Where did the week go?T

The Siberian Iris are done, and the yellow whatever-it-is flower is in bloom. Vibrant!

Variety of die cuts from scrapbook papers, hand painted papers

Based on a YouTube video from Jill Faust, this is what I did with them. Explanation below. I hate her.

Background was multiple gel plate prints

Love this section

Added some text stamping, and a Tim Holtz quote

If it was, I would need a bigger house

Another gel plate spread

Stamped the bird

I am going to stop drawing faces for awhile, because they all look alike and I don't like any of them. So for the short term, I will do pages of eyes, or noses, or mouths. This is a great tool to learn, and quite frankly, I am bored with what I have been drawing. That is also the reason that I tried the technique of using a small gel plate to fill up background on a journal page. It was fast and fun, and really funky. I made a few notes on these pages to remind myself of what I used.

Jill Faust uses water soluble fountain pen ink, in a fountain pen, then moves it with a water color brush on most of her drawings. Before investing in any of that, I pulled out some Bree water color ink I had in Magenta. I first drew the face (with the die cuts) in pencil, then put the ink on and tried to manipulate it. You have to work fast. This doesn't work well in a Dylusions journal, which is what I am working in. I admire Jill's work, but this is not for me. I much prefer Daniel Smith water colors. But it was an opportunity to try something different, and you never know until you do it.

On the blue, pink, and yellow spread, I applied a medium coat of heavy body gesso to create the white area, so I could glue the Tim quote onto the page. This is a technique from Jane Wetz on Instagram.

More rain is in the forecast, so perhaps more studio time. Yard work is a bitch, and I am no where near caught up. Endless this season. Thanks for stopping by.
Linda