Posted tagged ‘collage’
January 11, 2011
Categories: art, collage, cool stuff, design, favorite things, inspiration, intriguing images, love, quotes, wonderful ideas
Tags: 2010, 2011, art, ARTchix images, ARTchix Studio, Brush Dance, calendar, collage, collage on cookie tin, keepsake collage, making something new from something old, New Year, old calendar, old calendar collage, paint brushes, playful heart, reasons to smile, recycled cookie tin, whimsical
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August 21, 2010
That Bahama-blue water color — turquoise — is the theme of this week’s ARTchix challenge for fun and prizes. Here are a couple “inchies” (1″x1″) collages made from ARTchix images and aqua bits of a shopping bag.
The flutterby collage ATC’s (artist trading cards) feature new images from ARTchix’s Hot & Cool Butterflies sheets, along with some of their lovely vintage ladies! (and some recycled Daytimer refill sheets and magazine clippings!)
Let your art take wing!
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Categories: art, collage, The Bahamas
Tags: aqua, art, ARTchix, ARTchix Studio, artist trading card, butterflies, butterfly, collage, Daytimer, flutterby, magazine clippings, recycled shopping bag, The Bahamas, turquoise, vintage images
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May 14, 2010
altered old-fashioned slotted wooden clothespin decorated with ARTchix images, ornamentals, some paint, and marker
other side of the clothespin
Having fun … making art!
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Categories: art, collage, cool stuff, favorite things, inspiration, intriguing images, little luxuries, wonderful ideas
Tags: altered art, altered clothespin, art, ARTchix Studio, clothespin, collage, decoration, paper art
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May 10, 2010
It’s fun to play with color. I created this collage playing mostly with shades of deep blues and various orange-reds as part of this week’s ARTchix Studio challenge about exploring the fullness of the color wheel …
… this pinwheel is a simplified version of the full color spectrum, but it nicely illustrates the pop and zing you get in your artwork when you pair up colors that are opposite each other on the wheel to command maximum attention … like yellow and purple …
… orange and blue …
… or pink and green (or red and green!)
Color wheels can be sweet and simple with primary colors like the pinwheel, or hugely detailed with all the multi-shaded variations of color that printers, designers, and artists use …
… either way, it’s a wonderful visual reminder of how contrast gives you the most impact and why some pairings automatically appeal more to the eye than others. And when playing with color—whether in art, graphic design, fashion, food, or decor—it’s all eye-candy! Play away — it makes you feel like a kid again with a new box of crayons!
“Create Art. Share Happiness.” — ARTchix Studio
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Categories: art, collage, cool stuff, favorite things, inspiration
Tags: art, art fun, collage, color wheel, contrasting colors, crayons, decor, design, eye, fashion, food, fun, graphic design, pinwheel, printing
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March 25, 2010
This blog started out as a list of a whole buncha stuff I love …
… having fun making art collages is definitely on that list, especially when I’m inspired by the fabulous ARTchix Studio …
… ARTchix inspired their chixies to create Twinchies (2″ square collages) in a red, pink & green color palette …
… featuring “I love …” messages of whatever strikes our fancy at the moment … I loved making these …
… with snippets of this and that … bits and pieces from a magazine … great images and goodies from ARTchix …
… recycling … refreshing … renewing your creative spirit … reminding yourself of some favorite things that make you smile …
… yes, I love making art … making collages … taking little trips into the imagination … especially in The Bahamas!
ps … 5/18/2010: I’m posting the back side of the twinchie collages now. The originals have been mailed out as part of the swap and are arriving in their new homes … I like to leave some small element of surprise for the recipients of the originals when they receive them in the mail (in case they’ve already seen the card fronts in other ARTchix places!). For me, it’s just as fun creating the back side of the cards as the front side, so here they are!
I Love Movies (Movies Thrill Me); I Love Gardens (Nature Lover); I Love LOVE In Your Heart (True Love); I Love A Love Story (Sweetly Told); I Love Being Me (Surprise); I Love Vacations (Sea Post)
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Categories: art, collage, favorite things, Garden, Grand Bahama Island, inspiration, little luxuries, love, movies, wonderful ideas
Tags: art, art supplies, ARTchix, collage, fun, gardens, little luxuries, love stories, making art, movies, popcorn, The Bahamas, twinchies
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August 16, 2009
The current ARTchix art challenge at their cool blog inspired this salute to creative thoughts that take flight in the face of bright, beautiful, and whimsical ARTchix goodies. This postcard-sized piece of art uses images from a “masterboard” of art bits created by Helga Strauss, as well as images from Chixies Hat Affair, Tangerine Travels, the Romantic Keepsakes Kit, a just-the-right-size clipping from Helga’s printed newsletter, and paper from a pretty floral gift bag in the background. Hats off to all the talented and creative artists out there who lift us up on the wings of their wonderful ideas & playful thoughts!
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Categories: art, collage, inspiration, wonderful ideas
Tags: art, ARTchix, collage, creativity, postcard, wings
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August 11, 2009
Author Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK) calls our furry four-legged friends, “Angels with Paws”, and I’ve always loved that phrase, along with our own resident angels: three frisky rescue cats, and two kissy chocolate labradors! As an obvious animal lover, that makes this week’s ARTchix Studio art challenge a favorite with its theme of CATS. My 11-year old daughter wanted to get in on the art fun too this week, so I’ll post both of our postcard-size collages made from ARTchix goodies, and feline images rescued from old magazines, a kitten bookmark, and even one cat cutie scanned from a t-shirt! Having fun, making art ….a purrrfect combination! (And even more wonderful with your pets closeby —here’s to all those who open their hearts to make a forever home for the countless dogs and cats awaiting adoption in the world’s overcrowded rescue shelters, and to the volunteers and donors who contribute to this very worthy cause.)
Cat Hearts I Love You Postcard
Full of Sunshine & Love Cat Postcard
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Categories: art, collage, favorite things, pets
Tags: angels, animals, ARTchix, cats, collage, kittens, labradors, paws, pets, postcard, SARK
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August 4, 2009
My friend, Helga Strauss, (who has marvelous images, art bits & fabulous supplies at ARTchix Studio), has recently returned from a vacation along the shores of my favorite Bahamas paradise where crystal clear turquoise waters surround and inspire. She hosts a weekly creative challenge and asked everyone to make a piece of art with turquoise as the main color. Here are my ATC (Artist Trading Card) size collages (shown here front and back) to add to this beautiful tide of turquoise!
Here’s a link to Helga’s blog if you want to follow her weekly art adventures:
http://www.myartisticlife.typepad.com/
Have extra fun … make lots of art!
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