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This is one of my glitter pens colouring pieces. This time I photographed it instead of scanning it so the glitter effect shows a bit better.

I didn't know that dragonflies migrate but accordingly to a research study Dragonflies Migrate Like Birds.

This is version 2 of the Metamorphosis clear stamp. I'm playing with colours and effects as I want to learn how to combine them the best.

This is another of my first drawings. This is actually the 8th piece that I did since I started drawing. You will see more flowers coming.

I thought that I can't do art 2 years ago. I've never been artistic before and didn't create anything as I grew up in Romania (Romanian schools don't promote art at all). But everything changed when I was employed as a teaching assistant one year after I came to London.

I took the job without thinking (and listening) too much as I needed to build up some experience in the UK. The second day in my job I was asked to draw a bus on at 2 by 1 meters sheet of paper for one of the school art display. I freaked out as I have never done any drawing before that.

Only after the first week I realised that I'm in charged with preparing and delivering of the art lessons. Anyway, I had a go at drawing, painting, making masks and other things that I had to do to teach the little kiddies (I didn't have a choice) and before I knew I was told that I'm brilliant. Not long after I was asked to do afternoon art clubs.

And that's how my artistic side was awaken.
The fact that Andy (my other half) is artistic helped me as well. He helped me to believe in me.

Now I enjoy learning and doing art a lot, my favourite one being quilling, as you probably know.

Recently I took drawing more seriously and start doing flowers (I love flowers).
I drew this from a flower pattern book that I have and then coloured it.

Another clear stamp colouring.

This is one of the clear stamps that I coloured using glitter gel pens. I'm loving the glitter look at the moment.
Sadly the the glitter pens don't scan very well so the cool effect is lost.

This is the second one of the embossing and colouring clear stamp series. I'm really having fun with this and collaging at the moment (but I should really go back to making Christmas cards and presents, I'm really behind, ups).

I liked colouring since I was a child and the new set of clear stamps is giving me the opportunity to feel like a child again. Fun fun fun.
This is going to one of you in the group.

P.S. Like I said before the scanning doesn't show the embossing very well, but this piece has a nice sparkly effect.