Polly has given us a brilliant mixed media challenge today, we are to use texture paste through a stencil and colour it with brusho's.
The bones of these journal pages were started for a previous mixed media challenge that I didn't finish. They never looked right sitting side by side and I couldn't work out how to tie them together.
Pol's fun challenge solved that problem, I went berserk with lots of texture paste, brusho's and reinkers. By working across the book seam, it brought the girls together a bit more (you have to pretend that one of them does not have a head the size of an elephant).
My journal is very lumpy and bumpy so all the texture and warped pages look quite at home.
About the girls - they were printed on copy paper and coloured with Prismacolour pencils. Because I knew a lot of water and wet stuff would be used on the girls, I very firmly used a Prismacolour blending pencil to bring as much wax as possible to the surface.
I then used Jane Davenport paint pens and recoloured them. Basically the waxy layer of pencil acts as a sealed base coat for what ever comes next. Once the JD paint had dried I added more colour using pencils and distress inks.
I probably won't be leaving the house for a week...it will take that long for all the brusho and ink dyes to come off my fingers.
Thanks very much for looking.
Date: Friday, October 4, 2019 GMT Views: 1290
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Paper: images on copy paper, mixed media journal pages
Paper Size: Dylusions 9 x 12ish art journal
Ink: Dylusions, Brusho's, Distress inks. reinkers
Accessories: Prismacolour pencils, texture paste, white paint, Brusho's used to colour white paint and texture paste, Jane Davenport paint pens, inks as above, stencils, diecuts, washi tape, magazine scraps.
Techniques: Coloured pencils, fussy cutting, mixed media
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Mon, Oct 07, 2019 @ 8:33 AM
SO COOL, Susie!!! WHO CARES if anyone sees the dye on your fingers! Just exclaim, "I'm an ARTIST!" LOL This is REALLY NICE, Susie! LOVE these faces & ALL of the interesting paste you added with stencils! LOVE those eye lashes! I could look at this ALL DAY!!! ;)<3
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Mon, Oct 07, 2019 @ 1:30 PM
Holy moley lady! This is absolutely stunning!! The texture in unreal on this and oh those eyes! You're an amazing artist my friend and I'm always inspired when I can catch your work! HUGS
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Fri, Oct 11, 2019 @ 2:33 AM
Not sure how I missed these beauties! Wow. I so love these pages in your gorgeous journal. The texture paste is perfect and the girls are beautiful. Wonderfully done! Wow. Hugz
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Registered: August 9, 2019 Location: Cochrane, Alberta Posts: 80
Fri, Oct 11, 2019 @ 6:36 AM
Jaw-dropping gorgeous! Stunning mixed media art - you have such talent, Susie. Have you ever considered publishing collections of your work so the broader world can enjoy your creations?
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46783
Sat, Oct 12, 2019 @ 4:49 PM
Oh wow, these gals are gorgeous!!! You do faces and make-up so beautifully I wonder if you were a make-up artist!!
Love all the texture as well mate! These journal pages are amazing! BEAUTIFUL!
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