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The UKS weekly challenge involved using a Shakespeare quote. Well, of course, it had to be Macbeth. What else is there?! So I went for this quote:
The picture is John writing his postcards in the cafe at Edinburgh Castle. This took ages (to me anyway!) over three hours. Just finished it in time to watch the England v Slovenia match in the World Cup.
I think I did some Art today. Perhaps it's an 8x8 layout. I'm not sure. But I do know that I got my old paper and inks out again. I was, however, inspired by a couple of pieces I saw at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on Sunday.The artist had used full pieces of book page, highlighting certain words on the page to create a new phrase. Then the rest of the page was inked in beautifully. Obviously, I've no intention of ever recreating that, but I decided to use the highlight technique on a couple of words on these.
I'll be experimenting with this technique a bit more. I found an old book that was going to binned at work, so that should give me plenty of bits of paper.
Now I'm back from my hols I can finally get back into doing the Twists each week.I;m trying to do more layouts at sizes other than the standard 12x12 and I have a shiny new 8x8 album to fill, so here's one in 8x8:
The Twist this week is 'acrylic' so I chose to use bits of acrylic paint.I'm currently on a crazy stamping / inking kick, so the background paper is an piece of cardstock in a garish blue. At least, it was before I covered it in bits of old ripped up book paper and ink (then some more layers of book and ink). The rest of the papers are all October Afternoon: Thrift Shop, in fact, the paper with the title on used to be bright yellow, but I'm a Crazy Inker!This is John (and Melman the Midget Giraffe) in Nottingham meeting Robin Hood.
I'm trying to do more with layering, journalling and putting things together myself rather than following sketches all the time. I made this for the latest weekly challenge at UK Scrappers. I should have added a third colour to the background, it's missing some Shabby Shutters! It's just Mustard Seed and Scattered Straw
Tried to cluster some journalling boxes, first time of trying this.
Chopped up and coloured in one stamp to make a cluster. Never tried this either!
This picture was John's idea, Melman munching on the undergrowth in Princes Street Gardens!
This was supposed to be a grid background, but it went a bit wrong when I started to stick things down in the wrong places. Melman is now in Glasgow outside a House for an Art Lover.
This one is an attempt to use up lots of Sassafrass Lass. Lots of papers that I think I like, but I don't really. They're all far too busy and hard to work with. I've tried to use the sides that have simpler designs on for this.
And now an attempt to use up Junebug! John and Melman are in the cafe at Edinburgh Castle.
I'll be experimenting with this technique a bit more. I found an old book that was going to binned at work, so that should give me plenty of bits of paper.
The Twist this week is 'acrylic' so I chose to use bits of acrylic paint.
