CRUSADE No. 21 ~ Irresistible

Here's another easy one!  What I hope you learn from this is how cool it is to make your elements that are a little less conventional.  Thinking out of the box.  Taking some of your usual studio supplies and using them in a different way.  This exercise keeps us on the look-out for interesting textures - and enables us to see the potential in materials you already have. 

Materials for rubbing:  your choice of stamps and/or stencils, crayons (Crayola works best), thin paper.  Most journals have paper that is too thick to use for rubbing.  Do your rubbings on loose paper and add to your journal later.

Materials for resist:  acrylic paint, brush, spray bottle, paper towel or rag.

 

The rubbings alone are a terrific thing, but try the resist painting - it's so cool!  Try using a white crayon.  Here I was using a stencil - but you can use your rubber stamps, or my favorite:  anaglypta (paintable) wallpaper.  You can get a swatch of it from most home improvement stores.   

There is alot of information on the internet about gravestone and brass rubbings so I won't cover that here.  If you've done gravestone rubbings I'd love to see it!  There are many fancy ways to capture a texture through rubbing but all you need for this is a simple crayon.  A terrific book, now out of print but available used through Amazon real cheap, is "Making Paper and Fabric Rubbings", see HERE.  I got the idea for adding rubbing as a challenge after getting The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones, see HERE.  I loved the Henry Sr.'s diary from The Last Crusade, didn't you?  Ha!  Crusade! 

 

 

I love to encourage you to make your own stuff - or as I say in my workshops "make it your own".  Taking a rubbing of a texture, and then creating a resist painting with it is definitely a way to put your own spin on using an image. 

So that's it!   Make a wax rubbing, then paint over it for a resist.  You can show the loose papers or better yet, add them to a journal page.  Blog about it then come over here and leave a link in the comments.  I'll post the entries as they come in, newest at top.  As you visit the other crusaders who generously share their work be sure to leave encouraging words.  Need a button?  Take this:

CRUSADE NO. 21 ~ Irresistible DUE DATE:  July 1st.

   

Comments

[inge Bekaert]

good morning !

was just curious to take a sneek peek ... I'm heading of to work now..
I'll be in !

Inge

[tina]

so clever M. Love the title. Do you spend weeks thinking about how to frame the crusade? Looking forward to seeing all the gorgeousness. Crusaders are so innovative......

[Flo]

oooh, fun! I used to love doing brass rubbings when I was a kiddo.

there is actually a brass rubbing centre at Longleat House (where the wonderful Lord Bath lives - worth googling if you like English eccentrics, and he's a mean painter too...), and I was planning on taking a visit there with the kids soon. I might try and fit it into this month :)

[Chris]

'Irresistable date' hehe!

[Clare]

I loved this! here are my first attempts, just the first of many.
http://thedecoratedpage.blogspot.com/2008/06/gpp-crusade-21-rubbings.html
thanks for another great crusade :D

[Julie]

Another awesome challenge Michelle...am on it...got an idea already!

[Kimbo]

Hey Michelle ! New month, new crusade ! Yay !
Dove in last night and finished the painting this morning. I had a great time and can't wait to put my new stash of beautiful paper to use !
Thanks, as always, for the great inspiration to leap !
Cheers, Kim
Here's my post :
http://queen-of-arts.blogspot.com/2008/06/gpp-street-team-crusade-21-irresistable.html

[monica magness]

The last thing I should be doing right now is playing on the 'puter (looking over shoulder to see who might catch me, lol), but I just couldn't RESIST stopping in to see what you cooked up next! Aha!

I also went and DROOLED over the last Indie flick, LOVED IT!

