This is for Polly's fun mixed media challenge to use fibres. I know I have a stash of gorgeous coloured fibres and ribbons.....somewhere! I did scrounge a few strips of spidery white fibre in my flowers stash, so yay...I can join in.
This is a photo copy of a line drawing sketch page in the Happy Hour Art Journal 'Whimsical Girls" A4 sized book by Jane Davenport. I printed onto copy paper, then coloured with Prismacolour pencils, Zest it pencil blend and highlighted with Copics.
I was thrilled to bits to read on the second page of the book that permission is granted to photocopy content for the personal use of the retail purchaser. How cool is that!
I know that SCS has a "be nice" policy, so I won't tell you what I really feel about some of the restrictive "Angel Policies" that several stamp companies have. Sometimes I feel like we need permission to sneeze and stamp at the same time!
After fussy cutting the girls, I searched through my art journal for a suitable background. This pink double page was made using gesso, then various pink acrylic paints and squirted with pink Dylusions ink and spritzed with water. I applied everything to the right hand page and quickly closed the book, applied pressure, then peeled the two pages apart.
You can see where the pages got stuck together near the spine, it tore a bit, but it's no biggie, it just adds texture. I added a washi tape border, some text and dotty stamps. This journal is just for the fun of it and I'm having lots of fun.
Thank you for looking and I hope you have a happy, inky weekend.
Date: Friday, August 9, 2019 GMT Views: 1347
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 7:26 AM
Of course we LOVE it!! Those girls are the cutest and wow, you are such an artist! You make them dimensional in their faces and their clothes are pleated wonderfully! Your bg is gorgeous of course! You always make the best bgs!!!! My painty bg are still in my stash because I'm so one minded...I always think, "well that will be hard to stamp on" LOL! I keep forgetting to stamp, color and fussy cut whatever onto those bgs!
This is gorgeous sistah Susie and they look like 3 adoring sisters. Brilliant!
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 7:34 AM
Awesome....every inch!!!
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 7:57 AM
Your coloring on these girls just amazes me!! WOW! I absolutely love the texture you've achieved with the fibers!! What a brilliant mixed media art piece my friend! TFS!!
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Registered: March 30, 2008 Location: Somewhere between the Shire & Mordor! Posts: 4642
Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 8:17 AM
Susie, your coloring adds THE PERFECT TOUCH to make these girls POP off the page! I think it the smooth strokes of the pencil, against the artsy background! BEAUTIFULLY DONE!!!!!! ;) That journal sounds like FUN!!! ;)<3
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 8:07 PM
Susie, this is absolutely fabulous!!!! Your coloring knocks my socks off. I presume fashion designing is your next career! I love the accents on their clothes and in their hair.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2019 @ 5:06 AM
Their faces are so wonderful and all your sweet details are amazing, Susie. I so love everything you make girl. Hugz
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