Hello, my name is Jane

Good morning, Scrapping Clearly family.

it is a new weekend. 

a time of creativity, family, and possibly wine, but for now it is time for my weekly share.

week 15 - Surreal Portraits: create a surreal portrait of a fictional character

I started the journey thinking of using some book paper as the background. So, I went to my stash and found my 

I found this book ages ago and have been using it here and there. 

it is a collection of pieces from the Ladybird book of children - the makers of the famous Peter and Jane books.

I for one have fond memories of learning to read from these.. hahaha no I didn't. 

I have memories of being made to read out loud in front of others. They were very far from fond. 

ps. still have nightmares about that. 

pps. i think that's where my social anxieties come from.

I did start with sticking some book paper down and then layered some rice paper from the Lucky foundations - Aged Vine collection. 

but that didn't work because i couldn't see the book paper. 

so i added some more to the top. 

Then i searched the boys and girls book and chose the fictional character of Jane to create a surreal portrait of.

the surreal part was the hardest. 

i knew i was going to add a butterfly somewhere.

so i just layered and then used a stabilo all pencil to create an outline around the new figure. 

then finished it off with the words; Hello, my name is Jane. 

made from words from the book. 

I love the texture in the face for this. 

the legs are from a magazine 

i couldn't find a 'hello' anywhere but i had this clear sticker so i just stuck it on some book paper and wallah... 

you know that I also added some stitching to keep things consistent

Supplies:

• Lucky Findings Foundation - Aged Vine - rice paper
• Liquitex Matte Gel Medium
• Dress my craft - Transfer Me - Vintage Butterflies
• Me and My Big Ideas - stickers
• Stabilo All Pencil - Black
• Boys and Girls book 

Until next time

Live with Respect

Leanne xo