Monday, February 22, 2016

02/22/16 - Get Messy Week #3

Since Monday is the day that the new art/journal prompts go live over at "Get Messy", I like to share the pages I made from the prompt(s) that were given the week before.
 
We're always given 2 art prompts and 2 journal prompts.
 
I usually only have time to do 1 prompt (not 1 prompt each, just 1 prompt)...
And 1 page inspired by the "Season".
I wish I could do more but time just doesn't permit so I am just glad I can get something done!
 
Here are the pages I created last week...
 
This first one is based on a prompt:  "Use street art as inspiration..."
I can't give you the "whole" prompt, just a bit of it since the prompts are for members only, but at least you will get an idea of what I had to work with.
 
 
When I think of "street art" I think of the bright colorful spray painted walls of "taggers".
I realize that what we're seeing is considered graffiti, but I have to admit, a lot of it is actually really artistic! If only they would find someplace else to display their art!
 
To create my page I used different water color paints and a stamp that looked like dripping spray paint. I also found an "inspirational" looking/sounding word and stamped that above the dripping paint to look like the person sprayed the word and the paint just dripped down from it.
It's been years since I used water colors and I found it to be very fun and freeing!
I am definitely going to use them on future pages!
 
  
 
My second page was inspired by the "season".
A reminder... it's the "Season of Happy".
I saw this photo in the magazine at work (Yes, that SAME Magazine...LOL)
When I saw it I thought about how happy the woman looked and how her happy expression was contagious.
I Googled "happiness is contagious" quotes and found the one I wound up using on my page.
 

Journaling: "Be so Happy that when others look at you they become Happy too!"
 
Instagram link for both: Get Messy Week #3
 
 
I hope to eventually go back and do the other prompts.
I don't know how well I'll do since they provide 4 new prompts each week and I'm signed up for a year... but I'll try my best!

5 comments:

  1. Fabulous, both of them! The magazine page and quote are perfect for the prompt. Good job getting your money's worth (well, someone else's money's worth!) out of that magazine!

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  2. I always love seeing how differently we all interpret the prompts! I love your graffiti page, such great flow!
    I usually don't do each individual prompt either...I tend to combine prompts, or start with an idea inspired by the prompt and it turns into something else so I just go with it! :)

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  3. Such fun pages! I love your watercolour background..really, really dreamy..& your writing is awesome, note to myself to keep practising!

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