Ok, willponder this...

and TRY to get back here in REASONABLE time.

gotta go, Monica :)

[inge Bekaert]

Hello Michelle,

I promised to be in...
I made two posts on the crusade because otherwise it became too long.
Here are the links :
http://web.mac.com/pinkepinke/pinkepinke/Blog/Artikelen/2008/6/5_crusade_n°_21_%3A.html
http://web.mac.com/pinkepinke/pinkepinke/Blog/Artikelen/2008/6/5_crusade_n°_21_%3A_wax_rubbings_and_autumnbanners....html

Until later !

greetings
Inge

[Marilyn]

Hmmm... this month looks interesting, all the more reason to go dig out some space on the work table. (I've been cleaning and it'ss piled sky high with stuff!) I'm just here to report another blog post showing how I'm incorporating past Crusades into my work. http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/tempus-fugit.html Now on to the Irresistible Rubbings! ;-)) HUGS!

[Lay Hoon]

This challenge really interesting.
This is mine first try.

http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2008/06/crusade-21-irresistible.html

Thanks for looking

[Annapurna]

I didn't get as good impressions as your example here. Will try more after reading the instructions line by line.

Here is something I created.
http://homemadegreetings.blogspot.com/2008/06/back-with-vengeance-and-freebie-too.html
TFL.

[JeriAnn]

Hi, MIchelle, here's my first insane flurry of experiments. I LOVED doing this as a kid and did many grave rubbings in my teen years, given all the Revolutionary War cemeteries here in the Northeast. I'm bummed that the previous Crusade didn't work out for me. My first attempt using my scrap tissue paper fell apart and before I could figure out how to fix it, I had to go take care of my mother who was having a cornea transplant. I'm home now and couldn't let a challenge this juicy slip by me. So count me in at http://commutersjournal.blogspot.com.

Speaking of healing family members, how is Shannon?

-- JeriAnn

[Julie Prichard]

Yo ho yo ho here's one crusade for me :)

http://lostluggage.typepad.com/the_land_of_lost_luggage/2008/06/crusade-21-irresistible.html

[patty van dorin]

Thanks for such an inspiring Crusade and easy to follow instructions. I had forgotten how much fun rubbing were.
Here is mine
http://ramblingrose.typepad.com/

[susan w]

Okay - now I'm inspired (esp. by Patty & Inge's pages). The mention of woodblocks led me to look for this lovely paper doll given to me by my paper doll collecting mom. I think I'll use it to make her a birthday card.

[susan w]

and... another one. Remember all those masks from our stencils? They are fun to rub (and then help out with some PS brush work inspired by Patty Van Dorin.

[susan w]

and...yet one more. No, really, I AM getting to work now.

really.

[Rosie]

You kept me up again because I became enthused and got all 'experimental' (again!), but it was fun!! Thanks for writing great "How-tos"... *grins*

http://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/simply-irresistible/

[susan w]

I rewarded myself for my yardwork by adding one more post. The thing about doing it on Flickr is that my posts can never end.... oh dear, just too much fun. I am seeing rubbable texture everywhere now.

[Flo]

as ever, had a ball playing along - thanks for the monthly inspiration :)

http://are-you-flowin.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-raided-connors-crayon-stash.html

[Dawn]

What a great crusade! I've always liked rubbings, but have never painted over them. Thanks for the idea. Here's my first attempt http://on-the-banks-of-bay-creek.blogspot.com/2008/06/crusade-no-21-irresistible.html , I'm sure there will be more.

[inge Bekaert]

Hello Michele,

just another post with a small example of a waxrubbing...
http://web.mac.com/pinkepinke/pinkepinke/Blog/Artikelen/2008/6/8_crusade_n°_21_%3A_wax_rubbings_and_making_cards....html

Because of the crusade I let my children in school draw with very colorful oilpastels ( the ones that can hold waxcrayons) and with another child I painted over the waxdrawing by letting him feel through acrylpaint with his hands, so he could experience his hands.

When it was dry I wiped it with a wet cloth. I really like the result ( but I always love the scribbles children make...)
It's not a waxrubbing, but the crusade got me inspired.... (normally I paint over waxcrayons with ecoline and this gives a nice result, but with acrylic paint it's different).
So thanks for the inspiration !

greetings
Inge

PS : enjoy the cooling pool... The weather is good here, but absolutely not so hot like at yours !!!

