Winter . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone. Guess what? My latest project is ready! I made it for ArtStacks, and I’m excited to share it with all of you.  

First of all, I used one of their newest Seasonal Celebrations pack:

Check out this amazing 'White Christmas' pack created by the talented illustrator Maja Lindberg! It’s available in both printed and digital formats. To learn more about what’s included, you can head over to the ArtStacks shop.

Here is my project, a mixed media 'Wintry' Home Decor Frame:

I used a wood frame I already had and made a winter-themed collage using Maja Lindberg’s pack. I painted each square white with acrylic paint. Then, I cut the images to the right size and adhered them to the backing. To make it look more interesting, I added some white cheesecloth and thread. Finally, I sprinkled black and white paint on top to give it some extra depth.  

As you can see, the beautiful “White Christmas” pack is not exclusive to the Christmas season – it can be used for Winter-themed projects, too!”

I hope I have inspired you to create a project of your own!

I am also very excited to link up my project at Art Journal Journey Monthly for January.

Erika from BioArtGal is hosting this month, and her theme is "What's Up?"

Erika said that you have options for her theme. You can select a theme centered around UP things,  such as airplanes or balloons. Or,  you can interpret the phrase more casually, asking, “What have you been up to?” or “What’s new with you?”    

Once again, I took her theme at face value, using an image of the red bird on top of a moose, and a girl with her dog on top of a mountain!  

I highly recommend checking out Art Journal Journey Monthly. It’s not just a chance to contribute to this month’s challenge, but it’s also a great way to discover the incredible artwork submitted by talented artists from all walks of life. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Happy January! 

Merry Christmas . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

 Hi everyone!  I am here today sharing the latest project that I made for ArtStacks!  

I’ve created a mixed media art journal page using a new pack from ArtStacks’ latest “Seasonal Celebrations” group. I absolutely adore this White Christmas pack created by Maja Lindberg! You can create so many different Christmas projects, including cards, tags, scrapbook pages, (and more!) with this incredible pack.  

It is available in both printed and digital formats, which makes it so versatile to work with!

Here is the mixed media art journal page that I created:

Here’s how I made my page:

• I started by picking two of my favorite images from Maja Lindberg's 'White Christmas' pack. I printed them out in the sizes I wanted using the digital pack. I placed the image of the bird at the top of my page and the image of the houses in the snow at the bottom.
• Next, I printed  the image of the snowflakes (from the same pack) and adhered it in the middle of the two images. I blended them together using white paint.
• I added the title and the poem from the 'quotes and words' page that’s included in the pack.
• I cut out the black and white striped page from the 'Wonky Backgrounds' pack and glued these strips on either side of the page.
• Finally, I added some stamping and paint splatter.

It was enjoyable and easy to make. And best of all, it really helped to put me in the Christmas spirit!

I hope I have inspired you to create a project of your own!

I am very excited to have been asked to host again at Art Journal Journey Monthly for the busy month of December:

I chose the theme WINTER for this month.  As you can see on my art journal page, I used lots of examples of Winter!

I hope you get a chance to head over to Art Journal Journey Monthly, not only to participate in this month's challenge, but also to see all of the amazing entries by the friendly and talented participants around the world. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Happy December and Happy Holidays to one and all!❤

Attitude is Everything . . . for Art Journal Journey Monthly and ArtStacks!

 Hi everyone!  I am here today sharing a project that I made for ArtStacks.  

I've made a mixed media art journal page using a focal image from one of ArtStacks newest packs:

This pack is available in both digital and printed forms. You can check out www.artstacks.com.au/shop to see what's included inside!

Here is the art journal page that I made:

This is how I created it:

• To begin, I selected my focal image, which is the stunning owl from Tamara Laporte’s ‘Trick or Treat‘ pack. I digitally printed it to achieve the desired size.
• I painted my background off-white with acrylic paint.
• Next, I adhered the beautiful deli paper leaf images from Tam’s ‘Wonderful World‘ pack.
• I incorporated tissue paper images from the ‘Tissue Backgrounds‘ pack, including the grid and newspaper print designs.
• Subsequently, I added the scribbles and doodles from Lisa Oxley’s ‘Bright and Bold‘ pack, as well as the black leaves from Lisa Oxley’s ‘Floral Fetish‘ pack.
• I attached the owl image to yellow cardstock and positioned it on my page. I machine stitched around the page.
• Next, I added the sentiment from Shana Bebeklis' Full Deck pack.
• And finally, I added stamped clocks to go along with Wendy's "A Moment in Time" theme.

