Since I've accepted the fact that there is no chance in H-E-double hockey sticks I'm going make the January 11 Sketchbook Project mail deadline, I've decided to slow down a bit! What's the rush, right!? I was starting to realize that once I finished the book, I wasn't going to want to give it up anyway. :-)
Here's page eight. The girls and I spent a day going through magazines cutting out images (did I tell you I am a magazine addict?), and Olivia spotted this heart-shaped leaf and gave it to me. I love purple and green together, so the purple was a must. I started the background with pink chalk ink and then covered it with purple acrylic paint smeared around with my fingers. The harlequins are a wood mounted rubber stamp in a pale taupe chalk ink, and the green hearts are from a hand made Alisa Burke stamp. The smaller dragonfly is a wood mounted stamp, and the larger dragonfly is a foam stamp. The Live Love Laugh and the flourishes are also wood mounted stamps. I much prefer foam stamps since they are so easy to clean! I accented with black and white Sharpie paint pens. I have become addicted to Sharpie paint pens...
4 comments:
I love your page layout! And how can I not; I'm such a purple lover. I like the glazed pink underpainting. I commend you for trying to hit the sketchbook deadline while having fun. Go Kelly, Go!
p.s. your magazine prize was dropped off Tuesday.
fabulous colors!!!
I plan on mailing my book tomorrow! It is been fun, but a lot of work.
just a few more pages in mine & I'm in he uk! Know what you mean about giving it up tho...
Happy new year!
love the page - so love the heart shaped leaf - nature has such wonderful surprises in it....and absolutely love purple...my fav...I am the same way - did a quick art journal (just a couple of pages) and did not give it to anyone....too much of me in it!lol
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