Hi everyone! Challenge YOUrself has a new challenge for July!
Here's Challenge YOUrself #139! It’ runs from July 7th to August 4th at midnight.
This month is a "Then and Now" challenge. They'd love to see photos of you (or you with another person or in group of people) from a time in the past and now.
For this challenge, I created a 12 x 12 mixed media scrapbook page:
I recently came across the incredible “Starlight Dreams” collection from 49 and Market, and I couldn’t resist using it for my latest project. I chose their wood grain paper for the background and added some fun rub-ons and embellishments. The photos you see are of my daughter, Anne, and me. The first one was taken back in 2015, and the second one is from this year after her college graduation. Time really does fly, doesn’t it? To make my page even more special, I added some moons and lots of beautiful flowers from the same collection.
I hope you’ll join in on the fun at Challenge YOUrself this month! We’d love to see your “Then and Now” projects.
I am also linking up my page to Art Journal Journey Monthly's July challenge.
Her theme for July is "Botanicals." She says "Since it's summertime in Minnesota, that means enjoying the great outdoors as much as possible . . . I'm especially fond of flowers, so I thought the perfect theme would be
Botanicals. The theme is pretty broad . . . from beautiful vintage images to wonky sketches, stamped images, to stickers . . . as long as it relates to plants, it's fair game. Are you in? Can't wait to see all the lovely florals."
I really enjoyed working on a page for Halle's botanical theme, and loved adding some beautiful flowers from the 49 and Market collection to my "then and now" page.
I also wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to everyone at AJJ. I’ve been inspired by so many talented artists from all over the world. Their artwork is truly breathtaking!
If you’re interested in creating a project for Halle’s Botanical theme, I highly recommend it. It’s a fun and creative way to show off your artistic skills while honoring Halle's theme.
I hope you’re having a wonderful and creative July!
Take care and stay creative!
