Monday, July 8, 2013

Follow Me into the Night My Love... & Give A Way!!

July's Challenge over at
Altered Pages is Dreamy Nights!

Well, there are SOOOOOOOOO many cool collage pages available at Altered Pages that fit this theme it was hard to decide.  In the end I went with a woman from the American Beauties page and a shot of Paris at Night, an Eiffel Tower image and I threw a Blue Moon in for good measure!

Follow Me into the Night
My Love....

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Here's what I did...
I love to recycle things so I pulled a piece of an old game board from my stash and cut it to the size I wanted my "canvas" to be.
Dreamy Nights - AP July 001
I found a great piece of vintage sheet music for the background...
Café De Paris!
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I glued it down with Collage Pauge, let it dry and sanded off the excess.
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I then covered the sheet music with a layer of light gesso blended with water.
I still wanted the music to show through, just not as strong as it was.
Dreamy Nights - AP July 004
At this point I let all of my layers dry very well.
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Then it was time to add some color...
I scribbled on several colors of Gelatos across the board.
Dreamy Nights - AP July 006
I gave it a few squirts of water then blended with the same brush I used for the gesso. 
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I turned my brush and added some nifty faux texture.
Dreamy Nights - AP July 008
Once the gelatos had a chance to dry I used a drawing pencil to write a little love story over the upper 2/3rds of the board.
Dreamy Nights - AP July 009
I didn't want anyone to really be able to read it so I smudged it around with my hand to blur it up a bit.  More mysterious this way....only I know what it really says ;P  LOL!!!
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I printed off a couple images onto Transfer Artist Paper.  If you've never worked with this stuff you need to.  It's amazing.  It's the easiest way to transfer an image onto anything...seriously ~ I've tried about 30-40 different methods and this is THE BEST!
The cool thing, it works with ink jet printed images but you can also stamp on this paper, color it, write on it, etc.  It all transfers!  It's wonderful.  I will be sharing more about this wonder paper in the near future but I just wanted to give you the heads up incase you ran across it in your travels.
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(here's where I started playing and forgot to take photos)
I ironed the moon on then glued down the Eiffel Tower image (which was colored with Gelatos).  Over top the Eiffel Tower I ironed on the Paris at Night image.
I added a bit of color to the moon and city image; stamped a few flourishes then spritzed the whole canvas with Tsukineko Shimmer Mist. (which is what I'm drying in this photo).
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Next I fussy cut then colored the American Beauty with Niji Pearlescent Watercolors. 
I added a bit of double stick foam tape to the back to pop her off the background.
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I then stamped the sentiment in French and applied a bit of Copper leafing foil to the edges.
And there you have it....
Dreamy Nights - AP July 021
Remember you're invited to participate in this challenge...
Simply create your piece and post a link on the challenge thread by the end of July.
You'll be entered to win a fun prize from Altered Pages!

Would you like to win this "canvas"... 
To be entered to win simply post a comment
( Please be sure to leave some way to contact you...either through your Blogger ID/Blog or an e-mail addy. )

You have until 7-22-13 to enter!

Good Luck!!

5 comments:

  1. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! You always use such great techniques!!!!

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  2. Hi Roni, this is gorgeous. Thanks for the details. What a lot of layers. Really like how you got all these effects. I am thinking about this one. I love Altered Pages Challenges. They always take me somewhere new

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  3. Like you, I love Alter Pages!! As of yet, I haven't entered any of the challenges but know I will soon! I love what you've done with!! The colors and the French saying just put a smile on my face!! Thanks for the chance to win it!

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  4. Hi Roni, this is just fabulous and I love how you have stepped us through your creative process. Don't you just love those Gelatos. So Beautifully Done! xx

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  5. This is stunning! I have Gelatos on my wish list and I'd love to see what they look like in person - this would be a great way to do that! Love your art!

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