Kind words can heal

 I was checking out all my FB pages I follow and I came across the new mini challenge on the More than words challenge page basically you create a card,tag,ATC (Artist trading card) or postcard and upload it on FB under the challenge post in the comments section...see Photos below...

 

so I thought I have all these really cool supplies and I was just going to play.. I pulled out a bunch of supplies from scrapsalot and a bunch of random stuff ...old book pages,buttons,metal pieces I think they were for jewelry but who knows LOL drywall tape,glass beads Oh and a piece of broken chain I'm pretty sure there is a brad that had a broken back. so here is a look at the finished  Artist trading card...

Okay first layer cardboard or something very sturdy I used recycled cereal box cut to 2.5 x.3.5 .next step was collage I used old book pages and used Matte medium to adhere them...  next layer was texture paste...I let it dry while I was trying to figure out which items I was going to use on my project.

Next step I added my drywall tape then added all the items (buttons,metal,beads and such) to my project, I did use Matte medium to adhere them...this time it took awhile for it to dry so I kind of sped this up with my heat tool LOL Caution if your not careful and heat one spot too long it will bubble.

Next step adding Gesso I covered my entire project with gesso just to make it easier for me...some places just a very light layer. again we wait for it to dry hmm sometimes I think I spend more time waiting for it to dry then I do actually creating it LOL Now I added colors I really love Distress oxide spray but as of right now I only have two colors but they work so well together...I could have added more using oxide ink and just smooshed them on my craft mat and used a water brush...that would have worked too.. after I had the colors the way I wanted I added black Water Soluble Oil Pastels all the way around the edge then dry brushed some white acrylic paint on some of the surfaces for highlights it made the texture really pop!

the last touches where the moth/butterfly, I had a few already colored and cut out from another project and then I added my phrase.

click the photo and it will take you to the More than words post...make sure you also check out scrapsalot  she has a little bit of everything!

Supplies used from scrapsalot

1. Distress oxide spray wilted violets 
2. distress oxide peacock feathers
3. distress texture paste crackle
4. Prima Marketing    Water Soluble Oil Pastels
5. waffle flower peony dreams
6. stencil
   

Books are my Happy place! Lots of photos

* Warning lots of photos*  

Here is my entry for the More than words challenge, I haven't played in my art journal for quite some time,I forgot how much I really enjoyed it!

this is "My favorite days start with Messy hair, books and coffee" those are my perfect days LOL I love sitting in the corner of my couch with a good book and a cup of coffee (ha the hair is always a mess) on cold days you grab the throw and get lost in your book for hours! but I also love to craft with books..I find them at the thrift stores or the dollar store. I try not to buy too many at one time LOL but habitat for humanity has such a huge collection of Old warn out books it's so hard not to grab a couple LOL

I started with a basic collage background using some of these really cool squares from this really cool book I got from the dollar store awhile ago...I loved the cover and thought it would be great as an altered book or even as a art journal the actual book is called the tile makes the room haha so it has all these really cool photos of different tiles and rooms...I just thought it was cool.

Like I said I used the squares around the edge of my page then in the middle I used torn up dictionary pages...I sketched my lovely lady on an old German cook book page (LOVE that one it even smells old)

you can see these elements in the photo below...I did add some distress texture paste crackle💖...when I first had the idea for this page, I was thinking an apricot color haha as you can see I didn't like it so much! So I added a watered down admiral blue then took a crumpled up paper towel and dabbed off areas that alone added so much texture

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unnn yeah I haven't sketched anything in a Very very long time LOL but I was in the mood...shes not perfect but she's mine and you can only erase so many times on old paper LOL shhh..her eye on the left has a small hole in the paper hehe that's when I said enough was enough

I made a couple little books with the left over pages on my desk

okay I could probably ramble more but you can see the photos

 

 

*Stopped typing to take photo of book..LOL*

the cover

the squares

some of the colorful tiles pages

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my ramblings!

Cosplay-More Than Words Challenge

This Month's challenge at More than Words made me laugh because as soon as I read the word Costume my daughter came to mind, she's really into cosplay...she designs and make all of her own costumes and in the last couple of years she's done commissions to make other peoples costumes which I think is super cool  of course I'm her mother so I think she's super talented LOL So that's how I used the word costume...I used this awesome photo of my daughter in one of her costumes...the black background(since I wanted this done in my journal) I used textured black cardstock and adhered it right onto my journal page!

 to start my background I used gesso on top of the black, then some texture paste and mandala stencil on top of that I decided on another stencil called Radiant with some Nuvo glimmer paste (Tanzanite Lavender) I let that dry a bit haha coffee break...I pulled out both my distress oxide spray and ink in peacock feather I'm pretty sure that my favorite color in oxides! 

More than Words  

Word Inspiration - COSTUME
Creative Challenge - BLACK BACKGROUND

 Now comes the hard part for me...I really suck at the layering...this one was as hard as I thought it would be but I kind of planned everything around the photo and matched the pattern paper under it LOL

 Distress oxide inks, sprays and Nuvo glimmer paste, Radiant stencil all came from the Scrapslot shop

all in all, I am super happy with how this turned out, I love the splatters and the colors...

