Something of a cry from the heart here ... I'm sure most of you will have experience of this phenomenon too. Sigh. We've been back 10 days and it feels as if I haven't had a moment to myself since! Well obviously I must have or this page wouldn't exist, but that's only because I determinedly carved out a little time to play here and there, so that I wouldn't go completely crazy!
Anyway this background was very quickly and simply done, just using Promarkers. It began with outlining some shapes in dark pink and then filling them in. Stripes like this seem to encourage me to write across them .... but sorry about this picture which was taken in electric light, making the colours look a little strange.
Once I began to write in black the pink started to look a bit washed out (these are the true shades) so I ended up edging the panels with black to make them stand out.
And of course it was irresistable to do zentangle type doodling in some of the spaces once the writing was done! This kind of work is just SO restful somehow. The other colouring (ie burgundy) is also Promarkers - I seem to have periods when I use these constantly, and then I neglect them for a bit. So many pages have been paint related lately that maybe its just a reaction to that? Maybe we just have fads on particular media and then need a break from them.
Back from our USA trip with lots of lovely craft stuff bought from the likes of Michael's, Jo-Anns and A C Moore. Happy days .....!!
5 comments:
Glad you had a lovely time, with goodies in tow. And yes indeed, I can assent to your complaint too. I've even wondered if it was worth going away in the first place :(. Your beautifully patterned page is a delight to the eye - everywhere I look, there's something interesting to see. Welcome back - lovely to see you in my reader!
Good to see you back - been watching for you!
I'm so glad you managed to carve out some time to show us your beautiful work - stunning and truthful as ever. Wish I found tangles as relaxing as you obviously do... or if I do, they're just not good enough. Thanks for sharing x
Lots of eye candy on your pages--that's why I love to visit your blog (which I stumbled upon accidentally). Been missing you!
Take care and cheers. Carrie
I haven't been around for a while, but that has meant I have had loads of your gorgeous pages to catch up on. Loving your style Rosie!
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