Monday, July 05, 2010

strip ease crusade no 42

I tried to make this one cohesive- with blues and summer colours



this one was my sister and her friends, and about how when you were a kid how much you looked forward to summer.  I used the ripped paper a different way in this one, but truthfully it would have looked better if I had written the words instead of using the computer.  I had fun doing it.

27 comments:

  1. love all the bright colours..have a great summer

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  2. beautiful pages! i'm ready for some "water time" now

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  3. I like both of these. This is one crusade I'll probably do for sure since I like using torn paper.

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  4. Ditto what Janet said... I like both of these - they are so different!

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  5. I'll do this for sure! There is something so cathartic about ripping paper and then putting it back together again!

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  6. Great use of torn paper. I like both pages but I think the second one draws my attention more.
    Sophie

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  7. Lee - wow! Great pages! Love the ripping. That first one is so nice - the random bits all really work together. And the second - I like the effect of the deliberate words and positioning. Thanks for sharing with the team. Bravo!!

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  8. love your art - so full of insiration and energy Lee, you must be getting good summer vibes and it shows in your art!!

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  9. Lee, isn't tearing papers for collage fun? your pages looks nice!

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  10. Anonymous3:17 AM

    These are great - I especially like to line about not playing with your younger sister. As a younger sister myself, I was lucky to have a sister who *did* play with me. And as for summer? I wish LOL - howling gales outside tonight.

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  11. some great summer pages to view Lee, love them both!

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  12. Hay! Is your banner the result of paper strips, too? Very festive and textural!

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  13. Cool pages, Lee! I love the graphic feel of page number one and I think the torn text in number 2 is perfect!

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  14. These are both great! So much energy and subtle layering in the top one, I absolutely LOVE the text in your second one.

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  15. Love both of these. What a creative way to add text - great idea!

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  16. Oooh I love this! The newspapery look is awesome. Happy creations from germany, tj

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  17. Love the summer stripping ! Great job on this challenge. Cheers !

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  18. Love the summery look of both of them. The first one is really smashing.

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  19. I really like your first collage. The colors are fun and it inspires me to do a colage with stripped background.

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  20. I like both of these, but the first is my favourite - I love how you've used the colour to meld it all together. Great work!

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  21. Hello Lee,

    I like the busy first page : although it is busy it is a complete composition.

    I like the torn words on the second page, but I understand what you say about looking better when you should have wrote the words.

    Maybe they stand out too much : the contrast between the white strips and the background is big.

    Maybe a tip you can use : color the stripped papers with words with watercolor pencils or a translucent paint in the colors of your background.
    I think this would unify it more and the torn paper will look perfect then.
    Just a thought...

    greetings from belgium
    Inge

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  22. great idea! i will have to try that too...

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  23. Love those pages with a summer feel to them. Words add interest to your page, I think, even if you cover them up a little.

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  24. Anonymous10:04 PM

    Love the summery feeling to these pieces.

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  25. you take me back to childhood...
    swimming at the lake with family.
    sweet pages.

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  26. Beautiful, both of them, but my fav is the first ! Love it !

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  27. These are really lovely pages. I love the way you used a particular theme for both. Thanks for sharing.

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