Mixed Media Monday-Cooled Down, and Simon Says Layered Skinny

Last week for the Mixed Media Monday challenge we were seeing red. This week we were challenged to "Cool It Down". I enjoyed doing this one quite a bit.

GEISHA

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The background is 5 x 7 handmade paper on which distress inks were used. The Geisha and the bamboo were rubber stamped, and then colored with Spica and Sakura pens and colored pencils. I distressed the torn rice paper with Japanese characters and also added an old jewelry finding. The bottom is trimmed with cotton lace dyed with distress inks. The handmade paper has plant material in it, which adds to the general feeling of the piece.

Also, I did a Skinny (3x 5) for the Simon Says Layer Challenge and it is also for the latest Alphabet Skinny Swap - the letter Y. 

YIELD

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The title comes from the small printed area in the center. The background is Tim Holtz Idea-logy paper, on which I used a small page torn from an old Thesaurus. I included images of a bunch of grapes, a copy of an old wine label, a piece of cork and an old jewelry finding of a grape leaf. I'm pretty happy with this one too!

Have a great Monday!