Art Journal Newbie #2

Here is another two-page spread from my art journal made using Dyan Reaveley products from Ranger.  I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything But a Card

Art Journal Newbie

During COVID pandemic, I was looking for some new crafty endeavors and I ended up purchasing some Dyan Reaveley products through Ranger.  Subsequently, I started playing around with the inks, paints, stencils, and stamps to make this two-page art journal layout.  Hopefully I'll get to playing around some more in the near future.  In the meantime, I am playing along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything But a Card

Happy Birthday Card with a Rainbow of Stars

This card was inspired by a recent blogpost/video done by the incredibly talented Jennifer McGuire.  I used the Cascading Stars stencil from Newton's Nook and ink blended using a rainbow of Distress Inks.  Once the inks were dry, I applied a layer of Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel (iridescent) through the stencil.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp wafer die called Painted Happy Birthday.  I carried the star theme to the inside with a purple die cut star using the Hero Arts 5 Point Stars Infinity Dies.  On the inside star I stamped "Celebrate" using a sentiment stamp from the Gina K Designs Beautiful Balloons stamp set.  

I am entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

My First Try with a Mixed Media Board

 I have been so inspired by so many mixed media artists that I figured I would give it a try myself.  I recently purchased the Julie Nutting "Abby" Stamp, which I stamped and then colored using Copic Markers.  The papers I used came from the Authentique paper collection titled "Love Notes".  The stamped background images are from Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous "Ultimate Grunge" set, which I stamped using some Ranger archival ink.  I searched the internet for inspirational quotes and found one from Beyonce that I thought was perfect.  I am entering this project in the Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge where this month's theme is "Include a Heart" and also the Simon Says Stamp's "Layer It Up" Wednesday Challenge.  

Something New for Simon Says Stamp

For this week's Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, the theme is "Something New" so I thought I would post one of my cigar boxes.  This one was made with a New Baby Girl theme in mind.  I stamped some images on the papers that cover the sides of the box.  I also added some black rhinestone embellishments.  Otherwise, the box is covered in scrapbook papers.  Hope you like it...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

When I was a little girl, my favorite movie was the Wizard of Oz.  I can remember watching it every year when it came on TV.  Now, my daughter enjoys watching it too!  A few months back, I found some Wizard of Oz scrapbook papers (Paper House Productions) and I just knew that I had to use them to decorate one of the cigar boxes I had stashed away.  When my daughter saw the box I made, she asked if she could keep it, and of course I said "yes".  She has filled it with a bunch of knick-knacks and it sits on top of her dresser.  I've since made a second box, using the same Wizard of Oz papers; it is pictured below.  For this box, I did something a little different where I stacked some buttons to make a handle.  I also used a Close To My Heart stamp to stamp the sentiment "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".  On the inside lid, I made a pocket where I tucked in a die cut of Dorothy and another one of the Wicked Witch.  It was really fun making this box and I'm so glad it fits in with this week's Monday Challenge:  Mythology/Inspired by a Story over at the Simon Says Stamp blog.  Check it out!

Sew It's Your Birthday

Here's a card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Birthday.  It uses one of my very favorite stamp sets called "Sewn With Love" by Lawn Fawn.  Hope you like it!