Art Journal Journey - All kinds of weather

 Good Morning all! It is a bright sunny day in Southern Ontario, 

and over at Art Journal Journey, they have a new challenge up for November...

"All Kinds of Weather"

I made an art journal using mostly Distress inks, some stamping, and journaling around the outside of my spread! Thanks for the great challenge... it was fun to just play

Have a great day... and hopefully it's not too pissy! 

((HUGS))

Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #196 - E is for Everything Pink

 Good morning my snarky friends. Edna and the Sistahs have a new challenge at

 Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

E is for Everything Pink.

I made an art journal spread using Pink and all her pink colours! Lots of messy play, stenciling, stamping and such.

I do hope you will check out what my snarky Sistahs have created for this challenge and do join us!

Happy Pink!

Helen

The Crafter's Workshop - Art Journal

 Good Morning all! Today I am up at

 The Crafter's Workshop 

with a new design team project!

An "Art Journal" made with all new The Crafter's Workshop stencils

 and goodies from Eileen Hull!

Check out the blog to see how I made this! 

Happy Wednesday! 

((HUGS)) 

Helen

More Than Words - October Challenge - Write and Magazine

 Hi all! It has been ages since I just played, so I did the challenge over at

 More Than Words this month....

I have had a few images from art magazines from over the years, and I just had to use this little cutie patoodie for this art journal spread! Lots of inky layers, writing, and a magazine image and words. 

Thanks for the fun challenge and glad you are back! 

Stay creative! 

((HUGS))
Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

 Good Morning all! Today at Try it on Tuesday, 

we have a brand new spooky challenge up for the next couple weeks...

 Halloween

For this challenge I made a fun ghoulish art journal spread to celebrate the season!

Some background scrapbook paper, some torn paper, some inking through a stencil, some pearls, some washi, a couple Ghoul friends! A fun one to do!

Do check out what my teammies have made as they are incredible! 

Have a Happy Halloween and I do hope you will join our challenge. 

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Book Pages

 Good morning all! Today we have a brand new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday

"Use Book Pages"

Of course I had to do an art journal spread using book pages that I watercolored as a background, 

some stamping, my little girl and a sentiment! 

I do hope you will check out what my teammates did for this challenge! 

And remember to share your creations with us!

((HUGS))

Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - # 192 - H is for Hormonal

 Good Morning all my snarky friends!

Edna has a new challenge for us at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ...

She does look like she is having one of those days! 

And I am sure some of us can relate to this! 

(Thanks to Lee for this awesome Edna!)

I made an art journal spread for this one.... 

A gelli print with lots of stamping and doodling! 

And of course, this little confused girl... this is so me most days! LOL!!

I do hope you will stop by the blog and check out what my Sistahs have created for this hormonal challenge! And do share your projects with us!

Stay cool!

((HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Keep it Simple

 Good Morning all! Today at

 Try it on Tuesday, we have a new challenge up ... 

"Keep it Simple"

For this art journal spread, I did keep it pretty simple... TH Sun ray stencil with squeezed lemon ink in the upper corner, some watercolors of blue on the opposite corner, some stamping, washi tape, word sayings, an image and quote, with some splatters! Easy Peasy! 

I do hope you will take a look at all the gorgeous creations the design team has come up with for this challenge, and do share with us your creations!

Happy Creating!

((HUGS))

Helen

The Crafter's Workshop - Smack Talk

 Good Monday Morning all! Today I am on The Crafter's Workshop blog with an art journal spread using some yummy goodness... stencil butters! 

Check out my process HERE

Have a fabulous Monday!

((HUGS))

Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #190 - Colourful

 Good Morning all my snarky friends!

Today Edna at

 Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 

has a new challenge for us for the next two weeks... 

Lee rocked the graphic for Edna this challenge! Thanks Lee!

How can one not like colour? I had fun using all types of colors

 for my art journal spread this week...

I grabbed some of my favourite colours of acrylic paints, and used a brayer to spread the color all over my background. I added some stamping, some black ink dots, washi tape, my colourful lady and of course, a snarky sentiment! 

This was a fun one to do, and I do hope you will check out what my Sistahs made

 and join us in this Colourful challenge!

Happy Creating!

((HUGS)) 
Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Feathered Friends

 Good Morning all, and welcome to a brand new challenge over at

 Try it on Tuesday

For the next two weeks the challenge is "Feathered Friends" 

 I made a scrappy art journal type page for this challenge. I first put some scrapbook paper down, then added some hexagons using Vintage Photo distress ink through a stencil. I used a feather stamp and stamped the feathers on a coordinating piece of scrapbook paper and fussy cut these out. I knew I wanted to use a friend type image and found these little cuties on Pinterest, cut them out, placed the feathers behind the 2 close friends and left the one girl by herself... this is typically me in a crowd! LOL! I stamped some birds, added some washi, and a sentiment. Voila.. feathered friends! 

