Monday, 9 March 2015

Darcy's Calendar Challenge

Every month Darcy at Art and Sole sets a challenge - just for fun(and it is fun!) to follow some  simple rules for altering a calendar
The rules for March were
1.. Keep a part of the original picture and incorporate that into your design
2, Technique -  use a candle or wax crayon as a resist
3. Add a title, using letters or words cut from a magazine/leaflet in a ransom style.
- See more at: http://art-and-sole.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/calendar-challenge-2015-march.html#sthash.R2Xp6ooU.dpuf

 I rather stupidly forgot to take a before pic so this is all you get I'm afraid
The butterflies were all on a green background within a frame -I used Paper Artsy Frescos - Yellow Submarine, Autumn Fire and one of the blues, forget which one as this was done a while ago!
I dabbed them on with a screwed up piece of paper towel.

I'm off now to photograph the April before I start messing!

 Linking to Art and Sole Calendar challenge 2015 March

 Thanks for looking, Chris
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12 comments:

  1. pearshapedcrafting9 March 2015 at 17:49:00 GMT

    Don't know what blogger has done here but can't change it!! Chrisx

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  2. massofhair9 March 2015 at 20:21:00 GMT

    Your page is looking lovely Chris, some fab colours and i like the way your butterflies are under a stencil. Looking forward to your April calendar page :-) xxx

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  3. Meggymay9 March 2015 at 21:44:00 GMT

    Love your page the butterflies look beautiful.
    Yvonne xx

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  4. Redanne9 March 2015 at 21:51:00 GMT

    I get that sometimes too Chris, I wish I could offer you a way to change it but I am ever so slightly technically challenged!

    Your calendar page looks wonderful, the challenge sounds great, especially as it is just for fun too! Hugs, Anne xx

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  5. Redanne9 March 2015 at 21:57:00 GMT

    Had a thought Chris, if you go in and edit your blog post, look at the buttons at the top, there is one on the far right side, it looks like a T - it is the Formatting button. Just click on that and then save it and see if it takes it away.... hope it works! A xx

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  6. Darcy Marshall9 March 2015 at 23:32:00 GMT

    Oh looks great, i like the bold colours and just the bits of the butterflies showing through the stripes is really cool

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  7. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10 March 2015 at 06:10:00 GMT

    You make ALL your calendars look so gorgeous. I'm really impressed with the way you altered the butterflies in a frame. I would never have known had you not explained it. I really like the energy you got from the colors and the way you manipulated the foreground. Great job.

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  8. Unknown10 March 2015 at 11:02:00 GMT

    Great calendar page, I love the colours you chose for the background and keeping in those beautiful butterflies xx

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  9. Pamellia10 March 2015 at 11:25:00 GMT

    Gorgeous Chris! Love the contrasting vibrant colours and the wonderful butterfly! So perfect for an almost spring time page! hugs :)

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  10. Words and Pictures13 March 2015 at 20:09:00 GMT

    Ooh, yum - love how you've blended those colours - a great page.

    I know what you need to do to get rid of the highlighting - but it involves editing the HTML code on your blogpost. Would take forever to type it out, but I'm around this weekend if you want me to talk you through it... I think you still have my mobile number?
    Alison xx

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  11. Anonymous17 March 2015 at 00:20:00 GMT

    Love the colour combo and the stripes. Fab job! C x

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  12. APG Jamie20 March 2015 at 15:57:00 GMT

    lol yes remembering to get a before shot is hard lol

    looks great

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