SUMMER OF COLOUR #2 - ICE CREAM INSPIRATIONS

Six weeks of colour prompts, GORGEOUS give aways, inspiration and FUN!  Oh and it is FREE!  Hardly any rules, you can create what you want.  There are prizes!  Can't play every week - no problem!  All levels of skill and experience are welcome.  This week is the introduction - check it out and join in on the fun!  Double click on the title of this post or the blog badge to the right!  See you there!

COTTON CANDY GIRL WORKSHOP - FUNKY BACKGROUND

This was supposed to be ``funky hair`` ..well not that purple hair isn`t a bit funky LOL  I am having so much fun that I am happy to do another ``Lesson 2``!   Asked my daughter what she thought of the ``girls`` - she thought they were creepy ... really not my typical thing but it is great to go out of my norm.   I love the crazy hair...sometime I will have to post a picture of me with Fushia hair.  That was about 10 years ago...actually the colouring suited me.  Wasn`t so common then, shook a few up LOL

COTTON CANDY GIRL WORKSHOP - JOURNAL PAGE "A BIRD IN THE HAIR IS WORTH"

Natasha has surprised the class several times with bonus classes.  This one is the face from Lesson One on a journal page with napkin tissue hair.  I never knew what I would do with napkin - I LOVE it on her head!  And I love the "two fer" of practicing the techniques and getting an art journal page in the process..  I want to use these "girls" in projects for the granddaughters...will have to figure out a more childlike look along the way.

COTTON CANDY GIRLS - AN ANGEL!

I signed up for Natasha May's Cotton Candy Girls Workshop a few weeks ago and had my first go at it this weekend.  This one is done on a 6x6 chunky canvass with acrylics and Pitt Artist pens.   Far from perfect but at some point you just gotta go with  what you have!

"WISH YOU WERE HERE" BEACH THEME POSTCARD SWAP -ALPHA STAMPS

Another fun swap at AlphaStamps!  This time we are exchanging 5 postcards with a Beach related theme.

I used the AlphaStamps  "Beachy Postage and Words" collage sheet and Graphic 45 "On the Boardwalk" paper as my starting place.  When a swap is opened they always gather pieces to go along with the theme and put them on sale!  I added clam shell sequins, brass starfish, tiny blue shell dresden trim and a package of vellum borders to my purchase.

 
I used Glossy Accents to build up the sand pile in the left hand corner and across the beach at the top.  Add in some teeny shells, hotfix some sparkly crystals into the mix and edge the awning in platinum Stickles for extra sparkle.  I did another one similar to this.

Some of us will remember those beach movies!  And Sex Wax for the boards!  Well Glossy Accents in this case LOL  More sand, some of those yummy clamshell sequins and a tiny silver fishie.  Popped up the old "woodie" and board.  These images are from GeckoGalz.

 
Clamshell sequins tucked behind the glittered up mat provides a beach worthy frame.  Anchored with more sand, shells and a teeny starfish all set upon a vellum border of sand dollars.

Can't do beach and NOT do mermaids!  The images here were changed up by my friend Heather.  Love those hotfix crystals in the water - the perfect excuse to go and purchase the tool and crystals!