This week's challenge was to try a new tangle created by Erin Olson called Charlie - instructions here. I've seen some amazing art created with it in the Diva's blog! Check it out; it is worth it! I'm always so inspired by all the creativity!
After another day of looking for a job (hardest job I have ever had!!), my mind was spent, so it was time to relax a bit and try this new challenge. I'm not thrilled with it, but... it will have to do for now :) (ATC size this time)
In the last couple of weeks I have been saving some junk mail and using it to paint backgrounds. I have lots of painted papers created with many different techniques, but unfortunately they are in storage at the moment, so... needed to create some new ones. With limited supplies as well, this has been a challenge, but a very fun one. During one of my short breaks (sometimes as short as 10 minutes), I will gesso a piece, or paint it, or stamp it, or add some doodles. Little by little my stack of junk mail is becoming quite a colorful and interesting collection of painted papers.
So... having my great-niece's 4th birthday party last Sunday, I grabbed some of these painted papers and made her a card. I had a lot of fun with it, as you can tell! The houses open and the sky and clouds are on the inside of the card. The sky is actually a piece of tissue paper.
Meet Rainbow
As I mentioned last week, I made another bunny. This one was for Rowan (the now-4-year-old great-niece), and they met last Sunday. Within a minute, the bunny had a name: Rainbow :). This one was much easier to make than the first one as I didn't have to undo and redo pieces of it quite as many times :)
Your tile is gorgeous, I like the 'move' in it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheerful and lovely trio of art you have shared here. I absolutely adore the houses card...it's one I would love to make - and to receive! Great tile and Rainbow is a poppet. All the best with the job search.
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Thank you so much, Annie! The house card turned out unusually colorful :) and I was really happy with it. Thanks, again, for all your wonderful comments and best wishes.
DeleteAll three are so lovely! Especially I like your house card! It´s gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, LonettA! It is cheerful :)
DeleteLike your use of Charlie. Unique shading on 'Nzeppel to make it look wavy. I do not think I have seen that before.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donald! I really enjoy learning new things, and after a while, more often than not, I end up doing my own thing. I think that shape called for a wavy 'Nzeppel, so... glad it does show as I intended. :)
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