Showing posts with label Heritage Contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heritage Contest. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Heritage Artwork
I was extremely productive this weekend. Finished scanning all kinds of stuff, finished all the artwork for mingles & ATC's that are becoming due. And last night I got up after watching a bit of TV and finished the first of my 2 broadsides. While working on it I got a flash for the 2nd one. So I went to bed thinking I'd get up in the morning and start fresh. Well lo and behold, the thought wouldn't let me sleep, so I got up in the middle of the night and finished that one too. Went back to bed at around 5am. My brain was still mulling things I wanted to get finished this weekend. So I got up early, around 8 am. and everything is uploaded to my web site and things are matted and framed. I'm extremely happy. Now if I had my Zutter right now I'd be making little journals and things. Just click on the links below to go to the individual pages on my site to see the other pics and descriptions etc. Enjoy.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Heritage fair - 2 cards
Well I have just finished my 2nd card for the Heritage Fall Fair Contest. I'm very happy with it. It's got nice interactive elements to it and is a folded pocket type 2 signature page card. I used Arches Text Wove and did a background treatment to it in yellows, oranges & browns, touch of green. & sprinkled salt. It's got fibers and beads and lots of quotes. Sorry I can't post a pic of it till the end of August.
The first card is one of my slip and slide booklet cards. done with stiff (from wide belts I think). I bought this stuff maybe 15 years ago in a bunch of colors, when wide fabric type belts were in fashion. It was stuffed in my sewing basket which I barely use anymore, but I was looking for something else and came across it. Said I had to do something with it. I'm very pleased with it too. Cut out some of the pages in a leaf pattern. Added shading to the stiff using Perfect Medium and chalk colors. Colored pencils work fabulously on it for the calligraphy. What's also nice is it doesn't tear at the edges. Phenomenal stuff.
I'm a hoarder. I do use my stuff eventually. If I throw someting away, sure enough I will need it within that same week. And no doubt it would be extremely expensive to purchase more. So that "27" rule doesn't work for me.
The first card is one of my slip and slide booklet cards. done with stiff (from wide belts I think). I bought this stuff maybe 15 years ago in a bunch of colors, when wide fabric type belts were in fashion. It was stuffed in my sewing basket which I barely use anymore, but I was looking for something else and came across it. Said I had to do something with it. I'm very pleased with it too. Cut out some of the pages in a leaf pattern. Added shading to the stiff using Perfect Medium and chalk colors. Colored pencils work fabulously on it for the calligraphy. What's also nice is it doesn't tear at the edges. Phenomenal stuff.
I'm a hoarder. I do use my stuff eventually. If I throw someting away, sure enough I will need it within that same week. And no doubt it would be extremely expensive to purchase more. So that "27" rule doesn't work for me.
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