Saturday, July 11, 2015

Mexico Moods Guest Designer

Hi everyone!

     Laura here to bring you our first Guest Designer for our Mexican Moods challenge...

This wonderful designer will be an inspiration to all of you (and I am sure she already is) We all adore her creations and are so thrilled that she is joining us today....

For this designer it is a return to her roots. She appeared at our Creative Corner as a winner in June 2011 and by August she had joined the team - you can find her first appearance on the OCC DT here!

We are so thrilled to be welcoming back to Our Creative Corner -

Marjie Kemper

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Marjie Kemper here, delighted to be featured on Our Creative Corner.

I have a long history with this site as I started out uploading my creations to OCC back in 2011 (here's my first -- I didn't even know how to light a photo then - it's okay, we live and learn!) 




I was inspired by the awesome Mexico Moods board in many ways... the colors, shapes, and visual textures really called to me.  Drawn to the rough metal and the bright colors, as well as the fabulous pots in the picture... I had loads of options for creative play.  

Here was the visual prompt from OCC:






I started out with a window stencil from StencilGirl Products (designed by Michelle Ward), and spread DecoArt modeling paste through it.  I let it dry overnight, but depending on where you live and how thickly you put it on, you could be ready to move on in as little as 30 minutes.


These are DecoArt  Media Misters - I love their rich concentrated colors. 


I used a variety of stencils with jet black Archival Ink and an ink blending tool and a little nib to color in the 'gaps' in the word stencil.




I hope you enjoyed my take on the Mexico Moods. Please come visit me or find me on social media when you have a chance. I teach classes online and in person, and I'd love to say hello to you.

Marjie




Thank you so much for being here Marjie! It was lovely to have you visit us at Our Creative Corner again and we are thrilled that you have shared some wonderful inspiration with us today.

 I hope that seeing this beautiful creation will inspire you to come along and play with us this summer.

You have until August 28th to add your creations to our challenge -

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There will be one overall winner which will be chosen by the OCC DT
There will be the Top 3 chosen by the OCC DT
and there are two winners of sponsor prizes that will be chosen by random.org

So many chances to win this summer....you gotta be in it to win it! ;o)

Remember you can enter up to three times!


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You'll find all the challenge details as well as lots of inspiration from the brilliant Our Creative Corner design team by clicking on the challenge link.
Happy Crafting

The OCC team!


26 comments:

  1. Wow Marjie, welcome to OCC, what a vibrant piece! I love the window stencil and the rough brickwork. Great inspiration, hugs Jan x

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  2. Fabulous post, gorgeous page! Love the stencilled background, absolutely beautiful effect Marjie! Ruth x

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  3. A lovely journal page, Marjie!

    Thank you for being with us and sharing your beautiful creation with us!
    Claudia x

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  4. Thank you all very much for the warm welcome. It's a pleasure to be with you for July!

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  5. Fabulous, love the depth you have created, those window stencils are divine!! The lightfal looks brilliant with that streak of yellow!

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  6. Wonderful colours and background for this summer theme! Thanks Marjie!

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous, Marjie. I'm feeling like chilling on a warm sandy beach serenaded by mariachis while sipping a margarita!

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  8. Very vibrant, and Beautiful colors. Thank you for the inspiration. I absolutely love your work Marjie.

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  9. Just love this Marjie - it makes me happy to see. FABULOUS creativity to represent the Mexico mood board. SUCCESS!!! j.

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  10. Really lovely layering techniques! You're such a pro!!

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  11. This is a gorgeous cover! Love the vibrant colors and techniques you used. Thank you for sharing your wonderful art with us for the Mexico mood board. xxx Laurie

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  12. Love the stencil you used - the bright colors and great contrast with the black letters!

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  13. Marjie you keep on to impress me. Your work is awesome, fabulous and gorgeous. This one as well. Fantastic and vibrant colors. Love the result so much
    Thank you for sharing and the small tutorial as well.
    Hugs from Monica... Spain

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    1. Monica... thank you! It's always so nice to see your name.

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  14. Stunning colours . Love how the yellow creates a sense of light from the fabulous textured window . Love the impact of the stark black stencilling against those vibrant colours .
    You ooze talent Marjie x

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  15. Gorgeous Marjie! Love these colors and your lighfal!! (how do you lightfal?)

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    1. Hmmmm.... not sure what you mean, JackieP Neal? School me, girl!

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  16. Welcome Back, Marjie!! Oh how far you've come from your very first post here at OCC!! I didn't even know OCC existed back in 2011, that's how far away from the internet I was!! LOL :) :) But I sure am proud and honored to be on the OCC DT presently and stoked that we have you as our OCC Guest Designer!! This page that you've created is STUNNING!! Oh, I just received those DA Misters and they are lovely, bright colors--perfect for your inspired Mexico wall & windows!! So vibrant and beautiful!! Thanks for being here with us, Marjie!! XOXO-Shari

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    1. Thanks, Shari. Have fun with those misters ~ you will love them!

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  17. Gorgeous Marjie, such rich vibrant colours set off perfectly by the black, love it!

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