Hello everyone, sorry I haven't been around much for the start of this year. Hopefully, I am now back on track and will be posting and visiting you all very soon. Thanks to everyone who left comments for my last post - the tag at Artful Times. They were much appreciated and I'm glad you liked the piece.
Today I have made a piece for the new Alpha Challenge at the Craft Barn. The challenge will last the year (I believe) and for each challenge a new letter will be given with which to create. Pop over to the Craft Barn blog for further details as I think it will be fun!
I've chosen the option to use a dictionary inside which my creations will be produced - there are other ways you can join in but I like the idea of using a discarded book and the challenge of keeping my creations as flat as possible - not an easy task for me at all!
Here's the dictionary I bought in a local charity shop:
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I really wanted to find an old version with a lovely hard cover but, in the four local charity shops, this was the only one available.
Here's my first spread using the letter V which we were given for the first challenge:
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Today I have made a piece for the new Alpha Challenge at the Craft Barn. The challenge will last the year (I believe) and for each challenge a new letter will be given with which to create. Pop over to the Craft Barn blog for further details as I think it will be fun!
I've chosen the option to use a dictionary inside which my creations will be produced - there are other ways you can join in but I like the idea of using a discarded book and the challenge of keeping my creations as flat as possible - not an easy task for me at all!
Here's the dictionary I bought in a local charity shop:
I really wanted to find an old version with a lovely hard cover but, in the four local charity shops, this was the only one available.
Here's my first spread using the letter V which we were given for the first challenge:
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| For my letter V I chose the word 'Visage' and have left it uncoloured in the bottom left hand corner of the left page. I have also used an arrow to link the definition on the right page with the printed text on the left. You can see the effect in the next photo: |
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| I used a variety of stamped faces for my images including Lynne Perella, Oxford Impressions and one which I can't remember! The background on both pages was created with two stamps, two masks and distress inks. |
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| I die cut the letters for the word and treated them with several techniques including resist stamping and inking until I was happy with them. |
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| The definition word was stamped in various directions on the facing page with the chosen word in the centre. In some areas I used a white pen and some gold pen can be seen in others on some of the main stamping. Thanks so much for looking and if you like it, please do leave a comment as I love to read them all. |