Art workings from those living at Day's End... That House at the end of the street where Creativity Lives.
We may all share a BAD case of ADAD (Attention Deficit Art Disorder)... but We're not suffering!
I wanted RINGS this year... but seeing as I fell down our stairs last week I've 'lost' a lot of time. Enter -Quick and Simple Git'er DONE- (on the cheap!) Strategy.
$3 Daytimer from Dollarama...
Fugggggly, but that's OK = NO Guilt on recovering. *wink*
Lots of pages and dividers...
May or may not get used as bases.
SCORE!
Pockets!!!
These will get used... fer sure.
Ta-Da!!!
Paper, Tape, Thicker numbers and a wee bit o'classy Bling later...
This is what you get.
Even was suuuuuper thrifty and flipped the wrap-label that came on it over, inked and used it in the other direction.
Waste-Not, Want-Not!
All of Cover
Inside Cover... almost done.
Front Cover
Front Cover and Spine
Inside Covers all Done!
The 'sweater' calender in the back is a screen saver image...
The Front calendar was a freebie, Thank-You Pinterest!
************ Update!!!! Published TWICE I will be getting published AGAIN when the shiny NEW issue comes out. 'Quotes Illustrated' by Lesley Riley will be republished by North Light, under the new title: Inspirational Quotes Illustrated. Due out: November 2014 *************** Quotes Illustrated is a beautiful collection of:
100 quotes,
Used to inspire 100 pieces of ART,
Created by 90 artists.
I feel very blessed to have 2 pieces included in this fantastic visual buffet!
HUGE Thank-You to Lesley Riley for the opportunity to take part.
Info below on how to order AND get a 20% discount when ordering before December 7th. Pay-Day is the 5th so I'll be ordering a bunch then! *bounce-bounce-bounce
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Message from Lesley Riley:
Quotes Illustrated is NOW AVAILABLE! Grab your copy now and a few more for gift-giving..
The book is available on Amazon (search my name) and in my CreateSpace e-store where I am offering a 20% discount just in time for holiday shopping.
If you are not in Ottawa and would like to help out there ARE ways, just contact the event host.
Quickie overview:
This is a fundraiser to
help Miranda get to an exchange program in Spain. She is super excited
to practice her Spanish living with a family there. She is also looking
forward to learning the momma's recipes! The school's
Principal is behind the plan to get Miranda to Spain. He has said if we
can raise at least $1,500 he will make sure she goes. Beside the bake and art sale, we'll be having a raffle.
I won't blather, there are TONS of pictures below that are worth a few 1000 words at least. ;)
Bit shiny today... forgot how glossy that brand of paint was, lol.
Lyrics used:
These are the days now that we must savor And we must enjoy as we can These are the days that will last forever and you've got to hold them, in your heart
It's been a loooong busy time moving into the New House and an even busier summer FULL of fun, foods and canning. I will be doing some updating on the New House and how we're geek-ify-ing each and every room later. We have a plan that will reach full fruition by the beginning of 2015. Oh yes, we have a PLAN! *evil cackle*
ah-hem... soooo, On with NaNoJouMo shall we?
Today's prompt is:
“Let It Be” — Superchic(k)
I choose to use some of the Lyrics...
We could believe in ourselves more
We could try for unique
Instead of trying to conform
We could defy what they tell us
Don't buy the lies they sell us
If we're brave we can believe in what we are
I'm also had BRAVE come to mind right away after dressing as Merida for Halloween last night.
It worked so that's what I did! The background was one of the papers I already had prepared and (as usual) I painted right over.
Scanned Image:
BONUS: The Costume :)
Pretty durn good for last-last day-of minute.
Summer is dwindling to a close and it's time to start coming indoors:
The garden is giving it's last, the canning is almost done (though is it ever done-done?), my four boys are back-to-school, the chill in the air is reducing time spent outside since these old bones get achy fast...
All of which means I have TIME now, not a lot, but still *some* and it's MINE.
Though I was sick with the 1st Back-To-School-Brought-Home-Bug the idea of wasting my *ME* time was NOT happening, so I settled down to get my cards completed for
Heard about this 3 years ago and was too shy in my abilities to go for it that year...
Last year I registered but had health issues for almost the entire summer so my limited energy was spent elsewhere...
This year:
I got it done!!!
HUZZAH!!!
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The topic this year is 'Favorite Song Lyrics'... not as easy as it sounds.
Eventually narrowed it down to:
"See The Art in Me"
From: Art in Me by Jars of Clay
Seemed very appropriate for this AND one of my all time favorite songs!
Made Mixed Media backgrounds on 14" X 17" Strathmore Bristol.
Base layers are some of the fug-ly pattern papers I keep around for Mixed Media, printed images from my Collage collection and a few die-cut items all attached with Gloss Gel Medium.
Top layers are Paint, Spray and Stencils.
Once they dried a few hours, LOTS of Yummy layers...
I cut the backgrounds down to 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" 'cards'
92 cards in total from 4 background sheets.
I made a template of a Face Silhouette with a printed image glued to some heavily waxed cardboard, a backing from a stencils package... waste-not, want-not!
Traced the stencil on each card with Broad Black Permanent Marker and colored around to make a 'Face Full of Art' on each card.
Each one is ~completely~ unique, each it's own piece of ART.
Then added the Lyrics on the front and my name, email, song choice on the back.
Voila!
90 Finished Cards
*Only ruined 2 with my shaky hands when tracing, not bad!*
Sending the 52 required cards (plus a few extra in case she needs them...)
AND I have some left to swap or send out in my own Happy Mail!
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9 stacks of 10 cards:
Some of the individual cards:
14" X 17" Mixed Media Background #1:
14" X 17" Mixed Media Background #2:
14" X 17" Mixed Media Background #3:
14" X 17" Mixed Media Background #4:
Finished 14" X 17" Mixed Media Backgrounds drying:
erm... yes... it was QUITE messy!
***BONUS!!!***
Smeared the leftover paints in 2 of my personal Art Journals for some pretty cool backgrounds (or starts of ones...) Waste-Not, Want-Not! *grin*
The Entire mess...
Including a page done in a Travelling Art Journal at the same time.
Cut 'Cards':
Adding the 'Face'...
Done on the left, Stencil over a card on the right:
Adding the Lyrics:
All Done! 30 cards seen.
Batch #1:
All Done! 30 cards seen.
Batch #2:
All Done! 30 cards seen.
Batch #3:
***Reader BONUS***
For making it aaaaaall the way to the bottom...
A Bunny Bottom!!!
Our House Bunny: Hope, was busy digging around under our Pantry Cupboards while I was gluing the Lyrics and Info on... TOO cute to not stop and take a picture of.
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The Artist...
"Birth certificates show when you were born, death certificates show when you died, scrapbooks show that you really lived." ~Unknown~
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