The Bumps In The Road

Made another page in my art journal.

We all have bumps in the road of life, but it's how we handle them that count.

We need to run the Jesus with them.

I started my page by using different shades of Gelatos on it, and rubbing it in.  Then I used a couple different shades of dauber paints.  I used two stencils and applied texture paste over them.  I hand wrote on the bumps in the road, run to Jesus, and how we deal with the bumps.  I traced the cross on.  The pray, hope, believe, faith & seek God are all stickers.  I also stamped on an ODBD's stamp of Footprints in the sand...which didn't stamp very well over the texture.

Moods

Did another art journal page.

This is a big step for me - hand drawing a face.   I am not very artistic (as you can tell)...but I just wanted to do this.

At different stages in my life, these are all feelings/moods I have experienced.

I am linking this to:

Art Journal Every Day

thinking of you

The challenge this week at CCEE Stampers is to use Newsprint.

We don't get the paper...we read the news online.  So I downloaded a newspaper article and printed it out.   I stamped on a Julie Nutting stamp called Chiara over the newsprint, colored parts of her in with distress markers and then cut her out.   I added four flowers and a ribbon bow...then stamped on the thinking of you.

I am entering this into:

CCEE Stampers Blog Challenge #1436 - Newsprint

Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder

I made this Mixed Media page in my Art Journal.  The background is made with watercolor paints.  The flowers are from stencils using Promarkers to color them in.  The Hope, Peace & Faith are also from stencils that I sponged paint on.  I made my own texture paste (for the first time) and again used a stencil to create the texture in the circle.  I used a paint dauber in blue, pink and yellow.  I added three crepe paper flowers and then painted on the heart and hand wrote on the beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.  The eyes are stamped on with a rubber stamp.

My inspiration is from the Mixed Media challenge blog photo for this months challenge.

I zoned in on the purple the most, then the green, orange, yellow and pinks.

I am entering this into:

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #4 - Color Challenge

Let's Get This Party Started!

The challenge this time at the Art Impressions blog is Front & Back.

Here is the card I made:

and here is the inside:

I used Art Impressions stamp set Birthday Gal...and the Birthday Wishes is from the stamp set Flying High.    I hand wrote on the front of the card saying.  The window is cut out using a Spellbinders die cut.    I also added a 3D banner to the front of the card.

I am entering this into:

Art Impressions Challenge Blog - Challenge #143 Front & Back

Humphrey's Apples

It's time for September's Progressive Challenge at Imagine That...Digi's by Kris.

She also given this Humphrey's Apples set to those who played along in last months challenge.

I used the pre-colored image, and also the Thanks a bushel are included with this set.

I used an apple patterned paper for my background.  I also cut out the apple basket and pie (which this pattern is on the other side of the sheet) and attached them with 3D foam squares.

The adorable image is also attached with 3D foam squares...and the sentiment is just glued on.

This month Kris is allowing people to use any Imagine That! image for this challenge...but not to just use a sentiment.

Entering this into:

Imagine That...Digi's by Kris Progressive September's Challenge

Here is the set that Kris has given:

Do it Girl

The challenge this month at UnstampaBelles is Be Funny with the twist to "frame it".

The picture of the lady dancing is from a store bought card that I cut out using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die cut....this is my frame.   I hand wrote on the words (the words on the top of my card were also on the store bought card, except I just wrote them on my card instead) - then added some purple glitter gems.

I am entering this into:

UnstampaBelles Challenge #39 - Be Funny

Note: UnstampaBelles is a no stamp/digi challenge