Tammy's Studio

On Being Green

Tammy Sue — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:39:03 +0000

♥ Being Green ♥

I’ve been playing with black and white paintings and adding ONE color to them to see how they look. My last one was Check Mate which I thought turned out fabulously! I’m very happy with the combination of green with the black and white as well. It’s quite fun to mix it up and challenge yourself to see what you can come up with when you attempt something that you wouldn’t normally do. This is a plethora of layers of paints, pencils, stamps, texture mediums, inks, stickers, punches, and fabric glitter. I like how some of the patches in the background remained white. It gives that added interest of something clean. Part of the inspiration for the color choice of this painting came from a few pictures I took last week in the kitchen. I was preparing dinner and was out of lettuce, so I figured what the heck… the super crunch of cabbage on a burger would give it an added zest! So after peeling a few leaves off the cabbage I couldn’t help but marvel at the beauty of the plant and snapped a few photogs to share with you here. This is art by GOD! He’s truly the only one that does it so perfectly!

Who’s hungry now!?

Pony Tail Princess

Tammy Sue — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:09:38 +0000

♥ Pony Tail Princess ♥

With layers and layers and layers of paints, tissues, glitters, flowers, leaves, and more paint, and more glitter and more love I finally completed this pony tail princess. I used a lot of “finger-style” painting for the background. I love the way the colors bleed into each other when you use a few drops of water on them. I then layered some decorative paper napkins in orange and pink torn into tiny pieces. Next comes some glitter, and some more glitter, and some more glitter! I added vellum flowers and leaves, collaged her dress on, added some liquid appliqué for her collar, gave her a heart pendant for her jewelry and topped this off with some glitzy gel pens smudged into her hair and bedazzled her with a few rhinestones. The leaves in her hair are a special treat I get from my mom… they are from tea bags…Tea Forte Mom saves all the pretty leaves for me and I add them to my art. Seriously with mixed media art, there is nothing you cannot use! Use your imagination. Play outside the box! Today I’m off to buy some mouse traps. We’ve had a mouse in our house and last night confirmed that for me. That lil disease spreading sucker kept me awake half the night. I finally got “girly” enough and ran in bed with my husband (I was sleeping on the couch.) This morning I’ve found plenty of evidence so I’m pretty sure I’ll need a plethora of traps and all the neighborhood cats! Not to mention more cleaning supplies to clean up after the messy monger. Also, it dawned on me earlier this week that I totally forgot Tammy’s Toys this week, so I’m presenting it today… and is it ever appropriate! Meet my mouse “muppet!” I’ve had this guy for “years!” It was something my mom gave me that she bought at a craft faire. This is only kind of mouse I want in my house. Not one that can climb onto my counters and make deposits!

▲Tammy’s Toys▲

Yummies!

Tammy Sue — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:47:38 +0000

I may not have art done, but as you can see I have what it takes to get it done! I’m in the process of two paintings at the moment and they are both ever so close to being done… and then I got interrupted by this delicious delivery. We have before us, blender stumps… in a small size, I ran out of the little ones and was stuck using large ones on little pieces. We also have three yellow ochre primsacolor pencils. Mine was breaking every time I sharped it… and the lead was falling out. Very frustrating. I figured with three I’d get lucky enough to have at least one stay together.(I wrote to Prismacolor and explained my situation to them but I have not heard a word. I’ll be getting their physical address and mailing the busted up pencil and leads to them though) We have a set of gel pens for playing with on paintings. White is a MUST… sometimes paint brushes are just to big to add the white to the eyes so I use white gel pens. And with the variety of so many colors now I can play around with leaves, and flowers, and hearts, and butterflies, and, …. We have clear gesso, now I can take my Dr. art sketches and cut and paste them into my art journal and play with them there. And last but not least… We have Stonehenge paper. It’s truly like blending on butter. I was fortunate enough last year to be able to play in a journal made from this paper and I fell in lust. These pages are 8″x8″ which is exactly the size of the lumber my dad cut for me. SO!!!! I can spray my wood panels with adhesive and drop a Stonehenge paper on them and turn them into crazily ready to hang art pieces. I’m really excited about this. So after I finish up my last few 4″x4″ inch painting… I’ll be ready to move on to something bigger. I did the 4x4s for the economic state. But they are starting to sell in multiples, so I’m thinking maybe people will want something bigger! I sold three 4×4′s this week and want to give a very heartfelt thank you to my buyers! I’ll be posting the rest of my works on Etsy next week… as for now my Dr’s appointments are over for the duration of one month!

