First of all let me say that this is my favorite project I've completed in a very long time. My creatacation really unleashed the "play" in me and I just went wild with abandon, so I guess it was a playcation! My new goodies really helped spark my creativity. You know that feeling when you have several new things and you can't decide which to use first and you just start spinning! (Tell me I'm not the only one...) I have been so very inspired by the use of ink sprays. Right now, there was no way I could start collecting an entirely new "collection" of products. But I really wanted to see what I could come up with using the things I had on hand.
I started this piece, which will be the cover of my altered Scrabble board book, by weaving papers in the corner like so. These were inky scraps that I just cut into strips with scissors and tore the edges. I mod podged them down and then tried my Loew Cornell watercolors to create the "faux spray ink" puddles I'm loving so much. I picked up this set for $2 at Tuesday Morning. They are grittier than regular old Prang watercolors. I'm pretty sure they are similar to the Artist Loft brand from Michaels. Anyway, much to my surprise, the watercolor took to the mod podge perfectly. It worked great over gesso too! This opens up a WHOLE NEW WORLD TO ME people! <3 Woo hoo! I'm stoked!
I layered in pages of a hymnal and used one of the titles to set the tone for this page.
I really wanted to use this beach glass and thought these sorta square pieces would harmonize with my geometric design in the paper weaving.
For years and years I've had some Golden gel medium that had mica flakes in it. I decided this was the perfect time to use it. It took two days to dry, but I love seeing all that gorgeous mica beneath the frosted glass.
This IndigoBlu butterfly was begging to be the focal point, coming out of the tangled paper...
I lovingly used scraps of crocheted lace to offset my cocoon.
The unValentine part of this creation... The cocoon. God's love comes to us where we are, no matter how dark or how confined, no matter how entangled. His love alone shows us how to be who we are created to be. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10. Please know that you are never, ever alone. God is with you, God is for you.
I made the cocoon by wrapping a strip of tattered lace round and round and using the threads to tighten the top and bottom. It's subtle on the page, but means so much to me.
I hope this inspires you to play today. Oh, yes, the black areas are Cloisonne embossing powder, which is like Frantage or UTEE. I couldn't resist pulling out one of the wooden Scrabble tile holders and using it to hold up my page for the photo. Ha! I have tons of these and need to try altering one (or ten).
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