Friday, January 28, 2011

Hope...My first Mixed Media Project

This evening after I had my coffee...I still couldn't get that Kraken out of my head....it is just "not me."  
I had an idea....I had just bought some watercolor crayons to try
and decided that I would try something fun.
I sketched a simple angel.  Then transferred it onto 
my canvas.  Used my Crayola crayons...to doodle some
roses on the "background"
So the blue is a wax crayon...and the green is a watercolor crayon.  So once you are done coloring..you just use some water...and wah lah...LOL
After I applied all my watercolors....I let them dry.  Then I used acrylic paint to go back in and do some shading.  I used the stamps I carved to add some design too.
Here you can see the crayon showing through the green...and the swirls in the hair...are crayon too.  How fun is that?  Simple face...because I didn't wan to have to look for paint colors...I just used what was with in reach...(lazy I tell you).  
This dress started out as plain ivory cardstock.  I stamped with Stazon ink in black.  I also used a white crayon and did some swirls (you can just make them out).  I then inked the whole thing in Fired brick by Ranger.  The whole piece has been antiqued.  I then added some Dew Drop Brilliance and Perfect pearls.  Just the right amount of glitz!
Here you can see one of the crayon roses too...and my "Hope' Charm.  I also did some random stamping...LOL.
Here is a shot of it on my Red Room Wall...in this shot you can see the perfect pearls and Brilliance quite well.
One last "normal" shot
Thanks for visiting!
Go get your crayons....and have some fun!
Hugs!

6 comments:

  1. Ha Ha! You inspired YOURSELF!! Love this, Heather. Great colors :)

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  2. That's wonderful Heather! I love the use of crayons!Hugs!

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  3. Cute project! I'll be needing those water color crayons to get the gray out of my hair..lol...add a little water...and wah lah...I'm 20 years younger. Wink Wink

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  4. Love all the details in this lovely canvas! So nice to visit your blog!

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  5. WOW Heather!!!! That is awesome! You have some talent there girl! I need to delve into drawing. Haven't done it in years!

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  6. Heather, This is an awesome piece! You are very talented, I could not do that with a box of crayons! You go girl! I hope this unleashed the Kraken for you!

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Thanks for Visiting my blog today! Hope you found some inspiration...Have a great day! Hugs....Heather