Day 141 Oceana Challenge AALL & Create

This is the next AALL & Create challenge I did.  It is with acrylic paints including some Dylusion paint.  The guidelines were as follows - I only needed to include at least of of these things. :

• Patterns inspired by traditional symbols (Maori tattoos, Dots/dashes of aboriginal Arts…)
• Think Monochromatic black and white or think colors of the Earth.
• Some sort of organic or natural material(s) (earth, stone, bone, bark, wood, fibres…)
• Shapes inspired by traditional or indigenous art

Day 140 Hope the new your new year is amazing

Here is another large birthday card for work. The girl is a Unity stamp. Her clothes were painted with Dylusions paint. The rest is colored with Copics.  The words are also from a Unity set.

Day 139 - Begonias

I went to the cottages earlier this week.  We arrived in the afternoon and quickly headed to the beach. ( You have to take advantage of the nice times this late in the summer) As I walked out the door, Mom's flowers on the railing were covered in dew. They were shiny and extra beautiful. I love these close up pictures that catch the details we might miss in just passing.  Here is a reminder to stop and look at the pretty in all around you.

Day 138 Large Birthday card

This card is done with paper piecing. You stamp the image on several pieces of paper and then cut out the parts.  I did it at the cottages  The stamp is of the owl and words are from Unity.  The paper was from an old designer paper set from Stampin Up. It is another of my large 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch cards for birthdays at work.

Day 137 - Flower on the beach

I saw this little flowers on the beach. I have no idea what they are but I thought they were beautiful.

Day 136 - AALL & Create Asian Challenge.

This is my next AALL & Create entry. The theme was Asian.  My background is a collage of origami paper.  I used some iridescent pigment powers mixed with clear gel medium on the collage as well.   The paints were fluid acrylics. These are translucent so you can see the patterned paper through it. The black which was Dylusions Paint which is not translucent. The white in the eyes were also done with a paint that was not translucent. I used a small amount of distress ink to do some shading in the neck. 

Below is a in progress picture of the background before I started the face. 

Day 135 - You Make Life Sparkle

I did this one with paper from the Stampin up Cupcakes & Carousels designer paper set as well as coordinating cardstock.  The stamps are from Unity.  The clothes were done with paper piecing.  The skin and flower are colored with copics.