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DLP Challenges: Week 7 – Repeated Shapes

February 9, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

This journal page is part of the Documented Life Project.  The challenge for Week 7 is here if you are new to this process or want to play along.

February 8 Challenge (Week Seven) – Repeated Shapes.

This week's challenge was to put repeated shapes on a page and add color.

I didn't want to use a simple geometric shape. And the first thing I thought of as a shape, with the current weather was SNOWFLAKES.  But I didn't feel comfortable drawing one, so I chose a stencil for the first layer of this design.

My inspiration is a quote I saw once, but don't have the author for, : "Love is like a rose in Winter. Only the strong survive."  It seemed fitting for a week that includes Valentines' Day.

Here is the page I created in my art journal based on the challenge. 

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To start, a clear, heat embossed rose design is on all three corners of the page.  The embossing is strong, like our rose, it will initially resist any mediums I chose to use on the page and 'survive'.  After each application, I just take my shop rag and brush over the top of the roses.

Over the top I applied three different snowflake stencils and used spray inks in purples and blue.

Then I used a smaller snowflake stencil and pounced through the design with gesso and a sponge applicator.

Now I began to feel the need for contrast, so I used a torn spiral stamp to frame the entire piece.  I also stamped little tiny, delicate snowflakes.  both of these in Momento Mixed Media stamp ink in Elderberry (deep purple).

To make the largest snowflake design stand out even more as a focal point, I drew around the design with a thick black conte pencil.

The letters are drawn with a Montana paint marker in black and outlined in a white Montana paint pen as neccessary to help them stand out against the background.

And to bring the roses out more, I placed a pink spray ink over the tops in all three corners and let it sit there for a while to adhere to the surface before swiping off the excess.

We are expecting another 1"-3" tonight.  Brrrrr.  I am getting tired of Winter's cold temperatures.  It's lucky that it's so pretty too.  Also a great excuse to stay in and make schtuff.

Stay cozy!

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Profile photo of adminSally Lynn often mixes her love of creating and teaching art with her high-tech side – blending a love of handmade art with hybrid-digital media in what she playfully calls her ‘studio lab’. Every now and then her large-format printer is subjected to printing on a surface that definitely is not listed in the owners’ manual.

She is a maven for studio organization, using her abilities to use spreadsheets and databases to bring order from chaos. “It’s marvelous when the right and left brain actually work together in the studio!” Read More…

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