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Monday, July 2, 2012

Strawberry!!

So here's my artwork for this week over at www.twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com for the Summer of Color#2!! She is on a wood canvas that I covered in gesso first.

 I then added  a napkin with Modge Podge and added a little gesso with water and wiped some off. I also added the yellow and the pink in the same way. I added some white circles using an old ribbon spool dipped in paint. I added the darker pink drips with a paint pen.

 I added the stamps I found on a flicker group. I used an old strawberry farm ticket stub. The little girl actually had a body. but I cut it off to make her this little strawberry fairy, sort of, she doesn't have wings! But she does have arms and legs. She's a little kooky, but hey it's what was in my mind!

I then went around the edges with ink and around the images with charcoal. Oh I transferred the word strawberry with the hand sanitizer. Just paint it on lightly, really just enough to get the cavas wet but not mooshy wet, does that make sense? lol! Then use the transparency and burnish it down before it dries.
That's about it for this one, now I'm going to link up and look at the rest! Have a great day everyone!!

21 comments:

Diana Taylor said...

What a beautiful collage - I love the way you've put it all together - absolutely adorable.

Caz said...

haha how cute and fun!!

Jo Murray said...

That's just the cutest little stawberry... but not for eating...unless you are a cannibal.

sugar Creek said...

Thanks guys and Jo that's to funny!

Susan said...

Adorable!!

Giggles said...

Wow great texture... very nice!!Adorable piece and thanks for sharing your process!

Hugs Giggles

Kristin said...

xo!

Joanna said...

This is brilliant, Lisa! Your little strawberry girl is so cute, I love her little face. Superb background, love the drips, love the texture, love the stamps. Thank you for the hand sanitizer transfer advice, I'll give that a go.

xx

Jenny said...

Oh this is gorgeous!! love the napkin background... and your beautiful little image... and the word transfer is great... I have never tried it with hand sanitizer before...

Hugs
Jenny x

Valerie-Jael said...

This is really adorable! I had strawberries and ice-cream for tea last night, but I did not look so yummy as this! Valerie

Mandy said...

I love this cranky pass strawberry...there's so much in it and thanks for the instructions...tho i don't understand the hand sanitizer bit...i really want to tho as i would love to try it..xxx

BJ said...

Certainly quirky BJ#4

Netty said...

Loving your terrific work and humour. Happy Summer of Color, Annette x

WrightStuff said...

Gotta love that priceless expression!

Terri Corona said...

Oh my gosh I love it - SO precious!
What a great composition, and choice of materials...

sugar Creek said...

Thank you guys so much!

joanna said...

This is so much fun! love the napkin background and gorgeous colours!
xoxo

JansArtyJunk said...

Love your little strawberry girl...beautiful collage...and thanks for the tip with the hand sanitizer transfer ...will have to give that a try :)... love what you did with this weeks colour combo...Jan x

Shahrul Niza said...

OHH she is such a cute little berry fairy! I love her little cap :). Cool technique with the hand sanitizer transfer!

Sandi McLean said...

Another fabulous piece!

Anonymous said...

Ohh thats so cute, loving the background and that face :) what a brilliant piece !
Please feel free to grab my summery new backgrounds from Dezinaworld right now. I made them especially for my friends
hugs June x