Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well so far :) Last week was my first company spotlight and I am so thankful to the Paper Crafter´s Library for featuring Designs by Ryn. I was admittedly a little shy at first to publish my story so openly but am very happy that I did! Your comments both on the Paper Crafter's Library and my blog touched me deeply. Thank you for taking the time to send such encouraging wishes my way. I was speechless!

Today I would like to announce the winners of last week's blog candy. On the Paper Crafter's Library the winner of Water Droplets, Circle Cluster Set and Celtic Star 2 is Pat Taylor! From my blog post I would like to congratulate Lucy on winning Ornament Faerie, Celtic Dove Set and Heart of Light! I hope you both enjoy creating with these stamps :)

Today I am headed to São Paulo by bus. 16 hours of travel time but that feels like nothing after the 72 hour bus trip that I took across Canada last month before leaving to Brazil. Last weekend I met some wonderful distant relatives from Brasilia and went to the family country house. It was like a jungle of tropical plants! I went walking through the garden with one of my family members and we both picked a plant to paint. I was fascinated by a leaf of bright greens and pinks. I'm not sure of the name... I'm very inspired by all the different leaves here. Thinking maybe new stamp designs? We'll have to see ;) For now, I have a watercolour painting to share with you. It was a first attempt as I haven't painted from life in years! Hope you enjoy it.





17 comments:

  1. Beautiful Ryn ! Congratulations to the winners of your beautiful designs and it's great to see what you are up to. Hope the bus trip goes well !

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  2. Your plant may be a caladium. Check out this website: http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/bulb/caladium/

    I'm so excited to be a winner! I'll send an e-mail with my mailing details. Sounds like you're having a great time. The watercolor is beautiful! I hope you get more opportunities to resurrect older talents.

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  3. Congrats to o your winners. Your paining of that leaf is stunning!!!

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  4. Hi Ryn,
    I believe that's a Caladium leaf. Wikipedia cites the common names as elephant ear, Heart of Jesus and Angel Wings. You've captured it beautifully in your painting! Congrats to the blog candy winners!

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  5. WOOOOW dear Shirley this is really brilliant. What a great painting and such a beautiful colors like the picture.
    Lovely greet and hug
    Marja

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  6. Congrats to the winners! Ryn, Darling you truly create heARTistry with ease. Love how tit sharing inspiration along your journey.
    HUGS xx

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  7. Wow how real does that look well done xxx

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  8. Hi Ryn, first congrats to the winners of your beautiful stamps! And before I red your blog message I thought when seeing the photo of the large leaf....it would be a great stamp! Love your painting of it and can imagine doing that with a stamped image......hint hint
    hope you are having an interesting voyage and a safe one.
    ps. believe we have those plants here to put them in the living room.
    warm greet Miranda

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  10. Ryn, your drawing is amazing. I wish I could do something half as beautiful with my watercolour paints :)

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  11. I had to take a look overhere....what a gorgeous painting Ryn...compliments

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  12. What a beautiful painting Ryn, i wish i could paint like this ;-)

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  13. Your designs are truly inspirational Ryn! I am experimenting with the Turtle stamp at the moment and hope to e-mail picture to you soon. Love leaves and all "nature" studies.Will this leaf be made into a stamp?

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  14. gorgeous and so perfect hugs Karen

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  15. Hi Ryn, Love the painting and would love to see it as a stamp in the future.....

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  16. Ryn, My home is in Lake Placid, Florida...also known as the Caladium capital of the world. Here is a link you might enjoy http://tourlakeplacid.com/node/39

    Your painting is beautiful...if you ever decide to make a stamp, I would be REALLY interested in buying one. (there is only one Caladium stamp out there in cyberland, and it is not very good).
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