* Happy Everything

Hello

Today I have a couple of cards that I made after watching a video by Tracy Scott. She made this card as part of World Card Making Day 2021. I used Tracy's stamp and stencil from PaperArtsy.

The backgrounds are blended Distress Oxide inks through Tracy's stencil #PS253 . The flowers from set #TS058 were stamped onto painted card and fussy cut. They are popped on foam tape to give some dimension. Paint was splattered over the flowers and background and a sentiment (from Tracy Evans' AALL & Create Eclectic Stems stamp set #199) was stamped and cut into strips for the sentiment. White and black mats were added and then all was adhered to a white card base.

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today!          

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* The Sisterhood of Crafters Feminine & Flowers 21/02

* A Perfect Time to Craft Feb AG 27/02

* Ellibelles Crafty Wednesday Hearts or Flowers 28/02

* Daisy Chain Challenge #60 For Girls 28/02

* Mixed Media Lovers #10 28/02

* Penny's Challenges #515 AG 02/03

* Creative Crafters #49 AG 08/03

* Crafters Cafe #282 MYO Background 12/03

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Path of Positivity: Be Grateful

Hello!

Today is the start of a new Path of Positivity challenge.

The challenge lasts for the month of November.

This month the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of 

Be Grateful.

We have no sponsor this month and in the spirit of being GRATEFUL for what we have in our lives already, it will just be for fun!

There is such a lot to be grateful for, but let's start with everyday life itself. Recently I've seen a couple of posts on social media which made me stop and think, and I'd like to share them here:

  

So, even if we don't think we have a lot, and that is usually measured in material goods, we are rich in many ways. 

I am grateful for my health, the job that I had and the home that I live in. I am grateful that my parents encouraged me to achieve academically and creatively. I am grateful that I look on the positive side and can help others.

My project this week uses some new-to-me products - Tim Holtz Christmas mica sprays and a Lynne Perrella stamp.  My sentiment is one that I do try to live by. Giving is so easy to do - it could simply be a smile, a helping hand or something physical. It doesn't have to be a momentous gesture, just an act of kindness and thoughtfulness.

Here is my project:

I coloured the images (from PaperArtsy set LP049) with Inktense Watercolour pencils and made the background with mica sprays and TH mixed media background stamps.

The sentiment is a Small Talk sticker.

I love the shimmer of the mica sprays!  

That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 

Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!

The link up is here: Challenge #96 Path of Positivity.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Mix it Up #55 AG 30/11

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Rainbow Blooms

 

Hello

Today I am sharing a double journal page from my large Dylusions journal. 

It is not my original idea, but was an online workshop I took with artist and stamp designer Tracy Scott and it features her beautiful stamp set and stencil available through PaperArtsy..

The background paints are PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic paints. The fussy cut blooms were coloured with watercolour brush pens - some are adhered directly, others are popped on foam.

You can find how to access this recorded workshop, called Rainbow Journal Page, on Tracy's Facebook Page: Tracy Scott: Creative Cafe by clicking on the Guides section.

Here are the products used:

TS047                                    PS211

  

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* World Wide Open Design Team #8 AG 12/09

* Crafting Happiness #112 AG 12/09

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #165 AG 19/09

* More Mixed Media Sept AG 03/10

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers GDT: Distracted and Unsympathetic - Monochrome

 

Hello!

I would firstly like to welcome 

Janet Santolini, 

Christopher Lopez 

Mary Jordon and

Nancy Iverson

Thank you so much for becoming followers of my little blog!

***

I am delighted to be a guest designer at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. 

I recently had the honour of being crowned Queen of Snark - this is such a huge privilege!

The new challenge starts today and the theme is M is for Monochromatic. 

Here is the card I made:

I love this quirky woman. She is from a PaperArtsy stamp designed by Lynn Perrella 

#LPC 049. 

I stamped her with Twilight Versafine Claire, masked her and inked the background using a stencil and stamps from AALL & Create (stencil #113, stamps #294, #375 and #385). I used  various Distress Oxides in shades of blue and embossed with Distress Glaze in Speckled Egg.

The sentiment is a snarky, Big Talk sticker from the Tim Holtz collection.

Here she is in close up. Despite her snarky sentiment, I think this quirky lady is very elegant and quite how she came to have birdies in her hands and on her head is pure serendipity.

Thank you to the Sisters for inviting me to be a guest on their blog. If you have time, please consider joining the M is for Monochromatic Challenge, or just pop over to see the amazing samples of work made by the DT and the challenge entrants.

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

M is for Monochromatic Challenge

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Penny's Challenges #494 AG 27/04

* A Perfect Time To Craft AG 28/04

Daisy Chain Challenge #51 Monochrome

* A Place to Start #4 AG/Elegant 30/04

* Taylormadecards4u April Serendipity 30/04

* Lost Coast Portal to Creativity #120 Sentimentally Yours 30/04

The sentiment is not stamped, so please delete if this is disqualified :) 

* World Wide Open Design Team Challenge AG 12/05

* Creative Crafters #39 AG 08/05