BAD GIRLS PROJECT 52 CHALLENGE #6 ARCHES

Happy Holidays to my Bad Girl Sistas out there! (The random drawing winner for Challenge #5 announcement is below.)

Is there one last-minute handmade gift yet you need to make? Why not combine it with our new challenge revealed below and give this away as a gift this holiday season? It's time management at its best!

If you need inspiration for finding your inner artist, check out my post here.

The winner of this challenge will be our

January Guest Designer!!!

Here is the theme of this challenge (full rules at the end of this post):

Challenge 6 – Arches (single/multiple/connected, paper/fabric/wooden, etc…)

Theme – Sea (ocean, beach, sea-life/real/fantasy/symbolic, waves, shells, etc…)
Required material – Pearls (any type/shape, used in any way)

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Now for our fantastic Design Team interpretations:

Introducing our extremely talented December Guest Designer,

Jeannie Molle

I asked Jeannie to tell us a bit about her ---> My name is Jeannie, I live in Florida and am a mixed media artist. I utilize anything I can get my hands on to create!!

Jeannie's Arch Project: Mermaid

I've known Jeannie as an online friend basically since I started scrapbooking five years ago as we were in a circle journal group. Then we both got into digital scrapbooking on our own, and here we are both found our own way to mixed media art. When the votes came in from my design team for Challenge #4, and I went to email the winner, I recognized the email and realized the winner "Jeanne" was my old friend! She hadn't uploaded her avatar, and hadn't mentioned to me she was participating in the challenges. I have been so busy I just never put two and two together. Well, since she lives in Florida, near the ocean, I think this challenge is right up her alley, as you will see! Her take on it is so unique and utterly inspirational. Pure art.

My inspiration came from Odysseus & the sirens. So I created my mermaid holding the pearl in her "arched shrine chest" close to her heart - drawing the seamen near.

I created the arched shrine body and tail out of aluminum, then embossed it with a Ten Seconds mold and accentuated it with the alcohol inks, pearl mixative, sprinkling in glitter and allowed to dry. I created a seaweed tail-back with a ton of glitter, sequins and wire. Which I glue gunned together and put aside to dry. Then I went to the wigjig and created a wire outline of her tail. While I had the jewelry tools out I also created her pearl charm for the center of the shrine and attached it to the shrine. I attached the wire outline to the aluminum tail frame using eyelets. Then glued her glitter seaweed tail to the back of her tail. Lastly I found a gorgeous vintage lady's head, printed it on vellum and attached it to her bottlecap head. Pulling it all together - I drilled a hole in the bottlecap head. Attached the head to the arched shrine body with chain. Lastly attached the tail to the body through those eyelets with chain. Voila!

Check the forum for Jeannie's picture tutorial!

Supply List:
Aluminum
Ten Seconds products (stump, mold)
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol inks in Denim, Stream & Adirondack Alcohol Ink Metallic Mixative -Pearl

Maya Road Bottlecap Wire, WigJig, pearl & Vintage brass beads, eyelets, sequins and a LOT of glitter!!!!

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Pam:

Pam's magical project looks like it was taken right from the movie The Little Mermaid!

Be sure to see her instructions for the columns on her last photo, and you'll wonder why you didn't think of it yourself!

Supplies used :
~Real fresh water pearls from our China trip
~Shells from various tropical beaches
~Liquid Clear Glass- for water splashes
~Fancy pants clear overlay- Scary swoosh
~Shell beads by 'Trendy'
~Websters silhouettes
~Prima Flowers
~Key's -Blue Moon
~Maya Road Black Pearl Stick pins
~pre cut wave border and sea weed?
~Woven fish and dolphins- bulk package 'Michaels'
~Cardboard
~Plaster from home project, Could color and use Model paste
~Underwater photos (mine) Shop Like a Bad Girl!

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Katie T: I love Katie's project, it looks like an illustrated book come to life. Her mermaids are stunning.

My project is called Fallen Sister

I based my little shadow box on part of a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca, who was once a friend of Salvador Dali's and who also wrote this poem about him.

Tips for recreating this project: If you don't have watercolor paper, you can make something almost like it yourself!

I simply used gel adhesive to lightly coat bristol board and placed a sheet of charcoal paper on top of it. It takes watercolor pretty well!
Also, don't be afraid to make and use your own embellishments. aside from the brads, pearls, and fibers, I tore strips of mulberry paper to create the sky inside the shadow box, as well as the orange sun.
I created the roses out of small strips of sketching paper which I quilled myself. To create them, simply cut a long, narrow strip of paper, coil it tightly around a toothpick, and adhere the end to keep the rose from unwrapping itself. Next, using the toothpick, push up the inner layers of paper from the bottom of the rose and ink them, then paint them with acrylic paint and "smoosh" the very middle layers together to resemble a rose. The paint will act like glue. Let everything dry and then wrap the rose in jute cord and you're good to go!

supply list: foam core board, bristol board, charcoal paper, dimensional fabric paint, jute cord, watercolor paint, sketching paper, pearls, brass brads, fibers (basic grey), watercolor pencils, mulberry paper, acrylic paint, hole punch, toothpick.
public domain vintage images from karen's whimsy, flickr, and liam's pictures from old books. Shop Like a Bad Girl!

