poor neglected blog!
not really, i guess, it just feels that way, because i keep thinking of so many things i want to post, and i never seem to find the time! this week i've got a bunch of stuff to finish up for swaps, so once those are all received, i'll have some more eye candy for you.
in the meantime, check out the contest going on at ten two studios! every day a piece of artwork will be posted by one of the design team members, and if you comment on it, you're entered in to win a 6 month subscription to "the monthly muse". she's giving away 14 subscriptions total, one for each day, and I WON ONE!! soooo exciting!
there are still 12 more subscriptions to go, so check it out! and the projects are really cool, i LOVE the one for today!
as well as the contest, they're also doing their usual holiday printables download, for valentines of course! every day until the 14th, a new image file will be uploaded. they're not entirely free, since they're linkware, but really, is a link so much to ask? ;)
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Showing posts with label countdown. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Thursday, June 5, 2008
it's countdown time again! and another ancestor piece!
lisa voltrath is doing a countdown for fathers day, the link is HERE. they're linkware, as usual, so don't forget to post the link somewhere before downloading them! the first page is up, and damn, they're cute! i can't decide if my favourite is the little boy with the huge cowlick (it looks like a faux hawk!), or the two little sailor boys. so cute!
also, one of the altered ancestor pieces i sent out last week has been received!
this piece is a bit simpler in appearance than some of the ones i've done, but i really couldn't find anything else to add! i like the simplicity of it, actually.
it's a base of heavy weight cardboard painted with a mixture of pink acrylic and golden acrylic gel medium (regular gel) . before the mixture dried, i wrote the word love in it and textured it a bit. after it was dry i painted it with a wash of red paint, so that the colour would pool in the writing and the texture. it worked pretty well, though i kinda wish i'd had more texture over the main part of the body. i altered the photo of the recipients grandparents as teenagers to make it shades of red and pink before printing it, then glued it onto the background. i then used my big bite crop-o-dile to punch the holes in a heart shape before embroidering a chain stitch in raspberry coloured satin cording. i'd been dying to do some embroidery like this, so i was excited to try it! i wish the big bite had a bit bigger opening - the cardboard was almost too thick to fit!
also, one of the altered ancestor pieces i sent out last week has been received!
this piece is a bit simpler in appearance than some of the ones i've done, but i really couldn't find anything else to add! i like the simplicity of it, actually.
it's a base of heavy weight cardboard painted with a mixture of pink acrylic and golden acrylic gel medium (regular gel) . before the mixture dried, i wrote the word love in it and textured it a bit. after it was dry i painted it with a wash of red paint, so that the colour would pool in the writing and the texture. it worked pretty well, though i kinda wish i'd had more texture over the main part of the body. i altered the photo of the recipients grandparents as teenagers to make it shades of red and pink before printing it, then glued it onto the background. i then used my big bite crop-o-dile to punch the holes in a heart shape before embroidering a chain stitch in raspberry coloured satin cording. i'd been dying to do some embroidery like this, so i was excited to try it! i wish the big bite had a bit bigger opening - the cardboard was almost too thick to fit!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
valentine's countdown!
it's that time again!
lisa voltrath is offering a valentine image countdown here!
it's not technically free, but the best thing to it! it's linkware, which means that you just have to post a link to it on your blog or website, and then you can download them. no problemo!
lisa voltrath is offering a valentine image countdown here!
it's not technically free, but the best thing to it! it's linkware, which means that you just have to post a link to it on your blog or website, and then you can download them. no problemo!
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