tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post6425974901216982597..comments2024-03-28T12:15:05.971-04:00Comments on Simplicity by Lateblossom: A Really Cool Marginal NoteSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-83365206107169201132012-03-04T01:39:23.863-05:002012-03-04T01:39:23.863-05:00me again ~ just popped over to your "question...me again ~ just popped over to your "questioning autism blog" and become a follower,already a follower of this blog ...seems alot of us crafters have boys(and some girls) on the autistic spectrum....i have two boys both on the specrum one 14 and the other 8 years old...do you think there is a connection??<br />i really struggle with "simple" cards ,as i put everything but the kitchen sink on my creations!!~so your blog is an inspiration<br />vanessa xxnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801442005291188543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-39401499623261333862012-03-03T18:09:28.490-05:002012-03-03T18:09:28.490-05:00I had no idea that you are a calligrapher. It'...I had no idea that you are a calligrapher. It's an art I'd love to learn. This is beautiful!V-Grrrl @ Compost Studioshttp://www.v-grrrl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-9077937067784880442012-03-02T17:27:18.184-05:002012-03-02T17:27:18.184-05:00Flippant book-binding, ha! I love it.Flippant book-binding, ha! I love it.Nicole P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17274337562772658082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-30201642161887214432012-03-02T16:18:42.741-05:002012-03-02T16:18:42.741-05:00susan, i love your blog and like others read both ...susan, i love your blog and like others read both of them daily. tons of ideas. also enjoyed your journey to the new home. i was wondering , and looking , to see what replaced the orange on the house. lol would love to see the new color . your library is also awesome. have a great weekendelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397974588769249309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-85289300899356194282012-03-02T11:18:07.140-05:002012-03-02T11:18:07.140-05:00Susan, I want to highly recommend a wonderful nove...Susan, I want to highly recommend a wonderful novel called PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks. It is a fascinating story about an ancient book found and to be partially restored which brings out lots of questions. My book club is discussing it on Monday. Can't wait!Jeanne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057481326878503381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-49539757289110078512012-03-02T10:52:52.764-05:002012-03-02T10:52:52.764-05:00Fabulous project Susan, I love the fact that the m...Fabulous project Susan, I love the fact that the monk made little comments in the margins! It's years since I did any calligraphy, I used to love illuminating the first letter of the script:)<br />Val xCanonbury creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365979688937829374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-77508352738517888542012-03-02T10:51:50.205-05:002012-03-02T10:51:50.205-05:00Susan, that is stunningly beautiful. I've alw...Susan, that is stunningly beautiful. I've always loved to look at illuminated manuscripts ever since I started my career as a librarian working in the Fine Arts reference department of the Vancouver Public Library - one day I discovered the Book of Kells and I couldn't look at it enough - it truly is art.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741064223875062517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-67506846398159819702012-03-02T07:20:29.154-05:002012-03-02T07:20:29.154-05:00This post and your last one have given me fond-ish...This post and your last one have given me fond-ish memories of my bookbinding days -- that's where I started, too. I have a couple of Alisa Golden's books still, but I never really developed the discipline to do fine work like yours! I guess I'm not AR/OC enough :)<br /><br />The skills do still come in handy, though, especially for book repair. Thanks for sharing -- I'd love to see more!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380585998046790218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-48073004210335542362012-03-02T06:53:48.608-05:002012-03-02T06:53:48.608-05:00Joyce, that gold writing was a stamp, not my calli...Joyce, that gold writing was a stamp, not my calligraphy. My calligraphy was the marginal note and title only. That would, indeed, have taken forever to pen! As it was, this project wasn't nearly that time-consuming because of the stamping.Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-36999208168502115182012-03-02T06:28:11.624-05:002012-03-02T06:28:11.624-05:00Oh my Susan......yes, I know from experience exact...Oh my Susan......yes, I know from experience exactly how much time all of this took.....tell me.....what pen and 'ink' medium did you use for the gold writing before embossing it? It is all very commendable indeed.....I most do much plainer writing which is the norm over in the U.K. Foundational hand and Italic are the most common.....can do but am not asked for Copperplate/Spencerian....it's not my speciality.<br />Great to hear that you are encouraging others to take up their pens again....the number of times I've heard 'I've got all the pens at home'!!!<br />Loved your books! Thanks for showing them to us.Joyce across the Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265043471522130388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-14383605824081149842012-03-02T04:42:35.251-05:002012-03-02T04:42:35.251-05:00I also love the beautiful quote. Thank you for sha...I also love the beautiful quote. Thank you for sharing!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587655150510557644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-91847909339047494562012-03-02T01:07:21.265-05:002012-03-02T01:07:21.265-05:00oh my gosh what a stunning book ~and what a talent...oh my gosh what a stunning book ~and what a talent!!<br />vanessa xxnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801442005291188543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-37245828308242680392012-03-01T23:01:47.737-05:002012-03-01T23:01:47.737-05:00(This comment has nothing to do with your current ...(This comment has nothing to do with your current post!)<br />Just wanted to let you know that ever since finding your blog it has become my favorite. I am very fascinated by your cards (so much that your OWL challenge was, and still is, the first and only challenge I have participated in, so far), especially because the girls I stamp with LOVE layers. And embellishments. Lots of them. And I am getting more and more tired of all those busy cards in the blog world. <br />I also love your writing. You make me laugh and think about things. I like it so much that I read your whole blog and even your other one (QMI) which I just finished this evening. (Hope you don't feel stalked now...) <br />Before reading your blog I didn't know that there were other people who kept buying beautiful notebooks they weren't using! So I am not alone! <br />Before I had kids (my boys are almost the same age as yours) I also collected fountain pens and wrote a letter almost every day! <br />Thank you so much for sharing your cards and thoughts!Susanne Vargashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053173259623129941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-73971683829355455522012-03-01T21:25:16.643-05:002012-03-01T21:25:16.643-05:00Thanks, everyone! Beach Girl 115...good for you ge...Thanks, everyone! Beach Girl 115...good for you getting back to it!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-12051738965407268412012-03-01T21:19:17.030-05:002012-03-01T21:19:17.030-05:00I'm a calligrapher - I started stamping to ill...I'm a calligrapher - I started stamping to illustrate my calligraphy, and now stamping has really taken over. I am trying to get back into calligraphy more. Your lettering and illumination are beautiful, especially the book you made with the flickering sun quote. Thank you for sharing.Beach Girl 115https://www.blogger.com/profile/02739336027269498087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-22759319174914295682012-03-01T19:09:25.145-05:002012-03-01T19:09:25.145-05:00This book is so beautiful, Susan! I can't ima...This book is so beautiful, Susan! I can't imagine how painstaking, and time-consuming this was to do, but the final result is absolutely stunning. Once again, I am in awe of you.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-58431041339184116312012-03-01T18:44:39.384-05:002012-03-01T18:44:39.384-05:00Thanks again for sharing these pictures. I might ...Thanks again for sharing these pictures. I might start practicing my calligraphy again (I took a course several years ago), but I never tried illuminations and I don't think I will! ;-)dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223005151386890563noreply@blogger.com