I do hope you will join my teammates and my self and share your creations on our blog!

Happy Creating!

((HUGS))

Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #189- X is for Xposed

 Good Morning my snarky friends!

Today Edna, over at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, has been up to her old tricks and has a new challenge for us...

X is for Xposed

(thanks to Lee for this awesome exposed Edna!)

For this challenge I did an art journal page... Lots of blues and whites and an over- Xposed photo as well! LOL!! The background was made using blue and white acrylic paint smooshed around with a baby wipe. Added some stamping, some film strips, 

an image and sentiment! 

I do hope you will join Edna and the Sistahs and share your X=posed creations with us!

Stay Snarky! 

((HUGS))

Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #188 - W is for Watercolour

 Good Morning all my snarky pals! Did you miss me? I was off for a few weeks, but back to help Edna over at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers with a new challenge for the next couple of weeks...

"W is for Watercolour"

(Thanks Lee for the awesome Edna!!)

I made an art journal page, used watercolours for the background and my poor little girls rainwater! I added some stamping and splatters and my sentiment! 

I do hope you will pop over the the blog to see what the Sisters have created for this challenge!

Happy Creating!

((HUGS))

Helen

SOSS # 186 K is for Krafty

 Good morning all my snarky peeps!

Today Edna at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, has a new challenge for us... 

(Thanks to Lee for the krafty Edna!)

I made a krafty art journal page for her this week... lots of goodies on it! 

I do hope you will go check out what my snarky Sistahs have done for the challenge and I hope you will join us in some snarky krafty fun!

((HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Butterfly

 Good Morning all! Today at Try it on Tuesday, 

we have a brand new challenge for you... Butterfly

I made a fun art journal page for this one using stamps, embossing powder and some watercolors.  

I do hope you will join us and share your butterflies with us!

Have a fantastic Tuesday!

((HUGS))

Helen

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #185 -A is for Animal

 Good Snarky Morning everyone! Today at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, 

Edna and the Sistahs have a brand new snarky challenge for you all... 

A is for Animal

Deosn't Edna look ready for some fun this week!! Thanks to Lee for the awesome Edna!!

Of course I had to do an art journal page for this one,

 using the Queen of Snark herself, Lucille Ball! 

I do hope you will join us at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 

and share your Snarky creations with us! 

((HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

 Good Morning all! Today at Try it on Tuesday we have a new challenge....

"Make it Feminine"

Now for those of you who know me, this is so not me! LOL! I made an art journal page, using some stencils and acrylic paints for the background and a magazine image for my party girl! Added some outlining and pearls... about as feminine as I can get! 

I do hope you will join us at Try it on Tuesday and show us your feminine side! 

Stay creative! 

((HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Inspired by a Song

 Good morning all! Today we have a new challenge up for the next 2 weeks at

 Try it on Tuesday!

"Inspired by a Song"

I love music! All types! I have the tunes on the time! I turn up the volume loud, sing my heart out at times (with the door closed as my singing voice is not so good!), and am happy! 

One of my favorite songs is a rap song my eldest son use to play back in his younger days... It just makes me feel good! The song is "Sunshine" by Atmosphere. You really need to check it out.. it makes you feel so sunshiny and all!

So I made a sunshine spread in my art journal today for this challenge! I used some foil adhesive behind a sunshine stencil, added foil, some gesso, some writing of some of the lyrics, and a bike. My happy page!

I do hope you bust out some tunes today and sing your heart out while you play!

((HUGS))

Helen

More Than Words challenge - Perfect and Sketch

 Hi everyone! Hope you are all are enjoying a relaxing Sunday! 

I played a bit today doing a challenge at

 More Than Words

I made an art journal spread for this one, used my 8x8 black Dylusions journal, some stamped splotches with white embossing powder, a gel print I had, some washi tape, my image and sentiment.... and if you notice, the date is perfectly imperfect! (It is for tomorrow but done today... I am a day ahead of myself!). 

Thanks for the great challenge ladies!

Have a super creative Sunday!

((HUGS))
Helen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #183 Monochrome

 Good morning all my snarky friends! 

Today Edna has a brand new challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Doesn't Edna look lovely in her shade of purple! Thanks to our graphic Goddess Lee for this! 

That's right, today we are going Monochromatic.. my favorite I have to say!! I especially love using greys and blacks for monochrome projects!

I made an art journal spread, firstly using some silver grey modeling paste through a stencil and then adding some black dot using a stamp. Of course, my ladies and a snarky comment to finish it off! 

I do hope you will go check out what my Sistahs have done for this challenge and I do hope you will join us as well!

((HUGS))

Helen