Mixed Media Meets Digital

The girl was drawn using General's Pastel Chalk Pencils, #4700-8A and #4800-8A

I think I have drawn/painted/coloured 7 faces today, but I've chosen my favourite of the day to experiment with.  After I made the girl, I cut her out and scanned her.

Using ACDSee Pro5 I created the background using various drawing options and then added the special effect, stained glass.

I could have added text as well, but for now I am keeping it simple.
I think this would be a great image to copy onto TAP (Transfer Artist Paper), so I tested the image by printing it onto 70 lb paper, using my Epson CX5000.
I am going to make a card now and I'll be back later :)


Thanks for stopping by,
~Robi

Saying for Saturday

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me 

happy or unhappy today. 

I can choose which it shall be. 

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. 

I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."      

   

~ Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

Face drawn in chalk - Beginning a mixed-media project

Inspired by artist Kelly Donovan, I decided to try my hand at drawing a face with chalks.
This is my first attempt and I am going to create a background for it.  I found that I REALLY loved blending the colours, especially for her hair.

Thanks for stopping by :)

~Robi

ATC Swap - Autumn Leaves

For the Lisa Liza Lou Designs monthly ATC Swap, she chose 'Autumn Leaves' as the theme.  Here is my card.

What I Did


Card stock (front and back)- Winsor Newton paper chalked with Decorator Chalks
Corners - photo corners with leaves
Stickers - Stickopotamus and me&my BiG ideas
Frosted Memory Glass - from Ranger and coloured with Ranger alcohol inks


Thank you for stopping by
~Robi

Halloween 'Trick' Card

Continuing my twisted line of creativity, this card was designed using a lovely digital image created by Heather Valentin called Susie's (Hope) and it can be purchased HERE from the Scrapbook Stamp Society.

Front of Card

  Inside Card

I used Decorator Chalks and Distress Stickles to colour her in.  The silver sparkles on her hair is OPI nail polish.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Robi

Wednesday Stamp Release for Addicted-to-Stamps

I love this image by Tara McDonald Medrano.  This is my first project for the Addicted-to-Stamps and Scrapbook Stamp Society. I chose a side-step card so I could add dimension.

I think you will find that I have a bit of a 'different take' on images and incorporating them into cards and mixed media.

The fish are layered on 2 different printed acetate sheets  ( K&Company) and one on the backdrop.
The iridescent paper along the base is Fantasy Film

The blue backdrop is a mixed media piece I made using thick swirl stickers, Winsor & Newton gesso and Ranger alcohol inks. I felt it would make a nice base for the card and is adhered to the last 'valley' of the side-step card. The sentiment was printed as the 'header' for my image when I printed it out.

This is my favourite shot because I set the lighting up in such a way to try to create an underwater effect with the sun streaming down through the depths to our beautiful mermaid. 


To colour the image I used:
Craf-T Products Decorating Chalks

Rangers Stickles and Distress Stickles - Green, Fired Brick,Spiced   Marmalade, and Golden Rod

Faber-Castell PITT artist pen, black, fine line
Marvy Twinklettes Pigmented Glitter Marker - Blue, Green
Rangers Glossy accents


Thank you for visiting,
~Robi :)

Albert says...

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."

    

~ Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Oh, so true!
Have a great day everyone,
Robi

Addicted-To-Stamps 1st Blog Hop

Hi Everyone
This is a reminder that the blog hop is Sunday, too!  If you haven't started or finished the hop, have some fun and check it out.  There's some WONDERFUL blog candy to be won, for example:

WOWIE ZOWIE!!!

Just click the pretty picture below and it will take you to the start of the hop.