Thursday, June 14, 2012

Seeing Yellow

Dear friends,
I was blog hopping last night (while lounging on my bed). So tired, I dozed off ... and woke up two hours later. On my laptop screen I saw Alisa Burke's yellow flats, staring at me. I was reading her Fashion Friday post before dozing off. THAT yellow flats really made me want to doodle a page or two. Like, immediately. It was 2.00 am ... and sleep can wait, I say.

Inspiration : Alisa Burke's statement flats.
What I created: Doodled pages.

Brushed red & green acrylic paint over stencils. Dabbed left over paint (on stencils) on opposite pages. Let dry. Glued on some printed tissue papers over stenciled images. Colored entire pages with yellow soft pastel. Spritzed with water while smudging soft pastel with wet finger. Let dry. 



Started doodling with a black sharpie, liquid correction pen and black india ink. Dabbed leftover black india ink over another stencil. Finished off with sticking green washi tapes & DYMO labels 'Lets Get Doodled'. All of these done in 1-hours time.



I like to do more of this (not the dozing off at the computer late at night), but journaling about everyday small things that inspire me to create :). Spot anything that strikes your fancy and journal about it :). How about giving this a try?.

I'm linking up this post to Julie's Balzer Designs : Art Journal Every Day.

Have fun,
Shahrul.

20 comments:

  1. Who knew shoes would inspire so much! Wow, a nap and a fantastic page! EXCELLENT work. :)
    I love your intricate detailing and the journaling is always fun to read. Wonderful inspiration from you!!

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    1. It's great when you dream about journal pages!. I had to quickly get a page done before I forget about these yellow shoes!. Hugs.

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  2. I'm so in love with your pages. The colors pop and there's lots to see!! Thanks for sharing!!

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    1. Hello Trece. Thanks a lot for your sweet comments. Hugs.

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  3. Ooolalala.....this page really stands out! I'm loving yellow now too...great work Shahrul! As always....

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    1. I'm loving the colors I used to hate ... that is great, isn't it??. Hugs.

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  4. Very cool! Love the bold colors and the brushed texture of the paint through the stencils. Great page, and love your story! :)

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    1. Thanks so much, Lisa. I'm a little bit braver this week and loving bold colors now. Hugs.

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    1. Oh, thank you so much. I'm happiest when I could share my work and bring smiles to people. Hugs.

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  6. Really really beautiful. Fabulous warm colors and composition.
    Lovely greet and nice weekend
    Marja
    (www.marjascreativity.blogspot.nl)

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  7. your page turned out wonderfully! :)

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    1. Hey Teddi. Yup, I'm into bold colors now. Seriously. Hugs.

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  8. Oh my, these pages are GORGEOUS!!!! You have captured the fun and happy of the inspiration photo perfectly Shahrul!! Thank you so much for sharing. Now, I need to have another look :)

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  9. Hi Linda, took me so long to reply this. I still didn't get over Alisa's flats yet. LOL. So right-there-in-your-face yellow. In a good way :). Hugs.

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