Monday, July 16, 2012

Have You Seen Bubble Wrap Dandelions?

Dear friends,
In search of random items to play in my journal, I was nicely surprised to find bubble wraps hidden deep in my craft closet. What a benign neglect on my part!. I used to pop bubble wraps with my cats when they were young kittens, so much fun. And soon enough, they ended up as dandelions on my journal. LOL.
I started by sticking masking tapes randomly over the pages to create some sort of patchwork. Colored over it with blue soft pastel and smudged with wet finger. After that dried, I decoupaged some decorative tissue papers. Later adhered brown twines, gauze and bubble wrap (as dandelions). Smudged gesso on bubble wraps. Lastly, drew circles & dots around each circles and wrote 'Carry my dreams, dandelions' in black india ink.

Bubble wrap as dandelions. Gauze as clouds. And decoupaged rose garden!. Happiness.

 Another fun use of bubble wraps. This month at LESSology, we are also playing with bubble wraps!. Take a peek at fabulous ideas using bubble wrap and come play along with our Challenge #16: Bubble Boy or Girl!.

 I'm also linking up my journal pages today to Art Journal Cafe (Tissue Paper Challenge). Have a good Monday, everyone!. 

 Hugs,
Shahrul
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26 comments:

  1. ThuriaJuly 16, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    what a good idea these dandelions! I love it! Very beautiful!!

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  2. Kelly-ann OosterbeekJuly 16, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    AAwwwww .... these are gorgeous ... an such a great idea ... thank you so much for sharing!xo

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  3. selenaJuly 17, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    superbes pages avec toutes ces matieres!

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  4. K J DJuly 17, 2012 at 1:35 AM

    I LOVE this!!!

    I seriously would never have thought of bubblewrap dandelions. They look so pretty :)

    I love how you used the masking tape... another great idea!

    Totally gorgeous

    Karenx

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 18, 2012 at 12:06 AM

      Thanks, Karen!. LOL, yeah me too. That was like a last minute light bulb there :). Hugs.

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  5. Lisa MincklerJuly 17, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    Ohhh sweet mother of all that's crafty...you've used my favorite pasttime on your card. Bubble wrap! What a youthful addiction I have to them. Not once did I ever think while pummeling them with my feet how cool they'd look on a project. Dyn-O-mite project!! Looks fantastic and rich and full of texture. :)

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 18, 2012 at 12:02 AM

      LOL!!. Is there anyone on earth hates bubble wrap, I wonder?. Love how 'bubbly' my journal is now :). Thanks, girl!!.

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  6. LaloJuly 17, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    Such a super awesome great idea for bubble wrap!!!

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 18, 2012 at 12:05 AM

      Hi Lalo! If I'm any good at making cards, bubble wraps may ended up on them too :). I'm definitely going to play with it some more. Thanks!. Hugs.

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  7. Carolyn DubeJuly 17, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Fabulous! The bubble wrap dandelions are ingenious! Rich textures and colors!

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 17, 2012 at 11:59 PM

      One cool fact; one pops (bubble wrap) and and the other puffs (dandelions). Hence, they're portrayed as one in my journal :).

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  8. carol l mckennaJuly 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Wow! Very wonderful creations ~ especially using bubble wrap ~~ thanks, ^_^ ( A Creative Harbor)

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 18, 2012 at 12:11 AM

      Thanks, Carol. Wonder if artmusedog ever play with it? :). Hugs.

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  9. france papillonJuly 17, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    lovely page with a great use of the bubblewrap! thanks for playing with us at art journal café :)
    france, one of the frappuccinos ;)

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 17, 2012 at 11:38 PM

      Welcome to my blog, France!. I'm glad that I finally played along :). Thanks.

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  10. yyamJuly 17, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Oh my! Awesome use of the bubble wrap! Fabulous! :)

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    1. Shahrul NizaJuly 17, 2012 at 11:56 PM

      Thanks, Yvonne. Definitely fun when 'warmed' up to it. So many possibilities. *wink*.

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  11. Nida RazaliJuly 17, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    splendid idea! never thought of using a popped bubble wrap. i love doing it too..sometime sampai pijak2..
    great work!

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  12. TeddiJuly 20, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    marvelous dimension & pages! :) at first i thought you made the dandelions out of lace. upon further inspection, i saw it was bubble wrap.

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  13. Marjie KemperJuly 22, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    I have not! But it doesn't surprise me to find them here because i always find new and unexpected elements in your pages. That's why it's always a treat to show up. Super texture and color here!

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  14. LechatquitousseJuly 30, 2012 at 5:05 PM

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  15. LechatquitousseJuly 30, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    I don't know what I did with my other message, I tried to modified them bu I deleted....ok ! I said that I appreciate your page for is joy and good humor ! She is very very nice ! Thank you to participate to our challenge. See you soon at AJC
    Carol One of the Frappucinos

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