Hi everyone! It's May 1st and time for some new challenges . . .
First, the May Challenge at More Than Words opened today!
More Than Words has simplified their art journal challenges this year and will have one main theme to inspire you each month. This month's theme is CELEBRATIONS. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way that you like. What does celebrating mean to you?
Here is May's Challenge:
And here's my art journal page:
In our family, we love to celebrate the things that make each of us
happy. Our daughter, Anne, loves panda bears . . . we have always
called her joy for pandas - "Pandamania!"
I used ArtStacks'
new releases to create my page. I thought that the image of the panda from Tamara Laporte's "Artsy Animals" was the perfect focal point for my page! I placed this adorable panda on one of Tam's backgrounds from her "Fabulous Faces" pack. Please look closely so that you can see the little flower that the panda is holding! And I added "flowers" growing around the panda - also from Tam's Fabulous Faces pack. I must say that this page was so simple to make, too!
I hope that you get a chance to check More Than Words his month!
I am also linking my page to April's Art Journal Journey Monthly challenge:
This month is hosted by Aimeslee Winans! Her blog is Paper Paisleys Art Adventures and her theme for May is "Flowers!"
Aimeslee says: "One thing I dearly love about both seasons(Spring and Fall) are the
many flowers that bloom, so I have chosen FLOWERS as our theme for May"
I cannot thank Art Journal Journey and Aimeslee
enough for her wonderful challenge!! I cannot wait to see how all of
the wonderful AJJ artists interpretations of her theme.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Enjoy May!
Pandamania is so much fun. Your panda is the cutest. I do like her little crown. And it's great you even have flowers on your page. They work perfect for Aimeslee's page at AJJ. Thanks for joining us. And being the first of May is worth celebrating too, isn't it? Spring should really be here now. I hope you have a wonderful start to the new month Sharon. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun page with the colourful panda! Loved the background, too. Celebrations always nice, just now I'm elebrating to be sitting with my feet up! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThat panda is absolutely adorable! Love the bright colors and design along with your happiness that goes with everything including the flowers! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour panda journal page is so cute!
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful may, hug Elke
Oh my, how adorable is that Panda! I love your page design, it made me smile 😊. Wishing you a Happy May! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm so late visiting. Still taking care of two homes, four cats, four sandboxes, and four food bowls, as well as four demanding cats, two of which don't like sharing me.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't have created as more creative or adorable entry than Pandamania. You chose such a charming panda. It is such a cutie and I know it is so personal, too. Thanks so much for sharing this with us using Aimeslee's theme at Art Journal Journey.
Thank you so much, Sharon, and I'm so happy to see you sharing such an adorable page with an equally adorable story behind it. XXO
ReplyDeleteI see I need a big catch up here! My computer isn't allowing me to comment on some blogs but I have charged my old tablet up and that usually works! I love this first page for Aimeslee's AJJ 'Flowers ' theme. Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteHow fun is this! Great background, great panda, and so fun you could capture your daughter's love of Pandas here. Fab page, Sharon. Hugz
ReplyDeleteI love the panda, this is sensational!
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