Calendar Challenge -August

Here we are again, time to show and tell.. The months are flying by, it's August already, how did that happen. 

Here is a reminder of the rules for August

1.. Keep a part of the original picture and incorporate that into your design

2, Technique - Use found objects to stamp with

3. Add – a silhouette

4. Blog your calendar page and link up from August 1st 2015

My calendar started out like this..

I added a thin layer of gel medium to add tooth, then whited out most of the page with gesso, leaving just the central figure. 

I then gave her some clothes, it might be August but jeez its not that hot.. 

Next i reached for my 'found objects' bubble wrap and a spring. 

I added paint with the bubble wrap and then over that I added lines by rolling the spring into paint and then onto the page. 

More found objects, credit card, a lid, sponge ear plug and the tube thing i think was the inner tube from something or other. 

Using these i added circles, dots and lines. 

Next for the other rule to add a silhouette, i decided to add buildings for her to stand on and some butterflies. 

I echoed the colours onto the bottom half, the title is added over a patch of black to match the silhouettes. 

This is how the bottom half looks, i really like this. 

And the top half.. I felt she needed something extra so added her wings. 

And here is the whole thing finished.. 

Hope you like it. 

Here are the rules for September. 

1.. Keep a part of the original picture and incorporate that into your design

2, Technique - add lines using the edge of a ruler or credit card dipped in paint

3. Add – use a random word generator to pick 10 words, use these to make a sentence to add to your page

4. Blog your calendar page and link up from September 1st 2015