For more information about ArtStacks, head over to their website! 

I am linking up my page to Art Journal Journey Monthly's challenge for November.

This month is hosted by Wendy from Wendy's art and craft journal.

Wendy’s theme for November is ‘A Moment in Time!’ She says it can mean different things, as long as it’s about time.

I totally enjoyed making my art journal page to go with Wendy’s theme.  And I want to thank everyone at AJJ for their continued support. I always look forward to creating something for their monthly challenges.

Have a fantastic November everyone! It’s officially the start of the holiday season for me!  

Happy Halloween . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone!  I am here today sharing a project that I made for ArtStacks.  First of all, I cannot believe that September is here already!!  And secondly, I would love for you to take a look at what I created . . .

I've made a mixed media art journal page using a pack from ArtStacks' newest "Seasonal Celebrations" category. 

Tamara Laporte (#willowing) has done it again with a fabulous ArtStacks pack full of all sorts of Halloween trickery! Gorgeous witches, scary bats and spiders and oh-so-cute little monsters and pumpkins are supported by words and other images to match.

This pack is available in both digital and printed forms.

Head over to www.artstacks.com.au/shop to see what's inside this pack!

And here is the art journal page that I made:

I couldn't wait to create something with Tam's new, amazing "Trick or Treat" pack. 

Here are my creative steps:

• Tamara Laporte’s “Trick or Treat” pack was used to create a Halloween-themed art journal page.
• I used digital images that I printed at home.
• “Spooky” sheet music was adhered to a page in my manilla art journal.
• The 'witch, cat, and pumpkins' images from the pack were used as my focal point.
• Complementary water-colored swirls and machine-stitched circles were added.
• Tissue paper bats were added using gel medium and allowed to dry.
• The fussy cut crescent moon was glued to the top of the page.
• The entire page was stitched around.
• The “Happy Halloween” title from the pack was added using pop dots.

It was so much fun combining the paper and digital images. I hope you’re inspired to make a Halloween-themed project of your own!

For more information about ArtStacks, head over to their website - you can see what their talented design team has come up with at their blog!

I am linking up my page to Art Journal Journey Monthly's challenge for September.

This month is being hosted by Mia from Craftartista.

Her theme for September is ‘Make Your Own Background!' 

I loved making my own background on my art journal page for Mia's theme. 

I also want to take a moment to say "thank you" to everyone at AJJ. I look forward to creating something for their challenge every month.

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Enjoy your September.  

Full Deck Challenge and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone! Have you heard about Shana Bebeklis' Full Deck Challenges?

Shana started her Full Deck Challenge Group on FB a few years ago for members to share their altered playing cards!  She has recently opened her new challenges for 2025 and is using color prompts.

Here is my first submission for 2025:     #FDC3 -  Week 2 -  ORANGE

All of the paper I used, including the distressed playing card, the sentiment, the bird house, and funky leaves are from Shana's "Full Deck" pack at ArtStacks. You can see Shana's packs in detail at www.artstacks.com.au/shop

The rick rack and orange flowers are from my stash. 

I loved participating in her little weekly challenge. My project was so fun and easy to make. If you are interested in entering these challenges, head over to FB at https://www.facebook.com/groups/466739141045977

I am also linking up my project to Art Journal Journey Monthly for January:

This month is hosted by Mia of Crafftartista and her theme for January is Dots.

I had fun adding lots of black polka dots to the background.  Thank you once again for the wonderful theme this month, Mia.

I hope you get a chance to join in on the fun at Art Journal Journey Monthly this month!  You will get to see all kinds of wonderful art work made my talented artists from around the world.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I really appreciate you taking the time to visit!!

Don't Wait For the Storm To Pass . . . for ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing a project that I made for the ArtStacks Artist Team.  I am up on their blog today!

