Saturday 26 June 2010

Peel offs........Balls at Art from the Heart

Had a fantastic day at AFTH, as usual, how can you not enjoy a day with Dy and like minded people.  It was fun all day and am going again next week to a 'pratting around day', but don't tell Ben that's what we will be doing.  Anyway the day was called Oodles of Backgrounds and that's just what we did.  I'd asked Dy to show me how to do her famous 'balls', so she gave us a demo, of course she makes it look easy peasy, but I can assure you it's not.  I've got to practice, practice, practice.  Here is my pathetic attempt...
Straight after lunch, when we were all a bit silly and giggly, we got onto the subject of peel offs and Dy said that just to teach us a lesson, because those of you who don't know Dy, she cannot, absolutely cannot, stand peel offs, so she made us use some.  Here's the result.....
I'm sure they will be covered up eventually, but it just goes to show, they do come in useful sometimes.

We did lots of pages, all of which I did in my new massive Moleskine with squares on the pages, which you can probably just see showing through.

I love the colours on this page.  We did so many different pages, goodness knows when I'll finish them all off.  We used a mixture of acrylic paints, Adirondack colour washes and of course, the piece de resistance, Dy's new Altered Original spray inks, which can be found here.

Well must go and complete the 3, yes 3, round robin journals that have appeared on my door mat this week.  Oooooo I'm sooooo stressed, lol.

15 comments:

  1. You are so lucky being close enough to get to AFTH! Dy's blog makes me crack up. Love your pages, with and without peel offs! That pinky one at the end, is just beautiful. I've got loads and loads and never use them....

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  2. Loving those backgrounds and the freedom to pratt around bliss!

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  3. You're a tad busy at the moment then Ann!

    These pages are gorgeous though. Beautiful!

    Lesley x

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  4. Fab work Ann, yep i love your backgrounds, very very interesting. Yep i have tons and tons of peel offs and use them in much the same way. They can be useful occasionally
    Hugs June xxxx

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  5. It sure was a fab day!! Them balls were so hard to do!! I dont think that I will be perfecting the technique!!

    Clare

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  6. Inspite of what you think your page of "balls" looks good. I know what you mean about being stressed I just don't know what to do next I think it is going to have to be Jill's journal.
    Have a good time tonight.
    Pat xx

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  7. Looks like you had a great time......love your colour schemes xx

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  8. nice work Anne, we can visit AFTH vicariously(sp!) through you, LOL

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  9. see what you can get done pratting around!!! so you've got 3 now, arent you lucky. loving the pages Ann. Keep well. Ciao

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  10. Your pages are wonderful, the colors are really great! Have never seen balls that blue before....lol

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  11. Ooooh you are so critical, you should proud to have balls that stand out as well as those... See you Thurs for pratting around. xx

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  12. Ann, those balls ARE popping off the page - they're not pathetic at all! The pages look amazing - and yes those peel offs turnes out to be very effective didn't they!

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  13. I did a double take when I saw the words peel offs in your title, but a good idea to use them as stencils. Your pages look great, I really did think the balls were 3d until I had a closer look. K x

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  14. Love all your backgrounds but I especially love your balls hahahah!!!

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  15. Your backgrounds are fantastic...I wish I lioved close enough to Dy's to go pratting about whenever I felt the urge...lol...xxx

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