Swankies

Tammy Sue — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:53:15 +0000

♥ Hanky Swankie ♥

How CUTE! While shopping for groceries this week the store was packed with school supplies and I found these among them. They were just too cute to pass up. I can use these just like the paper napkins I use in my art. I looked them up online when I got home and found a whole array of wonderful little nose blowers! Check out some of their other awesome designs here. These would make really cute party favors or an alternate for candy for Halloween/Easter/Insert holiday here. I’m working on a orange and pink painting right now but have a horribly early Dr’s appointment this morning so I’m not sure how much I’ll get done today. I’ve added the liquid appliqué this morning so it has time to dry while I’m getting my test results. It’s going to be a day! It’s finally raining (on the day I have to go all the way across town!) Go figure. I’ll let you know how my appointment goes. /Prays! See you tomorrow.

Trick or Treat

Tammy Sue — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:09:49 +0000

♥ Trick or Treat ♥

Another small 4×4″ done! This cutie was completed today with the addition of gold confetti stars. They just seemed to complete the missing element from this pizazzy piece. I used: ~~~ acrylic paints, primsacolor colored pencils, micron pens, gel gens, glitter glue, stickers, rubber stamps, rub ons, collage papers, confetti, and creative energy! I also used some rhinestones, and fingernail art stickers. I think she turned out just spooky enough! She was still wet as you can tell from the upper right hand corner. But when she’s dry she’ll look purr-fect! Next up on the easel is orange/pink smeared together with fingers…and awesome pigtails! How fun is that? What’s on your easel? And what do you keep on your desk to inspire you? Next week I’ll host a contest on just what painting I’ve done is on my desk inspiring me! Any idea!? If you post now and ask I’ll give a yay or nay, next week I’ll have to keep quiet though.

MerMaiden

Tammy Sue — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:47:43 +0000

♥ MerMaiden ♥

I just got finished this little mermaid. What a fun little 4×4″ creation. I used acrylic paints, colored pencils, micron, and gel pens, along with glitter glue. I dripped crayon wax over it and buffed the wax with a paper towel to make it shine. For bling I used rhinestones, a decorative leaf, glitter-collaging paper. I also used torn colored tissue paper for part of the background layering. All I need to do now is wait for her to dry… yes, I was so excited to post this that the glitter glue is still wet! When she’s dry and I have finished the other four minis I’m working on I’ll get my outside table set up for a varnishing session. Then it’ll be time for the hangers… which reminds me I need to buy more of. =) Since today is shopping day I’ll jot those down on my shopping list. I usually work on at least two paintings at once so that I have something to do while paint dries. The one that’s “nearly” finished is a mini Halloween painting. Think purples, greens, oranges, black and spiders! It’s coming along nicely. I’ll likely have it done by tomorrow so you’ll get a Pre-Halloween treat! Now, off to clean up for a trip to Fred Meyer. Oh… before I go, I have to tell you.. yesterday I put an order in at Dick Blick! I’m finally buying something from my wist list! Stonehenge paper (along with about five other things!) I’m SO excited about blending on butter again! It’s scheduled to arrive on the same day as my physical and the day I get my blood test results so I’ll get to come home to something comforting! You KNOW God planned that perfectly!☺

