Hair!

Hello and Happy Friday!! It's new release day over at The East Wind and today is a new Lucy Loo, "Hair".

Lucy Loo "Hair"

I put this together in my art journal using some sprays, gelatos and gel medium. I coated the page with gesso, then sprayed Totally 80's Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays after the gesso had dried. I mixed some black gelato with gel medium and applied it over a polka dot stencil. Then I applied the black gelato on it's own over the dots after they were dry so there was some resist. I coloured the image with Copics, and used a white gel pen to add the dots in her hair. I found the quote on Pinterest, and thought, that is EXACTLY what Lucy Loo would say to someone because she has ATTITUDE! 

I hope you come over and join our Facebook page, if you haven't already, and join in on our monthly challenge "It's All About the Hair". Plus we have twice monthly challenges on the BLOG. There are lots of chances to win some free images at The East Wind. I know Unky is about to start her colouring therapy videos again, also, and they are fantastic!! 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my newest project with you!!

Photo Inspiration Challenge at OMCF

One of only two more challenges left at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges starts today with the theme "Photo Inspiration". Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Bugaboo Stamps - prize 7 stamps

Faery Ink - prize 3 stamps

Kenny K - prize 3 stamps

Oakpond Creations - prize 3 images

The photo inspiration for this challenge is this: 

I was immediately drawn to the blue of the wall and so that was my inspiration. I chose an image by Faery Ink called Granmargaret Fairy. I decided to make a tag, which I've never done before. I really had no idea what I was doing. I went on Pinterest and tried to come up with some ideas. I used a Tim Holtz dot stencil, a small Cricut flower embossing folder, a vintage white butterfly stamp with some white pigment ink, gelatos, flowers, buttons, and ribbon.  I just started adding things on and this is what I ended up with. I tried to not overthink it too much. That usually leaves me stuck. To be honest, I'm not sure what the point of tags are, except to maybe look pretty. My seven year old likes it so she's going to put it in her room as a decoration of some sort. lol!

Granmargaret Fairy by Faery Ink

Make sure you head over to OMCF and submit a project for the photo inspiration challenge. Our next challenge is our LAST challenge!! Get in on the fun while you can!

Betty Cockus

This month at The East Wind is drag queen month. Unky came up with this wonderful character, Betty Cockus, because she loves drag queens and really it couldn't be at a better time because it is LGBT Pride Month, at least it is in the States. Check out the official proclamation by President Barack Obama HERE. 

Today's new release is Betty Cockus "Call Me Maybe"

This is my first attempt at a lot of things. Art journaling, gelatos, stamping with my gelatos, using sprays... I think that's it. I coloured Betty with Copics. I used Faber Castell gelatos for the background. I just scribbled them on, smoothed them out and used a little water to loosen them up a bit. I kept at it until it looked right, and then I used a rubber stamp of a hummingbird spritzed with water and red gelato to do the stamps. Then I used a polka dot stencil and sprayed over that with a Lindy's Stamp Gang spray from the Mermaid Shells pack. 

I sat for awhile looking at her and the page and trying to figure out how to tie it all together, and then a song by Scissor Sisters came into my head, "Let's Have a Kiki". It starts out with an answering machine picking up, and if you listen to the rest of the song you might see how it all came together for me from there. I wrote the lyrics to the first verse in white gel pen, which doesn't work so well over gelato, but that's okay, because I didn't want them to jump off the page at you. Here's the video for your entertainment:

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Thanks for stopping by and having a look! And remember: "All people deserve to live with dignity and respect, free from fear and violence, and protected against discrimination, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation." Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation - LGBT Pride Month