Altered Canvases Part 2

I am on a roll lately, so here's a few more canvases:


First, an altered Tim Holtz burlap panel. I used some more wood diecuts from SACrafters. The small hexagon pieces are Studio Calico. I created the heart myself using the same process as described in this post. 
I couldn't decide if it needed more, but now that I am looking at the photos, I'm pretty happy with it!

I'm entering it in the Paper Wings Productions Anything Goes May Challenge. 

Next is another altered burlap panel. I had the hardest time photographing this one--I think it looks much better in person, but oh well. I used a technique that I saw in this video from Frank Garcia from Prima for the torn edges effect.

And I'm entering this last one into the Berry71Bleu May challenge. I absolutely love flowers and I love the simplicity of the single red rose in the center of this little canvas! Here's the inspiration image--you can even see the lower left hand image lent a bit of inspiration to my canvas as well.

  

 

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Art Journaling in 3 styles

Here are a few pages I've made recently. I have been trying to emulate some of my favorite artists, in hopes that I can become a better artist myself!


This one is a lift of a page by Georgia Heald. Here's my take:

This next one is a lift of a page by Kasia, though I don't think it turned out exactly how I wanted. I am just in awe of her ability to create such gorgeous pages, and have it be all random and messy but still look so amazing. She makes it look really easy, but it is a true talent!

 

And finally, here is a page in the style of Dina Wakely. She is another one who makes it look so easy...but after trying this style, I have learned that I still need some practice! This page might not be finished yet, but I am taking a break on it for now.

I am linking this up to this week's Art Journal Everyday post at Balzer Designs...my friend from my digi days, Melita Bloomer, is a guest blogger there this week!

Play Date Cafe Challenge #151

Can you believe another week has passed? And it's almost October! This fall semester is just flying by.  Here's this week's color story:

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous EAD Designs.

Well, in honor of autumn being now upon us, I created a little altered mint tin...it's pretty autumn-y on the outside and spooky Halloweenie on the inside! This is my very first altered tin, so it was a learning experience for me. I mostly like the end result, but there are a few things I would do differently next time!

I used this fun sticker set sent to me from EAD:

So make sure to check out the challenge this week at The Play Date Cafe! Go to the blog for challenge and prize information!