Anything but a Card challenge 34: open theme

This month its an open theme over at Anything but a card. You can make anything you want....well almost anything you can't make a card. :P

As you guys know I won a spot in Soul Food over on the Community Thrive, that Mystele put together. Its a 6 month course and there are a ton of teachers and lessons. I will admit I haven't done all the lessons, as they are a little more advance for me painting and drawing wise. But there are some that i can do, done and still want to do. The piece I'm about to show you is one of the lessons from the class. So I can't really explain the step by step. It was mostly to play with abstract art and layers and I got to use Tar Gel that I have had in my stash forever and never knew what to do with. So here are the pictures of what I did. Again I remembered to take pictures along the way. :) Go me!

Then I added the Tar Gel and let it sit over night. I like the texture and shine it gave. The next pictures ais the finished project.

Items used:

5x7 flat board canvas

gesso

punchenllia

craft paints

tissue paper

Tar Gel

Soul Food Lesson 25

On the other side of the owl I did I did lesson 25. It was another bird. Used black craft paint, Magenta acrylic paint from Blicks, green craft paint, book text, a wing from a picture I printed, matte medium, and  neo color 2's

Soul Food lesson 26

Another Lesson done for Soul Food. Lesson 26 was taught by Melaine Underwood. It was kinda fun to do. I liked the collageing the papers. My poor owl looks kinda sad, but cute!

Soul Food Lesson 18

I'm still working my way through the Soul Food lessons. At least the ones I can do. This is lesson 18. Where you recycle a canvas. I thought the lesson was really cool, but I didn't have one of those stretch canvases around. First I went looking at Home Goods and Target to see f they had one that was cheap on clearance. They didn't. Then once day while out and about. I went to Good Will and found a 9x9 canvas for $1.99. I forgot to take a before picture of it. When I came home  went to work on it. Its not completely finished. MY white Signo pen ran out of ink, so I can't do the writing around the circles(not that I have a clue what that will be!)

Soul Food lessons 5&6

I finally caught up with watching the Soul Food Lessons 4-7. Lesson 4 I want to try to do, but I need to get more Bristol and I need to find paper big enough to do the cover for it. Lesson 7 I don't have the medium she used for the lesson.

But I did do Lesson 5 Which was a weaving using 2 backgrounds. once background with dylusion sprays and one with paints and stencils.

I did do a backing on the piece and added a strip of white paper as I was putting in a book with binder rings. And I made a pocket...

So I can put lesson 6 in the pocket.

Lesson 6 was making a little book of a story. Well I'm not that good at drawing or coming up with a story. I did the background which was fun and then I drew some girls.

Soul Food Lessons 1 & 3

I was lucky enough to win a spot in Soul Food from Dana's blog. :) Soul food is a 6 month class with over 30 teachers. 2 lessons a week. As you can see from my other 2 posts today, I'm going to be a busy girl this year! :)

Lesson 1 was taught by Mystlee. I followed along with what she do, or close to it. I didn't draw a face. There is A LOT of talent in this group. but here is my page. I used Canson Mixed Media paper cut to 6 1/4 by 8.

I skiped lesson 2, that lesson is so outta my leauge...too advance for me. I'm not the worlds best drawer....yet(not that I think I will be LOL).

Lesson 3 was a ton of fun! It was taught by Cathy Bluteau. I made a cake out of my scraps and other bits. I did it on the other side of lesson 1 page. 

Also used Sticker boards by K&Co. from the Cut & Paste Collection. The double row of bling is from Michael's. Also used pearls and bling and flowers from wild Orchid Crafts. And also Dew drops. Background and parts of the cake I used punchenllia and stencils with sprays by Dylusions, and Lindy's Stamp Gang. Also Antique Bronze Distress Stain and Color Shine Tinsel(Also used it to color the WOC flowers) Fun page!