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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Dirt bikes and Ice cream!

First I had to share some pics of my son Jordan on his dirt bike.

 Such a cutie! (if he read that he would die)

Of course Mr. Know it All here, had to give him a few pointers. He used to race too so he had some input on the subject lol!

Here is my next piece for Summer of Color. This week was Baseball Nut.

I started with a wood canvas and gessoed it. I added a layer of white tissue paper with Modge Podge and let it wrinkle for texture. I  then added the almond color and a little white blended in the background. When that was dry I added the raspberry colors. They ranged from red to pink to purple even and just mixed as  I went.

I added some of the colors to a used dryer sheet and smooshed it around till it was covered. I tore it into pieces and added it to the corners. Oh I almost forgot! I painted all of the keys first with acrylics.

I added the keys with a glue and then the doorplate and the girl(I used her last week to) and the heart and little spool.

Then the words I printed out from the computer and added a piece of scrapbook paper behind them and glued them down as well. Lastly I added some Diamond Glaze to the keys and the heart. Oh I did add some dots here and there first.
Well I hope you like her. I do! Now go look at the list of some wonderful artists and play along!Go to www.twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com. ( I am such a dork. I forgot to thank all you for your wonderful comments!!! So sorry!! I love love reading and  all of them!! Ok now I'm gonna make my way through the list!!)

18 comments:

Joanna said...

Like it? Why, yes I do! You've really rocked this colour combo. I love all the coloured keys, the texture (great idea with the dryer sheet!), and the gorgeous door plate.

x

Shahrul Niza said...

WOW. Your altered project looks delicious enough to eat :). I LOVE the keys, the rustic texture and the pink hues too. HUgs.

carol l mckenna said...

This is such a wonderfully creative mixed media piece of art work and also bring a smile to my face ~ so true!~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

Netty said...

wow this is brilliant, love everything about it. Happy SOC, Annette x

JansArtyJunk said...

Oh...your altered canvas is amazing ..very clever!! LOVE all those keys!!...you did a fantastic job with this weeks colours!! Can't wait to see what you do next week now!! Jan x

BJ said...

Super canvas, the colours are warm with a glow beneath all the keys. BJ

SandeeNC said...

I love all the layering and smooshing that went into this piece of art! And I have to try the dryer sheets, I keep reading about people using them, got a load in the wash as I speak! ;) waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

SandeeNC said...

I love all the layering and smooshing that went into this piece of art! And I have to try the dryer sheets, I keep reading about people using them, got a load in the wash as I speak! ;) waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

K J D said...

I love EVERYTHING about it.....

Coloured keys? Love love love them :)

Karenx

Giggles said...

This is so pretty!!!So much yummy detail, just a wonderful compilation of color and keys!!

Hugs Giggles

Carolyn Dube said...

This is one of the BEST key assemblages I have seen!!

Lesley said...

Wow love this piece, I keep staring at it. This reminds me of my hubby trying to find the right key for things. LOL
take care and see you next week.
Lesley♥

Valerie-Jael said...

This is gorgeous. Love how you have used those keys! Valerie

Linda Gibbons said...

Wonderful collage! Great use of the colors and so much texture!

Kathy said...

Wow I love this.. all the texture and color.. awesome... all those keys.. and that great door plate..
xx

Sandi McLean said...

Oh this is a lovely piece to adore! Which I do, I do!

Fars Datter said...

This is so great!! I love your work! I get totally inspired to do some altered stuff my self! :)

Caz said...

I really love what you did with the keys :-)