More Than Words Design Team work using the Word, "Enjoy."

Hello friends,

Before putting away all my supplies from my last design team project at More Than Words this month, I used the leftovers from the project to create this little tag. The spoon is a plastic cocktail spoon slathered with gesso and Finnabair's yummy yellow metallic acrylic paint.  I applied the same technique on the tag background that I used on my art journal Delight project... that technique really stands out on this little tag.   The pretty little micro beads on the spoon actually look like those delectable candied sprinkles.

Check out my fellow design team colleagues' projects and the challenge rules and prizes here.
You have until the end of September to post your art.

Come on over and join us at More Than Words Mini Challenge using the word, "Enjoy" on your mini project.

More Than Words - September Challenge - The word, "Delight" and a "Recipe."

I took the More Than Words creative challenge literally and designed an art journal entry with Grandma’s Southern Potato Salad recipe.  As a kid, I’d watch Grandma, mom, and my aunts prepare the salad in the kitchen because I enjoyed eating it so much.  Adding a written recipe in my art journal will remind me of the fun and delight at past family reunions with people that are no longer here to share the salad with us.

I found the decorative cutlery on Pinterest, printed them on paper and set them with Mod Podge on my journal page. A quick and easy alternative to adding an embellishment to your art journal pages.



Join us at More Than Words this month and enter and win some awesome prizes.   You can find us here.


More Than Words - August Mini Challenge, and the word, "Best"

Hi everyone!

Before putting away all my scraps and supplies from my Friends art journal project, I used the scraps to create this tag for the August Mini Challenge at More Than Words. This months word is, "Best" and you have until the end of the month of August to post your mini project on Facebook at More Than Words to win a prize.

The foundation of the tag was created with a piece of Blue Fern Studios scrapbooking paper because it holds up to the many layers of mixed media work. Some book pages were then adhered to the paper and gesso was applied on top of the book paper lightly so some of the print shows through.  A light application of stamping, paint drops and small embellies were added to finish up the tag.

You can find the Challenge information here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Scented Pages - Cobalt

Remember those scented pages from catalogs and magazines?  They would tell a story about the fragrance in the most poetic prose, and they would include a little section on the page that would say something like, “Rub wrist here,” and it would release the fragrance.   I used to collect such pages and every day on my way out of the front door, I’d grab one and rub it on my wrists.

 

Some fragrances were so good, I’d buy them, and others…not so fragrant.

I kept a few of the pages and while I was tossing some away, I got the idea to preserve their fragrance and their story in an art journal.

 

Here’s my first Scented Page, entitled “Cobalt.” 

I’m really inspired to create more and hope at the end of this creative journey, my art journal book will be scented as well.

The prose on this particular scented page from a catalog read the following:

Late on a steamy afternoon

at the Grand Bazaar,

inside a bin of silk remnants,

she discovered a dusty glass bottle

with a stunning cobalt stopper. 

Without hesitation,

she uncorked the bottle.

The air filled instantly with spice

and sensuality, romance and mystery….

 

See you next time dear friends.

EnVe Art = envelopes and art

A portmanteau is a combination of two words. Like "Bradgelina," or "Kimye."

EnVe Art is derived from the words, "envelope" and "art."

The challenge was to create on any color or size envelope of your choice,

and using a photo or idea from the Pre-Raphaelite period.

I chose Lady Lilith by Rossetti.

Here is a goldenrod colored 5.5 by 7.5 inch envelope.

Black gesso was slathered on the envelope, but just to enough

so that the goldenrod color would not disappear.

The photo was printed on computer paper and adhered to the envelope.

I extended Lady Lilith's gown using artist tissue paper and

added some depth using a watercolor pencil.

Some stamping was added to the photo and on the black

gesso so that it would look melded together.

This challenge was to create with Marie Antoinette.

The same size goldenrod colored envelope was covered with white gesso.

Actually, creating on envelopes is quite fun, and I am eagerly looking forward to the next challenge.

Thank you for stopping by, and let me know where I can find your Enve Art for inspiration.

More Than Words - August Challenge: The word, "Friends", and the creative challenge, "Circles"

Reuniting with friends some time ago,

reminded me of how happy and unencumbered we were in our 20’s. 

We traveled together, supported each other,

and could depend on one another. 

 My circle elements are in the shape of the photos

 and a design element on my art journal page.

 

Come on over to More Than Words

to find out how you

can win a fabulous prize

and share your work

with us.

See you there!

 

 

Mini Challenge at More Than Words this week- Use the word, "Fun" on a Card, Tag, or ATC

Hi all,

Before you clean up after you created some art this week,

how about using some of those leftover scraps on a card, tag or ATC

and submit it under the Mini Challenge at More Than Words (“MTW”).

Show us how you interpret the word “Fun” on a card, tag, or ATC.  

The prizes are awesome, the MTW people are Fun, and we’re waiting for you to join us too.  

The challenge runs through the end of this month,

and it is a Facebook challenge only so you must be a follower of MTW to enter.

  You can find the rules in more detail here.