While I am quilting away on my “Wildflowers” painted fabric, I will show you another page from my “I’m A Scavenger” sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project. (Photo can be clicked for a larger image)

This page spread shows another background done like THIS one.  I needed an accent, so I rolled some red paint onto the bubble wrap and then brayered it down in a couple places.

I made a smaller feather stencil, using a feather in my collection of real feathers – the stencil turned out pretty good if I do say so myself!

Then, I wanted to add the quote but didn’t want to use my own handwriting again.  I stamped most of the quote using an old mini stamp set using black Staz On ink, then flipped through some magazines to get the remaining words. I am not totally loving this one, I’m not sure why….DH is the same.  He says it might have something to do with the ransom note words.  I was going to do the whole quote in cut out words but it would have taken days to find the right words……

I have run out of canvases, so don’t have one to show you…..will be buying more this week when we go to the city for our monthly shopping spree.

We are having +30 C temperatures….I’m NOT a HEAT person, so I try to work in the cooler mornings & evenings as my studio is on the second floor.  During the day, I stay on the main floor, sketch or read or handwork…..YES, we have AC but it doesn’t cool off the upstairs as good as the main floor.

While I was waiting for some fabric paint to dry so I could add the next layer today, I finished the 8 X 10 canvas to go with the “I’m A Scavenger” page spread in the Sketchbook Project.

For this page spread, I covered the background with insides to all kinds of envelopes that we & Mom get in the mail.  They were all black & white patterns. Used gel medium to glue them down & over top.

I then did a light gesso layer, and brushed the green paint (a cheap folk art paint from the dollar store) onto bubble wrap and brayer it down onto the page.

I adapted this feather stencil from Linda Kemshall‘s screenprinting video on their Design Matters TV handout.  I forget what I changed on it, but doesn’t matter I like this version!  I used Kroma acrylic black paint for the paint.  I have to say once you use good quality acrylic paint, its so hard to go back to the cheap stuff…..LOL!

Here is the 8 X 10 canvas.

I did a bigger piece of the bubble wrap on here….

LOVE them both!  And, I think this has inspired me to make a version in fabric, but it will have to get into line on my TO DO list.

Don’t forget to go back to the other page spreads to see the canvases I added.  I still have to go back & do one like the first page.

Here is the 3rd Page Spread in my “I’m a Scavenger” Sketchbook project.

Another paper towel background on this one.  I spent some time on the internet looking for crow or raven quotes, but they are few & far between.  I did read that someone said their “Caw Caw” calls sound like they are asking “Come fly with me…”  So, that’s where that statement came from.

I made the right image as a stencil – now have a few to choose from now.

The “Cs” on the left side came about when I went to stamp “Come” and didn’t check if I had it right up before stamping…..

The bottom shiny piece of paper is really from the inside of a chicken pie from M & M Meat shops.…..we like their chicken pies so treat ourselves once a month.

Before I finish this post today……just thought I’d let you know that I made a canvas copy of my Page 2 spread  HERE.

Today’s page spread will have one soon as well, working on it between other projects.  Then, once I have caught up doing pieces for page spreads I’ve already done – I will do both at the same time.

ADDITION:

Here is the 8 X 10 canvas I created the same as the above sketchbook page spread, except I didn’t add the shiny paper at the bottom.  DH & I, both, decided it didn’t need it.