I'm your hostess in the Color Challenge this week, and I've picked four colors for us to work with: Just Jade, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue and Melon Mambo. The dessert option this week is Flowers.
This art journal stuff can get pretty addictive!
I started out by spraying a 6" x 6" sheet of watercolor paper with three shades of Oxide spray: tumbled glass, cracked pistachio, mustard seed, then sprayed the whole thing with water to move the colors around a bit. When it was dry, I stamped the flower image and the greeting onto the page with black archival ink and stamped the flowers again on another piece of watercolor paper.
I broke out my brand-new Karin Pro Markers, and I must say I love them! I colored the stems and leaves on the main page, and then colored the flowers on the separate piece. When the flowers were dry, I fussy cut them out.
I should hasten to say that I didn't cheat on the purple color! I used my glass media mat to scribble some blue and pink from the markers, mixed them together with a water brush, and painted with the resulting purple color.
I added some splashes of white paint to the page, then shaped and glued on all the flowers. Added a few gems and today's date.
Registered: June 3, 2006 Location: In my "She Shed Tornado Shelter" Posts: 4010
Mon, Mar 01, 2021 @ 7:54 PM
Barbara, this is definitely a work of art! Brilliant idea of combining your colors to create the purple! You have my vote for the contest for sure! Good luck, I'm confident this one is a winner!
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Registered: January 7, 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 42759
Mon, Mar 01, 2021 @ 8:22 PM
Barb, this is exquisite. That background and all that fussy cutting, girl! Thank you for the warm welcome. I am so happy to be invited to play for the month of March.
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Registered: October 9, 2007 Location: Caroline, WI Posts: 1279
Tue, Mar 02, 2021 @ 4:39 AM
OMGOODNESS Barbara!!! This is outstanding ❣️ I love the bright and beautiful colors and the sentiment fits so perfectly. What a blessing and smile this will bring to its recipient . Just gorgeous!