Smiles

I recently got a free

printable from Zorana on her beautiful blog here. Unfortunately, I printed it on regular copy paper, and the inks underneath bled through. So my lovely lady has a bluish-pink complexion. Definitely not what I wanted, but another learning experience. Here she is...

The page had left over

ink from the project opposite. I covered it with star tissue paper and gel medium.

I stamped on Jet Black 

Archival ink with my Stampers Anonymous Bitty Grunge set. Then sponged on Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar using Crafters Workshop Mini Tile Texture stencil.

Now came Zorana's

lady. I adhered some lace across her bodice and a section in her hair.

I sketched around

her form with soft charcoal, and rubbed it out with my finger creating a shadow effect.

I brushed over her lips

with Worn Lipstick DI and her eyes with Weathered Wood. I wrote Psalm 43:5 in the upper right corner, boxing it in with a Black Fine Sharpie.

I stamped the sentiment

from the Donna Downey Insightful Meadows set by Unity, onto white cardstock, cut it out, and adhered it with gel medium. A bit more shadowing around the sentiment, around the star at the bottom of the page and around all the page edges.

I'm linking my page at:
Balzer Designs - Art Journal Every Day

Now have a look at the Penmakers latest...

A very unique

fountain pen in one of his new showcases.

Made of wood burl

and stablized with various shades of resins.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!

Linda