Path of Positivity: Where Flowers Bloom

Hello

 Today is the midway reminder for the December challenge at the Path of Positivity.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme. We have decided that our overall theme for 2024 will be THE POWER OF WORDS.

December's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about 

Hope and Faith

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Here is my project:

I watched a Tracy Evans' video tutorial about stamping with light coloured oxide inks and watercoloring over them. So I gave it a try. I used stamps from Tracy's latest release, this set is called TE032 'Alpha Florals'. I used Ecoline Watercolour Pens for colouring the flowers and the rectangle and found this sentiment stamp in my stash which is perfect for our theme this month.

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Here are this month's suggested quotes, for inspiration, but you can choose your own:

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” — J. M. Barrie

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

“To live without hope is to cease to live.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” — Helen Keller

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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 #126 Path of Positivity.

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

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

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* PIP Challenges #2450 AG 22/12

* Word Power Challenge #12 Words 26/12

A Perfect Time to Craft Dec AG 28/12

* Lill Patch of Crafty Friends #244 AG 04/01

* Classic Design Challenge #12 AG 12/01

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Vera Lane Studio: Chosen Sister

 

Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and today we have a new digi release called 

Chosen Sister. 

I made a couple of postcards using both images and sentiments in this lovely set:

The images were, as usual, coloured with Copics. The emboss resist backgrounds are watercolored with puddles of Elements dye inks and salt. I added some stamping and some white splatters as well as black ink around the edges. The characters were fussy cut and popped on torn strips washi tape. I like to cut the sentiments into strips too.

All stamps are from AALL & Create.

Chosen Sister

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Creative Fingers #250 AG 23/03

* PIP #2311 AG 26/03

* A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

* Classic Design Challenge March AG 28/03

* Creative Knockouts Add a Sentiment 29/03

* 613 Avenue Create  March AG 31/03 TOP ROCKER

* A Gem of a Challenge #6 AG 31/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

AALL & Create: The Three Amigos ATCs

 

Hello

This week for my GDT project for AALL & Create, I made a trio of ATCs and mounted them onto card.

I really love these quirky characters designed by Tracy Evans. I stamped them onto watercolour card and coloured with a mixture of watercolours and Inktense pencils.

The sunshiny backgrounds contain lots of triangles, both in stamp and stencil form. i used Bipasha's 'Fasteners' washi tape to ground my characters.

Here is each ATC in close up:

 

The friendly bear from Tracy's 'Quirky Friends' is holding his glossy heart and offering it in the name of friendship.

The doggie is happy. He's not sure how his umbrella handle became so wonky, but he likes it that way :) 

And lastly, the little mouse with a tiny birdie on his head,  is giving away a beautiful flower.

How it came together;

1. I started by cutting the card into 3 x 2.5 inch pieces and I randomly heat embossed the Lined Triangles in white. Once dry, the cards were then smooshed, dipped and dabbed in Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides. I liked the variations in colour that I got from this one ink pad, so I decided to stop there.

 

2.  I applied some Heavy Structure gel through the Lotza Triangles stencil, making sure to use only the smaller triangles. As the gel dried it picked up the colours from the background and became translucent. I added some tone on tone stamping in Crackling Campfire and in black around the edges using the Reverse Triangles. At this stage the backgrounds looked quite horrible!

3. I stamped the focal images onto watercolour card and coloured them. I fussy cut them and went around the edge with a black marker to finish them off.

Stamps Used:

#376 Reverse Triangles

#459 Lined Triangles

#466 Quirky Friends

#483 Happy Dog

Stencil: #105 Lotza Trianglz

Washi: #13 Fasteners

To see the stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes used, please visit

AALL & Create Boutique. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page, the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook Page and on Instagram

This is me and Casey - a personalised digital stamp from Janet Klein. 

Order yours here.

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Crafty Catz #554 AG 10/06

* Creative Fingers #209 AG 10/06

Three Room Studio #39 Tic Tac Toe  11/06

Top Row -  Any medium colouring/multiple sentiments/Heat Embossing

* Angies Digital Stamps #53 AG 26.06

* A Perfect Time to Craft 27/06

* Classic Design Challenge #6 AG 27/06

* Crafters Castle #42 AG 30/06

* Corrosive Challenge June AG 30/06

* Through the Purple Haze #181 AG 01/07

* 613 Avenue Create #6 AG 02/07 TOP ROCKER

* AALL & Create: Up, Up & Away

Hello!

Today is my GDT day at AALL & Create.

I have created a whimsical scene using a stamp set designed by Tracy Evans called Up, Up & Away and two of her whimsical houses.

 

I created the background with one of the new geometric stencils and Distress Oxides.  I used watercolours for the images. 

