I believe this is way out of the box for me. Although, I am in it. This would have been a good one to photo in progress. Well, since I didn't, I will tell you about it.
I have to start with the fact that I had a miniature hissy-fit before going home. Escape to ART. The first thing I did was paint a glaze of matte medium with a little flesh color in it. I'm still staring at a blank page. So I pick up a stamp and stamp it four times on the page with acrylic paint. My brain is amused at how symmetrical I did that. I pull out my "Stash Book" and browse. I need diamonds. Yes, these will do but I added my new little diamond stamp on top. I lay them on the page. OMG, it is still symmetrical. I dig a little deeper in the upstairs attic and decide that I am trying to get stuff (
insert hissy-fit) back in order, lined up, straight, done with, and over.
Between the
h-f and going home, I stopped by my friends, the one that has more toys than me. We talked about using pattern tissue and I said I was planning to try it soon. And she also shared a couple of stamps with me.
(OMG, she has soo many) . So, I thought now might just be a good time to try the pattern tissue. I don't know where this page is going. Why not?
The first thing I did was cut the strip that has lines and text and glued it down along the left side. I guess I sort of fixed the symmetrical thing! At this point I hadn't glued the diamonds down yet but I was sure were they were going. I liked the pattern tissue. It is tuff. I tear off some more with numbers and text "9 Back Lining (Jacket)" This is the exact moment that I knew that my page was about Time. But for some reason, 9 o'clock was not the right time. OK things might still be a little upside down; but, I tell you I am over the h-f.
The clock face was one of the stamps that I borrowed from my friend. Do you think maybe that was rolling around upstairs in the attic? Tim passed through and told me I needed purple on the page. So, I added that. Kept adding more bits of tissue and layers of gold glaze and then aged it with brown. The journaling, "Time is on my list of favorite things and My Mother's Clock and Quiet Moments and Little Houses and Doodeling". And there you have it. My session in and out of the box...with me.PS do go over to see Jeanne's first page.
The first thing they had to do was go to the mailbox and check for mail. Hee hee. They got mail!
The mailbox clue sent them to find a word game to play.
The word game sent them back out to find another clue etc etc etc.
They found the loot and took it back inside to count and divide.
Everybody went home with a little bit of loot.
We had so much fun making the flip flops and they were a big hit. Aubrey pooped out because we did this late at night Thursday after they had a big day sight seeing.
Look what came in the mail this week. The swap that I participated in with Artsymama. My brother and family also arrived from AZ and we are playing. Will show later.
I believe this is way out of the box for me. Although, I am in it. This would have been a good one to photo in progress. Well, since I didn't, I will tell you about it.
You know the little Photo Brag Books that have top loading plastic pockets? Well here is what I use one for. When I get done with a page or project and have little do-das left over. I just stuff them in these little pockets. It is really handy then to browse through when some little something is needed. Just sharing.
I keep them right handy in front of my work space. I have several loaded with postage stamps that my Mother saved for me in the sixties and seventies. She worked in a mail room that received mail from all over the world. I'm not a stamp collector so now I have something to do with them. I am so lucky and grateful.
Here is my page about my love for ART, Monet and Gustav Klimt. I think it is quite beautiful. Regal. I was inspired to use Christi's creative prompt that she offers in this post. I used purple and gold tissue paper, gold and purple paint. Also used a little strip of gold from a candy wrapper.
