I REALLY AM ADDICTED TO PAPER DOLLS!

I have spent the last few days working on making some tags using my Julie Nutting doll stamps. They are just so much fun!  I belong to a great group on Facebook called Addicted to Paper Dolls.  The Thrifty Thursday challenge for this week was to be inspired by this color chart and create something using one of the great doll stamps.  As I am in an upcoming swap for doll tags I decided this would give me a good opportunity to get started on them.

Here's the color inspiration-

Here are my first 3.

 

The last one is also for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Summer of Color 5 week #4. The challenge was to use 1 Red + 1Red + 1 Metallic.

I hope that if you are also here in the USA that you have enjoyed celebrating Independence Day and that you have also enjoyed viewing my latest creations!  

I'd love to know what you thought so be sure to leave me a comment!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Please come again soon!

ONE QUICK CARD

I was out for dinner and have company but I wanted to finish the final color challenge for Twinkle Twinkle Like A Star Summer of Color Challenge.  The colors I was working with were Sepia and Sage.  I chose a sketch from Scrapbook.com July Card Sketch challenge, gathered my papers and some embellishments and got to work.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Thanks for stopping by.  Tomorrow I have a bridal shower to attend but hope to get some creating done in the evening so please check back.

A CARD FOR EDU

Tonite I put together a card for a sweet sick little boy named Edu.   Edu is battling Leukemia and the traditional protocol to treat Eduardo's Leukemia is not working. Please view Eduardo's story on www.HealthDonor.com.  Edu and his family traveled to the St Jude's Research Center in Memphis.  

Please Consider sending a card (either handmade or purchased)

To send a card please mail to:

St Judes Children's Research Center
Patient Eduardo Grijalva
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, Tn. 38105

Or consider a Donation to his family as they attempt to raise funds to pay for his increasing medical expenses. The families goal is $10,000.00 and to date they have raised $1,838.00 for their incurred medical expenses.

I created the card using the color palette from Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star Summer of Color Week 5.

and sketch #301 from Mojo Monday.

and finally my card -

I am also enterting this card in challenge #88 Anything Goes on Word Art Wednesday.  

I hope you will join me in a prayer for Edu and consider dropping a card in the mail to cheer him.

JUST SOME THANKS!

For today I created a card using the card sketch on Scrapping Everyday Miracles and the colors for week 4 on Twinkle Twinkle's Summer of Color Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

The colors:

And finally my card:

and now...thanks to you for stopping by!  

TWO QUICK CARDS FOR ICAD AND SUMMER OF COLOR

I haven't had much time to create the past several days so I started out tonite doing  2 index cards for Daisy Yellow Index Card A Day using this weeks colors from Summer of Color 2013.  

On the first one I wanted to try something totally different.  I had just gotten some new Crafters Workshop templates.  I decided to use clear resist ink and embossing powder with it.  Next I took a lime green stamp pad and pressed it randomly all over.  Eventually a weird unexpected thing happened - the embossing peeled off but the resist worked great.  Then I put splotches of two different shades of purple acrylic paint on my non-stick craft mat.  Then I took a coffee cozy corrugate and pressed it into the paint and came back and pressed it all over the card.  When this dried I added a vellum sentiment.  Here it is:

The second one I didn't use a sentiment on it as it was too dark but I will use it for embellishment on something eventually.  First I took a purple stamp pad and stamped randomly over the card until it was covered.  Next I took purple Adirondack Color Wash and dripped it on.  I love the way the spots spread in flower like spots.  Then I took lime green stickles and did a curlique design all over it.  I hate waiting for them to dry so I rolled over it with a paper towel.  The interesting thing was that the stickles created a resist effect but still left some of the sparkle and a tad of green.  I took my green ink pad and dabbed oer it a bit to try and enhance the green which really didn't do much.  Here it is:

I was hoping to get to a layot tonite but it is getting late and I have a long day planned for tomorrow so this will be it for today.  

Thanks for stopping by.

NEW CANVAS

This morning I opted to work on a 5x7 canvas.  I started with some liquid watercolors which I spread with my wet finger.  I used this week's colors for Twinkle Twinkle Summer of Color orange and hot pink.

Next I took a word art scripture from Word Art Wednesday challenge #85.  I ripped it and added pink and orange chalk to it and edged it with Raspberry Distress ink.

I added the scripture, a piece of transparency and some flowers to the canvas.

Next I took Distress Crackle Paint.  THIS was a huge mistake.  It did not crackle at all and gave it a flourescent glow.  Definitely NOT what I was hoping for.  To tone that down I used some Snow Cap Distress Stain.

I added some bling and a coat of semi gloss regular gel.

In person it's still a bit bright so I tried toning it down a bit with some Distress Ink Walnut Stain.

Not exactly how I envisioned it but...I can't think of any other way to change or add to it so at least for now it's done.  What I was really envisioning was closer to Step 3 before the Crackle Paint.  I have only used it twice and neither time did it crackle and neither time did I like it. 

I am also entering this in this month's Flying Unicorn Mixed Media Inspired challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope that you are enjoying your weekend!

T.G.I.F.

Happy Friday!  I am finally getting to sit down and start creating.  I started with my Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day challenge using the prompts definition and stencil, which I did using Twinkle Twinkle's Summer of Color Week #2 color palette of orange and hot pink.

I used a bit of hot pink acrylic paint and then some tube watercolors in hot pink and orange and moved them around with a wet finger.  I next used a Crafters Workshop Template and an Adirondack Paint Dauber in Snow Cap and randomly added to it.  I had some old Prima rub-ons one saying Be Inspired and several designs so I added those and then a definitions sheet of the word inspire which I colored with orange and pink chalk.  I finished it off by randomly stamping parts of a Donna Salazar stamp.  

