Art Journal Page: Unfinished

I'm REALLY good at starting projects that I've no time for, or am "experimenting" with, but either wind up with no desire or ability to complete.  So my house contains a myriad of unfinished projects tucked away in drawers and closets.  However, I do tend to learn something from each unfinished project that I would never have known had I not started.....

This is from my composition book turned art journal.  (Inspired by a recent speed painting video by Mark Crilley on YouTube).  I added some thickness to the paper with some book pages, and then prepped with gesso.  I used watercolors, acryllics, pastels, and colored pencils to create the scene.  I sprayed the pages with a sealant to keep the pencil from staying then glued on a piece of white cardstock to add the wording.  .

Friday Freebie: Always with you

                                    

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Today is...

...a great day! 

"Matthew is officially done

with chemotherapy! 

He got his last vincristine

this morning!

His blood counts were good

today as well.

He and Daddy are on their way home" 

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Mini for Matthew

I'm sharing the album that I made for Matthew with you today.  You all have been so supportive and I know the whole family appreciates every single prayer and positive thought that you have made for Matthew!   It's been so much fun to put this album together and I hope that he will fill it with photos and memories that he will be able to look back on this time as one that proved that he can do ANYTHING with his beautiful smile on his face!

The Video:

Materials Used:

• black, white, Card stock
• Colorbok paper pack "Woodhaven"
• Paper Accents Chipboard Shape "Marquee"
• FolkArt Acryllic paint black
• Recollections clear embossing powder
• Spare Parts (The Paper Studio) brads
• elements hemp jewelry cord
• Studio G glitter glues
• Glossy Accents
• Tulip puffy paint black
• Fiskars edge and corner punches
• self adhesive gems, bead, magnets: from stash
• Cuttlebug embossing folders: "Birds & Swirls" and "D'vine Swirls"
• Random Adhesives

Just a little ditty that we wrote

I have to say, I was VERY sad to cut into this paper pack.  It's so gorgeous, I would love to hoard it away and just look at it, but the papers (all those music notes!) were so perfect for this card, I had to grit my teeth and make the first slice.  I did, however, manage to incorporate the little pieces onto the back, so there was no waste of any of these beautiful papers!

Details: 

The flowers were all made from cream cardstock
and then "watercolored" with Distress Inks

Did you know I actually play the flute?
Not well anymore - but I was okay at it when I was a teenager.
I still pick it up and make some noise  (I wouldn't call it MUSIC!)  once in a while.
My oldest stepdaughter also plays/played the flute.

The metal tag (it wound up a little to high up to tell it's a tag) is
aluminium foil over cardstock.  I burnished it very lightly with a bit of  the
black soot distress ink after embossing.

 The stamp on the back of the card is a Stampabilities rubber stamp 

I picked up ages ago.  I use it when I remember that I have it, 

which really isn't all that often!  

Inside:

Materials Used:

• Kraft, black, white, cream Card stock
• Pink Paislee London Market Paper Pack
• Bibi's Harmony digistamp from MayzyArt
• Sentiment by me (freebie from 1/11/13)
• Spellbinders die "Lacey Circles"
• Sketchy Flourishes stamps
• Zing white embossing powder
• Bird stamp (I think it's Recollections - a swirly christmas set)
• StazOn black ink
• Distress Inks: Black Soot, Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick
• Cuttlebug embossing folder "Birds and Swirls"
• The Paper Studio punches
• Spare Parts (The Paper Studio) self-adhesive pearls
• Random Adhesives

Challenges:

Fab "N" Funky Challenges: Get Moving

4 Crafy Chicks: Pearls, Pearls, Pearls

Card Crafter's Circle: Layers

Stampin' for the Weekend: Something Girlie

Totally Papercrafts: Embossing

Allsorts Challenge: Flower Power

613 Avenue Create: Kraft

Dream Valley Challenges: Girls, Girls, Girls

Make It Monday

Friday Freebie: Love Souls

                                    

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Ummm...The dog did it

Yeah, this is the kind of card that you hope to NEVER send...but I'm a bit of a "foot in my mouth ALL THE TIME" kind of person, so I know this will have a home!

Seriously.  Someone needs to come out with flavored footwear.

I'd be their biggest customer.

