She’s not doing the Polka but her name is Dot. Surrounded by circles and spheres she’s caught a flower in her hand and now has something to put in her vase at home. This pink and blue little blessing was a very fun painting to put together. I used so many different mediums and ephemera. I started with a pink background and used pen caps dipped in various colors of paint to stamp “bubbles.” Adding blobs of acrylic paints and dripping rubbing alcohol on them helped them to chase across the wooden canvas making interesting patterns that peek through the tissues, glittering circles, mini gold-rimmed stickers, and opaque white flakes. I used a pink Kleenex for the pink layered “paper.” The collage paper is something new I picked up a few weeks ago, it’s actually got a sticky back to it so it’s simply cut and peel! I gave her a 20′s style headband and topped it with a matching flower. To finish this off I dripped pearly crayons onto it and added a few rhinestones to give her extra girly bling. She’s ready for varnish and a picture hanger… and then she’ll be ready for a new home.

I did the majority of this journal entry while laying on the couch last night in front of the air conditioner. Before hitting the sofa I glued a page from the phone book into my journal…then grabbing a huge mug of ice and poured some Mountain Dew into it…. I was ready to set out sketching. Instead of using colored pencils for her face I got up and ran to my desk and quickly painted her face a flesh tone with soft body acrylic paint. Then ran back fast to the cool side of the room. I used a Micron 02 pen for the illustration part of this. I did some “doodles” on her hair and then ran back to my desk again and grabbed some blue paint for her dress, once painted, I hopped back over to the AC and did more doodles on her dress. The shading on her face is done using a General’s Pastel Chalk pencil in Sanguine and blending it with a Q-tip. This page was super simple, super quick, and quite a bit of fun considering I got to lay in front of the nice cool AC unit while creating. Today it’s overcast and the doors and windows are open to help get the last of the stale air out. It feels wonderful to have the house air out and the gentle breeze tease it’s way through the windows. I hope you’re not to warm where you are… and I hope you’re having a craftily creative day! It’s 2sday again already and this week I’m sharing something rather silly yet fully functional! It’s time again for ~~~~

I did a lot of finger painting for the background of this piece. I love the way the colors blended together. It softened each color of paint into something that was nothing but heavenly! Hence! We have an angel. I have been buying these angel wing stickers each time I’ve been shopping…. so now I’m up to having 3 sets of stickers. This is the first time I’ve used them though. I painted over them with a wash of white     to include them cohesively into the painting without having to include silver leafing…. as the edges of the wings are silver. Normally I like to stick with a three-color scheme, as I did here. The colors of the background turned out so enchanting that I didn’t want to overdo the layering that would end up covering it. So… I added stamps.. embellished with metallic stick-ems.  … adding a wash with watercolor pencil, and few fingernail stickers. With beadz and a decorative leaf from an exquisite teabag I added as much as I dared while not hiding the blended background. Experiment! That’s how I ended up with the colors of this piece. Of all the wood-burned pieces I wasn’t really sure how this girl would end up ~ I am extremely happy with how my efforts overcame the challenges that were presented to me ended up. May angel prayers be with you!

I’ve been playing today! I spend yesterday afternoon wood-burning five mini 4×4″ wooden panels. What a fun way to spend pre-dinner time. After dinner I spent time working on all five of the faces and getting them shaded and ready for “final” play. Today upon getting up I dug out my collage papers and spent time deciding on who was going to wear what. After I’d chosen the wardrobe I started in on the background with this girl. She’s sitting pretty on a pink background with yellow and green accents…with circles and stamps and torn pieces of pink tissue… then layered with glitters of all kinds. To top her off I gave her some pretty eyeshadow and sparkled her eyes and lips. She’s ready to head toss confetti at the festival now. Here’s a peek at what I’m working on now. I have two more of these nearly finished.

I did this wild and crazy colorful butterfly for the week 5 prompt at EraserQueen Studios. We post our final projects in a Flickr group she’s created for us. It’s a fun way to force yourself to use different colors together. The outer edge of this looks more pink then red in the photo but it’s red oil pastel smear with my fingers. Messy and fun! I did NO art yesterday at all so I needed to get my creativity in today before starting some new mini paintings. I have 5 I need to sketch out and wood-burn. I got involved in a video game yesterday, something I don’t do to much of any more. But it’s fun to do something different once in a while and I do get creative ideas from playing them. I’m playing one my hubs played during my first month after my ankle surgery. I was out of it most of the time so he needed something to keep him entertained. It’s Dragon Age Origin and can be quite a time sink so be warned if you’re a gamer. It’s Tuesday again which means it’s time for show and tell also known as: Tammy’s Toys! Today I thought I’d share something cute and cuddly and something we will some day see.

My mom gave me the lamb a long time ago after a hospital stay and the lion is a “toy” I bought for the hubs… pairing them seemed perfect and we have them sitting together to show not only our faith but also the difference in our personalities! I think they are absolutely adorable… and you can’t really tell here, but.. the lion has a wobbly head… which makes him hilarious. (cuz I can alway make him agree with me! HEE!) Have a terrific 2sday I’ll see you again super soon!