Mixed Media Monday - Wings

Here's my small canvas for Mixed Media Monday. The challenge was "things with wings" - an easy topic for me, I thought. I'm a birdwatcher from way back. I used to go out birding and everything!

And wow, I actually used a canvas I had painted a base coat on YEARS ago. No, starting the canvas does NOT make it easier to proceed. In fact, it was taking up room in the cupboard, looking like it was supposed to be kept... I'm so glad it's been turned into something now!

The button tin was out because Jonathan needed gold buttons for a school project - so of course I used a button.

Green Gold, by Golden, is my favourite colour of paint in the whole wide world.

Mixed Media Monday - Time

Well, it's Monday again, and I've joined in Mixed Media Monday again. The theme is "Time". Ah, nice and ambiguous.

This is my bit - my favourite pretty lady (from a lipstick ad in an old magazine).

Are we over the "words cut out one by one" trend yet? Nah, me neither!











Love the cool stamp alphabet? It's the remains of a kids' stamp set - you know, make up the letters into words on the little frame, with tweezers. Far too fiddly for today's kids, but I mounted some like any other rubber stamp alphabet. The squares around the stamps show every time; you can't reliably get just the letter stamped. So I decided I really LIKE that look!

Mixed Media Monday - Romance

This week's topic on Mixed Media Monday is Romance. This time, I'm posting my made thing only one day after the start, not seven. Yay for me!

Slightly happier with this little canvas than with last week's fruit piece. But not much. No worries though, it's all about the making, getting your hands working (and painty) so they'll be ready for you next time you need 'em.

If you follow the link back to MMM, you'll get to see dozens of other people's takes on the topic. How good is that?

Mixed Media Monday - Fruit

Well, Michelle put me onto the idea of entering "challenges" as a way of keeping the creative muscles flexed. I elected to start with Mixed Media Monday's "Fruit" theme. Here 'tis. Not happy with it. But I did promise myself I'd do it. Think I'm technically too late, but hey. I did one.

Still, I DID use that fabbo PSX peach stamp, and any day you do that is a good day.