Happy Halloween!

Happy Howl'O ween!

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Artist Trading Blocks

 It's been awhile since I've done any Artist Trading Blocks

Here are a couple from a recent swap with

 the theme Funky Houses...

 I used a plastic valve handle hubby 

saves and brings home to me for the base.

 The other theme was Words and Numbers

This one I used a faucet handle for the base.

Tag Art

 Here's a few tags I finished up for a friend.

 And a few Halloween Tags.

Cutest Fairy Ever!

I think out of all the fairies I've created this

teacup fairy I made for my friend using her granddaughter's

picture is the cutest one ever!! I love how it all came

together so easily which just tells me it was meant to be :-)

Halloween Themed Altered Matchbox

  I participated in an Halloween themed 

altered matchbox swap recently. 

I used my cell phone so they 

aren't the best pictures!

Before stuffing it with goodies

I decorated the bottom of the box

after I painted it with chalkboard 

paint.

Dimensional Collage

I'm back from oblivion!

Due to my laptop taking foreeeeeeeeever to 

do anything and then finally giving out on 

me! I'm back in action on my new laptop.  

Now if only I can master Windows 8 ugh!

Dimensional Collage

 We recently did a project in my local 

Art Menagerie Group creating 

dimensional collages.

We started with backing board

you could use book board, 

or heavy matte board.

Don't worry that it looks

ugly and incohesive at this point.

Begin gluing down your pieces using

quick drying adhesives and hot glue.

Add texture with stencils and molding

paste or heavy gel medium.

 Once its all glued down and dry add

 several coats of gesso.

 The more layers of gesso the

better (I added 3 layers on the one above).

 Once the gesso is completely dry I began

spraying it with my Color Mists which

are sprayable watercolors. You could
also use acrylic washes as well.

 To get the intensity of the colors

I spray and then use a heat gun

and dry in between coats
then repeat several more times.

 Once I was finished with the Color Mists

I used a magenta ink pad across the high points

of the collage along with a silver Krylon 

leafing pen to help bring out the details.

I also used a white paint pen to further

embellish it then  sealed it with

PYM II

Here are two others I did also. The tree I used 2 tree die cuts stacked together and  glued and sprinkled tiny watch parts around the roots and watch gears on the limbs.

The lady I used doilys stacked for her dress and headdress along with lace and paper flowers.

Click HERE to see other ones