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Showing posts with label Painted Papers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painted Papers. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Book Covers



I finally got around to making my journal covers, The front is Gunmetal Crystal Organza, layered over Velvet, with a stamped heart on Velvet in the middle,The back is a mix of fabrics, and I plan on adding some imagery on the blank square.I still have to decide how to finish my edges, and I have made a start on the rug hooked spine.
I can't make the signatures yet as I am under strict instructions not to tear up my papers until I have scanned them, My son was home at the weekend and loved the paint effects and wants them for his texture collection, he uses lots of layers in Painter and Photoshop.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Having a ball






Well, the last two days I have had a great time organising my fabrics, arranged them all in colour order rather than type. I used to hunt everywhere for matching fabrics, hopefully this will keep me more organised,Ha
I have even thrown some away, okay they were only teeny tiny scraps, but its a start.
another little pile is going for recycle.
BUT, this morning I painted papers, I am on a high and if I had a room the size of a barn. I would be still painting.
The book that Lynda (Purple Missus)
made for me, based on Traci Bautista's books, set my mind racing, I had just bought Traci's book 'Collage Unleashed' and loved it, and being able to hold Lynda's book made it fall into place,
I have mixed up some Dylon cold water dyes, which I always use for colouring my pages, cheaper than ink, and gathered embossed wallpapers,and kitchen roll, but decided today I was in Metallic mood, tried watering down my Paint Magic ( Jocasta Innes) metallic's, but the paint is such a thick consistency even watered down the paper towel wouldn't absorb the paint, so decided to paint, scrape, splash and dab my paint onto white and black papers, I covered both sides, and the photo's don't show the subtleties of all the colours, I used silver, gold, copper, zinc, and ice blue. now they are all dry, I am going t collect some fabrics for this afternoon, paint them ready for the stamping and printing.
I wish I could lock myself in my room for a week.