Street Team Crusade #45 :: Part 1
So Michelle Ward's latest Street Team Crusade #45 challenges us to make color copies of existing background journal pages and use those copies to make them evolve into different variations. I've become rather enamored with this process. Still a ways to go but here's where I'm at so far. I started by using my favorite stencil by Mary Beth Shaw and using the scrape method from Crusade #44 on vintage sheet music.
And then I made color copies ...
And then I layered a piece of translucent paper onto the color copy.
Then I went to my machine and lowered my feed dogs and free motion stitched.
Next, I added graphite pencil work, white gesso, white Perle cotton, a strip of black masking tape, and a word from the dictionary: invent. Great word.
Next up ... background page made on sheet music with circles of yellow paint, with some strokes of white gesso.
To the color copy, all I added was graphite pencil work and then a bit of collage work with cut up brown lunch bags and some stamping.
So the official Crusade #45 is to make back-to-back variations on the color copied pages. I still have a ways to go to make variations of each of these background pages so it's back to work to complete the back-to-backs. I'll post the variations as soon as they get completed. I agree with Michelle's observation that color copies of original journal pages cause us to make them evolve in new and different ways. So fun. Thanks, Michelle.
Love what you did-very 'Jenny'! I haven't had time to play with Michelle in many months, but had to join in on this one. She's so inspiring!
Posted by: Pam Carriker | October 14, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Jenny - very cool pages! Love the stitching. Love the simple step of adding pencil. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next. Thanks for sharing with the team!
Posted by: michelle ward | October 14, 2010 at 02:09 PM
How cool and creative! Thanks for showing your steps.
Posted by: Laurel | October 15, 2010 at 05:13 AM
Wow Jenny - I love your pages. They seem very calm and peaceful :)
Both pages look so different - guess that was the challenge for this crusade. The stenciled one is my favourite - stunning.
Posted by: Marble Blue | October 15, 2010 at 01:25 PM
I love this; it looks so addicting n' fun!
Posted by: Ellen | October 15, 2010 at 04:53 PM
Oh wow, I did some loopy stitching too, but not nearly this much! I love your circles on circles. Beautiful. Happy creations from germany, tj
Posted by: TJ | October 29, 2010 at 11:49 AM
Lovely stitched circles on that stensil image.
Posted by: Rosemary Griffin | October 31, 2010 at 03:06 PM
Very interesting with all the layers you added. The stitching intrigues me & I may have to try that.
Posted by: Regina | November 01, 2010 at 09:38 PM
Love that you headed to your sewing machine - and the results are very cool.
Posted by: Cath S | November 06, 2010 at 05:28 PM
just found these, love them!
Posted by: Debra | January 06, 2011 at 12:56 AM