After gessoing the whole spread, I adhered paper bag sections to the sides and bottom. I applied a series of Distress ink colors with blending tools over absorbent ground (watercolor gesso of a sort). I stamped, colored, and cut out the bunnies and birds. I bent wire to form the swing for the birds, and adhered everything with Ranger mat accents glue. I daubed white and grey gesso over the clouds cut from paper bags, scrunched them up and adhered them to the page. I hope you all get a chance to play with this week's Mix-Abilities challenge!
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 GMT Views: 1212
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 @ 6:11 AM
This is so fabulously adorable! I love the scene you created - terrific sky and clouds, and all the bunnies are so cute, but those sweet little birds hanging in the tree are the icing on the cake (my favorite part!)
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Registered: August 8, 2006 Location: Roseville CA Posts: 18519
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 @ 7:26 AM
Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. This is SO creative. I love your application of the challenge methods, but I especially love the whimsical feel of this fun collage! Wow.
Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55665
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 @ 9:43 AM
SO neat!!! SO cute!!! I love all of your bunnies in fun different positions. The birds are too cute also. I love the bright happy colors inside of your kraft stripes. Great job!!
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40322
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 @ 10:17 PM
There are SO many wonderful elements to take in on this fabulous card - beautiful sponging and colouring, the brilliant fussy cutting, your amazing clouds but I think my favourite is your birdies swinging from the tree!!!
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Registered: December 8, 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 72961
Sat, Feb 21, 2015 @ 8:40 AM
Flipping adorable and I am in love with the sky background!
------------------------------ Paula "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things, or make them unimportant. - The Eleventh Doctor
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563