Mixed Media Piece, Drawing and Free Images

 The collage below was worked over a few weeks.  I just kept leaving it and coming back to it.  I like how it turned out, but it still is not finished.  Its currently on drawing paper and I want to adhere it to something stronger.

 

 

 The purple is dimensional paint stamped with a foam stamp and then painted a bit of blue in the leaves.

 I'm continuing in my quest to learn how to draw whimsical girls.  Here's some of my practice ones.  Thanks again to Tam at Willowing for her free course.

 

Still working for the look I'm after, and I see improvement with ever practice.  Wish me luck with my finding my style.

 Are you still holding on to summer.  I AM!  I can't even think about how soon we'll see it go without getting depressed.  Here are some images to have and enjoy from Shorpy's and Bumble Button.  I especially love everything ocean and beach!!

  

I was impressed at this tutorial.  Simple and cool.  I haven't yet tried one myself.  Let me know if you did.

How-To: No-Carve Stamps

Ciao,

Summer Celebration 2010 -- Challenge Link is UP

I'll spare you the details, but the last couple of days have been straight out of hell for me, but here's the link part, finally!! 

The boats adrift in the harbor
As thoughts in a calm mind
A liquid sun beaming today and forever
We hoard happiness a smile at a time

Welcome friends.  If you made a piece for the Summer Celebration 2010.  Please link up below.  Thanks for playing along.  

Summer Celebration 2010 -- Challenge Still Open

I hope you are enjoying the beautiful sounds of the ocean on my blog.  Try clicking on the down arrow by "video" to see the beautiful beach also.

  Are you ready for the Summer Celebration?

 

 There's still time to join the Summer Celebration link party if you haven't.  The linking post will go up this Friday, August 13, but you may enter your link anytime after that until the following Friday, August 17.  I know I said August 17, but I'll probably extend it a bit to give me more time.  I hate deadlines for funness (I'm making up a word :), don't you?  So, you have time to create your piece and write up your post to link it up.

Hope to see many of you link up. I can't wait to see all your pieces. 

 

Don't forget about my giveaway for all that join in the link party.  

And speaking of giveaways, here's one for you at:

The Polka Dot Closet

 Carol has the sweetest paper dolls.

Need more inspiration?  Here are more beautiful vintage photos.

 

 

Images from The Graphics Fairy and Marie's Freebies

Enjoy,

 

 

 

Keep the Summer Going -- Summer Celebration 2010

 summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James

 

I've mentioned this before; I absolutely LOVE summer!  So, to keep celebrating my favorite time of the year, I'm hosting a challenge and a link party.  Would you join me?

The challenge:  

• Create an art piece with Summer as your theme.  Feel free to use the images on this post or one of your own.  Anything goes - collage, altered piece, jewelry, scrapbooking, mixed media, art journal, illustration, fabric art piece, etc.

• Link up on my blog with the Linky tool I'll have on my post by August 17, (my birthday!! What awesome gifts to get to see your creations!!)

• If you would like, pass the word by taking the summer celebration button on the side bar to post on your blog.  Please insert this link with it http:\\nellybeepaperprojects.blogspot.com   

 

How's this for inspiration?  Beautiful creation from Carolyn Saxby
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source The Graphics Fairy

As a thank you for your participation, I'll put your names in a giveaway to win one of my creations and mixed media goodies.  And the images on this post are yours to download, even if you don't use them for this challenge. Thank God for those kind people that share these truly beautiful images with us.

Here's a way to keep the summer celebration going as well and have music while creating your challenge piece.  A lovely gift thanks to two wonderful blogs, Kind Over Matter and Dear Jesse.

Summer Solstice

Hope you'll join me in this challenge, and if its summer for you too, I hope you are enjoying it so far.

Here are more images you may choose to use in this challenge as well as the others on this post or use one you have.  

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via Clearly Vintage

via Clearly Vintage

via Martha's Freebies

via The Graphics Fairy

I'm looking forward to getting to know you a little better and find new friends in this celebration, so I hope you'll join me in playing along.  So, go find a shady spot, be energized by the sun and create!  Can't wait to see them all.