New Art Challenge #4 and a Winner

I am so excited now that we have three challenges under our belts, don't you? I have to give a shout out to those of you who have done all three challenges so far! You know who you are! I might even make a special blinkie for you ladies.

We have something yummy for everyone today!!!! EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it!!! Our designers have gathered together their secret tips and/or opened up their secret sacred studios to share with you, our loyal followers and fans! Just follow and hop along our blog festival below to be treated as only the Bad Girls can! Yay!!!

The mission for Bad Girls Project 52 is for you to achieve peace and joy as an artist as you discover hidden talents. Skellie blogged that "Your hidden talents are the things you could do that would make you happy. But you don’t know it yet." So how do you apply that to the Bad Girls challenges?

• Tip #1To discover your hidden talents & passions in mixed media art, take our Blog Hop today - Take notes! Lots of great tips!!!
• Tip #2 To discover your hidden talents & passions in mixed media art, start googling. Everytime we have a new challenge, I google that challenge keyword plus the word "tutorials" (example: "mixed media canvas tutorial"). In the old days, I used to go to the library, and check out 10 books on the subject - that's how I'd find my passion. The google way is so much easier! If you can't find a tutorial, ask us to teach it - we have several Project 52 Team Members getting ready to teach classes at Bad Girls!
• Tip #3 To discover your hidden talents & passions in mixed media art, open  a flickr account, then search for keywords relating to our challenge. You can also search for groups relating to our challenge (example: click on groups, then search "mixed media" or another keyword, and sort by Relevant and by Activity or Size to find whole groups of people who love to make the same thing you do! When you see something you like, "favorite" it. If you favorite the artist, click on their profile and add them as a "contact", and see if they have their blog or etsy store listed. As Tim Gunn once said, "Be inspired, make it better, and make it work." Or something like that. LOL
  
  
  
  Here is a mosaic of my recent favorites on Flickr, it's interesting to see how the same colors and similar styles appear: 1. Sweet Pink Snowflakes, 2. "DANCE OF THE SNOWFLAKES" ~ wall art, 3. *QueeN of HeaRTs* aLTeReD aRt ViNTaGe PaPeR DoLL CoLLaGe MoBiLe, 4. *eNCHaNTMeNt* FaiRy MeRMaiD aLTeReD aRt PaPeR DoLL TiN CoLLaGe, 5. Lesson 3, 6. Snow Angel Tags- Set of 3, 7. Snow Queen ATC Swap - The Faerie Zine, 8. Just One Thing 057, 9. Snowflake Princess, 10. white and pink snowflake, 11. Winter's True Beauty--Altered Tin, 12. Rosalie, as the Winter Fairy, 13. Page from an altered Christmas book, 14. Fairy Girl Mixed Media Painting, 15. snowflake stencil art, 16. xmas snowflake dec07, 17. Altered Snowflake Box, 18. winter, 19. xmas snowflake2 dec07, 20. Page from an altered Christmas book, 21. Page from an altered Christmas book, 22. Paper Collage Christmas Ornament, 23. Snow Angel-Make it Mondays Challenge, 24. Black and White Christmas, 25. Cocoa Cottage mirror, flag
  

This week's challenge you will be playing to snag a spot as a December Guest Design Team Member, part of Challenge #6 appearing on December 21st!

Challenge 4 – Paper Dolls (jointed, template, 2-D, 3-D, single/multiples, etc…)

Due: December 5, 2009

* Theme – Joy &/or Sadness (human, animal, real, fantasy, etc…)
* Required material – Metal (any type, real, faux, part/whole, etc…)

Follow all the rules below at the end of this post!

Now for our Design Team interpretations:

Introducing our wonderfully inspirational November Guest Designer

Karin Kreijen aka meXx

 

I asked Karin to tell us a bit about her --->A little bio about who I am… Well I am a lovely colourful girls who lives in mini land who listened to the name called the Netherlands.. I live in a tiny small town together with 1 husband, 1 child MeXx and two cats Pooky and dipsy…we love to live in the highlands of the Netherlands..I work as a hairdesigner and the rest of the day that I am off work I take care of my family and love to scrap…I am more a freestyle girl who love to mess up with different things and always up for new things…and I am proud to be here for a guest love it.

