Gotta Love Those Curves!!!

Yes, it's me, and I am back again with my art journal page # 2 ... made using my Gelli Arts Gelli Plate!  I am so in love with this new (to me) artful obsession!

This art journal page celebrates one part of my body that I love!  Let me clarify one thing ... I love me, the person I am, because I am loved ... I was created by a loving God, in His image, and He loves me beyond measure, so because I know I am loved THAT MUCH, I love me.  But I also love the person I have become, all my foibles and failures and everything, because I don't really always make the best choices, but I try to learn from both good and bad decisions I have made.

But ... I don't love most of my 'body'.  But I do love my curves!  By all rights I should probably be very overweight ... it's just in my genes ... but I'm not, and I don't really try to keep the weight off.  Now that doesn't mean I couldn't stand to lose a few pounds, because I could ... definitely!  But, I am content with my shape ... I have curves, real, honest to goodness curves and I love them.

So here is my tribute to my curves ...

Now, one thing you can't see in this image is that the 'light, foggy stuff' is actually a metallic gold and it looks great in person.  You'll be able to see it better in another pic down below.  For the dress form shape, I cut it from the 'Forever Young' cartridge using my Cricut Expression, and used it as a mask.

 

 The patterned papers are all from My Mind's Eye, and the ribbon is from Fancy Pants Designs.

 

I think you can get a sense of the metallic paint on this picture.  I really hate that you can't see it that well, because it is really pretty!

So, there you have it ... my 2nd art journal page using my Gelli Arts plate ... Blessings,

Products:

• Paints are all Anita's All Purpose Acrylic Craft Paint
• Patterned Papers are all My Mind's Eye
• Ribbon - Fancy Pants Designs
• White Card Stock - Georgia Pacific 110# (WalMart)
• Brown Ink - Stampabilities (Hobby Lobby)
• Gelli Arts Gelli Plate
• Cricut Expression and 'Forever Young' Cartridge
• Micron Pen .05 Black

Loving My New 'Thing'!

Hello!  Are you as cold as I am?  It seems the whole USA is frigid and frozen and even iced over in some places!  And here in the beautiful Southeastern US it is no different!  Lows in the 20's, wind chills in the single digits to teens ... it's just plain cold!  BUT!  That means I can stay inside and play, and play I have been doing!

I have been experimenting and exploring with mixed media art, and I am really enjoying it!  It kind of lets you just go with the flow and see how things work out!  A week or two ago I was on Pinterest and started a board called "Art Journaling Inspiration Pins" and pinned this to the board  ...

 

And I knew that I had to do this one as soon as possible!  So I took some vintage dictionary pages, cut them into squares about 2 to 3 inches square, and started out with the Mod Podge.  And here is what I came up with ...

 

After the dictionary squares and Mod Podge had dried, I dry brushed on some white acrylic paint, to give a softer look to the page.  Then I cut out a heart and traced around it with a Micron marker, and painted the inside of the heart with more white acrylic paint.

Now, I do things a little differently from most people I've talked to when it comes to paint.  I like to buy very inexpensive acrylic sets in tubes ... seriously, the ones I have now have no brand name on the box or the tubes, but I got 3 sets for a very low price on ebay a couple of years ago ... and then, using inexpensive (Plaid, Apple Barrel, etc.) white acrylic paint, I mix my own colors.  And no, I'm not very good at mixing colors, but it works for me!  So for the roses I started with the darkest blue that you see on the bottom of the heart, and then mixed more and more white until I got the four different shades of the same color.  

The words are all about love, and were written with a Micron marker.  When all the paint was dried, I coated the heart with a coat of my new favorite art supply ... Art Anthology's 'Splashed' Sorbet.  It is a clear base with lots of sparkly glitter and mica.  If you haven't discovered Art Anthology yet, you really should check them out!  They are a brand new company with lots of cool products for mixed media art.

So tell me, what do you think of my take on Maya Road's photo?  I love how it came out and am already working on another project.  Thanks for visiting, and many blessings ...