Creating A Life Less Ordinary Through Art / arty inspiration

Silhouette Art for Roz

Deciding what to create for Roz's book of silhouette art wasn't easy... I went from seadragons (cos I had a couple left from last time) to fairies, then wildflowers in the style of Arthur Rackham (because his illustrations are incredible), then diecut cities (so I could use Tim's village dies).
But the page soon decided for itself once I started... I've been favouring greens and turquoise lately so off we go ...
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Love Birds ATCs

These ATCs were made for a swap with the FB Art Swap Group for the theme "Feathers".
I used Darkroom Door stamp sets 'Feathers' and 'Love Birds' with Distress Inks, Liquitex mixed media paper and mulbury paper. 
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Fishing Felines

Fishing anyone? I do love my stamped feline friends by Tim Holtz :) Crazy Cats are such fun to play with! This was supposed to be mostly red but the cats decided otherwise! lol :) Posting to the next person tomorrow... hope they like it!
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Mixing It Up

A friend is like a good bra. Close to your heart, (it) lifts you up and always there for support! This is a deconstructed art journal page for a swap using the Dina Wakley MEdia and Dylusions acrylic paints through a few stencils (Tim's "Scribble" and Dylusions' "Hearts" and "Flossie") along with doodling, mark making and stamping.
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