Monday, September 12, 2011

A new challenge at Tiddly Inks: Art journal Challenge



Hola, mis amigos!  I took a little blogging break.  Did you miss me?  HA!  I didn't think so ;D  Actually, it was completely unintentional.  The week was on full-tilt on the "busy" scale and before I knew it, the weekend was here.  And speaking of the weekend, I want to say a big "thank you" to the wonderful group of folks who joined me in my Tim Holtz inspired Halloween card class on Saturday.  I had a great time and I'm hoping you did, too ;D  You rock!

It's Tuesday and that means that we have a new Tiddly Inks challenge up at bat.   This time we're asking you to share your Art Jounal inspired projects.  Mixed media is the name of the game and there are no rules.  Be sure to check out the cool projects created by my teammates over on the TI challenge blog.  While you're out and about in Blogland, stop by Christy's blog and see what she is up to, as well.

For my project, I covered a small flat canvas with papers I cut from a book, then I taped off geometric shapes using some Eclipse Tape I had picked up at a craft show many moons ago.  Next, I sponged on various Distress Inks to give it some pizzazz.  At this point, I wasn't feeling it yet, so I opted to swipe some Faded Jeans DI directly onto the canvas.  I still wasn't quite there, so I added drops of Fired Brick and Peeled Paint DI Refill to my craft sheet, spritzed it with water and laid the canvas in this soupy, colorful mess.  Finally, it was starting to take shape.  Next, I randomly stamped bold dots in Memento Tuxedo Back Ink, then I swiped a bit of gold acrylic paint on the edges and in various spots on the canvas.  Lastly, I added some dimensional lacquer to the corners and sprinkled them with glitter.  The finishing touches are the myriad of Tiddly Inks images I used to put the scene together.  I acquired the house, tree, and moon a while back, and now, for the life of me, I can't find them on the site, even though I know they're still there.  I did, however, find a link to the lovely Tainted image.  My goal was to NOT spend hours coloring the images, so I gave myself only 15 minutes to color everything.

I have to apologize for the crummy photo.  I suppose I have been working my Ott Lite to death as of late, because it finally gave up on life and took it's last breath over the weekend.  Actually, I think the bulb just burned out, but that's not nearly as dramatic as thinking that it might have willingly thrown in the proverbial towel.  Oh well, time to make a trip to JoAnn's for a new one to get me through until new bulbs arrive via the Internet.

Lots of stuff going on this week, so be sure to check back often.  Until then, stay crafty!

15 comments:

  1. what a fabulous scene and the colour of her hair are looking great sheryl.

    greetings karin

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  2. oooooooooh wow!! this is just awesome, i love the colours and the tiddlies look fabulous!!
    huge hugs Lou xxx

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  3. hee hee Love your blog post - and this art journal page totally rocks. LOVE IT!!!!! So colorful!

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  4. Sorry to hear about your light, must be catching, my camera seems to be acting goofey.

    Love this so much. I would hang it on my wall. Love the technique too, so jealous, I have to get my hands on some more mediums. I don't have re-inkers, or sprays or such, but they are now on my list.

    This is exactly how I would envision using inkers and such, or should I say how I would want mine to turn out. Way to go on the 15 minute image colouring, that would be a challenge for me.

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  5. Love it, and the background is so Tim! Fabulous piece of art!

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  6. I love this piece of art, you've created! That house is so perfect with the Tiddly Inks image!!
    Hugs, Mom

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  7. Fabulous page Cheryl! I love the green hair, so pretty. I love how you added all those bookpages.

    Hugs,
    Larissa

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  8. Wow Cheryl this is fabulous. Your coloring is always amazing and I love the scene you made. Just wow!

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  9. Amazing, Cheryl! Love the depth of color you've created by layering your inks and stuff like that. Fabulous background for Tainted. Love, love, LOVE this! xxD

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  10. OH Cheryl I did miss you and your fabulous creations! I love your page!! This is gorgeous - the combination of tainted with house and moon are perfect! Gorgeous colors too!
    Hugs,
    M

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  11. This is soooo Tiddly-fabulous!!! I adore the colour of her hair it makes the whole page pop!!! The whole thing is amazing!!

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  12. Oooh this is divine Cheryl! I love the bright colours and that moon is fab! Absolutely stunning creation!


    Arabella

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  13. This is just so amazing! How cool how you put this journal together! I love everything about it!

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  14. Cheryl - this must be hanging in your studio space I HOPE because it is STUNNING!! I love all of the bits of love that went into this. The distress inks are gorgeous...I love the bold polka dots and the gold edging. Perfect choice of images and, as always, colored to a "T"!

    STUNNING my friend...simply divine!!

    XOXO

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