Friday, 20 January 2012

More Doodling

As my regular followers will know I signed up for the free Strathmore Workshops. This week sees the workshop focus on creating your own background using found objects and acrylic paints. Here is what I used for my background:

Spotted this tape while looking for double sided tape and thought I might find something to do with it!!


Large Bubble wrap saved from my latest delivery of craft stash!


And a toilet roll!!
You will see I used some newly acquired Jenni Bowlin paint dabbers for my page.

The Artist Traci Bautista did some stamping with a homemade stamp but as I have a mountain of stamps thought the Tim Holtz ones would fit in with the theme.


The circles were stamped with Staz on Black and the star was stamped with Jenni Bowlin 'chicken feed' dye based inks.


Part Two comes next week to create a stylized face into this background. I am going to enter my page into the latest Raise the Bar challenge which has the theme 'Ring in the New Year' so lots of rings and circles.

6 Kind Comments:

scrappyjacky said...

This would be perfect with some She Art,Clare.

Kathyk said...

Splendid piece you've made with it and ingenious bits and pieces used too - will some of those items be used at craftathon?

Kathyk

Wanda Cullen said...

What a fabulous BG and just perfect for our rings/circles challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at Raise the Bar!

Louise said...

This is cool! I love the expression which has gone into it. That brick red paint really makes a statement- love it!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Creative artwork. Always fun to work with items not typically thought of to use. Thanks for entering Raise the Bar Ring in the New Year Circle challenge.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com
Guest Bar-Tender at Raise the Bar

~*Joni said...

Gorgeous work, did you do this for an art journal? Love the different ideas for backgrounds. Thank you so much for joining in on our Circles Challenge at Raise The Bar!
~*Joni RTB DT