Happiness

This months word inspiration at More than words was so easy...Happiness...the first thing I thought of was little V she brings our family so much happiness and she's the perfect subject for a layout! I was going to use a simple square frame in the middle but then I thought I really wanted a place that V's Mom could write some stuff .So I went through my Junkie draw, it's full of odds and end and embellishments..I spotted the card kit my secret sister gave me a couple months ago from stamping up...

Word Inspiration - HAPPINESS

Creative Challenge - SKETCH

 

IT has a pocket in the form with this cute tag great for a hidden message!

But then the card opens and there is plenty of room for some journaling!

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New Favorite

So I thought I'd try my hand at the challenge over at More Than Words which is.....

Word Inspiration - FAVORITE  Creative Challenge - SCRAPLIFT YOURSELF the favorite part was easy I just picked my favorite scrapping subject...isn't she just the cutest thing! now the scraplift was the hard part LOL I had a layout in mind when I first saw the challenge at the beginning of the month but I couldn't find a picture of it :( haha I'll find it after...so I picked this very old layout I'm pretty sure it's from 2014..

Valerie is my new favorite scrapping subject ...she was born on Mothers day weekend and I'm an Honorary Grandma

Old layout

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So Happy

 I wasn't going to play along this month with the challenge over at More than words because nothing seemed to inspire me...I've done some playing in my journal but nothing special..until now... this little bundle of joy decided to join us on Mother's day weekend...she was my inspiration...isn't she just the cutest thing!

*edited to add I am an honorary grandma*

new babies...

For the new challenge over at More than words challenges, I created this layout...
We've had a couple new arrivals in the family lately and still another on the way in the next couple of weeks (if she makes it that long) so I had plenty of lil ones to choose from for this page...I thought the quote was quite fitting for the first time parents...this lil guy holds a special place in our hearts..he's the first grandchild

thank you so much for coming by....Have a wonderful week!

Fantasy and Wings

The word inspiration Fantasy and the creative challenge word wings seemed to go hand in hand for this month...the word fantasy made me think of fairies...as a little girl, I used to believe that fireflies/lightning bugs were little fairies. So I created a scene with little magic garden fairies.

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 I tried to capture the sparkle and shine, it was really hard with such poor lighting (it's been so cloudy for days here and I just couldn't put off taking the picture any longer or I'd forget LOL )

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Goals for the new year

I've never been one to make new years resolutions or set any goals in a long time...maybe because I could never keep them but I used to think that the new year brought a new start...like a clean slate...the last few years I haven't even acknowledged the new year or the other holidays for that matter...yeah you say Happy Holidays or whatever but in my own home we didn't decorate or anything...until this year...for some reason my eyes opened and said enough was enough..okay I know this doesn't make a whole lot of sense to anyone reading but it does to me and my family..

so when I saw the new challenge over at More than words I knew I had to play along.

 What does the word GOALS inspire me to create? I decided on a journal page (actually it's going to be my cover for my new journal its just not attached yet) I decided to use Goal in a quote on my page but also I kind of printed out my goals for this year and the main one is to Let it go ...basically it means to let go of the angry, pain, grief, guilt....I thought I had to hang on to all those things in order to keep the memories I didn't want to lose those...they are very precious. but in keeping all those bad things I just ended up isolating and closing myself off well NO more! A new year is a New start!

 More than words goals and journaling

thank you for coming to take a peek....Happy New Year!

I BELIEVE

I believe in a whole lot of things...like the good in people and that time heals...I believe my daughter can do/be anything her heart desires... I believe in love at first sight...I believe there is no right or wrong in art...I believe my dog understands me LOL the list goes on and on but when I saw the new challenge over at more than words My first thought was I believe in the magic of Christmas! Its not about gifts its about the feeling I get...no matter how down and gloomy I am the lights and smells..the smiles the Christmas carols always bring a smile to my face... my husband tells me I am worse than any kid he's ever met at Christmas time...if we go out at night my face is plastered to the window looking for lights (I even make him pull over for those special houses lol)

I wanted to document our first Christmas in our new home December makes it 6 months in the new house and I can not tell you the changes this move has made for us, a lot of them were very eye-opening and very much needed! We are both happier and more in sync with each other...anyway this is our little tree...It's small but very cute...on the plus side, the cat hasn't tried to knock it down yet LOL Make sure you stop over at More than words blog and play along!

 thank you for coming to take a peek...I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

My Leisure time

Wow, I haven't done a layout or a challenge is ages! We recently moved into our new home so things have been a bit crazy and most of my crafty things are scattered around...little by little they are finding permanent homes  you know how it is you put it in one place but then you sit to craft and all of a sudden that's just not the right spot for it LOL Anyway I saw the October challenge for More than words and I couldn't wait to join in!
for the past couple years the only real leisure time was spent crafting but since the move I take time every day to sit on my new 3 season porch and enjoy my morning coffee (sometimes afternoon coffee and after dinner coffee LOL) I really enjoy being out there and it has a pretty nice view! Right now the leaves are starting to change so it's really beautiful!

 I took this photo from my porch this is my view right now!

 I used lots of inks and some distressed stains to go with my fall theme...there is plenty of splatters....Geez, I have missed making a mess!

More than wordsOctober challenge 

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