Unity Creates Peace - Art Journal

 Hello!  We have terrible air quality today due to the fires burning in Canada and my heart just goes out to my Canadian friends. I hope you are all safe. :( The sky has such an eerie, hazy glow to it - both the sun and the moon have appeared red in the sky, it's amazing to me how nature can be so beautiful and so terrifying at the same time.

I have one more project to share today - this one is an art journal page that I made with one of the new July stencils from A Colorful Life Designs. This one is called Hand Wreath - and don't forget to use code JennFan10 for 10% off:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

AllSorts #853 - Stencils

Colorful Options - Red, White, and Blue OR Rainbow

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I just had fun with this one, playing with the stencil along with some sprays, inks, die cuts, and stamps from Hero Arts. I love the freedom of art journal pages! Peace.

Friend

 Today I'm picking up the oldest granddaughter for a sleepover - don't tell the others, but she's my favorite sleepover buddy. LOL  I've probably talked about this before, but RaeRae usually asks to go to bed by 8 p.m. LOL She's up at the crack of dawn but that's another story. hee hee  I truly enjoy spending time with her so I'm looking forward to it.

I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Friends of Unity FB Challenge - Red, White, and Blue

All About Papercraft #7 - Friendship

Cupcake Inspirations #639

Colorful Options - Red, White, and Blue or Rainbow

I created my background with Lindy's Magicals on watercolor paper. I then took another piece of watercolor paper and stamped a script stamp and some random stamps along the side with Versafine Clear, then embossed with white embossing powder. I then used the butterfly stamp from Unity Stamp Co's Let Adventure set with Distress Oxide Inks in red & blue that I had smooshed out on my glass mat and sprayed water on, creating the watercolor effect. After I stamped the butterfly, I then smooshed the card into the remaining ink on the glass mat, which helped to highlight the white stamped script/images. I roughed up the edges and attached the panel with foam tape. I die cut the word Friend and attached it to a separate strip of cardstock that was a scrap from the main focal piece. Peace.

You Make the Holidays Sweeter

 One more card for Christmas in July! I made this one for the Friends of Sweet November FB challenge for July, but it also fits the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July

Die Cut Divas - Christmas in July

Fab n' Funky - Christmas in July

Krafty Chicks #828 - Christmas

Make My Monday #282 - Christmas in July

My papers are from Doodlebug Design. Sentiment is from My Favorite Things, stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder before die cutting with a die from Emily Moore Designs. I printed out the Gingerbread Man (I drew eyelashes on him to make him a girl at my 6-year-old granddaughter's request - LOL), colored with Copics, and fussy cut. I die cut the rolling pin (Hero Arts) and sat the Gingerbread man on top of it using foam dots. I finished it off with some red pearl stickers and a candy cane brad. Peace.

by the sea

 Good morning!

I would like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

Cut it Up - Make Your Own Background

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Time Out #317 - Water

I created my background by stamping some script stamps on watercolor paper with Versafine Dazzle, then embossing with clear embossing powder. I then ink smooshed with Distress Oxide Inks and kept repeating it until I was happy with the watery look of it. I die cut the sand dollar and sentiment, sponged the edges, and attached with foam dots. Finished it off with some rhinestone stickers. Peace.

Leave the Gate Open

 For some reason, I've been slightly obsessed with cow stamps lately. LOL  So I had to make one more card to squeeze into the following challenges today:

Passion for Markers #845 - Animals

Simon Says Stamp - 4 Legged Friends

Try it on Tuesday - Animals Real or Imaginary

My cow print background paper is a printable from Polkadoodles. The rest of the DP is from Doodlebug Designs. I stamped the cow & sentiment from Ink Road Stamps Roadies 68 set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment, colored the cow with Copics and fussy cut before attaching with foam tape. I added a barbed wire fence with the "gate" left open. ;) Ink Road Stamps are some of my favorite to play with for sure. Peace.

Milk, Tea, or Me?

 Happy Monday! I am picking up my middle granddaughter Lisey this afternoon for a sleepover tonight. She's my tough one - she doesn't like going to bed so I've learned to just embrace it and let her stay up late with me. The last time she slept over, we were reading books and she had picked out like 4 of them.  When I was on the 3rd one, she goes "Grammy, you don't have to read the next one" while rubbing her eyes. LOL  She was asleep in like 5 minutes. I'm looking forward to it, I love spending time with my grandchildren one-on-one. I feel like I get to know them better. :) I'm very lucky.

I would like to enter today's card into the following challenges:

Sunbird Spark - Sketch

Passion for Markers - Animals

Try it on Tuesday - Animals Real or Imaginary

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - 4 Legged Friends

My papers are digi papers from Polkadoodles. I printed out the adorable cow & sentiment digis from Sunbird Spark's Milk, Tea, or Me? set, colored with Copics, fussy cut the cow & die cut the sentiment, and attached with foam dots. Peace.

big hugs

 The artist Kreativezauber by Nilu on Instagram has another freebie posted for you for the next 24 hours. This is Ciara Pastell Love and I was honored when she asked me to create something with her to show her off.  I love the shabby chic colors of the paper pack so I went with similar tones to color her. Go leave a comment on her post to receive the freebie file link!

I printed the digi paper twice and then die cut some hearts and the "big hugs" text from one piece, then added some rhinestone stickers and a piece of material scrap from my stash behind her. I colored Ciara with Copics, fussy cut her, and attached her with foam dots.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Paper, Rocks, Scissors - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Summer Fun

Thanks for visiting. Peace.