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Jaz:

Jaz's project is titled "Jess the mermaid"

Look at all the amazing layering! I adorle Jaz's whimsical style, it is so inspiring.

Using a cover of an old photo album that comes with a window frame, I added a box to the back to make it look like a shadow box. Added lots of embellishments to make it into ocean theme. And I have kept this favourite photograph of my girlfriend for a long time. I'm glad I can make her look like a mermaid here.

Supply List:
Prima Patterned Paper
Buzz and Bloom Chipboard
Old pair of earring
Pages from old storybook
Making Memories Blush Paint
Pearls,Net trims,shells from craft shop
Misc flowers Shop Like a Bad Girl!

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Finn:

Finn transformed an iron into a shipwrecked boat, gorgeous work I say, but you look and decide for yourself! So dreamy!

Supply list:
Base - an old piece of metal - a part of a polish iron in fact, taken from my mother's house. Glimmer mists: Midnight Blue, Honey Dew, Patina. Grungeboard swirls, Distress inks: Broken China, Peeled Paint. Gauze, crafting glue, seashell, acrylic dew drops, paper flowers, a bit of glitter glue, old watch, pearls and alcohol inks in shades of blue and green. A key with a note. Shop Like a Bad Girl!

How to re-create it at home:
First step is to find a piece of metal in the arch shape - in my creation it was a part of an old iron, which was inked with alcohol and decorated inside with gauze, coloured with glimmerd mists. A lot of old things around you have an interesting structure or shape, so take a closer look at old machines, home supplies, dishes, pottery and furniture - the beauty is hidden everywhere! The next step was adding a sea-weed made of grungeboard swirl, decorated with flowers and glitter glue and adding the key with an inscription - "Memory" - it gave the title to the Arch :) The last part was adding the pearls and a shell - all inked a bit with alcohol inks. I simply love them - they give so may possibilities - to colour metal, plastic, acrylic, glass... You just have to try them in your creations!

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Wendela:

You will want to break out your sewing machine after seeing Wendela's amazing work. She has mad sewing skills. Then the mussel shells add the finishing touch! Gorgeous!

Tips to make this at home: Wendela made this arch from chipboard, and added fabric with gesso, glimmermist, alcohol ink, and crackle paint. The image, was printed with my printer, and transferred with studio multi -medium gloss. When all is dried, the paint gave some crackles, I made some stitchings with my sewing machine and glued some mussel shells and pearls.

Supply List:
chipboard
gesso
glimmermist auburn
alcohol ink gold (ranger)
crackle paint antiqued bronze (ranger)
multi medium gloss (ranger)
fabric
sewing machine
mussel shells
pearls Shop Like a Bad Girl!

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CHALLENGE #5 WINNER: CONGRATS TO

RITA BARAKAT

Rita, we will send you a $20 GC to shop like a Bad Girl!!! Yay!!! (Thanks Pam for doing the drawing for me).

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OFFICIAL RULES FOR CHALLENGE #6

Follow these rules for a chance to win Challenge #6, and snag a Guest Spot on our Design Team! Deadline Saturday, January 2, 2010 Midnight Pacific Time

Complete all aspects of Challenge #6 Arches/Sea/Pearls as outlined above
When you upload it the Bad Girls, select the the Project 52 Gallery, make sure to title it "Project 52 Challenge #6"
Post in the Challenge #6 Forum Thread With a Link and Tell Us About Your Process In a Few Short Sentences. Make sure you have all 3 steps!

Ok, ready set go!

Please take a moment and let our design team know what you think of their hard work above by leaving a blog comment! They really appreciate each and every comment and getting to know all of you in the Bad Girl community. Also tell your friends. Thanks!!!Enjoy your holidays and happy creating!

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wow! what gorgeous works of art, I love anything to do with the ocean, this is so good for me :) LOVE all your projects!

Posted by: Kristi | 12/21/2009 at 06:42 AM

Wow girls - you went all out! These projects are amazing! When I first read it I thouht how in the world am I going to this??? LOL! But your work is inspiring!(Which is why I come here! Hee hee!) Thanks for the win! :)

Posted by: Rita Barakat | 12/21/2009 at 10:46 AM