Tuesday, September 02, 2008

mixed media monday



The theme at mixed media monday this week is nature. I immediatly thought birds, and I had this lovely new little quote stamp to use.
I decided to do a house shape as I was inspired by the bird house by Diane on the mixed media monday site.
The collage image and background stamp are also by inka. the ribbon sticker and the sticker in the flowers were something I found today when I was sorting out the HUGE pile of magazines by the side of my bed. They came free with the docrafts magazine. it was my "use them or bin them" philospophy that kicked in there.
The heidi swapp ghost bird was a present from jo ages ago and was another of those "it's gorgeous, but what on earth do you do with it?" things. I like it on this though.

This is also my contribution to uk art raffle this month who's theme is "take flight"
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19 comments:

  1. cafegirl71September 3, 2008 at 12:07 AM

    Great work. I do love the bird and the quote. Nice!

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  2. SarahSeptember 3, 2008 at 12:23 AM

    Loving the ghost birdie. I always feel the urge to alcohol ink those up, or stain the edges, to make them show up more. But I think on this it is really effective completely clear. I need to be braver :D

    I like the quote stamp too

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  3. BethSeptember 3, 2008 at 1:12 AM

    Lovely design, and I like the clear bird as well. It's a very cool effect.

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  4. Gayle Page-RobakSeptember 3, 2008 at 1:30 AM

    Beautiful!!

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  5. RedLanSeptember 3, 2008 at 4:38 AM

    i like your artwork. so unique!

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  6. SandySeptember 3, 2008 at 6:02 AM

    Wow this is wonderful.
    Gorgeous.

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  7. debSeptember 3, 2008 at 6:20 AM

    Lovely work Joanne, the bird is a great touch.

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  8. Caroline MooreSeptember 3, 2008 at 8:54 AM

    wow - love it Joanne - love the ghost bird and great that you stamped it. You're on a roll lately.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 10:09 AM

    Thanks for the comment I am really inspired with all that you do

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  10. HazelSeptember 3, 2008 at 1:09 PM

    This is beautiful. Like everyone else who has commented, I love the ghost bird!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 7:33 PM

    Its gorgeous, love the transparent bird.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 9:09 PM

    Love the bird stunning

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  13. Carol QSeptember 3, 2008 at 11:00 PM

    gorgeous piece Joanne. that acetate bird is the perfect touch to finish it off. love the unusual shape of it all!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2008 at 8:34 PM

    That's so original! I'd agree that I'd think too what do I do with an acetate bird but know I know should I ever get one! lol Great result! :)

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM

    Gorgeous, Joanne! I'm honoured to have inspired such a lovely piece! Diane

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  16. NanSeptember 5, 2008 at 1:57 AM

    This so light and airy...beautiful job!

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  17. Jo Capper-SandonSeptember 5, 2008 at 9:57 PM

    Clever! Very clever. Glad the birds came in handy. :0)

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  18. LisaSeptember 5, 2008 at 10:09 PM

    Lovely! What a great way to use the bird!

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  19. KazSeptember 7, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    this is gorgeous, love that little bird!

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word verification is off! thanks for all your lovely comments, they mean so much to me!