Friday, May 17, 2024

Weekly 4X6 Art

 Happy FriYay, everyone, hope all is well.
I want to get this posted because we've got more thunderstorms coming.
Thankfully not as bad as yesterday, though.

So, one challenge's theme is Carousels, one is rock songs and another's theme is Poems.
I found digital clip art of some carousels at Wall Deco Print Art's Etsy shop.
Ans since I consider song lyrics to be poetry, I added a few appropriate lines of lyrics from Joni Mitchell's Circle Game. 
You can read all the lyrics of the song HERE.

So I resized the image for my 4x6 card base and created the text in PSE, printed out and cut the image with a Spellbinders Labels 1 die. For the card base, I sponged Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink covering the entire card, then I used Abandoned Coral DOX through a Stamplorations Confetti Circles stencil and also edged the card with it. The die cut elements at top and bottom are Spellbinder dies cut from a piece of dark gold/bronze metallic card stock that was in my scrap stash drawer.

And that's about it. 
I'll display this for a while and then store it as another page in my 4X6 journal album.
Thanks for the visit and have a great day!
XXO

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
Sunday Postcard Art, Hosted by Sue: Carousel
Art Journal Journey, Hosted by Valerie and Erika: Poems
Little Red Wagon #756: Let's Get Rocked
Joni Mitchell Circle Game
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday May
Classic Design #5-2024
APTTCOC #5-2024
Dragonfly Dreams May: Use A Stencil
Penny's Paper Crafty #571
Love to Craft #80
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #229
613 Avenue Create May + Opt. For the Kids Big or Small
Park Hopping My Happy Place May
Universal Studios Simpsons Carnival
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Thursday, May 16, 2024

New Baby Card and Wrapped Gift Card

 Hello and Happy Thursday to you.
I was going to post this earlier in the evening, but we've been hunkered down in our hallway with thunderstorms, 80 mph winds and sideways rain. All clear now and thankfully no damage. But almost a million folks in Houston area are without power and lots of damage.
This time we did hear the freight train sound of a tornado, but in the distance.
It was another scary one, especially hitting at dusk. 
But, onto the matter at hand!
Our oldest nephew and his wife are welcoming their first child (a little girl) next month, so I made this to send them along with a VISA gift card that I wrapped.

 
I used this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A7 layout design. 

SUPPLY LIST:
Basic Grey Oh Baby Girl 12x12 designer papers, including the card base
Springhill Digital card stock to print image
La-La Land Crafts Sleeping Baby Marci digital image and sentiment
Promarkers to color image and outline papers
Saltwater Taffy Distress ink for stippling image background
Spellbinders Mega Curved Nested Rectangles dies
Art Impressions Garden mini die (3 tiny pink flowers)
Raspberry Tart Stickles (for flower centers)
Lawn Fawn For You die (goft card wrapping)
Glitter gel pen (gift card wrapping)

 
Back of card with layers of BG dp outlined with Promarkers.
Inside card, a self-composed and framed sentiment printed from PSE.

I wrapped the 4x5 VISA gift card package in pink tissue, then adhered a piece of the BG dp to the front and outlined it with the magenta Promarker. Then I cut a Lawn Fawn For You die out of the BG dp and adhered it to the center, outlining it with a purple glitter gel pen. I'll include it loose inside the card.

And last look at my card.
Thanks for the visit!
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
A newborn baby is small; also, tiny flowers embellies and on paper
I use sketches a lot and the one I've used for this card is a favorite because it allows a good-sized image to be featured as the focal point.
Used the colors in the photo and flowered paper
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Time!

 Hello!
Happy Wednesday!
It's the 15th and that means time for another monthly challenge at Beautiful Blossoms.
Here is our optional mood board for your inspiration, but any blooms will do as long as they are the focus of your project. Please read the complete rules HERE.

And here is my inspiration make.
This time I took inspiration from the red flowers and the bouquet on our mood board.
I kept it CAS to let the poppies take center stage.