[Casey]

How fun to play with my kid's crayons! Here's my first attempt, but I plan on experimenting more:
http://caseymaupin.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-explorations.html

[Suze Perrott]

Hi Michelle!
I have been wanting to join your Crusade for a while now and the crayons did me in. My link is www.pinkcrayonstudio.blogspot.com.
it was great fun...thanks!
Suze

[Tricia]

Hi Michele,
I saw this on stitchin fingers, had to take a look, I've been doing what you speak of for quite a few years, I used to use it as a great technique in the class room when I had a particularly difficult class, the children would all get stuck in and peace would prevail, lol.
Just to say it is a lovely way of working, I agree, it is very similar to printing after all. The definition of printing is the transfer of one surface to another, so that's what frottage is.

I also find it very useful if you are making a printing block, you can try out the surface to see if it does what you expect it to.

I used to go to decorating shops and ask them to keep all their old wallpaper books for me. Very useful I can tell you in more ways than one. the textured ones I cut up and put stiff card on the back so the children would know not to glue them to their work, lol. The non textured ones were great for collage work.

It's so nice to meet someone who makes their own materials and ideas too, so many creative people have become so dependant on kits etc.. that prescribe what to do and they are not able to use their own creativity to the full.

I never had access to many art things when I was young so I would scavenge, glad I did really, what about you?

Well, sorry I have rambled enough, but it's so great to see that someone else is full of great ideas. thanks for sharing it Michelle. Regards Tricia

[Nicki]

Michelle - great work and wonderful tutorial! I have managed, after perusing some other's work, to actually put some art up on my site that is wax resist.
http://momto6.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/gpp-street-tea…1-irresistiblegpp-street-team-crusade-21-irresistible/
Off to check out more crusaders! - Nicki

[Dawn]

These resists and rubbings are more habit forming than the eraser stamps. I put up another post about my second go-round with them. http://on-the-banks-of-bay-creek.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-wax-resist.html

When I first saw the crusade, I wanted to show my 4-year-old granddaughter how to do it. We didn't get to paint them yesterday, but had the best time looking for textures to rub. I couldn't believe how cute little girl's shoe soles are. I think this will be a fun way to record her shoes as she grows out of them. I also did a squiggle drawing with textures in the spaces and around the outside as well. I'll post when I get that on my blog. Her bedroom was a veritible treasure trove for this crusade.

[Lay Hoon]

My 2nd experiment
http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2008/06/crusade-21-irresistible_13.html

Thanks for looking at.

Hope to have a not too hot day !!

[Becci]

Hello everyone! I was happy to take part in the Crusade #21! I really had a fun time doing this and will be adding this forgotten texture technique more often to my little projects!

Have a great hair day! Becci

[Elizabeth Woodford]

http://elizabethcreates.blogspot.com/2008/06/iressistable-wax-rubbings.html

Another great challenge Michelle!!
i tried using some hand made lace as my textured element and I am quite pleased with the result. Definately another technique to add to our bag of tricks! It also brought back memories of prowling around old graveyards on Cape Cod trying to find the oldest stones with some cool textures- pruitans weren't much into fun designs tho!!
Htanks again!
Elizabeth

[Kathryn]

Hi Michelle and fellow crusaders,

I've been visiting and watching and couldn't *RESIST* this challenge. Take a peek: http://web.mac.com/kathrynantyr

Kathryn

[susan w]

and...again...this one was inspired by the colors in the movie The Darjeeling Express. This and another movie The Fall are decadent sensory excursions, the colors, the colors! Oh my eyes!! wowie

rubbings made over Victorian scrapbook covers & cathedral lace (which always makes me think of Michelle Ward)

[Kathryn]

Hi Michelle,
I took the scan of the rubbing sampler and created a digital journal page. Thanks again for this fun technique. To see what I did with the rubbings go to:

http://web.mac.com/kathrynantyr/Site/Kathryns_Blog/Entries/2008/6/14_Digital_Journal_-_So_irresistible.html

[lorraine rigby]

Myself and the kids had a great time with this challenge...great informative web site..thanks for the challenge..check my blog to see our attempts.