Karin's Paper Doll

 

Supply list…..
-empty cornflakes box
-silver acrylic paint
-mod podge.
-paper lines…. Sassafrass lass..cosmo cricket…prima…scrapdiary
-cupcake papers
-stickers sassafrass lass, arrow stickers
- metal charms with gem stones from necklace
-a doll fairy wand faux metal
-sparkle stones
- a old photo of  a girl
-metal heart charm

My inspiration for this challenge came when I visit the thriftstore..i was looking for old photoframes for mexx his bedroom ..he needs to be primed..And then the idea was born I found a wonderful frame within a old photo of a girls wich I use for be my model for a paperdoll..my girl love the circus and bold colors too so that is what brings me to the idea… I love to live in a fantasyworld that makes me happy with clowns ,dears, gnomes ,elfs  etc….The colors and creatures brings a lot of joy in my world.

Pam's Paper Doll

My Paper Doll is called TangleDancer. I loved her so much I had to do a LO of her.....

THIS IS TANGLE DANCER.

She is a fantasy figure she is joy and sadness and mother earth which encompasses all. She is an elemental, not a fairy. ( I started out making a fairy, but, that just didn't feel right).

SUPPLIES:

-Gesso
-Computer generated altered face
-wire form -brass designer mesh
-jewelry-crystal bits & real stone beads from my stash
-yarn from stash
-prima leaves
-silk flowers from a premade bouquet
-glimmer mist
-prima glitterspray flutter br.


Hints to recreate:
-start with a plain cardboard paper doll
-gesso or paint all areas- repaint your details at this point
-bead your yarn before attatching to figure
-her knecklace hides the neck join
-Her arms move and are attatched with brads hidden by her hair.
-I created her skirt first then attatched

Jaz's Paper Doll

Jaz focused on the theme: Joy. 

I, Julie Ann, am enchanted by the little girls and butterfly wings, and of course yellow is my favorite color. Check out the cinnamon stick, can you imagine how good this must smell? You totally know these girls are the best of  friends in this joyous piece.

* Required material – Metal (any type, real, faux, part/whole, etc…)
1) Metal box to make the lil house
2) Metal fork
3) metal flower embellishment
4) metal old watch
5) metal pony charm
6) metal standing bird cage
7) metal necklace
8) metal Tim Holtz frame
9) Recycled round metal plate

a general supply list
1) Webster's Pages Patterned Paper
2) SEI Patterned paper
3) K&Co die cut pieces
4) Cinnamon stick
5) Prima Bling
6) Misc Trims and ribbons
7) Buttons
8) MM Paint 'blush'
9) Misc paper flowers
10) vintage Brad
11) Crafty Secrets Little Dolls

Tips for re-creating this at home:

• Try to use any items you can find at home. Recycle them and go green.
• Cover up the rectangle metal box with patterned paper. Trace a semi circle to make the little roof.
• Use a fold (distress with midnite blue staz on) and a cinnamon stick to place at the top of the box, embellish with pretty details.
• To make items look old, try paint and distressing. cut a little hole to make a window. Place the dolls, one resting at the window and one outside the house and one standing at the bird cage.

The fun part is embellishing this project with blings, butterflies and flowers. Let your creativity flows and have fun !!

Anna aka Finn's Paper Doll

My inspiration for paper dolls was a eye-catching video by polish group "Armia" called "The hidden love" - lovely song, one of my favouries in fact. I loved the climate, the animated elements and the cartoon singer - and decided to create something similar in concept.

