Michael Strong Black and White Blog Hop journaling page

Michael Strong Black and White Blog Hop journaling page

Welcome to the Michael Strong Black and White Blog Hop!

I hope you have arrived here from Lola Radnoti's blog: http://raevon59.wordpress.com/

My project is a double spread journaling page, in a regular sized notebook (A5).

For the background, I used a collage of randomly torn pages from a Mythology book which I saved from being thrown away – I upcycled it for a good purpose.

I also used a photo from the same book, showing a figure which seems to say "It'll be OK", very confidently.

I used Mike's Whimsical Owl stamp, heat embossed with an extra sparkly and shiny black EP, hand cut with scissors.

Here's a link to Michael Strong’s catalogue, where you can see all the wonderful stamps (and more) Mike has:

http://www.strongstamps.com/catalog-rubber-stamps-supplies/index.htm

The Washi Tape at the bottom of the page is actually a rather wide fabric tape.

It's directing the way to a one-way-ticket destination, leading to a positive and optimistic ending of the road, which goes along with the Sentiment.

The hand-written Sentiment is a very optimistic one.

The next blog you should hop to is Rosie Guiher's blog:
http://gramig05-playtime.blogspot.nl/

Please notice: if leave a comment in Mike’s blog, you may be lucky and win some blog candy stamps.

I missed blogging, and I'm glad to be back.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Between Fields And Streets - Love Bird - Israel's Independence Day 2014 - Former Outdoor Exhibition

Last year, on Israel's 66th Independence Day, the annual outdoor exhibition has been displayed at Ramat HaSharon's outdoor gallery.

Its subject was Between Fields And Streets and my work which participated in it was called Love Bird.

It's a paper piecing work, and the background was painted with acrylic paint.

Tomorrow is Israel's 67th Independence Day, therefore a new outdoor exhibition will be displayed.

Its opening has been delayed, yet I'll show you my new Mixed Media work which will be displayed there… stay tuned!

Happy Independence Day!

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed.
Have a creative day!
Dorly

Sunny Winter Days In Israel - January 2013

Changing weather... either it's raining cats and dogs, or it's sunny, cold and serene.
Yes, we call it winter...
Windy day at the beach - Jaffa

Modern bridge built as a homage to ancient architecture - Jaffa

Calm sea in the afternoon - Poleg, Netanya

Moon showing between the clouds at daytime - near Ramat HaSharon

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Winter Views From Israel - Beit Jimal Monastery

These photos were taken on a beautiful sunny day at Beit Jimal Monastery.
Here's the main building, with exotic plants in front of it.

 

And an ancient fortress, with a unique light and shadows scene.

An orange tree loaded with juicy fruits.

An almond tree, blooming at this exact date each year, with a bumble bee looking for the flower's nectar. 

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

אנו באנו ארצה - הזמנה לתערוכה

עבודה חדשה שלי - קולאז' בטכניקה מעורבת על קנווס, בגודל 40 על 40 ס"מ
השתמשתי במגוון טכניקות וחומרים בתלת מימד כדי לייצג את הדימוי שבחרתי
נושא העבודה הוא בעקבות החלוצים ושם העבודה הוא אנו באנו ארצה

יצרתי קולאז' מחלקי מפת ארץ ישראל במראה רב שכבתי, עם דמויות החלוצים מודפסות על רקע המפה ומודבקות בתלת מימד ליצירת נפח ועניין
חדי העין שביניכם יבחינו ברמת השרון שממוקמת במרכז העבודה
כמחווה לשני בני המשרתים בצה"ל, מופיעים שמות הבסיסים שלהם במפה - ששש... לא מגלים
פרטים נוספים על העבודה ניתן לקרוא כאן

דימוי ויזואלי של הציור שלי ישתתף בתערוכת " בעקבות החלוצים" בגלריית החוצות ברמת השרון
התערוכה תישאר פתוחה לקהל בכל שעות היממה למשך חודשים אחדים
מצורפת הזמנה לפתיחה החגיגית של התערוכה (הערב, מוצאי יום העצמאות) - אשמח לראותכם
יום עצמאות שמח!

This post is about my work exhibited in Israel.
An English version will follow soon.
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Israeli Pioneers

This work was created for the next outdoor exhibition in Ramat Hasharon.
There's an outdoor gallery in Ramat Hasharon, with a new exhibition every couple of months.
A few dozen artists from Ramat Hasharon will participate in this outdoor exhibition. The subject is Following The Pioneers and my work is called Israeli Pioneers (or, in Hebrew, אנו באנו ארצה).