[Lay Hoon]

Dear Michelle,

I can't resist to try more.
Mine 3rd experiement
http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2008/06/crusade-21-irresistible-even-more.html

[Michelle Brown]

This was such AMAZING fun! Just like being a kid again!

My story can be found here:
http://aztecmichelle.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/gpp-crusade-21-irresistible/

Thanks so much!

Michelle Brown
Melbourne Australia

[Marie]

My Crusade 21 is on my blog today
http://zquilts.blopgspot.com

I have to agree. These crusades allow my to regain a sense of play that had been missing for far too long. Thank you so much Michelle for all of this fun and inspiration!

[Marie]

OOPS - that should have been
http://zquilts.blogspot.com

[hedwig]

Hi Michelle
could not resist this crusade LOL. And could not resist making more sorts of resists. You can see it on http://belle2create.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/irrisistable-crusade-21/
I have more to come, hope I will make it in time!
Thanks for your wonderfull ideas AGAIN, and thinking positive thougts for Shannon, LOVE
Hedwig

[Laura]

I haven't put my product to use yet, but I had fun!

http://ladylulu.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/crusade-no-21/

[Cory]

Thank you for the fun challenge...

I made a collage with the rubbings you can see it on http://art-with-moxie.blogspot.com/ and, I wrote a mini tutorial on the frottage collage process. you will find it on http://createwithmoxie.blogspot.com/

[Laura]

It's me again. I used the wax resist bit - but not the relief - on a page in my altered book project.
http://ladylulu.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/why-must-size-matter/

BTW thanks for the note about xeroxing!

[Maralena]

I have been so busy with art commitments that I have not even had the chance to begin this challenge yet... but WILL this weekend... and will post when I do.
HOWEVER - I have been very busy using the rubberstamps I made a couple of challenges back - and posted those results here:

http://mcdc3s.blogspot.com/2008/06/traveling-sketchbook-update.html

I have really enjoyed working with them, and the stencils... and I know this challenge will be just as much fun.

[jodi barone]

Michelle,
Thanks for another challenge;they are all irresistable! Here is mine:

http://wildvines.blogspot.com/2008/06/therein-lies.html

Last month was the first month I missed since beginning with the crusades many moons ago and I felt the absence of not participating like the absence of an old friend.

jodi

[Rosie]

I'm so pleased I did this Michelle! I've just made a really quick thank you card for a client using one of my backgrounds and it's really neat how the resist shows through the stamped image's blank parts. Way cool!!

http://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/a-little-thank-you/

[Rosie]

Yay!! It's me again! I made something very similar with spaghettis today at our local Food Festival - have a peek if you get time! ;-]

http://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/midsummer-food-festival-in-holsworthy/

[dawn]

I had fun with doing some rubbings of my granddaughter's shoe soles and some of her flocked stickers. I liked what I came up with and decided not to paint over it this time. Now I want to try some more and see what they look like painted. Everywhere I look I see textures ready to rub and resist.

http://on-the-banks-of-bay-creek.blogspot.com/2008/06/journaling-with-madelyn.html

[Kathryn]

Hi Michelle,
More digital play this morning with my rubbings! http://web.mac.com/kathrynantyr/Site/Kathryns_Blog/Entries/2008/6/22_ATC_-_glub...glub.html

Thanks again for this great idea! I'm loving it.
Kathryn

[JeriAnn]

Hi, Michelle --
Well, I went wild again with the results of another Crusade. See what I did with just some of the resist papers at http://commutersjournal.blogspot.com. Thanks for the fresh inspiration!
-- JeriAnn