Blue, Silver, Pearls = Art Deco

I don't know why it is that when I see the combination of blues, silvers, gold and pearls the first thing that pops into my mind is the Art Deco period. Those specific colors make me think of old Hollywood, parties, beautiful elegant hotels and condos, ladies with their big fur coats and silky party dresses and champagne just flowing everywhere.

When I saw the Frilly and Funkie Blogspot January 2017 - Winter Hues challenge I immediately thought what better project than an Art Deco piece and my muse just started with all kinds of ideas.

This is an 8" x 6" canvas panel that I had started in a class I took late last year. It was painted with gesso and the decorative background had been added with modeling paste. When I saw it on my "future project pile" I knew it was perfect for this challenge. The first layer of paint was a metallic blue, then a light layer of silver paint was added randomly. After they were dry, I added blue Inka Gold metallic rub to highlight the raised areas. The beautiful silver decorations on the sides and the blue medallion on the bottom are clay embellishments. The image of the elegant lady is a vintage photo that was painted with water colors, added the pearl necklace, earring and some stickles on the coat's swirls. I envisioned this coat to be an expensive velvet, fur trimmed coat used to go to an elegant party on a cold winter night.

I'm also submitting this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. 

I hope you like it as much as I loved creating it! Thank you for stopping by.

Nicie

 

Tag with Leonardo da Vinci - Head of Leda, Crackle and Leaf

Here is a second tag I am entering in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge #32 - Anything Goes. I painted this tag with acrylic paint, then randomly stamped the circles and flowers with gesso. Once they were dry, I added crackle medium to the entire tag, then a bit of glitter mist. The image of Head of Leda has been transferred on packing tape and was sprayed with Dylusions inks then on the front, a border was added with Ranger Glossy Accents. The word "Dream" was stamped on the right side.

I am also submitting this as a second project to Vintage Journey Challenge - Going Round in Circles.  
Enjoy and thank you for stopping by!

Nicie

 

Clay Embellishments for Future Projects

Hello Everyone!

I love the projects that I have been creating lately but waiting for them to dry is so hard! In order to keep myself busy and not be tempted to start working on these pieces, I remembered I had some clay embellishments and decided to decorate them for future projects. It's much easier working on air clay because the gesso & acrylic paint dry fairly fast. After the paint dried, I added Inka Gold Metallics to help bring out some of the dimensions in each piece.

I hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you for stopping by!

Nicie

Tag Tuesday Challenge - Spring is in the air

Hello Everyone! Are you ready for spring yet? I am definitely ready for it!!! This week's challenge at Tag Tuesday just happens to be Spring is in the air. I started the tag by adding Rusty Hinge & Mustard Seed Distress Inks, added the leaves and sprayed it with a shimmer mist. It looked very nice but noticed that it was starting to look too similar to a previous tag. So, back to the drawing board.

I added gesso, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and a new mist I had just purchased from Lindy's Stamp Gang called Tibetan Poppy Teal. Wow!!! Having the gesso in the background really made the mist pop and was very happy with the result. The bird was stamped then colored with H2Os with Distress Ink around the edge. The tiny flowers are an Impression Obsession die and also colored with H2Os. Unfortunately, I don't think I was able to capture the beautiful shimmer on the pictures which is a real shame!

I hope you like this week's tag and thank you for stopping by!