It's a mixed media collage on canvas.
I created this collage out of recycled geographic maps of Israel, all torn to pieces by hand.
I re-assembled the torn pieces into an imaginary map of my country.
The people representing the Israeli Pioneers were printed on a background made of the map, then cut using scissors and glued 3D for extra dimension.



In the middle of the work there's an urban center, which includes Ramat Hasharon itself.
As an homage to my 2 sons who are IDF soldiers, I included their military bases locations (which are confidential, of course).



The exhibition's opening will take place on Israel's Independence Day, May 10th 2011.

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Challenges
Drunken Stampers Challenge #63 ~ Technology Sucks! (April 22nd 2011)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Full Moon And Sunny Day

For Those of you who are wondering about the weather in Israel...
Even in the winter when it's cold and it's supposed to rain, there's never enough water and the sky is usually clear.
Here's the view from our top floor, facing the Mediterranean sea:
And here's a nocturnal photo taken by my youngest son, on a night of full moon:

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Tim Holtz Collage Tags

I made these Tim Holtz Collage tags for a swap which took place at the commune "Follow Your Art" (in Israel).
I entered the swap twice, therefore I made 8 tags.

I started with a cream CS, randomly stamping it with several TH stamps in various ink colors to create a collage background paper.

I cut the CS into eight pieces, all equal in size and shape but looking very different from each other.
On each tag there's one TH stamp, stamped separately on cream or white CS and carefully cut with TH scissors.
I covered each shape of a man, car, clock and vintage man-on-bicycle (the last one was taken from a magazine) with Diamond Glaze to give it a shiny glazing.
I crumpled the shapes in various directions in order to get the creases which look like cracked glass.

I re-used Coca Cola bottle caps, flattened with a hammer (it was rather noisy but worth the effort) as embellishments.
I punched circles out of the same collage background paper I made, covered them with Diamond Glaze to give them a shiny glazing and adhered them to the bottle caps.

I glued them to the tags using a 3D foam tape for extra dimension.
I chopped the tags' corners with TH scissors, punched holes with the Crop-A-Dile and added colorful fibers from my stash.

I added thin kraft recycled chipboard at the back of each tag to make it sturdier.

On each tag's back side I added a stamped TH sentence, and then added my personal details for the swap.
And here are all my eight tags:

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Challenges
The first Creative CHALLENGE for The Creative Pointe (until February 14th) .
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year 2011

It's 1.1.11 and the time is 11:11 a.m.
I wanted to share a few photos from my beautiful country - Israel.
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The old port in Jaffa - 25.12.10
A sunny day in late December, a view towards Tel-Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea

The Scots Hotel in Tiberias - 30.12.10
A view from our room, overlooking the Sea of Galilee

Last year was a time of new experiences and new beginnings for me.
I've reached quite a few goals and I'm proud of it.
I hope that the new year will be intriguing and challenging, filled with happy occasions and with many reasons to celebrate.
Ever since I started blogging I met wonderful people from all over the world.
A few of them became true friends while others are online friends but very close. I cherish your friendship.
For the new year I hope for lots of creativity and inspiration.
I hope to attend quite a few blog hops (I love them!) so let me know if there's any I can join.
For the happy occasions coming soon there will be a few giveaways (don't you love them?) so stay tuned…
Keep following, and thank you for your ongoing feedback and support.
Happy New Year! I wish all my friends a year of health, prosperity, creativity and love.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Holiday Cards and Gifts Blog Hop - Snowy Tree And Interlacing Ribbon

I joined the Holiday Cards and Gifts Blog Hop created by Scrappin Thirdeeschik and hosted by Jamie.
You're welcome to hop from one blog to another, to get lots of inspiration and to feel the holiday spirit.
Don't forget to leave a comment wherever you visit, and maybe you'll win a candy on the way...

If you get lost along the way, here is a list of all the participating blogs:
-Jamie at Glitter, Stamps, and Paper, Oh My http://www.glitterstampsandpaperohmy.com/
-Jessica at Overjoyed Scrapper http://overjoyedscrapper.blogspot.com/
-Jill at The Scrapoholic http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
-Stacey at Stacey's Creative Corner http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
-Mandy at the Polka Dot Spot http://stamping4u.blogspot.com/
-Nikki at The Glamorous Side of Scrapping http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
-Crazy about Cricut at http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
-Nicolette at Beyond Scrapin http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
-Liz at Skittles and Scrapbooks http://skittles-and-scrapbooks.blogspot.com/
-KarelJ at One by One the Flamingos are Stealing my Sanity http://karelj.blogspot.com/
-Sandra at Sandy's Scrapbooks http://sandysscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
-Kristin at Lil Sweetpea's Place http://lilsweetpeasplace.blogspot.com/
-Meighen at Scrappin_3rdeeschik http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
-Ellen at Card Monkey http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
-Jennifer at Crafty Card Gallery http://www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
-Denise at Dee's Designs from my heart http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/
-Jesi at Jesi's Things http://jesisonaroll.blogspot.com/
-Dorly at Moderna Art & Designs http://modernadesignsart.blogspot.com/ - YOU ARE HERE

