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Alpha Challenge - P for Peacock





Here is my P page for the Craft Barns Alpha Challenge.  Maybe unsurprisingly I chose Peacock...



And this is how it turned out...




I learnt some stuff too :)




I used pastels for the feather.  I don't often use pastels and was surprised by how far the 'dust' travelled!




After clearing up all the residue I used watercolour pencils and drawing pens for the picture of the bird.




I feel the blurred out edges is slightly cheating as I didn't draw the whole animal... but I like the effect it gives.  I'm happy with how he turned out in the end.




I didn't get to visit many other entries last time so hopefully I can have a peek at both P and Ma-Me pages this time around.  I do love seeing what words you guys have picked!

Thanks for stopping by
:)


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  1. Sue27 March 2013 at 17:51

    WOW! You have the head down pat. Stunning.

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  2. JansArtyJunk27 March 2013 at 19:10

    Stunning pages Laura...you did an amazing job with your pastels and watercolour pencils :)

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  3. Lisa'sLettersandLace27 March 2013 at 19:15

    Beautiful project! Thanks for visiting me for WOYWW..I had the faithbook. This link shows one theme and title for an 8x8 album, it was on my post but wanted to share it with you. I personally needed the theme done for me so I could concentrate on putting the right pictures with each page verse. Have fun!! http://lettersandlace.blogspot.com/2012/02/faithbooking-you-are-who-you-are-for.html

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  4. Maggie27 March 2013 at 19:41

    Beautiful pages for a beautiful bird great choice for P

    MaggieH

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  5. Annie27 March 2013 at 19:51

    I think the body blurred out is fantastic for keeping the focus on the head. Great job! The feather is a beauty!

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  6. Scrapmate27 March 2013 at 20:17

    What a beautiful DPS - the colours are amazing.

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  7. BJ27 March 2013 at 20:27

    Beautiful peacock feather, super pages. BJ

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  8. LindaS27 March 2013 at 23:52

    Gorgeous colors and coloring.

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  9. Elaine28 March 2013 at 13:31

    Stunning drawing once again - you've done the peacocks head perfectly! Great colours too!

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  10. Karen28 March 2013 at 15:38

    WOW!!!! Your peacock is incredible Laura! Such wonderful colours and shading! Karen from The Craft Barn xxx

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  11. Sylvia28 March 2013 at 17:24

    Beautiful pages, love your drawing of the peacock and the beautiful feather.

    Sylv xx

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  12. ♥ Mys ♥29 March 2013 at 15:46

    Wow - your peacock pages are awesome:)
    Just LOVE it!
    *Hugs, Inger*

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  13. maggie30 March 2013 at 22:27

    Fabulous pages. Your drawings are amazing.

    Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment - it's much appreciated.

    Maggie

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  14. Cazzy30 March 2013 at 22:42

    That is beautiful!

    Cazzy x

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  15. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 16:07

    Another fantastic page!! well done !!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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