Supplies:

- canvas - mine is 25x25 cm
- a bit of cardboard
- a set of patterned and plain papers - my colour choice was green and greenish and a hint of blue
- bingo card (Tattered Angels) and a sheet from an old book
- Glimmer Mists by Tattered Angels: Hydrangea, and Honey Dew
- a piece of transparent ribbon
- 2 acrylic squares (Tim Holtz's Fragments) and 2 photos
- crown and hand stamps
- a piece of string
- found metal objects: gears and other clock's parts
- self-adhesive scrabble letters
- Distress ink: Walnut Stain by Ranger
- rub-on - Daisy D's
- brown gel-pen

My dolls are my husband and I of course - all made with paper, cardboard, metal elements from my collection and decorated with stamped crowns (well - why not?!) pointing hands and red hearts which I cut out from a different, red paper. Our photos are covered with two pieces of acrylic. 2-D dolls needed some scenery - so I made a shadowbox paper picture: a canvas back, decorated with paper hills, clouds and trees, embelished a bit with metal gears, scrabble letters and numbers from a bingo card. I coloured it with Glimmer Mists, sliced together and let it dry. The last step of the creation was placing the dolls in front of the landscape, on the "wooden frame" of the canvas, altered with paper, ribbons, rub-ons and other objects which I used in the landscape. If you want to try a similar project at home (and I hope you will!!!) try to imagine the whole composition before starting the project - a sketch may be a good idea. It will help you avoid many mistakes as placing the embellies in the places which will be covered by dolls or other parts of the creation. And remember - have fun!!!

Wendela's Paper Doll

My theme is JOY!!! I made a wedding dress...

Julie Ann says, "Of course, what day is one of the happiest days of your life than your wedding day?" !!!

Supplies:

aluminium foil
embossing folder, with birds and swirls (cuttle bug)
bigshot
alcohol ink raisin and pearl (ranger)
glimmermist pearl (tattered angels)
lace
webster's pages winterwings paper
vintage brooche
some flowers, I used on tiny bouquet, find on a fleamarket
I used a paper roll inside , to make it more firm

My theme is JOY!!
Required material – Metal is here aluminium foil, and an old vintage brooche

I love to make dresses!! And this is a real challenge for me to make one from paper!!! Clothes for my doll!! A real party dress, maybe for a little bride...I began with the paper, made it wet and crunched with my hands, to create the back of the dress..with the aluminium foil, I made the front of the dress. And of course a lot of lace and flowers!!

Want to know how to make this STEP BY STEP for FREE? Wendela's tutorial will be available in our Project 52 forum before the end of Monday evening (today).

Katie T's Paper Doll

this july, one of my best friends passed away. her name was ripley and she is and will be missed. in her honor, i created a paper dog doll whose arms, legs, and tail move. she is currently attached to my wall!

on her legs is a quote from all dogs go to heaven: "all dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind."

supplies:

-foamcore board
-bristol board
- acrylic paint
- patterned paper (tinkering ink)
- red fibers + transparency (basic grey)
- metal label holder (making memories)
- ribbon
-paper flower
-pins
- vintage illustrations from the graphics fairy, takeabreak @ flickr, and koreana @ flickr.

tips for recreation: think outside the box! the paper doll i made is mounted on the wall, yet is still fully movable and remains "traditional" in the doll sense. instead of using a ready-made frame, make your own. mine is constructed out of foam board which i painted with strokes of umber, yellow, and white to give it a wood-like appearance before finishing i t with a hand drawn woodgrain pattern. permanent marker works great! i freehanded both the hands and hot air balloons to give them a whimsical, folk art feel. there is no right or wrong; don't worry about being precise. it's all about expressing yourself. have fun!

Tania's Paper Doll

Tania's doll captured the romance of ballerinas, I just love the roses.

Supplies:

-Chipboard Dress forms
-Paper ( I used music paper)
-Flowers
-beaded thread
-Art Girls Charm ( my metal)
-Wood beads
Paper beads ( I made these- myself)
-wire for threading( fairly thick)
-Tissue paper
-face image ( downloaded) 

• Tips to I covered a couple of Chipboard dress forms to create the body, folded the skirts and added them around the waist ( this bit was tricky!)
• then I made the paper beads,( FREE TUTORIAL!!! check the forum for how to make paper beads) and threaded them onto the thick wire and shaped them to look like arms and legs,
• attached them to the body
• then I added the metal charms
• and added the face, the flowers and beads.

My Secret Tip: a hot glue gun works wonders when you have something difficult to stick, and not enough hands to hold it. It drys so much quicker than any white glue.

