Happy Friday! I hope everyone who enjoys Thanksgiving had a lovely day yesterday. I'm joining my friends in Belgium today with the color challenge they're hosting over at Art Journal Cafe.
I used paints and archival inks on this one, along with Tim Holtz's tissue wrap, and the Sizzix Washer Border and Word Play dies. Speaking of Sizzix... I'm hosting the product focus today over at Frilly and Funkie, and we're focusing on the Word Play and Cargo Numbers dies.
Lots of play with the colors and blending... I really enjoyed this. I stamped the cage on clear plastic packaging and adhered it with some matte medium. The vine is a punch, and I used some black enamel accents to make a chain to hang the cage.
Thanks so much for the visit! Please do have a look at my Etsy shop ~~ everything is 20% off today through Monday to celebrate Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Use code THANKSGIVING20.
Shopping hand made is so much better than big box... don't you think?
Marjie
Fabulous layers and depth to this piece Marjie. I hope your etsy shop is taking off.
Hugs Brenda xxx
Posted by: Brenda Brown | 11/23/2012 at 01:00 AM
Oh my stars!!. Marjie, this is mysteriously gorgeous!!. LOVE LOVE every images; bird cage, birds, musical notes :). What difference it makes to add black to anything. Layers are awesome and I'm distressed-ly happy!! LOL. Hugs.
Posted by: Shahrul Niza | 11/23/2012 at 04:56 AM
Love this one! Valerie
Posted by: Valerie-Jael | 11/23/2012 at 06:18 AM
This is GORGEOUS!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeee the colors and loving the birdcage and birds!!!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | 11/23/2012 at 07:01 AM
Love the layers...deep, dark and moody....xox
Posted by: Corrine | 11/23/2012 at 07:09 AM
I just love that birdcage. Wonderfully done. Thanks for sharing!!
Happy Crafting
Tracie
http://homeofthepurskey.blogspot.com
Posted by: Dean Designs | 11/23/2012 at 08:32 AM
oooooh the texture, i'm drooling!! saying i love your take on our colorcombo is an understatement ;)
thanks for playing with us, hon. Sending you a big hug!
xx france
Posted by: france papillon | 11/23/2012 at 10:45 AM
This is stunning! Thanks for sharing how you made the birdcage. Love that the bird is flying free!
Posted by: Jessica Sporn | 11/23/2012 at 12:42 PM
wow Marjie this is such a fab page, loving the great colours and textures. Enjoy the weekend, Annette x
Posted by: Annette G | 11/23/2012 at 02:30 PM
Marjie, this is a wonderful page. Love the colors, the stamping, the textures and all.
Posted by: Silvia | 11/23/2012 at 03:07 PM
I love that you embossed this...fabulous! The colors are gorgeous and love all the stamped images! Love the cargo die!
Posted by: Anita Houston | 11/23/2012 at 03:11 PM
Wauw wauw Marjie....this is such an amazing and creative page! A kind of soulfeeling???!! Love everything on it! Definitely a Pin :-)
have a nice weekend, Alie :-)
Posted by: Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries | 11/23/2012 at 03:35 PM
Very striking Marjie. Great layers!
Hope your Thanksgiving was great and you got to gobble till ya wobble!
hugs Lynn
Posted by: Lynn Stevens | 11/24/2012 at 02:07 AM
J'aime beaucoup ta page et l'ambiance sombre que tu as donné. C'est totalement différent de ce que ça m'a inspiré mais c'est magnifique.
Posted by: chris | 11/24/2012 at 03:00 AM
This is terrific. Very moody in its feel, yet uplifted by the bird and text. love it!
Posted by: Cathy | 11/24/2012 at 08:05 AM
LOVE the texture and depth here! Beautiful page!
Posted by: Lena | 11/24/2012 at 11:29 AM
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!! Marjie this is amazing!!
Posted by: Helen Tilbury | 11/24/2012 at 01:27 PM
A Wonderful page, Marjie!!!
Posted by: Wanda Hentges | 11/24/2012 at 02:53 PM
Superbe!!
Posted by: louison | 11/24/2012 at 07:37 PM
Oh wow this is striking Marjie!!
Posted by: Sharon | 11/25/2012 at 06:28 AM
Really beautiful take on the color challenge. Love it!
Posted by: Renee Zarate | 11/25/2012 at 10:31 AM
I have a real fondness for art that shows a bird outside of a cage....it just speaks to me! This piece is wonderful...the texture on the right hand border, the ghosted layers, the wonderful black branch growing up from the base and then that singular bird, winging its way to freedom...love it! The "Fly" in red just sets the whole thing off. You have such a gift for using color to move my eye throughout an entire piece so that I don't miss a single delicious detail.
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | 11/25/2012 at 04:08 PM
This is amazing Marjie! So gorgeous, love the black with red! I'm in love with it! Hugs, Sandra
Posted by: Sandra | 11/25/2012 at 05:37 PM
this is just lovely Marjie. The colors and depth are amazing.
Posted by: Teresa Jaye | 11/25/2012 at 09:39 PM
this is absolutely stunning Marjie! wow, the color choices and the composition are masterfully done. xo
Posted by: michele s | 11/25/2012 at 10:30 PM