Friday, August 8, 2014

Nourish – Frida Challenge for Gauche Alchemy

Hey there!  I thought I’d share my project I did for the Frida Challenge over at Gauche Alchemy.  I went with an art journal spread I did based on a saying that has been attributed to Frida. It spoke volumes to me.

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First, I used three colors of jewel-toned mists to lay down a background. Then using Dina Wakley’s Swirl stencil and a baby wipe, I removed some of the color to give a shadow-effect. I then painted the left side with crackle paint, but it really didn’t take very well. Lesson learned……crackle and mists do not work well together.

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Next, I printed out a picture of Frida that I liked and adhered it to my page with matte gel medium. I then stamped the saying using Stampotique’s Type Alphabet, cut it out, adhered it to my pages and outlined with a yellow Sharpie paint pen.

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I outlined the pages using Art Anthology Dimensional Crystals in Guava and Red Corvette, then glued on half-pearls. The page is now finished and I liked the way it turned out. I honestly believe whatever doesn’t kill us, does nourish us.

Now it’s your turn! Let’s see what you can come up with for the challenge.

Until later…………..

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Art Anthology Summer CHA Release–My Stencil Design

Hello everyone.  Yep, I’ve been MIA for a while.  Just been super busy running the outstanding design team over at Art Anthology and doing a little designing for Gauche Alchemy.

Today, I wanted to shout from the rooftops that “I DESIGNED A STENCIL” and it’s being produced by the awesome Stayce DeWid over at Art Anthology!

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I am tickled pink that Stayce gave me this opportunity.  Thanks goes out to her from the bottom of my heart.
Now, if you would like to see the entire catalog with all the new releases (stencils, tools, and embedibles), click HERE.
Until later……………………………
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