OFFICIAL RULES

Welcome to Our 2nd Blog Festival!

Follow these rules for a chance to win Challenge #4, and snag a Guest Spot on our Design Team! Deadline December 5, 2009 Midnight Pacific Time

Four Easy Steps -->
a) Visit and comment at each of 9 blogs (links below) on their Challenge #4 post, as our designers have secret tips related to this challenge for you and/or a peek at their special studio spaces

b) Complete all aspects of Challenge #4 Paper Doll/ Joy &/Or Sadness/ Metal

Challenge 4 – Paper Dolls (jointed, template, 2-D, 3-D, single/multiples, etc…)
Due: December 5, 2009
* Theme – Joy &/or Sadness (human, animal, real, fantasy, etc…)
*Required material – Metal (any type, real, faux, part/whole, etc…)

c) Upload to the Project 52 Gallery, make sure to title it "Project 52 Challenge #4"

d) Post in the Challenge #4 Forum Thread With a Link and Tell Us About Your Process In a Few Short Sentences. Make sure you have all 4 steps a through d!!!!

Let's Hop and Get Some Fun Tips and/or See The Artist's Studios!!!

1. Julie Ann

2. Finn

3. Francesca

4. Tania

5. Wendela

6. Jaz

7. Pam

8. *Karin aka Mexx  <<<---NOVEMBER GUEST DESIGNER!!!! *

9. Project 52

HAVE FUN! DEADLINE DECEMBER 5, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHALLENGE #3 DRAWING WINNER

CHRIS A!

Chris, please PM to me your email address so I can send you your Gift Certificate to the Bad Girls shoppe! You get to shop like a Bad Girl!!!

Our next challenge is December 7, 2009.

Comments

[fairyrocks]

YES !!! The Team has done it AGAIN!!!
SPECTACULAR WORK LADIES!!!

HUGE CONGRATS TO MEXX!!!- LOVE YOUR DOLL PROJECT!!!

Thanks ~ Julie Ann ~ for keeping it all organized and on time!!!

[wendela]

amazing work!! Congrats Mexx, and Chris!

[cherry]

I've blog hopped - and LOVED seeing all the work - the only problem is I'm going to have to go back look at all the blogs again to see the rest of your stunning work! Thanks so much I have lots of lovely ideas to get me going!

[Euphoria]

my goodness, the talent here is AMAZING and mega inspiring!! LOVE everyones dolls!

[Julie Ann Shahin]

Thanks Euphoria & cherry! I am totally awe-struck by own team!

[Karen Dodson]

WOW!! You ladies never cease to amaze me!! Brilliant work!!!

[Kristi]

lovely and inspiring blog hop!

[Sarah]

Just finished Blog-Hopping and boy are my feet sore! ;O)
My brain is just stuffed full of all the beautiful images...
I can't wait to get started!

[Rita]

Amazing work ladies! Just finished the blog hop and got many ideas of how to get started! just waiting for approval for the forum and I will be good to go!

[Chris A]

Just finished the blog hop - the DT projects are fantastic and so inspiring. I am working - no, make that playing with my paper doll right now!

[Pam]

These are all so different, magical, and fabulous!

[michelle]

hello! i finished bloghopping too=)
you guys are really so creative..alot to learn from you all.
oh btw check out my take on this challenge on my blog hope you'll like it!

[jeannie]

I loved getting to know all the DT girls through their incredible blogs!

[Laura McCann]

So many awesome projects! Such great stuff to look at. Definte BLOG Candy!

[Rita B]

Hi Ladies I posted my project in the gallery but I can't get in the forum!! :( It still says I am not activated! Help please! My username is rbarakat.

[lyneen]

I just found your blog/hop today and the awesome challenge... I am soo sad I am too late to enter.... I love altering and I love doll art. thanks for so much inspiration each of the sites I visited had soooo much to look at I will be returning in the future. WOW... AWESOME EYE CANDY!!!!

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And then the idea was born I found a wonderful frame within a old photo of a girls wich I use for be my model for a paperdoll