Thursday, February 22, 2018
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The Valentines Files I
On a whim, before Christmas, I decided to practice some mixed media layering on a few brown craft file folders that were sitting around. I've done that before on manila -- click here to remember -- file folders are tough, cheap, disposable, and fun when finished!
Well, along I went; every time I was painting or stenciling or gluing something else, I'd throw some of that on those folders. I've been obsessed with blues lately; I've been obsessed with chinoiserie for my whole life. Pretty soon I ran out of folders, ordered more, and along the way I decided I would give them to my colleagues for Valentines. They were turning out to be blue-on-blue, our school colors. And I was running across scraps of paper that fit the bill.
Paint, ink, dye, more paint, graphite, paper, stencils, cute images to draw/paint (from the internet; not mine), some of my favorite quotes, more paint. The outsides are more decorated than the insides (see below) and I left some painted spaces for my Valentines to write their own quotes if they wish. And of course, I sealed them all the way round so coffee mishaps are no problem - they are 'wipe and go.'
Talk about fun! Highly recommended! I'll post more pics tomorrow. Thanks for playing along!
Well, along I went; every time I was painting or stenciling or gluing something else, I'd throw some of that on those folders. I've been obsessed with blues lately; I've been obsessed with chinoiserie for my whole life. Pretty soon I ran out of folders, ordered more, and along the way I decided I would give them to my colleagues for Valentines. They were turning out to be blue-on-blue, our school colors. And I was running across scraps of paper that fit the bill.
Paint, ink, dye, more paint, graphite, paper, stencils, cute images to draw/paint (from the internet; not mine), some of my favorite quotes, more paint. The outsides are more decorated than the insides (see below) and I left some painted spaces for my Valentines to write their own quotes if they wish. And of course, I sealed them all the way round so coffee mishaps are no problem - they are 'wipe and go.'
Talk about fun! Highly recommended! I'll post more pics tomorrow. Thanks for playing along!
Thanks for the quote, Dina Wakely!
The insides of the folder are less decorated but still fun! See below.
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