In January 3 of us got together at my house to paint papers. We'd paint part then pass it to the next person. This month we went to the next house and added to the papers with rubber stamps, pens, pastels, and stencils.
To this I added the rubber stamp spiral. It's one I made using kids' sticky backed foam on an acrylic block. It was cut with a decorative blade in the rotary cutter than curved into a spiral.
This is stamped in the green background with a plate I made from styrofoam left from the takeout box. I then inked around some of the small shapes with a silver gel pen. The silver one I seem to use over and over.
I have a commercial flower stencil that I use a lot-like flowers. Marking pens work well with stencils and don't make the mess paints do. However, when you wipe them off, more paint is transferred to whatever they are sitting on.
Marking pens through a stencil again. I was recycling old microfich film and cut the curves with an Exacto blade.
This one I liked so well that I didn't touch it. They will go in a book probably. The others were doing post cards, but I'm more likely to do fabric post cards.
The background is painted canvas done in a workshop with Elizabeth Busch-fun, a great teacher. The circle is free machine embroidery that was done on water soluble stabilizer. The butterflies were done and given to me by a dear friend. I've been hoarding them and using them on special pieces.
The exploded flower photo from a gardening catalog was the start of this one. I used a marker to complete the petals and a fine line one to do the radiating ribs. It's been a long time, since I did an exploding design, and this is the first one done in regular units instead of just randomly. I think it's not the last.
In the middle of the night Wednesday, I suddenly knew. Yesterday I quilted and finished it.
This one is from some leftover pieces that I just squared up and sewed together. I've had the machine embroidered butterfly(moth?) for ages and decided to stitch it on top by just stitching the main veins, so it is dimensional. The edge is yarn zigzagged in place.
It was a good class that I learned a lot in. Maybe now I'll do more with those paintsticks I just had to have.
I like this one best-do like to quilt circles. The idea of changing colors in different areas appeals.
The square grids were easy to stitch and would make a good background for more embellishment. The colors could be used to create depth.
To this I added the rubber stamp spiral. It's one I made using kids' sticky backed foam on an acrylic block. It was cut with a decorative blade in the rotary cutter than curved into a spiral.
This is stamped in the green background with a plate I made from styrofoam left from the takeout box. I then inked around some of the small shapes with a silver gel pen. The silver one I seem to use over and over.
I have a commercial flower stencil that I use a lot-like flowers. Marking pens work well with stencils and don't make the mess paints do. However, when you wipe them off, more paint is transferred to whatever they are sitting on.
Marking pens through a stencil again. I was recycling old microfich film and cut the curves with an Exacto blade.
This one I liked so well that I didn't touch it. They will go in a book probably. The others were doing post cards, but I'm more likely to do fabric post cards.
