Thank god for Artists

Hi all,
  As you can see above I have been zentangling in between doing my other stuff, and I find this to be a superb way of wasting time or perhaps getting a little more creative! I do like doing this type of stuff, and have created a sketchbook which is starting to fill with all my tangles, however this one is ACEO size and have to apologise for the rubbishy scan.
If you read my blog you will know that my last post was about trying to get samples of paper from Art suppliers, and I have to say that I did have a good response from all my art/blog pals and I thank you for your input. It does seem that a lot of you feel the same way as myself and have come across this problem before, however Gayle Mason from Fur in the the Paint made a very valid point about actually going to to your local art supplier and asking for a sample/samples.I myself have not actually given this a go mainly because nowadays I shop online for my supplies which will give me a wider variety of choice and at times I can get offers/discounts. I am not sure that a lot of shops will do this partly because they may not have samples and don't think they would be too happy taking a piece from current shelf stock. Another thing to consider is that how many artists live in an isolated area, with no access to a local art supplier, or perhaps are disabled and do not have the facilities to get out often. The Internet is such a huge resource and you can practically get anything online today and I imagine for a lot of people, a life saver by way of keeping them connected with the outside world.. I am still finding this all very frustrating but have not given up the fight yet, so instead of emailing suppliers I think I may make a few calls instead and see what comes from that.Gayle and Karen have kindly offered to send me a few samples of Pastelmat and I thank them for the offer so will be getting in touch with you gals later on today. I will keep you updated on my progress and who knows a miracle may happen and I might get lucky!

Keep your input coming and if anyone else has successs with this I would love to know how you got on, email me or comment.