I'm finally out of school and finished with VBS. The rest of the summer is mine to do whatever I want. I spotted the latest Street Team crusade and knew I wanted to try it. I've always liked the magic of rubbings, and Michelle's suggestion to add paint resist into the mix looked like great fun.
I grabbed the first thing that looked like it might work that was sitting near my worktable. It's a rubbing plate for kids that I got at a yard sale.The painted paper that I cut up to use was painted by my four-year-old granddaughter Madelyn yesterday. I like to use her artwork in my journal every chance I get.
I rubbed over the plate directly into my journal since the paper is thin. I used a gold crayon.
I used acrylic paint over the rubbing.I liked the blue paint over the gold better than the red. The marker is one of a set that my granddaughter Madelyn picked for her treat at the Everything's a Dollar store. It has roller rubber stamps at one end. She likes crafty things.
The collage bits on the finished page all came from the newspaper that Madelyn and I were painting on. I seem to be adding chunky bits to my journal lately. I'm sure it will make it harder to work on the remaining pages.
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Oh, lucky you! I've still got one week of school left.
Love this new page and how you incorporated your granddaughter's artwork into it!
Dawn - terrific page! Love that you included that painting by your granddaughter. I also enjoyed seeing that you fearlessly did your first rubbing right in your journal and tried two different paint-overs. Thanks for sharing with the team - and enjoy your summer!!
Great journal page ! A real celebration ! That rubbing plate from the yard sale was a very nice find for this crusade. Nice job, and happy vacation !
Cheers,
Kim
nice page - lots of colors and patterns, I need to try this too soon! :-)
I love it when the Street Team artists show how they used the most recent Crusade in a project. It's so inspiring! Thanks for sharing your excellent ode to summer.
Thanks for looking everyone. I love to use Madelyn's artwork in my journal. I have a sample of her very first mark making and a photo of her using the crayons.
Michelle, I always try stuff in my journal. For me that's a big part of what a journal is. I sometimes get some ugly pages, but that just goes with the territory.
Don't you just love the kiddy supplies? I spend more money on Art supplies intended for children than the good stuff ... well aside from quality colored pencils. I like how you did the work directly in your journal rather than just add it in. Outstanding results!
Very cool. And congrats on school break!
Dawn - Have a wonderful summer! I love your resists. I have a couple I am working with right now but not liking the way they are coming out - hence, I am blog surfing to see other people's for inspiration. - Nicki
Your presentation of Crusade #21 is great! Thanks for sharing! I'm amazed at all the different things to use for rubbings! I'm also pleased to see how many of us are doing art with out grand-kids!
Have a great summer and have a great hair day! Becci
Just wanted to ask if you'd tell me how you got your Blogger back ground ? Becci
WOW the page is terrific! I love all the textures form these rubbing!
It's a perfect summer time page! Awesome colors!
I love this page! Thank you so much for sharing!
Aaaah summer off and heaps of time to do art stuff - how cool. Love the page, and the fact that you're passing on your art passion to your grandchild.
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