Saturday, July 10, 2010

Crusade nr 42 - Strip Ease

I decided to brave the elements and move along with the crusade. I followed the instructions; things went along smoothly. But I had three images that stubbornly decided they "needed" to be in this spread as well. These images come from those freebie postcards used to advertise this and that. This is the end result:

There were some elements on the pages that I wanted to preserve, such as the heart and a little flower on the first page. My name, of course! I glued a fabric flower and a stripe of green to two of the faces to make a kind of dress. I wanted to add some doodling, but I think it is busy enough. I "lost" the stripes though ...
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16 comments:

michelle ward said...

Mona, I disagree...I don't think you lost the strips. Cool to learn that you wanted to preserve some of the bits on the strips. That is what makes composing over them so interesting, don't you think? Thanks for sharing your work with the team - looks great!

belindaschneider said...

great spread! love the comic freebies, they make it! add the extra touch.

Rosie said...

Very nice pages... but your doodles are gorgeous in an earlier post!

jgr said...

Great job! It has such wonderful texture and energy!

Kim Mailhot said...

I like the strips as the backdrop you your funky characters ! Nice job on the Strip Ease Crusade !

Julie Prichard said...

I can see all of the strips....love the graffiti feel of this!

cathsheard said...

I really like that you used the postcard images, the result's so vibrant.

Janet said...

This is such a fun page!

Dawn said...

well, i LOVE the images you added!

Maureen said...

If those images cried out to be used, then you must listen! They certainly add a touch of fun and whimsey.

Jackie said...

Cool pages - I don't think you lost the stripes, but have intergrated them nicely into your work.

inge said...

Hello Mona,

loosing the strips ? Take a look at my creation... I lost the strips ! :)

You can still easily see how you build up your background and it makes a great background for the comic figures you used.

greetings from belgium
Inge

goudenregen said...

Love those little comic characters, I think they make the page come alive.

fabricfan said...

I love the papers you used. Great work.

Brigitte aka Scrappassie said...

I think you did a great job, and you didn't loose the strips at all ! Love the combination with the images.

sheila said...

I love this and especially the way so many elements peak through making you want to look closer and closer. Thanks for sharing.