Hi, firstly thanks for all your lovely comments on recent posts, I'm really lucky to have such wonderful visitors :-) ....so what have I been up to now? Well I've been playing with some newly acquired brushos in my journal, and created something for the challenge over at Kristin's blog. It's week 4 of SOC which is 1 Red +1 Red + 1 Metallic challenge. I do like a challenge and red isn't a colour I often use in my creations.
I used some absorbent ground in my journal then added brushos and probably too much water and then hoped for the best! Sorry the photo is a bit blurred.
I've used a stencil with white gelato and stamps, silk glaze in crimson and gold fab foil.
I found and used what I thought was an apt Ernest Hemingway quote 'For her everything was red, orange, gold-red from the sun on the closed eyes, and it all was that color, all of it, the filling, the possessing, the having, all of that color, all in a blindness of that color.'
Hope you get chance to join in. Thanks for visiting and have an enjoyable and hopefully crafty weekend!
I used some absorbent ground in my journal then added brushos and probably too much water and then hoped for the best! Sorry the photo is a bit blurred.
I've used a stencil with white gelato and stamps, silk glaze in crimson and gold fab foil.
I found and used what I thought was an apt Ernest Hemingway quote 'For her everything was red, orange, gold-red from the sun on the closed eyes, and it all was that color, all of it, the filling, the possessing, the having, all of that color, all in a blindness of that color.'
Fantastic pages Ruth! Looks awesome! Fab take on the colors from SOC! Happy weekend!
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Susi
the gold looks good against all those reds.
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Lovely pages this week. x
ReplyDeleteWow ! I love this Ruth ! The way you add the quote around the circles is inspirational and the gold and red is just gorgeous ! LOVE IT ! Sue C x
ReplyDeleteStunning Ruth! The red in combo with the gold looks fantastic and I love the way you brought your quote around the circles, - stunning spread!!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous journal spread Ruth, the Brusho reds look .
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Oh Ruth, this is stunning - I love red, a lot - and I love what you have created with the brushos and the beautiful gold (not normally a colour of choice for me), the combination is just perfection... Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed stunning! I love your use of the Hemingway quote; I am a lover of the literary (former high school English teacher and admitted grammar cop!), and the way those words wrap around the circles is extraordinary.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pages! I love them.
ReplyDeleteLovely abstract images and I like the text, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the soft effect.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Ruth!!!
ReplyDeleteRuth, it is gorgeous, I love your use of red Brushos, the gold and orange circles, and the qoute is wonderful !!
ReplyDeleteI find it difficult to make Brushos soft in the tones, maybe because I use too much...but you ,I think, found the ballance between colour and water, to give it a beautiful soft and see through, look.
Dorthe, xx
Ruth, your pages are absolutely beautiful! I love what you did with this week's SOC colors! And thanks for showing us your creative process, too. And the amazing quote - I can't tell you how much I loved seeing it on your page!! FABULOUS!!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous flow to these pages and love the sentiment too!
ReplyDeleteI am so in awe of your journal pages Ruth. Stunning.
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Another stunner Ruth,looks like a very intense strawberry purée ;)
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Donna xxx
Beautiful art journal spread!
ReplyDeleteOh my, how beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow!!! Fabulous spread, Ruth! I love those reds together, and (of course!) the gold flake :-) Your stamping of the quote is perfect..... overall stunning piece! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteQuite simply I LOVE this! You have the most amazing eye for design and I love the touches of gold. Jenny x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous pages! Wonderful your way of using the three colours! I like it!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adore this work!
ReplyDeleteThus georgious pages and the gold look like real gold! Ulrike
ReplyDeleteLove these pages Ruth! The Red with gold foil is scrumptious !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ruth! I love the warm colours and the splashes of gold work wonders on the warm palette! So dreamy! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow Ruth, this is amazing xx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Love the quote and how you incorporated it.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I really like this
ReplyDeleteoooh Ruth, what little gem have you created?! This is simply captivating, I love the colours and the glint of gold! xx
ReplyDeleteStunning pages Ruth. Love the foiling, it really makes the page luxurious.
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Lesley Xx
Ruth, you used these colors perfectly! What an amazing spread!! I do so love it!! xo
ReplyDeleteSuper page,love the gold, sorry I am a week behind... BJ
ReplyDeletevery pretty :) really like how you have the text around the circle :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ruth!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful journey into the red zone - the words are magnificent, and I love how you've circled them around. A lovely first play with the powders - looking forward to more.
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My first reaction when I saw this was to gasp!! It is such a beautiful spread - the background, the colour, the gold, the quote…it really is the best!!! Chrisx
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