Work in Progress:

1. I directly inked the stencils with Distress Oxides, spritzed water and stamped onto card.

2. The green card was torn and adhered to the blue card. The balloon and the two houses were stamped using Versafine Nocturn ink.

3. I used the Hibiscus set to add some of the alphabet stamp around the card edges. Tone on tone stamping using the Scripted Semi-circles was added to the stencilled background, along with the small circle stamp from the Heart Grunge set.

4. The images that I needed were stamped onto watercolour paper. They were painted, then fussy cut. I added some stamping to the houses and used Polychromo pencils to add extra colour and some details.

The hot air balloon and its basket were stamped onto mop-up card and the colours enhanced with Polychromo pencils.

5. The images were adhered in place, some on foam tape. White splatters were added. Sentiments were stamped, cut and inked around the edges then added on foam tape for dimension. 

Stamps Used:

#257 Lil' Magic (clouds)

#261Magical House

#263 Heart and Home

#296 All Good Things (Grass)

#458 Hibiscus (Alphabet stamp)

#467 Up, Up & Away

#469 Scripted Semicircles

#483 Happy Dog (Happy sentiment)

Stencil: #125 Lotza Semicirclz

To see the stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes used, please visit

AALL & Create Boutique. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page, the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Crafters Cafe #265 AG 13/05 TOP 3

* QKR Stampede #419 AG 14/05 TOP 5

* 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #50 25/05

* A Perfect Time to Craft MAY AG 27/05

* Classic Design Challenge #5 AG 27/05

* Crafty Animals #50 AG 29/05

* Mix It Up #49 3 Layers 31/05

* Overdose of Satisfaction

Hello

I am sharing a fun card I made using Carmen's Veranda red rubber stamps as the focal point and sentiment. 

I love quirky images and dressed animal, so this spring sheep in her Sunday-best dress just spoke to me.

I used watercolours to  colour the Sheep Doll and Distress Oxides and a stencil for the background. I added some stamping and paint splatters then attached the lovely sentiment, Overdose of Satisfaction. Do visit the web shop to see the fabulous images and sentiments - you won't be disappointed!  Washi tape grounds my girl! 

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* A Perfect Time To Craft AG 28/04

* Daisy Chain Challenge #51 Monochrome

* Taylormadecards4u April Serendipity 30/04

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

* AALL & Create: Harvest Mice

 

Hello

Welcome to Pat Crossland - thanks, Pat for becoming a follower of my blog!

I have a project to share today which is my GDT project for this week at AALL & Create.

I made a journal page featuring the fruits from stamp set #450 Basic Fruits by Bipasha BK and the mice from #466 Quirky Friends by Tracy Evans.

The background was coloured with Distress Oxides by smooshing, dipping and dabbing, then when dry, stamping was added in the same colours to give a subtle look. The bold words made from snippets of alphabet are from the Quirky Friends set.

I added some grit paste through a stencil for some texture, spattered some white paint and added black stamping as a border. The lovely script and numbers are all parts of Bipasha's style - she adds hidden quotes around her images which are always fun to find.

My little love-struck mouse, alongside one of the sentiments from Background Voices which states; 'seek the road to happiness':

The suitor mouse offering a flower to his sweetheart. He is grounded on washi tape:

The pear, coated with Glossy Accents, with a hidden quote 'Pears cannot ripen alone'.

The apples are also coated with Glossy Accents. The hidden quote is partly covered by my mouse - it says 'an apple a day keeps anyone away ... if you throw it hard enough'.  The black sentiment is a Tim Holtz sticker sentiment:

Work in Progress:

1. Stamp the fruits and mice and colour.

 I used watercolours along with Inktense Pencils with a a water-brush.

2. Stamp directly onto card and add colour to the background. I firstly smooshed, dipped and dabbed in Antique Linen and Old Paper Distress Oxides, then stamped in the same colours using Scripted Diamonds and Reverse Diamonds. 

3. Add some Grit Paste through the Lotza Dotz stencil and add Reverse Diamonds in black around the edges. Add white paint splatters.

4. Fussy cut the images, add Glossy Accents to the fruits for shine and dimension.

5. Attach the images to the background.

I decided to mat my page ... it will still fit into my large Dylusions art journal and, quite by chance, would also fit into a photo frame that I have lying around.

Stamps used:

#450 Basic Fruits

#457 Background Voices

#466 Quirky Friends

#470 Scripted Diamonds

#484 Reverse Diamonds

Stencil: #39 Lotza Dotz

Washi Tape: #13 Fasteners

To see the stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes used, please visit

AALL & Create Boutique. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page, the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Crafty Catz #548 AG/Creatures Great & Small 29/04 

* Dare 2b Artzy April Bright Colours 30/04

* Crafty Creations #420 AG 03/05

* More Mixed Media April AG 03/05