DLP - What I see clearly now

Long time no blog - I haven't really been at home much on October due to training and a family bereavement so I am WAY behind on DLP. This page is the first week of August's prompt. It's a bit of a mash up between DLP and the free life book lesson that Tam Laporte did.

August Theme
Faces, the Human Form & Characters
August 1
Art Challenge: Expressive Faces
Journal Prompt:  What I see clearly now

I started out with an image and went over it with clear gesso. 

I had put a mix of design paper and washi tape on the other page and painted over the image with acrylic paint and neocolours. It was really hard to do any shading as the paint reacted to any water going over the top of it.

It reads can you see me now?

Hope you have a crafty day/weekend planned!

You can.........

I have quite a lot of chipboard and paper letters lying around so thought I should use them up. I started with my dylusion sprays and then used the matching paints for stencilling. I used black gesso to paint the letters,

I added some stamping and some white highlights.

DLP - At this moment (A New Chapter)

July Theme
Ephemera
July 25
Art Challenge: Real Life

Journal Prompt:  At this Moment

I started off with my dylusions sprays and then stencilled in the same colours.

I used some torn book pages and added the words - a new chapter

I added some stamping and some pictures of books to signify the new chapter in my life (new job).

Hope you are being crafty today

 

Another finish.......

I am ashamed to say I started this at a craftathon a couple of years ago (?when). It was Cherry's shoebox project inspired by the wonderful Vicky P and her cups art journal page. I finished the background and spray painted the book pages with dylusions and cut out/stuck down the hearts whilst I was there. Since I got back I went around the hearts with my black gelatos for shading and that is pretty much it.... 

I knew the whole time the quote I wanted to put on there and over the weekend dug out my chipboard letters. I am loving black gesso at the moment and the matt finish you get with it. I used a mix of chipboard letters and stamping. I can't be the only one with a load of unfinished pieces can I ?

Life book 2016

Registration opens October 5th

Tam is offering 5 places and there is also a blog hop going on for others placed to be won!