SUPPLY LIST:
SU yellow card stock base
DCWV green check designer paper
Katy Sue Die Cut 3D Decoupage Corn Poppies kit
QuicKutz photo corner die

 
Inside and back of the card.

Close up to show the decoupage layers.

And last look.
Hope you can join us in the challenge!
Have a great day,
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
I prefer bold colors because Color is my Art Oxygen 😎
Inspired by the photo's flowers
AAA Birthday Game 61: CAS
When I made this card, I did not know who was getting it but I mailed it off yesterday to a girlfriend for her birthday and added a sentiment to the front as shown. The inside has a birthday sentiment too:
 
Love to Scrap #167
MAWTT #166: Flowers
A Place to Start May + Opt. For A Lady
The Paper Funday #65 + Opt. Flower Shoppe
Simply CAS Cards May + Opt. Flowers
HCAOOAYR #14: Birthday
APTTCOC #5-2024
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Monday, May 13, 2024

Art Journal Page Makeover

 Happy Monday!
Hope everyone is ready for a new week.
I'm writing this as some scary weather descends upon my area (high winds, thunderstorms and possible hail and tornados). 
It is so dark here at 3 pm with pounding rain as I'm writing this that my porch lights have come on.
If I lose internet, I may have to finish up later.
There's always something, isn't there?

I have another abstract art journal page to share.
The theme at Art Journal Journey this month is Poems.

I wrote a Haiku (a 3-line (usually non-rhyming) poem with 5/7/5 syllable lines).
I thought of the Haiku when I was looking at the original page, wondering what to do to it.

And this is a makeover of the original page, which was a online lesson in watercolor circle brush stroking that I sucked at, lol.
I'm showing the before and the after above so you can see.
The original was created using watercolors.
I added color to the background with Golden Hansa Yellow Medium acrylic paint.
I outlined the circles and 'threads' with Posca paint pens/markers.
Then I looked at my bits and bobs and saw a bunch of black stars previously cut with a Sizzix die that has various sizes of stars, so I added some of them to the background.
Finally, I composed the Haiku in PSE, printed out and cut it out with a Lawn Fawn banner flag die.
Definitely an improvement in my opinion, and the Haiku gives it some meaning, so I'm happy with it.

Since the weather is bad, I'll cut this short.
Thanks for visiting and hoping you are having better weather than we are!
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
New Golden paints
Always bold colors are my favorite because Color Is My Art Oxygen and the bolder the better!
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Sunday, May 12, 2024

CD Sunday Plus Challenge Time!

 Happy Sunday and Happy Mother's Day to all in the USA.
Hope all is well with you.
Time for Challenge #133 at CD Sunday Plus and my teamie Pamela is hosting this go around.
The challenge is fortnightly beginning every other Sunday and ending the Saturday before the next challenge.
You must use a CD, USB or Digital image somewhere on your make, which must be a physical creation. And please tell us the image source. Complete rules are listed on the challenge blog sidebar.

And here is my inspiration make for you, using digital images from a La-La Land Crafts set called Mommy Kangaroo. This card is for Honey's sweet mom.

 
I chose this Splitcoaststmpers sketch for my A7 layout design.

Supply List:
Recollections white card stock card base
Springhill Digital white card stock
Prima Georgia Blues designer papers
La-La Land Crafts Mommy Kangaroo digital images
Promarkers to color
MFT Blueprints #33 Stitched Spread Hexagon die (in center)
MFT Jumbo Fishtail Banner Flag Stax (with Home sentiment is printed)
Prima assorted paper flowers
Chatterbox brads
Houses washi tape

 
Inside and back of the card.
I composed and framed a sentiment for inside in PSE and printed out.
On back, more of the Prima dp and a siggie stamped on a Spellbinders label die cut.

And last look.
Come play with us at CD Sunday Plus Challenge if you get the chance!
Have a wonderful Sunday either way.
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
White Prima flowers
Dreamworld Wildlife Encounters AUS
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