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Art - It does a body good!: September 2013
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Friday, September 20, 2013. This week's challenge is about using 2 types of paint on a project. Product choices like Smooch, acrylic paint, watercolor, gesso, ink, etc. meet the challenge. Here's a project I did for something else that also meets this challenge. I made this using Distress inks and blending foam, then stamped the butterflies in acrylic paint. The sentiment is simply heat embossed in a delicate yellow to coordinate with the sun. Ta for now,. Thursday, September 5, 2013. Slather on a layer ...
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Art - It does a body good!: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012. A Zen Frame of Mind. Since I'm living in a tiny bedroom, I've got a bit more time but fewer supplies. I'm really getting pleasantly reacquainted with my zen doodling. Here are a few items I've created since being fired as a wife. Modern Cube Zen doodle. I learned Linda at the Tangle Patterns. There are 9 patterns in this one, and you can see the credits at this link. Thanks so much for stopping by - I am thrilled you came to visit! Ta for now,. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bunny m...
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Art - It does a body good!: April 2014
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Friday, April 4, 2014. It's that time again! We have a new mixed media challenge over on SCS. This week, Birgit has challenged us to make brightly colored tulips with our mixed media supplies. We've had about a week of dreary grey skies and very little rain, so I was ready for pretty flowers and bright colors. I hope you'll take a few minutes to play this weekend - you deserve some fun! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note, especially if you have a question. Enjoy! Stamps: GKD Stenciled Spring, SU!
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Art - It does a body good!: Slow Down and Enjoy the Colors
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Monday, March 24, 2014. Slow Down and Enjoy the Colors. Click any image and you can scroll through them. Well, have you? I'm trying to. We are finally getting into a rhythm here, and it's nice. So I'm trying to remind myself that some things can wait a few extra minutes or even a day. I want to focus on 'feeling' each minute instead of rushing through. I want to remember to do it NOW. There's no time like the present, right? The centerpiece for the kites is cut from my table protector layer of butcher pa...
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Art - It does a body good!: August 2013
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Friday, August 30, 2013. Go on - Be a DRIP. Today's mixed media challenge on Splitcoast Stampers (SCS). Is to cake on any color medium and add water to make it drip and run. I started with the cast-off from a die I cut in ivory cardstock, added thick acrylic paint (Golden's fluid acrylics) with water to make it run down the cardstock. I cut the cast-off down to ATC size (2.5 inches by 3.5 inches). Ta for now,. Friday, August 23, 2013. This week's challenge is by Birgit. Here's what I created:. The image ...
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Art - It does a body good!: January 2014
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Thursday, January 30, 2014. It's time again for another Mix-Ability challenge. Over on Splitcoast, and I'm hosting this week! Here's a close-up detail:. This week we are all about the LAYERS! I love layers, almost as much as I love bacon! This is a project in progress photo for another page I did not long ago. You can see the raw texture paste through stencil in the corners, bits of paper, paint, stamped images and book text. I follow the same process, generally, just putting things on the page until...
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Art - It does a body good!: Thinking Tulips
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Friday, April 4, 2014. It's that time again! We have a new mixed media challenge over on SCS. This week, Birgit has challenged us to make brightly colored tulips with our mixed media supplies. We've had about a week of dreary grey skies and very little rain, so I was ready for pretty flowers and bright colors. I hope you'll take a few minutes to play this weekend - you deserve some fun! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note, especially if you have a question. Enjoy! Stamps: GKD Stenciled Spring, SU!
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Art - It does a body good!: February 2013
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Sunday, February 3, 2013. It's been a long road, but finally, the ArtLab is functional! It's still a bit of a train wreck, but I can get to all of my wonderful toys! Some friends of mine from the author side of my life decided we needed to form a small sub-group to work on a different brand of creativity. We had our first Google Hangout today. It was supposed to last about an hour, but we didn't close out until FOUR hours later! It was a LOT of fun! 7x10 inch Mixed Media Canson journal. I came up with my...
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Art - It does a body good!: August 2012
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Thursday, August 23, 2012. I'm Back in Black (and white). I've been busy. Really I have. I've been working on the studio, and working on projects with limited supplies. A pen, some paper, a couple of Copic markers:. Has been providing starting strings for us to use to doodle. All the patterns I used have been credited to their designer on my Twitter feed. I love doing this because it frees my mind to dream up new ideas. Yep, a busy bee. See you soon! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). IFJM Artists, 2011.
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Art - It does a body good!: Homemade Gelli
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Sunday, December 29, 2013. Gelli plates are all the rage right now, but they are a little too expensive for my pocketbook. Ole Santa didn't leave me enough after I paid for the gifts. So this is the method I chose. I picked up an inexpensive ($5) covered 9x13 cake pan. The cover will help me store it without the risk of critters, dust, or bunneh hair falling into it. Gently loosen the gel from the edges of the pan, place a piece of sturdy material (glass, plexiglass, plastic, etc.) over the pan and i...
