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thank you, Kelloggs...
...not only for your delicious breakfast cereals, but also for the "canvas" that you pack them in. For this month's Not-Just-Charms challenge on the Latest Trends in Mixed Media Arts yahoo group, the theme is "recycled." So, I went to our cardboard recycling pile in the garage and found boxes from Golden Grahams and Strawberry Mini-Wheats (yummy!) I loved the bright yellow & pink colors...
First, I grabbed my scissors and sliced 1-1/2 inch squares out of the "enlarged photo" of the cereal. At this point, admittedly, I thought that my idea was going to end up back in the recycling bin ~ it just looked WAY too cheesy. But, I was in the mood to play, so I persevered. I dry brushed a little gesso over the tops of the squares, to mute the bright colors and soften the "whole grain" texture of the picture. Then, to add a little sheen, I gave them a couple sprays of Tattered Angels glimmer mist (sunburst, and wine & roses), and heat set. Next, I stamped each square using the collage stamp from Club Scrap's Asian Artisan kit with VersaFine ink (vintage sepia). Popped them into the microslides (1-1/2 inch squares) from Ranger, and soldered. And here they are...
Although my husband has tried & tried and just can't see it, if you look really closely, you'll still be able to see the ridges of the cereal and the splashes of milk in the background. Too fun! Okay, I'm hungry now. Time to go eat my next charm...
First, I grabbed my scissors and sliced 1-1/2 inch squares out of the "enlarged photo" of the cereal. At this point, admittedly, I thought that my idea was going to end up back in the recycling bin ~ it just looked WAY too cheesy. But, I was in the mood to play, so I persevered. I dry brushed a little gesso over the tops of the squares, to mute the bright colors and soften the "whole grain" texture of the picture. Then, to add a little sheen, I gave them a couple sprays of Tattered Angels glimmer mist (sunburst, and wine & roses), and heat set. Next, I stamped each square using the collage stamp from Club Scrap's Asian Artisan kit with VersaFine ink (vintage sepia). Popped them into the microslides (1-1/2 inch squares) from Ranger, and soldered. And here they are...
Although my husband has tried & tried and just can't see it, if you look really closely, you'll still be able to see the ridges of the cereal and the splashes of milk in the background. Too fun! Okay, I'm hungry now. Time to go eat my next charm...
