March's page for the Craft Barn Calendar Challenge has to have some green, yellow and white. This week the DT on the Craft Barn blog have been highlighting the use of oil pastels. I bought some of these a while ago so was interested to see how the DT had used them. I was particularily keen to try using them with Sansodor as Jane has done here. My base card is pearlescent Bazzill in a creamy yellow colour embossed with a Cuttlebug paisley folder. I coloured the Hero Arts tulip stamp with Whisper markers in green yellow & orange and spritzed with water. I stamped off the first image onto scrap paper, sprayed again and used the second image. I then spritzed a gold shimmer spray over the image which is giving a slightly blotchy appearance to the tulips. The mat behind the image and the strip behind the calendar is made of 3 different green oil pastels scribbled diagonally and then rubbed with Sansodor. This year I am planning on binding my calendar with my Bind-It-All so I am leaving a 2cm allowance at the top.
Gorgeous! Very serene!
ReplyDeleteLove this interpretation, very spring like. What size ae you doing your calendar pages?
ReplyDeleteI had hoped to be able to join in with this challenge this year but we have just sold our house and are now house hunting and packing!
Lynn x
My calendar this year is 20x12cm. I've added an extra 2 cm in height in order to leave space for the binding when I've finished.
DeleteMany thanks for the infomation Rukhshana.
DeleteLynn x
Adorable page. I really like the flowers and watercoloring.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I love the tulips, and the oil pastels framing the image are really nice - these are something I've never used but would quite like to try now. I like the idea of binding your pages together as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comments on my calendars :-)- they're so much appreciated.
Maria x
What a lovely calendar page love the softness of the blooms and is so spring like with the pretty colours .. gorgeous
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It's so lovely! And you used a media that we seldom use. Brava!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful !! and you used the pastels too ! well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us again this week,
Izzy
Love the water colour effect and the oil pastel mat, just received my oil pastels so may give them a go next week.
ReplyDeleteGreat calendar page - love the watercolour tulips!!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. Spring colours for sure.
ReplyDeleteLove the effect that you have achieved with using the watercolours on the tulips x
ReplyDeleteLove the watercolour effect of the tulips and the oil pastels background.
ReplyDeleteFabulous page great effects with the oil pastels!
ReplyDeleteMaggieH