While away, I traveled with a sketchbook I made with multimedia paper as a class sample. Figured I should use it! I also brought pens and pencils. I just purchased Derwent Color soft (markdown at AC Moore from $70 to $16!!!! WOWZA!!!) and some inktense pencils, both I had not used. I also had a mix of Derwent watercolor and regular, prisma watercolor and regular and Portfolio regular and watercolor. I made a few sketches-had less time than I thought I would! Here is my sad Medusa. Her face is watercolor and regular colored pencils that I use on my dolls. The large snake with the white ridge is inktrnse and the remaining snakes are color soft (which I really like so far) and my old prisma/Derwent/portfolio pencils. I blended the Inktense with a slightly damp makeup sponge. I may do the sane to thr rattlesnake using mineral spirits but afraid that will sink into thr paper. So far, the paper has not bled at all- not the ink pens or the water. After looking at the finished product, I know why I don't enjoy sketching! Next one Is a collage of papers I collected. Want to see how glue affects the paper.
Second book cover from the new die. Just have to figure out how to make the pages. Chipboard cover covered with paper towels, you can see what's left behind the book, that were created when I was plating with the gelli plate. I then stenciled over, added some crackle paint, inca gold rubs and gilders paste and done. The row houses are from the spellbinders die, and the larger house is clay, sentiment stamped on green tissue and glued on. Bird and flowers are also clay, molds and cutter from The Artsy Soul, visit their site, http:// www.theartsysoul.com. They also have an ebay store! Here are some pics of the covers inside (with the dots) and out in progress. My idea of sky on a cloudy day as seen through the skylights in my studio.
Where to start! Lots do Sizzix dies. Have been wanting that album die since it came out! Also like the new gears die and it is a steel cut so it will cut metal and chipboard! New Gelatos color is Stampunk and includes two metallics! I wanted the Spellbinders die-thought it would make a great crown and it says will cut metal. Will try it on a soda can. Also bought new bezels from Craftfantastic.com. New heart shapes, double ringed ovals and small dot edged rounds. Also ordered small hearts in silver and bronze. Couldn't resist the little houses die. Also bought one of the kits to shape paper flowers. Had to try the album die so collaged some chipboard, added color with Gelatos and cut out. The butterflies are from a napkin, also used pages from an old romance novel, edged with Bronze Distress Stain and spattered with gold metallic paint. Found out the hard way, decorative side down! So had to reinforce the inside and recut. Here is the album open. Going to add a clay or metal butterfly. Add frame pages held in with buttons for pics. Better view of the die too. Going to make another with houses.
