Pages

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Ribbon Flower

I gessoed the background and then stamped the whole page with purple Archival ink and a rose stamp I found in the dollar bin. Next I glued strips of different pieces of paper I had on my art table. The orange color is the middle layer of a paper napkin.  I like how there are just hints of orange on the paper. I had a baggie of ribbon scraps so I glued them over the paper layers.

I use to sell ribbon and fiber in 3 foot lengths to card makers. I have a lot of it left.  I made the flower out of a fuzzy fibers and double stick tape. The flower was too close to the same color as the background so I painted the inside of the petals with a pink paint marker to make it pop.  More fiber was used for the stem.

It was really fun to use some of the multitude of fiber that I own in a unique way.

14 comments:

  1. Wow, Boo, this is so beautiful. I love the to pink petals, but that background is what I really enjoy seeing. You did a great job on this.

    ReplyDelete
  2. What beautiful colours Boo and the fibres are so pretty. Clever you for thinking of colouring the petals to make them pop. :o)

    ReplyDelete
  3. WOW,this flower its beautiful,love it.

    ReplyDelete
  4. what an excellent creative flower Boo! Amazing! Thank you for sharing with us at Art Journal Joureny!
    xxx
    Susi

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks... it was very different from my usual art.. It was a fun change

      Delete
  5. Fantastic, love the 3D effect of this page!! I was wondering how did you create that, thanks for sharing the process :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks for stopping by... I try to tell a bit about how I make my pieces.

      Delete
  6. Wow! Great mixed media page Boo!
    Alison xxx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks! So glad you like it.

      Delete
  7. How cute is this, love this ribbon work. xox

    ReplyDelete
  8. This has such a soft, dreamy feel. Really beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Beautiful and very creative page! Great idea to create the flower in this way!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh what a great idea growing into such a wonderful page, I love it
    Kind regards
    Mariane

    ReplyDelete