Tuesday, February 28, 2012

CSI: Case File Nr.8


Title: Complicated One
Pavadinimas: Komplikuota

I've made this mixed-media art journal page for 2 challenges:

*Lithuanian challenge swap 'mainų ratas' Nr.4 (theme: to use sewing on your page).


CSI Case Nr.8 had the following interpretation board: 
I've checked off every suggested prompt, and had an ease about scrapping when there is definite structure given, yet there's enough flexibility in how one would choose to interpret it.  
Also, the color palette is one of my favorites! Thanks CSI for a wonderful 'Case Study'!

My favorite aspect of creating this page was making the crumpled paper. I just got a whole stack of ridiculously discounted thicker weight resume paper. My hubby had a laugh: "Don't you know that no one snail mails their resume anymore?" But I knew it'll be perfect for scrapbooking experiments such as this. I sprayed this paper with water, crumpled it, and then sprayed it with walnut ink stain. Further distressing the page, gives it the look of old parchment paper.

Thank you all for visiting and your comments!
Irma
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Supplies:
*Cardstock (light green base) and typewriter keys alpha stickers: EK Success.
*Resume paper: Office supply (distressed)
*Patterned paper: Crate Paper.
*Inkjet printer fabric: Blumenthal Lansing.
*Gaffer tape: 7gypsies.
*Stickers: Creative Imaginations (epoxy and cork); K & Company (words/phrases).
*Mask: Heidi Swapp for Advantus.
*Paint: Delta Ceramcoat.
*Ink: ColorBox.
*Stamp: Stampers Anonymous.
*Brad: Basic Grey.
*Skeleton leaf: Black Ink - Graphic Products Corp.
*Thread: Coats & Clark.
*Rub-ons: Creative Imaginations.
*Pen: Kuretake ZIG Millennium.
*Other: Produce mesh bag (recycled); staples (office supply).
*Adhesive: Scotch ATG 714; Therm-o-web Zots.

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11 comments:

sandi said...

Oh what a neat looking lo! Love it!

Denise Price said...

Beautiful! I love the painterly techniques and the onion metaphor.

I, too, have used resume paper on scrapbook pages, so I know where you're coming from on that one. :) Back in the 1990's, when I finished college, I bought a huge box. But I only used a small percentage of the paper in the box before I gained employment. And now everyone just e-mails their resumes, so what will I do with the rest of the paper? ...why, scrapbook with it, of course! :)

I love that CSI palette too...and the inspo photo totally makes me want to buy pineapple juice and a starfruit and serve it just like in the photo. :)

Jurgita said...

žinant tavo darbus, šis svogūnas tikrai ne šeip sau ... Gaila negaliu geriau įskaityti tavo aprašymo, kaži ką tu ten prirašei ... labai jau man kniedi ... manau darbas surištas su tavo asmenybe ir tai kas "giliau" ...
Darbas iš serijos "Mano dienoraštis" ... gal ir klystu ... žiūrint peršasi tokios mintys :)

Živilė said...

Oh, geeeeras. Nu tau tikrai tinka daryti meninius dienorascius - super aprasymas, suzavejo tas palyginimas su svogunais, ir pati aprasymo forma. Graziai atrodo svoguno "nuotrauka" - niekad nebuciau pagalvojus, kad galima taip gerai pateikti sita buitiska darzove :)

Irma said...

Sandi and Denise: Thank you for your kind words!

Merginos: tikiuosi kad lietuviu k. aprasymas bus...daznai buna taip kad parasau angliskai ir :) kad kaip man pavyko tiksliai apibudinti mintis, bet pradedu rasyti lietuviskai ir gaunasi lyg 5 klases mokines. Vz, pasistengsiu gretu metu ;)

Agneja said...

Vaje kaip grazu! Labai labai patiko. Toks meniskas skrebukas, man labai tokie patinka ;)

Lemurka said...

Puikus!Viskas patiko - ir nuotrauku isdeliojimas, ir ilgas aprasymas, ir spalvos, ir parinktos detales!Super!

Unknown said...

Man ir spalvos labai patiko, gaila negaliu jo iš arčiau patyrinėt, toks įdomus :)

Lisa Amiet said...

Oh I love this Irma!! You ROCKED this page! Hope you are well, have a great week xoxo

dalijablog said...

Nelabai suprantu ką tu ten gaminai (kokį tai popieriu, zinoma google yra) bet rezultatas pribloskiantis!

Ir sugalvok svogūną panaudot! Tik tu Irma su savo fantazija tai gali!

O žali taskiukai man labai patiko.
Labai nuostabus artistiskas skrebukas!

Aiva said...

Šitas jau prie meno. ;) Labai suintrigavo! Lauksiu aprašymo liet. k. Atrodo labai įdomus kūrybinis darbas! Skrebukas man atrodo ganėtinai sudėtingas, daugiasluoksnis, jį norisi patyrinėti, ištyrinėti visą, nulupti tuos sluoksnius po vieną kaip tą tavo svogūną. :)))
Labai patiko! Gaila tik, kad nesuprantu, apie ką... :/