Shoes Addictions... The Dream of Becoming a Designer...

It's almost near end February... And... This coming Monday I'm heading back to school to pursue a professional Footwear Design and Product Development Diploma at Taf.tc, conducted by one of the renowned Italian Footwear Institution, Ars Sutoria... Yes it's a scholarship I had won in my shoes design competition last month which is like a dream come true...

To kick start for this wonderful journey, I decided to do a mixed media layout on my winning pieces which I designed for the competition using the sketch for this month Once Upon A Sketch challenge and Graphic 45 Bohemia Bazaar paper collection, which I had used greatly for my competition... The colours suits the summer theme so much and this is close to perfection...

As for The Technique Twist Challenge upcoming twisted challenge, I'm revealing this prematurely is incorporated here as well - faux frame...

I just love how the background turn out...

"Henceforth... I become a shoe designer..." Journaling text here
over a small piece of transparency...

A faux frame "framing" my shoes...

Supplies:

• Gesso
• Art Anthology dimensional paints (velvet; limeaid, sorbet; satin sheen gold)
• Tim Holtz alcohol inks (cloudy blue, aqua)
• Tattered Angel glimmer mist (crumpet, burnt red)
• Heidi Swapp color shine (coral)
• Unity Stamp (vintage handwritten)
• Staz On (jet black)
• Vintage dictionary papers
• Clear Scraps XL Deco Shapes
• Transparency

Good luck and have fun!!!

Learn... Me... Explore Journey... Believe... Life is About Creating Yourself...

Abstract elemental art, clean aqua teal colours... One of the shabby-grungy look I've created as a design team member for The Technique Twist challenge, using a sketch and a mood board from Once Upon a Sketch and Scrap Around the World as an inspiration...

Mood board from Scrap Around the World..

Something inspirational... Something about life... About creation... About life journey... Exploration and believing... I love the sea... The breezes... And fresh air... I wanted a layout that depicts about my life, from all the life lessons I've learned - big and small... To get a shabby grunge look, I used quite a number of Ingvild Bolme's Junkyard Findings water pipes, frames, typo bulbs and various chalk inks and mediums for this mix media project; all inspired from the various elements and colours from the mood board... So here is the final look....

I actually used a mini altered terracotta pot here...

My hand-written journaling "Embrace the greatest
Lessons given, grow and make a difference..."

I'm using part of the elements from the Periodic table,
which are the basic elements in Life... 

Here is a list of supplies I've used for this project... Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day ahead...

Technique Twist Challenge; Bubbles Background

It's another Saturday and for this week Technique Twist challenge, its all about bubbles. Check out the blog in how to get this done. Here is what I've done as part of the design team, using IndigoBlu bubbles background stamp for this mix media project.

I've always love Ingvild Bolme's designs and I've quite a number of her Junkyard Findings collection which I always wanted to create a more junky shabby 3D art. As I'd like to have more dimensions, I actually did this layout on a 12 X 12 canvas. I wanted to have this abstract art with a variety of mixed elements but keeping to aqua and teal clean finishes. I started by creating some cracks texture at the corners using some modelling paste, and painted over them with various mediums. Did some splashes and splattering to go with the bubbles background... Thanks to my hubby, whom had helped me to create a T-bone line to hang the frame down.

Altered those floral chipboards and used a terracotta mini pot as well...

Bubbles background...

Another close-up view on the bubbles background...

Supplies:

• Gesso
• Modeling paste
• Script and bubbles background stamps
• Prima 12 X 12 crackle stencil
• Martha Stewart pearl acrylic paint (jet stream, mother of pearl)
• Liquidtex soft body acrylic paint (iridescent rich gold)
• Tattered Angels Glam (mermaid) and Glimmer mist (curious)
• Tim Holtz distress stain (peacock feathers)
• Ingvild Bolme chalk inks (teal damask, shabby tote)
• Tim Holtz distress ink (tea dye)
• Zing! metallic finish embossing power (gold)
• Bo Bunny Gabrielle paper (gabrielle cameo)
• Jillibean Soup Stired Elements paper (atomic soup)
• Dusty Attic floral frame set
• Melissa Frances resin frame
• Prima Ingvild Bolme Junkyard Findings (metal pipes parts, water pipes frames, typo bulbs)
• Prima Finnabair Mechanicals (plate and labels)
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology (word bands)
• Mini terracotta pot
• Vintage dictionary papers

Thanks for popping by and do join us for this challenge.. Have a lovely day ahead!!!

Technique Twist Challenge and Blog Hop

Time ready flies, we've reached 2014. Whatever had happened in year 2013, I believed we have reaped what we sowed; whether it's good or bad. We are all growers of our lives, if year 2013 was not a pleasant one, then grow 2014 well. I wish everyone a good 2014 year ahead.

Something to announce and share here, I'm honoured to be part of The Technique Twist Design Team. For a good start for this year, sharing here is my very first design team project for this challenge; Blurred Vision Watercoloring. Besides, we are having a Blog Hop (details below) for this new year so do join us!! There's some prize giving.

For this challenge, I've created a mixed media tag using Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection; one of my favourite collection. As always, their paper collections always that beautiful.

I started by gesso-ing the entire plastic acetate sheet and distress paint all over using several acrylic paints (supplies list below), creating a wash out background. The edges were then distressed using Tim Holtz distress paint in scattered straw. Script text stamp is from Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection; I did a double stamp using Ingvild Bolme chalk ink as the first layer, watercolour-washed it to create a blur vision then stamped over with StazOn. And this is the final look:

Background distress painting...

I also applied the technique on a stamped embellishment...

Supplies:

• Gesso
• Daler-Rowney heavy body acrylic paints (cadmium yellow, yellow ochre)
• Martha Stewart satin acrylic paint (mint)
• Tim Holtz distress paints (victorian velvet, scattered straw)
• Ingvild Bolme chalk ink (shabby tote, stone)
• StazOn solvent ink (timble brown)
• Tim Holtz distress ink (tea dye, brushed corduroy)

A Grower's tag... I added some dimensional pearls
in butterscotch to give some texture...

New Year's Blog Hop Order:

• The Technique Twist
• Julz
• Becky B
• Pam
• Terria
• Leena
• Katie Zoey Ho (ME!)
• The Technique Twist

If you're following along the blog hop then you just came from Leena's blog. The next stop on the hop is back to The Technique Twist's blog so hop on over and see what we have created to share with you! Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to The Technique Twist for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop! There's a great prize involved so be sure to comment on each blog as you hop and don't forget to play along! :)

Happy hopping and thanks for dropping by.