Materials Used:

• Kraft, Dark Pink, pink, cream, white Card stock
• MME, Lost & Found "Blush" paper pad
• "Find the silver lining" from Saturated Canary
• Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap
• Martha Stewart Edge Punch
• Hobby Lobby brand (?) ruffled trim
• Fiskars corner punch
• The Paper Studio Leaf Punch
• Viva Pearl Pen
• "Sketchy Flourishes" stamps
• Random Adhesives

Challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges: Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Make It Monday #123

613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes

Divals by Design: Make it Girlie

I think she's probably breaking curfew

Inside:

Materials Used:

• Aqua, Pink, White Card stock
• Sweet Afternoon (Teresa Collins) paper pack
• Princess Ida from MayzyArt
• Tower image (freebie from 1/4/12) and sentiment by me
• Crown from The Graphics Fairy
• Offray white lace, Spool o'ribbon
• Fairy Tale by Bead Treasures charm
• EK Success, The Paper Studio Punches
• White tulle
• Spare Parts (The Paper Studio) self adhesive pearls
• Random Adhesives

Challenges:

MayzyArt Challenge: Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays: Sparkle, Glitter & Shine

Inky Chicks: Anything Goes

Divas by Design: Anthing Goes

Dream Valley Challenges: Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Totally Paper Crafts: Ribbon

Friday Freebie: Song in your Heart

                                    

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PS.  My grandson, Matthew, is going to be going in for his 6th and FINAL (fingers crossed!) chemo treatment  in a couple weeks, and I want to do something special for him, but am at a loss for ideas.  Any suggestions?

Cold Nose, Warm Thoughts

A few weeks ago, when my hubby and niece were struggling with some ideas for me as gifts, I had made to offhand (and, yes, a bit sarcastic) comment that "I'm soooooo hard to buy for because a gift card to the craft store makes me totally giddy".  Lucky me, that's what BOTH of them got me for Christmas!  So, I went a little crazy on the clearance Christmas/Winter stuff.  I got several new paper packs, a few embellies, and managed to get a few new digis with another little gift card.  So much for that hope for spring......

This particular card will be going to a friend of mine who's a little coffee-powered dynamo, so the inside sentiment is PERFECT for her!  And I adore this cutie with her to-go cup of liquid warmth!

And you know what song I was humming the WHOLE time I was making this?

♪ "Baby it's cold outside" ♫

Dangit.

Materials Used:

• Navy, White Card stock
• Echo Park Winter Wishes Paper Pack
• "Latte" from Saturated Canary 
• Coffeedence sentiment from TLC
• Favorite Findings flatback snowflakes
• Make it Christmas wooden glitter snowflake
• Fiskars edge punch
• Martha Stewart corner punch
• cheesecloth
• Spare Parts (The Paper Studio) gemstones
• Random Adhesives

Challenges:

Card Crafters Circle: "There's no business like SNOW business"

Stamping for the Weekend: Anything Goes

Saturated Canary Challenge: Song Inspiration

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Happy New... 

Partytime Tuesdays: Sparkle, Glitter & Shine

Inky Chicks: Anything Goes

A Fairy Happy Birthday

Oh-my-gosh it's 2013!!  Wow how time flies!

Despite the last few weeks being filled with some of life's usual twists and turns, I managed to get my craft on, and get a jump on my dozens of birthday cards that I need this year.  I had desperately wanted some snow for Christmas, and got it on Christmas night, but I'm tired of it now, and dreaming of spring....luckily this adorable Yampuff image, and a new super-cute paper pack, were a perfect (though momentary) distraction from the gray and gloomy outside my window.  

Inside:

Materials Used:

• Aqua, lime green, white Card stock
• Creative Imaginations "Loolah" paper pad
• Cherry Blossom Fairy By Yampuff
• details sheer ribbon
• Studio G paper flowers
• Studio G glitter glue: clear
• Michael's glitter glue: pink
• Spare Parts brads
• Spare Parts self adhesive pearls
• EK Success punch
• Studio G rubber stamp (quote on inside of card)
• Viva Pearl Pen: Cream
• Random Adhesives

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays: Celebrate

PaperPlay Challenges: Celebration

Totally Gorjuss: Anything Goes with Ribbon

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Friday Freebie: Tower Background

Hello!  I hope your holiday season was amazing!  Mine was the usual mix of sweet & "pull your hair out" moments.  Although, by the 28th of Dec., I was D-O-N-E.  All the inside decorations were put away.  Now, if it would just warm up a bit, we could get the outside decorations dried out and stored away.

I'm not sure if this week's freebie will be Rapunzel's home, or some girl who got sick of waiting and decided to be her own hero...(depending on how you color it, that could be sheets or hair dangling from that window!).

                                    

Sorry you missed it!  

Freebies are only available for a week,. so get here quick!

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  "See" you Monday!