Try it on Tuesday - Butterflies

 Good Morning all! It's time for another great challenge at Try it on Tuesday!

For the next 2 weeks we will be celebrating Butterflies!! 

I made a simple art journal page for this challenge, I used some watercolors for the background, added some stamped butterflies, some butterfly wings behind my little girls, some washi tape, thread and gems. 

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

Have a fabulous week! 

((HUGS))

Helen

SOSS - F Words

 Hello all! It's been a while and the challenge over at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is just what I needed to get the mojo going after a couple months off! 

Edna and my old teammates (miss you all terribly!) have come up with some amazing inspiration for this next two weeks challenge....

This challenge was perfect for what has been happening in my life for the past couple of months, and I just had to art journal it! Although you can't read the journaling around the outside, it was painful to write, but oh so needed! 

I even used my favourite "F Word" in the background! 

Thanks girls for the great challenge!

Miss you loads!

((HUGS))

Helen

Guest Designer at More Than Words

 I am thrilled to let you all know that I have been asked to be a Guest Designer at

 More Than Words challenge blog today! 

I have an art journal spread for you today as well, 

to show you my inspiration of this month's mood board.

Here's my journal spread....

Do stop by the blog to see how I created this!

A HUGE thank you to all the gals at More Than Words 

for letting me share with you all today!

Have a wonderful week. 

((HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - I can hear music!

 Good Morning all and Happy Tuesday!

We have a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday for the next couple of weeks...

"I Can Hear Music"

Of course I had to do a fun art journal page for this challenge! I used some Tim Holtz music tissue paper for the background, added some spray inks, added some molding paste through a music stencil and then of course, my little people and a snarky sentiment!

 

I do hope you will pop by the blog and check out what amazing projects the design team has done for this challenge! 

Have a super week! 

(HUGS))

Helen

The Crafter's Workshop - New stencils!

 Good Morning all! I am back! After a couple months off with family stuff, I am back on

 The Crafter's Workshop 

blog today with a fun art journal spread using new stencils! 

Check out the blog to see how I did this!

Have a fabulous Wednesday all!

((HUGS))

Helen

ATC with heART - # 115 - Easter

Good Morning all! Happy Spring!

I am back at ATC with HEART and so thankful to Connie for letting me take a bit of a break! 

This month we have a fun challenge over at ATC with Heart

... Easter.

I found these 2 Easter Buddies in my paper stash and just had to use them over a gelli print background for this challenge! 

Thanks for taking a peek.. and I do hope you will join us this month!

Happy Easter!

(HUGS))

Helen

Try it on Tuesday - Spring Colours

 Good Morning all, and Happy Spring!

Today at Try it on Tuesday, we have a new challenge up for the next couple weeks to celebrate this new season....

"Spring Colors"

I made an art journal spread for this using pastel kind of colors! That is what Spring reminds me of! Although I don't use a lot of pastel colors, I did have fun layering the background with distress inks and stencils! 

I do hope you will stop by and check out all the gorgeous Spring colors the design team has created! 

Happy Spring!

((HUGS))

Helen

Art Journal Journey - Play it Again Sam

 Happy Sunday .. again! This month at Art Journal Journey, 

Alison is hosting for the month of April with a challenge of 

"Play it Again Sam"

We have to do an art journal page based on a favoutie song.

I have had a tough couple months and just need some Silence in my life, so the song I chose was Sound of Silence. I love this one when I am needed some quality me time... so here is my art journal spread for the challenge. 

I embossed the trees with black embossing powder, added some distress ink to the top with purple, blue and black. I then painted a black area under the trees to do some journaling on of the song lyrics! 

I do hope you are all doing well, and Happy Sunday!

((HUGS))

Helen

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog - Industrial Grunge

 Happy Sunday all! Today I decided to do some altered art for

 The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog challenge this week ... 

"Industrial Grunge"

I decided to alter a computer board into some industrial grungy things 

that inspire me at the moment!

I added some bits and bobs to the computer board, gessoed it black, added some blue ink spray, brushed with white gesso, highlighted with silver wax, and voila... industrial grunge!

It was fun to just play and thanks for the great challenge! 

Have a super Sunday! 

((HUGS))

Helen

ATC Around the World - #88 - Clowns

 Good Morning all! I'm back on the blog at ATC Around the World 

and we have a new

 challenge for the month of April ...

"Clowns"

Like many people I know, clowns kind of freak me out.. 

so I made a fun ATC about clowning around....

I do hope you will join us at ATC Around the World and share your ATC's with us!

Have a fantastic week! 

((HUGS))

Helen