Strength in Numbers

So, I finally finished another spread in my altered book journal. I wanted to experiment with colors that I am not normally drawn to and use some techniques that aren't in my normal arty realm. I had a difficult time after I had my initial background complete. It seemed so busy and everything I thought to put on top of it looked like it was getting lost on top of all that color. After a lot of consideration (and just plain staring at the pages), I decided to add the figures and using the number stencils and the face stencil inside of them. Still needing the figures to pop a little bit more, I added white around them along with some outlining in black. I did try to outline in blue and purple as well, but didn't like how that looked. You can still see that experiment on the figure on the bottom left. Adding some drywall tape and wash tape completed the graffiti style I wanted to achieve in this spread. The phrase, "the gang's all here" popped into focus and then my daughter said that "strength in numbers" was a perfect fit for this spread. Which it really was perfect because of the numbers that were stenciled in the figures. I had to add that somewhere and those words found a home at the bottom of the page. 

November Tags and Altered Book Pages

These are my Saturday "creative art day" by products :) I am always inspired by my sister, Sherie, who comes over to my little work space to create with me!

This is a spread in my altered book journal...I am not happy with it, but I am gaining experience through trial and error!

Below, is another spread from the same altered book. Lots of different layers and techniques are used on these pages. It was so much fun experimenting with the different mediums.

Pictured below is another spread from the same book. Here, I used stamps that I made from my very ancient hoard of fun foam, also pictured below! I used the stamps for the ripples in the water, the sea plants on the bottom of the pages, the face and the tail. I am not pleased with this spread either, but I keep telling myself it's all about practicing :)

The first, third and fourth page are experiments with my first batch of home made stamps. I will be painting the faces and not sure where or when I will be using these book pages! Maybe on my journal pages or on a bigger canvas piece.

Finally, I have three tags that I made for a tag swap over on Google + :)

I hope you enjoyed my last two weeks creativity!