Mini Rose Art

Can you believe it is Friday already?! Seems like it was just Thursday! teeheehee
Here is my post for this week...

    I started out by printing out a copy of a previously made background that I had scanned and saved to my computer.
 the background consists of all kinds of yumminess; gesso, Golden fluid acrylics, a nice assortment of Luminarte Silks and marks and scrapes made using household objects!

I made 2 5x7's in case I changed my design part way through- I've been known to do that!

Here, I cut to size my background and used Stampendous Ranunculous Field stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink (because it is fast drying and archival and was within reach)

After I strategically placed my stamped flowers, I colored them in with markers by Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Pens and Martha Stewart Craft Dye Ink Markers.

                          Easy Peasy!! Ready to mount or send as a card!

                             Hope your day is filled with sun and flowers!


Hey gang- make sure to go over Artistcellar for the new stencil release by Jill K.Berry and they are having a bloghop...
          here are the links...
 May 9th - Artistcellar  www.artistcellar.com/wp

May 10th - Chris Cozen http://www.chriscozenartist.com/blog.html

May 11th - Jane Davenport  http://janedavenport.com/

May 12th - Orly Avineri http://oneartistjournal.com/

May 13th - Rachel Peterson Urista http://rachelurista.wordpress.com

May 14th - Jill K Berry - www.jillberrydesign.com 

Compendium of Curiosities3 Challenge - #1- Paint Marbling

  CC3C as it is named, is based on 
Tim Holtz's new book Compendium Of Curiosities Vol.#3  and is hosted over at Linda Ledbetter's challenge blog. 
 This is something new for me and I am excited to be taking part in it! 
I have recently found that when I enter these different challenges, I am opening myself up to do more techniques and trying more products,- pushing past that comfort zone- and you know what? I love the challenge- as well as the lessons learned! 
                 (make sure to click on the links to learn more)      

         Week #1 of CC3C  ~The challenge is Paint Marbling 
                       here is my piece (time piece that is! heehee)

 

I've added a close up so you can get a real good look at how beautifully the paint colors marbled and melded!

 It's cool how even though I did not use a green or orange, I still have those colors! 

 I used a piece of lightweight watercolor paper and applied black gesso before the marbling technique.

The colors used are Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Paints

in Picked Raspberry,Squeezed lemonade,Mustard Seed,Tumbled Glass Shaded Lilac,Peacock Feathers

The stamps I used are by Ranger/Tim Holtz-Stamper's Anonymous 

The time piece I have had for awhile and again, my mind fails me as to where I purchased it! Bad memory, but using up my stash! Gotta love that! 

thanks for stopping and this is where I'm linking up

#94

http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/04/cc3c01.html 

A day at the Circus

    The challenge this week over at  Sunday Postcard Art   is "CIRCUS"

      My background substrate is sketchpad weight paper with a myriad of colors of paint and ink; as this is a piece from an earlier play-day. 
   I ran the postcard size paper though my Cuttlebug, using a square inside a square template (not sure of real name) before adhering my ephemera.  
   The vintage graphics used are from Deviant Scrap/Tumble Fish Studio.   Some of the graphics I backed with cardstock for different thicknesses to give the card a 3-D appeareance. 
  Other products used on my postcard were
 Silks-Pink Azalea  and 
Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue in some of my favorite colors- Waterfall, Fruit Punch, Star Dust and Peacock. 
Have I ever said I love Stickles?Maybe once or twice-huh?heehee

                                             and now for a close- up of the fun!

      I'll be back this afternoon with another challenge piece-stop back and check it out! ")