We don't celebrate Christmas in Israel.
Actually, until yesterday the weather here was so warm and sunny (even in December!) and now it's getting rainy so we're wearing more than a T-shirt…
All of you who have snow piling up your doorway - don't be jealous.
At least you have enough water in your country, and you can enjoy the lovely sight of snow, so white and elegant (unless you're stuck in traffic… lol)
I made quite a few Christmas cards for family members and friends who celebrate it.
You can see several of them in my former posts, and I promise to show a few new ones in the following posts.

This is my Christmas Card #7, with a large Christmas snowy tree and a special motif of interlacing ribbon.
Ingredients:
This card has a white CS as its basis.
The next layer is a green canvas textured CS, its edges distressed for a Shabby Chic look.
Then there's a shiny gold paper, and a piece of patterned paper (from my stash) in shades of gold and green.
There are 2 main motifs on this card - the snowy tree and the interlacing ribbon piece.

For the interlacing ribbon piece I used black canvas textured CS.
Both its edges were punched with EK Success Binding Edge Edger Punch.
Then I used a narrow green satin ribbon, interlacing it from one side to the other all the way down, and simply tying its ends.

For the snowy tree I used Michael Strong's Cloisonné Christmas Tree stamp (large).
I stamped it on black canvas textured CS, then I heat embossed it with white EP, cut it with nail scissors and glued it 3D for extra dimension.
I also added clear, green and red blings, to add some Christmas glam.
Take a closer look at the side view of the card, to see how attaching these 2 motifs with 3D foam tape creates nice shadows on the card's background.
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Now hop over to your next stop, Jamie's blog at Glitter, Stamps, and Paper, Oh My
I hope you'll find it inspiring. Merry Christmas!
Challenges
J is for Jewels and Gems for Alphabet Challenge Blog (19.12.10) .
Challenge 60 - Snow for Totally Gorjuss (17.12.10) .
Challenge #106 (CBC106) - Christmas Embellishments for Belli Challenge (22.12.10) .
Snow Much Fun for Daring Cardmakers (17.12.10) .
WMC35 - CASE YOUR FAVORITE for Wee Memories (17.12.10 --> 19.12.10) .
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

על אמנות ועל נתינה

היום מתקיים יום מעשים טובים הרביעי.

במהלך השבוע אספתי תרומות של עבודות יצירה, שלי ושל חברות אמניות, למכירה בבזאר שיתקיים בבי"ח "שניידר" ע"י עמותת ילדים שלנו לקראת חג הפסח. כל ההכנסות קודש לרווחת הילדים המטופלים בביה"ח.

תודה לכל מי שתרמה, ולמתנדבות שמקדישות מזמנן וממרצן לתמיכה בילדים המטופלים.

עוד אפשרות לעשות מעשה טוב מכל הלב, אם עדיין לא נרשמתם - זה הזמן להצטרף ל אדי

קל ופשוט להצטרף, ואם אתם מהססים - דמיינו לרגע אדם שחייו תלויים בהשתלת איברים.

בני משפחתי הבוגרים הצטרפו לאדי. ואתם?

זכרו: "כל המציל נפש אחת כאילו הציל עולם ומלואו"

מה המעשה הטוב שעשית היום?

A note to my English readers:
This post is about the Good Deeds Day and about signing for Organ Donations (for transplantation) in Israel, therefore it's in Hebrew.
Have a great day :-)
Dorly

Winter ATC

I made this ATC for a Winter ATC swap in the communa Follow Your Art (a communa for mail art and altered art).

The Israeli winter is quite sunny and not rainy enough.

It is represented by the newspaper's weather forecast, the bright yellow vellum paper at the top and the yellow sun eyelet attaching them to each other.

As a contrast, there's my wish for a "real winter" with snow piling up (in my dreams...)

Now there's a heatwave and it already feels like summer.

I have a few different ATCs to swap. If you're interested, please let me know.