Veg i inked today!!!

Good evening all! :)
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Welcome to that time of the week when you join me for the evening, well at least a few precious minutes of the night when you shout from the roof tops....."CALV...WHAT VEG DID YOU INK TODAY?"

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Ever since that glorious Thursday night, way back then when i inked that first banana out of sheer boredom, my fruit and veg inking has filled a tiny gap in your lives every week. Like it or not, you can't walk into a grocers now without thinking to yourselves, "To eat, or to ink....that is the question?"

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Unfortunately, not all my inkings go to plan....and tonight i can safely say this is one of those!

Faithful veg viewers of blog land.....may i present this Thursdays mess that is....the BUTTER NUT SQUASH!!!
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What an absolute nightmare i had with this!!! Almost gave up halfway through, but persevered regardless, then i hit one obstacle after another.

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One of my lamps blew whilst taking a pic.....then i burnt my ear on another lamp (don't ask).....then i got alcohol ink on my white fabric of my light tent....not least of all the butter nut squash turned out the complete opposite of what i wanted! Picture a house similar to the old woman that lived in a shoe, complete with door and windows.....well that was my plan at first.

Hmmm yes i can see you all shaking your heads saying, "That boy is a waste of a perfectly good skin!". I know, tonight i agree.

There were a few nice colour patterns that came out of it....the top part was ok, with a sea of silver mixative swirling around the blues and wild plum....

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I think my fave part is the middle, filled with lots of Stream blue, it really has that marbled effect.....almost like coloured glass.....

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The ink dries out quite fast on the squash, so i had to take the pics quite quick to get the full effect of any decent colours.

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Luckily i had the sense to use latex gloves this week, otherwise my hands would have resembled something very inky indeed! This veg took up a fair bit of ink, it was wobbly too so a good deal is on my worktop. Thank the Lord, or Tim Holtz for the wonder of blending solution!

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Veginkability rating for this? I'm going to go with a lousy 3 today! Sorry folks, i know that sounds harsh but life's like that.

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So tonight, whilst not as successful as i may have liked, i go to bed knowing that i did my best under difficult conditions.

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Thank you for stopping by to see me today, i hope you are all well and crafty, and next time you go shopping for vegies......think of me and smile when you pick something from the veg counter!!! :)

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Meanwhile, i am off to see how Rotty is getting on with the new things Calvin Mouse lent him for his house.....hmmm i'm sure theres something fishy about that!

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Night all. :)