Showing posts with label get arty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label get arty. Show all posts

Friday, 22 July 2016

The Prettiest Thing

Good Morning SC Peeps!
Peg here today to share some of my mixed media art, stepping in for Lisa while she is road trippin' down south to share her awesome artiness with others. 

I created this while away at retreat earlier this year. I LOVE retreats, time enough to clear my head of the mundane, immerse myself in a room full of amazing creative inspiration, and hang out with my tribe!

So, on a heavy weight cardstock (Bazzill Marshmallow) base I put this gritty black texture paste through this Prima stencil. I then did a Lisa-style rainbow vertically down the page using Ranger Dylusion sprays. The red splotches on the yellow and green come from putting my dried page face down on my messy mat to soak up excess spray.

To balance the black of the stencil I added some black stamping using mega bubble wrap and an Archival inkpad, these dry and stay put so no running when you wet it again. To draw the two sides of my piece together visually, I stamped with regular bubble wrap and yellow acrylic paint. 

I mounted my book quote on black card to help it stand out a bit and then sprayed the whole piece with gold shimmer (Perfect Pearls gold spray). Here is a close up of the quote so you can read it. I pick up super cheap pulp fiction at thrift stores to use for these, so much fun looking for good ones!

Thanks for coming by today, hope you have a colourful arty weekend, maybe play with one of our monthly challenges, or join our new tag swap, details in our FB group.

Til next time

Friday, 19 February 2016

Her Own Little Fairytale

Howdy Bloggers,Lisa Here, to share with you a page from my Art Journal.
Love the thickness and substance of the Dylusions Dyan Reaveley Journal.
Happy to say I recently purchased my 4th Journal,and love getting arty within the pages.
From my 1st Journal I can see my creative progression ,my growth and abilities improving.
I recommend everyone who doesn't have a working art Journal to purchase or make one.
This piece is titled : She Lives Life in her Own Little Fairytale.
I started with a simple head sketch and built up layers
with some fabulous Dylusions and Dina Wakley Paints,
some music sheets,a stabilo "magic" black pencil,black house paint and
 some prepared background pages completed the essential elements to this artwork.
Quirky flowers and a little black super fine Posca Uniball Pens to finish the piece.
 I hope your weekend is relaxing and creative.
 I am envious,12 work days in the next 14,with only Friday's off for creative time.
So Please Go Get Arty for me!