 

I created a mixed media scrapbook page using their new release Tissue Backgrounds pack:

FYI:  each pack contains backgrounds designed for use in all forms of papercrafting and are printed on ArtStacks' amazing tissue. And, if you like to print at home, a digital version of this pack and a "Blank Tissue" pack are available!  Head over to www.artstacks.com/au for all of the details!

Here is my page using four ArtStacks packs including their newest Tissue Backgrounds pack:  

I decided to make a mixed media scrapbook page using a photo that I took of my daughter, Anne, way back in 2015.  I LOVE the new TISSUE BACKGROUNDS releases and used the Newsprint, Starbursts, and Cloud/raindrops in my background.  I added pieces from Shana Bebeklis’ FULL DECK pack:  the Heavy Cardstock background, the butterflies, and the newsprint printed on dictionary paper.  In addition, the Wall Background is from the DOORS & WINDOWS CARDSTACK;  and the strips of Rippable Paper are from Lisa Oxley’s FLORAL FETISH pack.  I made up my own title for this page.  

Many of my elements, the photo, the background images, the strips for the title & background, and ephemera are in rectangle or square form making it fit into this month's Art Journal Journey "Geometric Forms" challenge.

I enjoyed making this project using Artstacks products and hope that I have inspired you to create one, too!

 

I am also linking my project up to Art Journal Journey Monthly's theme for April:

This month is hosted by Valerie at Baastelmania.  Her April theme is Geometric Forms. Valerie says "this theme covers anything using one or more of these forms in your art work - circles, squares, triangles, lines, etc. I love them and I hope this challenge will renew your acquaintance with these forms."

As I mentioned above, I used rectangles and squares on my page, using photos, embellishments, strips, and ephemera which are in square/rectangular forms!

I hope you get a chance to check out the entries from the talented artists that take part in this challenge every month.   

And again, I want to thank Valerie and Art Journal Journey for creating this amazing challenge. 

And thank YOU, so much, for stopping by my blog today.  Happy Crafting!  Enjoy April.

Woof. For ArtStacks and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

 Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing a project that I made for the ArtStacks Artist Team.

 

I created a mixed media scrapbook page using their brand new release "Tissue Backgrounds" pack:

FYI:  each pack contains backgrounds designed for use in all forms of papercrafting and are printed on ArtStacks' amazing tissue. And, if you like to print at home, a digital version of this pack and a "Blank Tissue" pack are available!  Head over to www.artstacks.com/au for all of the details!

Here is my page:  

I started by using a piece of 8.5" x 11" watercolor paper. I found a photo of our sweet dog, Abbey, that I knew I wanted to use on this page.  (Abbey is the LIGHT of my life!!!)   I painted my background with the word LIGHT in mind and added touches of yellow to my page. I allowed it to dry then added some texture using distress paste and a stencil that I had in my stash.  Next I added the grid, butterflies, and tic-tac-toe tissue paper from ArtStacks new "Tissue Backgrounds" pack. I love Deb Weiers "Wonky Critters" pack and used the word "Woof" and her dog sketch on my page.  Next, I added some black paint splats and squiggles. Finally, I adhered the phrase "Attitude is Everything" which is from Shana Bebeklis' "Full Deck" pack.  (Also, the word "Curious" is from ArtStacks "Faces and Figures" Corestack.)  

I enjoyed making this project using Artstacks products and hope that I inspired you to create one, too!

 

I am also linking my project up to Art Journal Journey Monthly's February challenge: 

This month's theme is hosted by Vicki Parson from stampedsmile.com  Here theme is "LIGHT."  Vicki says "Light can have so many different meanings and so many different ways to interpret it.  For example: 

1 sun, moon, stars, candle, lantern, bulb, illuminate  

2 colors(subtle or subdued tones or shades) 

3 an idea(shedding some light on a subject) 

4 interpretations (light as a feather, light snowflakes, let your heart be light, let your light shine, etc)"  

As you can see, I made by page about of pet dog, Abbey!  She is the LIGHT of my life, and my husband's and daughter's lives, too!  

Thank you, Vicki and Art Journal Journey for your inspiration this month.

And thank YOU, so much, for stopping by my blog today.  Happy Crafting!