Lots of STUFF...

I have quite a bit to share with you today, so sit back and relax.  ;)  I had a marathon creating session yesterday, and still managed to sit in the sun for an hour with Cass and then make a yummy baked ziti for dinner.  I love Summer, I love the carefree-ness of it!  OK so the first creation is for the:

City Crafter Challenge #67 - Vintage Garden

This is the inspiration photo we were given:

And here is the ATC that I made for this challenge, which I'm also linking up to the Make it Monday Linky Party:

The butterfly images are from Dilly Beans, colored with Prismacolor markers.  The text is a digi stamp from Tiddly Inks.  DP is from Crate Paper, ink and ribbon are from Stampin' Up!  

Next - I told you I'd share my art journal pages that I'm making as part of The Greeting Farm's Heart Journaling class, and I decided to actually enter my pages into a couple of challenges this week, that's how much my skills improved in ONE week.  I'm so proud.  :)  So here are the pages:

And the challenges I'm entering them into are:

Stampin' Royalty - Summer

Craft Your Days Away - Summer

Anyone for Anya - No Patterned Paper

I used Gesso on my pages, let them dry.  Then I mixed some paints with water to create the watered-down sand and sky.  Then I took some gray paint and finger-painted a rock and some smaller rocks.  I let it all dry and then stamped Syren in Versafine ink and embossed her.  I colored her in with Prismacolor markers.  The sand is sprinkled with clear glitter, and the starfish are made from wooden stars covered in champagne colored glitter. 

And last for today is my card for the:

Whimsie Doodles Challenge - Polka Dots

I used the adorable Gnome Surprise image, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I used White Fun Flock on their beards and eyebrows, it's so cute in real life!  LOL  The paper is from My Mind's Eye and the ribbon and cardstock are from Stampin' Up!  PHEW - that's it, see you tomorrow!  Peace.