And here it is:

Next I decided to work on a card.   I used color palette #187  from The Play Date Cafe and sketch #203 from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I am also entering this in challenge #85 on Word Art Wednesday.  I used a great orange card base which I stamped with my Donna Salazar background stamp.  I chose some papers, a flower and some leaves, stamped my sentiment and put it all together.

The color palette:

The sketch:

and finally my card:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

WELCOME TO WEEK 1 OF SUMMER OF COLOR 2013

Today started another session of Summer of Color challenges.  I had done it last year and really enjoyed it. You can create absolutely anything as long as you use the color palette provided for the week.  Our first prompt for 2013 is the color combo of Citron Green and Turquoise.  

I opted to work on an art journal page as well as 2 small canvases.  

I will first show you the art journal work:

Step 1 was done using reinkers that I added to spray bottles of water and misted my page.

Step 2 I gathered some of my Crafters Workshop Templates and the inkpads and blending tools and went to town moving them all over the page randomly.

For Step 3 I searched for a quote I liked and added that to the page using my favorite black Pitt pen and an assortment of letter stickers.

and now to add some finishing touches and texture and embellishing!  

Step 4 I added dimensional pearls and stickles and drizzled reinkers.  Next I took the Donna Salazar crackle stamp with black archival ink and stamped randomly all over the page.  Finally I added some Sassafrass chipboard button flowers and some fabic flowers that I inked to match with coordinating button centers.

I am also entering this into the Colorful Creations Say It With Words challenge using the word 'happiness'.

Thanks for stopping by.  Keep your eyes open for the canvases to follow soon...

HOW REFRESHING! WATERMELON ICE!

Today I did an art journal page using the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Summer of Color prompt Watermelon Ice. I used Distress Inks in Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry and Walnut Stain as well as two Crafters Workshop templates.  I finished it off with a quote that I had taken a photo of in Philadelphia back in the summer of 2005.

Looking at the post I am surprised at how different the shades look.  In person my art journal pages are more vibrant and closer to the ice.  Hope you have been refreshed during your visit today!  

FLAVOR OF THE WEEK SERVED ON THE SECOND FLOOR

The flavor of the week at Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Summer of Color 2 was Wild N' Reckless Sherbet.  I totally fell in love with the colors the first time I saw them.  I had been planning a canvas for my Second Floor challenge and decided that the colors would make the perfect background.

I covered an 8x10 canvas with gesso and then started dripping on reinkers, gouache paint and oil pastels one at a time and smearing them in with a credit card.  Before adding my Second Floor 'found objects' my canvas looked like this:

I then added a variety of children's game pieces to the canvas and here is the completed piece.

I hope you have enjoyed your sherbet on the second floor!  Thanks for stopping by.

FLAVOR OF THE WEEK - STRAWBERRY LEMONADE PUNCH!

I chose to do another art journal page for the Summer of Color 2 challenge at Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star flavor this week - Strawberry Lemonade Punch.

As I always do I started by covering my page with a base of gesso but this time what I did differently was that I began working on it while it was still wet.  First I took two bright shades of yellow and pink mists and sprayed the page.  I closed the page and rubbed the back to get color all over.  Then, I took an old credit card and smeared it all around while the mist and the paint were still partially wet.  I let this dry and then added some oil pastels, yellow ink and pink acrylic paint using 2 of my circle Crafters Worshop templates and varying the position and colors.  I finished the page off by adding a quote from the beloved Mark Twain.

Here is my page:

and now...I have taken a look at the flavor for the upcoming week...and I absolutely love it so I am going to give you a sneak peek -

The flavor is called Wild 'N Reckless Sherbet.  I think I am going to have a wild and reckless time playing with those colors.  Not sure yet what it will bring - a scrapbook page, a card perhaps or a tag or yet another inspirational quote on an art journal page.  I love the colors so much there may be more than one!  :)

FLAVOR OF THE WEEK - BASEBALL NUT!

This week's ice cream color inspiration from Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star Summer Of Color 2012 was Baseball Nut ice cream.  It is a creamy vanilla color with raspberry swirls and nuts.  I decided to do an art journal page again this week.  I used gesso, acrylic paint, saran wrap, distress ink, color wash, my favorite Crafter's Workshop stencis and topped it off with a motivational quote.

It's been so much fun thinking of colors in terms of one of my favorite desserts - ice cream!  Makes the colors just so yummy.  Thanks for joining me for dessert.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MINT!

This week's ice cream color inspiration from Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star Summer Of Color 2012 was mint chocolate chip ice cream.  I decided to do an art journal page this week.  I used acrylic paint, gouache, gesso, distress ink, distress stain, some Crafter's Workshop stencils and topped it off with some rock candy distress crackle paint and a quote.

It's been so much fun thinking of colors in terms of one of my favorite desserts - ice cream!  Makes the colors just so yummy.  Thanks for joining me for dessert.

Summer of Color with a sketch thrown in

I just completed a layout inspired by Raspberry Sherbet.  My inspiration was from Twinkle Twinkle Like a Star Summer Of Color 2012 Ice Cream Inspirations.  The color combo was raspberry sherbet.  Mmmmm....doesn't it look simply scrumptious?

Using that as my starting point I next flipped through my other challenges and decided upon this week's Guest Designer Sketch at Colorful Creations which I turned 1/4 turn counter clockwise.

and here is the result:

Hope you've enjoyed taking a peek!

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