Recycled Journal Page

Tammy Sue — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:07:32 +0000

♥ Life ♥

This journal entry started when I was cleaning up from my “I Need Chocolate” painting. I had finished painting the back of the wood panel with Berry Wine and had quite a bit of paint left on my makeshift palette. Rather than let it go to waste I decided to grab a paper towel. I noticed it had a decorative edge which made me smile as I knew I could emphasize it. I laid the towel flat on my desk and sprayed it with a misting of water. Then I started dabbing on the left over Berry paint. Alternating the paint with spraying more water on the towel the paint started to bleed really nicely. Once the paint was all used up and the towel was “pretty” I dabbed the towel with a cloth towel to soak up excess moisture. When it was dry enough to handle I glued the paper towel down in my art journal and let it dry. I used Stabilo markers on the preexisting decorative edge of the towel and brightened the colors to make them ‘P0P’ I used yellow paint to add the dots to the flowers along with the colors on the towel the yellow changed colors accordingly so it turned out very nice. I used a stencil sponge and black rubber stamping ink to stencil the word “Life.” Next comes the fun part… writing down whatever words popped into my head that related to life. The page has a nice “fabric” type feel to it and it’s soft to touch. I’m happy with how it turned out. =) Happy Hump Day! I hope your creative juices are flowing like a river! I’d love to know what you’re up to so leave me a comment and let me know! I’d LOVE to hear from you.☺

I Have Your Heart

Tammy Sue — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:10:24 +0000

♥ I Have Your Heart ♥

This sassy little heart is created from a recycled shipping envelope. I had not idea that you could get such awesome envies until I got this one in the mail. Of course I saved it and put it in my recycle drawer. Yesterday while playing I had glued down the heart paper as a background for my journal entry and then I started digging through my “green” drawer and rediscovered this envelope! I knew right then how this journal entry would play out. I used the back side of the envelope, so thankfully I still have a full side to play with. The flowers are cut from the envie as are the leaves. I used gel pen on the edges and my aqua brush to blend a bit. The red hearts are stenciled on using a stencil sponge with rubber stamping ink, and the blue hearts are rubber-stamped. It was really an easy peazy piece of pie! Which reminds me I’m going to make banana bread today! And if I need to whisk my eggs I’ll be using one of Tammy’s Toys! Yep! It’s 2sday again and time for Show & Tell. Here’s this weeks:

♦ Tammy’s Toys Tuesday ♦

See you back tomorrow so I can share some more creativity with you! My comments section has been fixed so if you’d like to leave a comment I will love you all forever!

I Need Chocolate

Tammy Sue — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:00:07 +0000

♥ I Need Chocolate ♥

You’ve had those days when nothing will satisfy you like a big chunk of chocolate just like me I bet. There’s something medicinal and soothing about chocolate. It’s one of God’s magic remedies. It’s tastes awesome, is actually good for you and it’s sooths the savage beasties in all of us. This painting expresses just how much this gal needs her chocolate fix! Thankfully she’s got a big bar ready for unwrapping. This started with layers of cream and red, then I added a wine berry color wash and started layering in colors that would go well with the paper I had chosen for her dress. Of course we had to put some brown in here as after all… chocolate is the deepest of browns. I used gold metallic paper to punch some hearts from to layer over stenciled brown hearts. I used gold leaf to make the piece more cohesive with the use of the gold hearts and the gold wrapper in her candy bar. The edges are dabbed with a rich and thick gold paint that helps to add extra texture and richness. Now, If you’ll excuse me… I hear some chocolate calling me from the kitchen!☺

1000 Sheets of Paper

Tammy Sue — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:56:57 +0000

Are you drooling yet!? I know I am. I’m sharing this link for 1000 sheets of paper here so you have the opportunity to get a chance to win such a fabulous deal! Hop on over to THIS blogspot to check it out! If you’re a paper person like me you’ll surely want to be included in this drawing! Good Luck to all of us.. and start dreaming of all the luscious things you could create!☺